“- Lisa McDowell: So why did you come here?
- Prince Akeem: To find something special.
- Lisa McDowell: It's a long way to travel.
- Prince Akeem: No journey is too great when one finds what he seeks.”
Shari Headley - Lisa McDowell
Eddie Murphy - Prince Akeem

“- Rick Leland: You certainly are a girl of many colors. First, your legs get blue. Then, your face turns green. And, now, your red all over.
- Alberta Marlow: I never knew what suffering was until I came on this pleasure trip.”
Humphrey Bogart - Rick Leland
Mary Astor - Alberta Marlow

“When I was a kid, I used to dream about going someplace on a ship. Well, here I am!”

Robert Mitchum - Bob Gray

“This is what I love about my job. I get to travel, see the world, meet new cultures. I mean, it's all bacterial, but hey, what the fuck?”
Josh Brolin - Josh

“- Nick Van Owen: How far is the village?
- Peter Ludlow: A day's walk, maybe more. But that's not the problem.
- Roland Tembo: What is the problem?
- Peter Ludlow: Velociraptors.”
Nick Van Owen - Nick Van Owen
Arliss Howard - Peter Ludlow
Pete Postlethwaite - Roland Tembo