Cinematic background from Coming to America 1988 - 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

Comedy, Romance

Directors:
John Landis
Writers:
Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Eddie Murphy
Official poster of Coming to America 1988 directed by John Landis
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a blue shirt and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a brown jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of people in costumes and hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man wearing a red jacket and a bow tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a red jacket and a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – Two men in tuxedos are standing in a ballroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a swing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a black suit with a gold chain around his neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of young women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man sitting at a table holding a glass of orange juice; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A couple of men sitting next to each other at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man holding a stick in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman dressed up in costume; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A large group of people in traditional african clothing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of women standing next to each other holding food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a jacket and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a black bra is smoking a cigarette in a bar; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A couple of men standing next to each other in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man wearing a tiara and a crown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – An older woman wearing a head scarf and pearls; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a head scarf is standing next to another woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a fur coat and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman are posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – An oil painting of a large building with many domes and spires; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a gold dress with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a red jacket and a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man wearing a crown in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man standing in front of a group of women; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A couple of men sitting next to each other in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a gold dress and a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A black woman with a gold head wrap and fur jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman wearing crowns and smiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man with a red shirt and a braid in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of people standing around each other at an event; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A young woman with a big hair bun sitting in front of other people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a gold dress holding a feather fan; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of people standing in a large room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a robe stands with his hands on his hips; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of people standing in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman looking out of a window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A beautiful young woman wearing a head scarf; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman in a chair wearing a crown; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a red and black striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man in a suit and a hat is smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman in a blue shirt is holding a coat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A young woman with long black curly hair wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man with a bunch of buttons on his jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man wearing a plaid vest , bow tie , and hat holding a cane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman sitting on a train with a fur coat on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man with a big smile on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A shirtless man with a long black braid in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of other people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman sitting at a desk holding a business card; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man wearing a fur coat and a red hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A man and a woman wearing a crown and holding hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – An older woman wearing a head scarf and a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of men and women in formal wear holding glasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A woman wearing a head scarf and holding an object in her hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – Two young women sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of people sitting in a crowd at a sporting event; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A black man getting his hair cut in a barber shop; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Coming to America” (1988), directed by John Landis – A group of people sitting in a room with balloons in the background; Medium shot, High angle