Coming to America 30th Anniversary Appreciation thread

[Knights89]

one of the goat movie is turning 30

Spoiler

The genius of Eddie Murphy

fun facts
behind Rain man and Who framed roger rabbit no other film made more at the US box office- 128 million. it made 288 million worldwide

rick baker, famous for werewolf in london and thriller got an oscar nomination for best make up

chic frontman and producer nile rodgers wrote soul-glo

eddie murphy has a 'story by' credit

eddie and director John Lanid didnt get along on set

Coming to America reunited star Eddie Murphy with director John Landis. The two had previously worked together on the comedy hit Trading Places (1983); however, Landis later recalled the differences in working with Murphy on the two movies: "The guy on Trading Places was young and full of energy and curious and funny and fresh and great. The guy on Coming to America was the pig of the world... But I still think he's wonderful in the movie."[14]

"We had a tussling confrontation… We didn't come to blows. Personalities didn't mesh. I grabbed him, and he thought I was playing. So he tried to grab my balls and I pushed him away. But I wasn't kidding. He was doing some silly shyt that made me mad. He directed me in Trading Places when I was just starting out as a kid, but he was still treating me like a kid five years later during Coming to America. And I hired him to direct the movie! I was gonna direct Coming to America myself, but I knew that Landis had just done three fukked-up pictures in a row and that his career was hanging by a thread after the Twilight Zone trial. I figured the guy was nice to me when I did Trading Places, so I'd give him a shot… I was going out of my way to help this guy, and he fukked me over. Now he's got a hit picture on his resumé, a movie that made over $200 million, as opposed to him coming off a couple of fukked-up movies – which is where I'd rather see him be right now (laughs)." – Eddie Murphy[15]

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

My older bro took me to see this in the movies. I was really young but I remember most of it. Might be the goat comedy and eddies best. Pretty much never gets old.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Trading Places, Coming to America and Boomerang are the Holy Trinity of Eddie Murphy movies. Not that he hasn't made other good movies but these are his best.

 

[lamont614]

Dope insight on that Landis beef didn’t even know about it

 

[eufemism]

One of my favorite movies ever

So let your soul glooooooo

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Trading Places, Coming to America and Boomerang are the Holy Trinity of Eddie Murphy movies. Not that he hasn't made other good movies but these are his best.

Boomerang imo was his last true classic movie. I know life gets a lot of love i always found it depressing but it is a great movie just not quite classic and Nutty Professor hasnt aged well.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Dope insight on that Landis beef didn’t even know about it

Yeah Eddie smoked Landis. And the behind the scenes shyt on movie sets is always fascinating as we only see the movie. So many vrazy untold stories we will never hear about.

 

[Dwolf]

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Boomerang imo was his last true classic movie. I know life gets a lot of love i always found it depressing but it is a great movie just not quite classic and Nutty Professor hasnt aged well.

Life is great from a sentiment stand point and deep about the American Black experience than you would expect it to be, it just isn't that funny to me.
But I got live for a lot of Eddie Murphy shyt:
48 Hrs.
Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2
The Golden Child
Harlem Nights
Bowfinger
Dreamgirls

 

[Days of Future Piff]

Classic movie. I want this dude to sing at my wedding



"That boy good!"

 

[Dad]

Damn shame what they did to that dog

 

[Sane]

Shes your queeeeeeeeeen to beeeeeeeeeeee

 

[MartyMcFly]

Yeah Eddie smoked Landis. And the behind the scenes shyt on movie sets is always fascinating as we only see the movie. So many vrazy untold stories we will never hear about.

They squashed it after that tho, which is why Landis did Beverly Hills Cop 3...only to then go at it again because now Landis was the dude with the issue. But they've squashed it since then again so good for both of them. Eddie said life is too short to hold grudges.

Anyway, love this movie and loved even more going to school right near Queens Blvd and walking by "McDowells" on my way to the mall

This movie is actually a relationship test for me. If she thinks this is funny, we can move forward. If not? Hit the bricks

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Damn shame what they did to that dog

That's my quote


so many quotables.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

They squashed it after that tho, which is why Landis did Beverly Hills Cop 3...only to then go at it again because now Landis was the dude with the issue. But they've squashed it since then again so good for both of them. Eddie said life is too short to hold grudges.

Anyway, love this movie and loved even more going to school right near Queens Blvd and walking by "McDowells" on my way to the mall

This movie is actually a relationship test for me. If she thinks this is funny, we can move forward. If not? Hit the bricks

Interesting bruh. Yeah I know they had reconciled, too bad BHC3 was an abomination but better to be friends than foes. Landis made American Werewolf as well so he always gonna be appreciated. That twilight zone shyt was bad judgement and he should've been shamed for that shyt which he was.