Trading Places
"Coming to America" reunited star Eddie Murphy with director John Landis. The two men had previously worked together on the comedy hit "Trading Places". Landis 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." Murphy said: