Restaurant Turns into McDowell's from Coming to America

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In the 1988 movie Coming to America, Eddie Murphy plays an African prince who comes to New York City in search of the sort of woman he wishes to marry: an independent-minded American woman. Casting aside his royal wealth and position, Prince Akeem gets a lowly job at McDowell's -- a fast food restaurant is that is clearly a knockoff of the McDonald's brand.

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For Halloween this year, Weiner's Circle, a hot dog joint in Chicago, dressed up like a McDowell's. The management replaced the signs, distributed McDowell's uniforms to its staff, and even gave Louie Anderson an award. DNAinfo reports:

On Friday morning, the restaurant's general manager Scott Brooker orchestrated the transformation of the restaurant at 2622 N. Clark St. by replacing the signs, outfitting his staff in red-and-yellow checkered McDowell's uniforms and even putting up fictional menus and an "Employee of the Month" flier depicting Louie Anderson, who played Maurice in the film.

(Photo: DNAinfo/Mina Bloom)

-via Screen Junkies