Akeem explains that he wanted her to love him for who, not what, he is, even offering to renounce his throne, but Lisa, still hurt and angry, refuses to marry him.
After Cleo's bond with Akeem is ruined by the unexpected arrival of the Zamundan entourage, Lisa later becomes angry and confused that Akeem lied to her about his identity. When Akeem discovers that his parents have arrived in NYC, he and Lisa go to the McDowell residence to lie low where Cleo welcomes them. He becomes ecstatic when he discovers that Akeem is actually an extremely wealthy prince, after meeting the Joffers. Semmi wires a telegraph to King Jaffe for more money, prompting the Joffers to travel to Queens to find him.Ĭleo initially disapproves of Akeem, as he believes he is poor and therefore not good enough for his daughter. After a dinner date with Lisa is thwarted when Semmi furnishes their apartment with a hot tub and other luxuries, Akeem confiscates his money and donates it to two homeless men. Meanwhile, although Akeem thrives on hard work and learning how commoners live, Semmi is not comfortable with living in such meager conditions. After Darryl announces their engagement-without Lisa's consent-to their families, she starts dating Akeem, who claims that he comes from a family of poor goat herders. So, upon his insistence, he and Semmi get entry-level jobs working at the local fast-food restaurant called McDowell's, a McDonald's knockoff owned by widower Cleo McDowell, Lisa's father.Īkeem's attempts to win Lisa's love are complicated by Lisa's lazy and obnoxious boyfriend, Darryl Jenks, whose father owns Soul Glo (a Jheri curl–like hairstyling aid). During the rally, Akeem encounters Lisa McDowell, who possesses all the qualities he is looking for. Seeking an independent woman who loves him for himself and not his social status, Akeem and his best friend/personal aide, Semmi, travel to the New York City borough of Queens and rent a squalid tenement in the neighborhood of Long Island City under the guise of poor foreign students.īeginning their search for Akeem's bride, they end up being invited by some locals to a rally raising money for the inner city. When his parents, King Jaffe and Queen Aoleon, present him with an arranged bride-to-be, Akeem takes action. In the wealthy African nation of Zamunda, crown prince Akeem Joffer grows weary of his pampered lifestyle on his 21st birthday and wishes to do more for himself.
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