Coming To America (1988)
 Eddie
Murphy as straight man? Oddly enough he wrote the story for John
Landis' film and cast himself as a goody-goody who speaks
perfectly stilted English, instead of standard scatological
Murphy-ese.
In this reactive role he is an African prince who comes to
America pretending to be poor because he's seeking a bride who
will love him for himself alone.
He gives dozens of Paul Hogan-ish deadpan looks and allows his
lackey Arsenio Hall and other characters to get the laughs.
Many of these other characters are, in fact, Murphy himself
playing cameos (e.g. three quarters of a barbershop quartet of
gabbling fools).
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