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American Dream Drama Families Fast food restaurants New York (State) New York Drama Food service employees New York (State) New York Drama Friendship Friendship Drama New York (State) New York Queens Princes Africa Drama Queens (New York, N.Y.) Drama Video recordings for the hearing impairedSummary: Simon Grim, a nerdy young sanitation worker who lives in Queens with his depressed mother and promiscuous sister, turns out to be a brilliant poet and an overnight literary sensation, after being encouraged to write down his ideas by Henry Fool, a boozy pseudo-intellectual who rents the Grim family basement.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY HENSummary: Pampered African Prince Akeem is a rebel who is against an arranged marriage and heads to Queens, New York to find a new bride. His regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "regular" guy job at a fast-food...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2023