Coming to America/Awesome

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  • Cleo telling King Jaffe in no uncertain terms he'll "Break his foot off in his royal ass" if he says another ill word about his daughter.
  • Akeem whooping the thief at McDowell's, played by Samuel L. Jackson, of all people!
  • Also a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, but when Akeem's mother, Queen Aoleon, urges Akeem to go after Lisa again, to the disapproval of King Jaffe Joffer, she says "Put a sock in it, Jaffe! The boy's in love!".
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