Coming to America

1988 · directed by John Landis

Rating

66/100

Hit

no

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

Coming to America (1988), directed by John Landis, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Eddie Murphy
• Shari Headley
• Arsenio Hall
• James Earl Jones
• Eriq La Salle
• John Amos
• Allison Dean
• Madge Sinclair
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Cuba Gooding Jr.

Crew

• Sol Negrin — Director of Photography
• Woody Omens — Director of Photography
• George Folsey Jr. — Editor
• Malcolm Campbell — Editor
• Nile Rodgers — Original Music Composer
• Barry W. Blaustein — Screenplay
• David Sheffield — Screenplay

More from John Landis

1. HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997) — 86/100 · hit
2. Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory (1995) — 85/100 · hit
3. Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) — 85/100 · short, not counted
4. Animal House (1978) — 77/100
5. Trading Places (1983) — 75/100
6. An American Werewolf in London (1981) — 74/100

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