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Coming to America : Prince Akeem Attends the St. John's Basketball Game

Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is invited to attend a basketball game with Lisa (Shari Headley), Darryl (Eriq La Salle) and Patrice (Allison Dean). At the game, Prince Akeem faces discrimination from Darryl for being an African. Additionally, he is recognized by a former African subject.

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costume, extreme long shot, medium close-up, medium shot, medium shot, point-of-view shot, reaction shot, shot/reverse shot, two-shot

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"Prince Akeem Attends the St. John's Basketball Game" in Coming to America. Directed by John Landis, Paramount, 1988, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2328

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