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Director -
John Landis -
Producer -
George Folsey Jr. , Robert D. Wachs -
Screenwriter -
Barry W. Blaustein , David Sheffield -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount , Eddie Murphy Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 29, 1988, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$128.1M -
Runtime -
1h 56m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)