Coming to America - Family Tensions Over Son's Happiness
King Jaffe Joffer: [smiling]
You're still not speaking to me.
Queen Aoleon:
I only want our son to be happy.
King:
So do I. Aoleon please. Come now, it is out of our hands, the girl told him no.
Queen:
Well after the way you treated her, who could blame her?
King:
Even if she agreed, they still could not marry, it is against the tradition.
Queen:
Well, it is a stupid tradition!
King:
Who am I to change it?
Queen:
I thought you were the King?
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Coming to America - A Conversation About Unrequited Feelings
Queen Aoleon:
Are you all right, my dear?
Lisa McDowell:
No, it's just that...I got to get out of here.
Queen: [after Lisa leaves]
What did you say to her?
King Jaffe Joffer:
I told her the truth, that Akeem cannot be interested in her.
Queen:
How can you be so sure?
King:
Oh, come now. Our son cannot consort with such a girl.
Cleo McDowell:
Now, wait a minute!
King: [Oha writes in checkbook]
Oha. I know you have been inconvenienced and I am prepared to compensate you. Shall we say, one million American dollars?
Cleo:
No way.
King: [to Oha]
Very well, then, two million.
Cleo: [tears away the check Oha's writing on]
You don't have enough money to buy my daughter off.
King:
Nonsense.
Queen:
Jaffe, apologize to Mr. McDowell.
King:
I will do no such thing. The man is beneath me and so is his daughter.
Cleo: [agitated]
I don't give a damn who you are. This is America, Jack. Now, you say one more word about Lisa, and I'll break my foot off in your royal ass!
King:
Pardon me?
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