An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble. Akeem travels with his loyal servant Semmi to Queens, New York � believing it�s the ideal place to find a queen. Posing as a poor foreign student working at a fast-food restaurant called McDowell�s, he meets Lisa McDowell, the intelligent and kind-hearted daughter of the restaurant�s owner.