It's astounding how truly talented Eddie Murphy was, even at such a young age. This film is one of the greatest comedies of the 80s, IMO.

@CrispyChips007

9 ай бұрын

musically too

@Caglecardscollectibles21

9 ай бұрын

Super underrated comedy

@tempsitch5632

9 ай бұрын

@@Caglecardscollectibles21Dumbest Comment Ever

@terribanks8633

9 ай бұрын

Was?

@reservoirdude92

9 ай бұрын

@@terribanks8633 I typed that comment out weirdly, I know. I mean to say that EVEN at that time, he displayed his brilliance.

A word about what kind of man Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke) was. Director Jon Landis REALLY wanted him for the role but when he saw in the script that he had to curse, he said he would need to be permitted to apologize to the cast and crew and asked that as few ladies as possible be on the set at the time. And the scene when he would have to drop the N-bomb, he said to Landis that he better have at least 2 cameras running, quiet set, make sure the microphones were working properly, etc. because he would only get one take, one shot, because he would only say that word one time. Landis agreed. He later said in an interview that acting is an honorable profession that does not necessarily require you to compromise your dignity as a human being.

@JoshSweetvale

8 ай бұрын

It's also sometimes moral to portray immoral people. The Duke brothers are very good examples of very bad people.

Fun Fact: Don Ameche, who played Mortimer Duke, really didn't like to curse, so he screams "Fuck him!", he actually apologized beforehand to the entire cast, crew on the set and did the scene in one take. A true professional. Another Fun Fact: The cop who says mockingly "it's an opera" back to Winthorpe is Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda. The more you know!

@reservoirdude92

9 ай бұрын

I love how that first fact is attributed to Ameche not wanting to say THAT, but I don't hear a similar fact for the scene where he had to say ni**er 😆

@deathproofpony

9 ай бұрын

The Dukes' trader, Wilson, was Richard Hunt, who performed as Scooter, Janice, Sweetums, Beaker and other Muppets.

@Talisman09

9 ай бұрын

Did he apologise before dropping the N bomb? 😅

@HardcoreRGProdigyXTR

9 ай бұрын

The same Frank Oz who also directed Little Shop of Horrors '86 / The Muppets Take Manhattan / Dirty Rotten Scoundrels / What About Bob? / The Dark Crystal (alongside the late Jim Henson), and appeared as the Property Clerk in The Blues Brothers / Test Proctor in Spies Like Us / Mr. Collins in An American Werewolf in London / puppeteered the Wiseman in Labyrinth, no less!

@reservoirdude92

9 ай бұрын

@@Talisman09 I'm not mad about that at all, it's just funny to me lol

Now you need to see the sequel - "Coming to America" - Ok so its not a direct sequel but it does reveal what happened to Duke and Duke after the Frozen Orange Juice debacle... Also well worth the watch!!!

@bartellender6782

9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite scenes in Coming to America.

@joconnell8145

9 ай бұрын

THIS^^^^ COMING TO AMERICA!!!!!!!!

@pardwayne

9 ай бұрын

****SPOILER**** Yeah, but, they get redeemed in that movie.

@joeday4293

9 ай бұрын

"Mortimer - we're back!"

@StreetHierarchy

9 ай бұрын

Lol yeah it's not nearly a sequel! That's like saying Pulp Fiction is a sequel to Curdled.

The quote "here's Johnny!" is not originally from The Shining. They actually took it from The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was the host. Every night when they introduced him as he came out on stage the announcer would say "heeeeerre's Johnny!!"

Jamie Lee Curtis is 100% natural......her parents were Hollywood legends and she won the genetic lottery.

@Will-fk2dk

9 ай бұрын

Yeah... yeah. That's about the best way to put it. I was only 8 when this movie premiered, but I NEVER forgot "that scene" for the rest of my life. She was/is simply a genetic masterpiece

@Britcarjunkie

9 ай бұрын

@@Will-fk2dk You should see her in "Perfect"...

@aredub1847

9 ай бұрын

@@Will-fk2dk true lies for me. /kanye lip

@cmlemmus494

9 ай бұрын

I agree about Curtis' near perfection, but to be fair she was 24 when she made this film. The fact that she looked just as good 15 years later for True Lies is the real sign of her superior genetics. Most 24-year-old women look good.

@Will-fk2dk

9 ай бұрын

@cmlemmus494 wait... "most 24 year old women look good"? What? When did this happen, and where do these women live that you speak of? The accuracy of this statement must😄 be checked.

Never clicked on a video faster in my life. This movie holds a special place in my heart, it was me and my families favorite comedy growing up

@ursulabklyn_mia6148

9 ай бұрын

Me too!

@vespoint

9 ай бұрын

Ours too - my brother and I still do “we are moving!” every time we’re on a train or subway.

@chumberger

9 ай бұрын

@@vespoint my mom says it to me every chance she gets still 😂

Ive seen this movie a million times & i never realized how dark it gets w/ Louis trying to kill himself until watching reactors react to it. Also, the "here's Johnny" line is originally from the Johnny Carson show. Jack Nicholson just says it in the movie.

Holy cow!!!! We’re getting into classic 80s comedies now?!!?! This one is one of my faves!!! “Beef jerky time!!”

@attitudeproblem6462

9 ай бұрын

“There’s _plenty,_ y’know!”

@texasracefanful

9 ай бұрын

"No son, it gives me wind, something terrible."

Don’t forget, this movie is sort of canon to Coming to America since Mortimer and Randolph were the homeless guys that were handed money

@racks8997

9 ай бұрын

Randolph were back!!

@aussierob3860

9 ай бұрын

Nice way to spoil the surprise. Well done…NOT.

One of the baggage handlers on the train is Al Franken - American politician, comedian, writer, actor, and media personality who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. Franken first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.

@goldilox369

9 ай бұрын

Watching him in this always makes me laugh so much. Love Al Franken.❤

@neilsmith9066

9 ай бұрын

Career Sexual Harrassor caught red handed in photos you forgot that one

For more of the beautiful Jamie Lee Curtis and her bountiful... talents 😍 - True Lies A Fish Called Wanda And the underrated Blue Steel She's in a ton of other stuff (I'm sure others will chime in) and I don't think I've ever been disappointed by her.

@jonnydarkfang2816

9 ай бұрын

True Lies is an amazing role of hers. Still gorgeous in it.

@SilentHunter245

9 ай бұрын

Fish Called Wanda is a great movie

@adamskeans2515

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget Halloween.

@brandonbanks4394

9 ай бұрын

Halloween made her career

"I can walk! I have legs! Praise Jesus!" Eddie is so funny here! Just killing it in every scene 🤣🤣🤣 Coming to America exists in the same universe, so don't wait too long to catch it if you haven't already.

@barbarapacker5722

9 ай бұрын

It was actually cool to see it 5 years later and recognize the Dukes. Lol

This is one of my all-time favorite comedy movies! My family and I have been saying "MERRY NEW YEAR!" to each other for legit generations now!😂

@KD-xp2eo

9 ай бұрын

That’s awesome

@correypeta

9 ай бұрын

Us too! Haha. My sister is the only one who doesn’t partake. Every year she responds with “why are you guys so stupid?” And then I just laugh like Cameroon Eddie. Ahahahaha

@deucesdad11

9 ай бұрын

Same here. Lol

@bexxgenx3165

9 ай бұрын

Love seeing others out there sharing this family tradition!

@mohammedashian8094

7 ай бұрын

@@correypetaever thought of calling her beeks?

Such a fun movie. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, and Jamie Lee Curtis all in their primes, and throw in Denholm Elliott for shits and giggles is a recipe for an awesome time .

Arguably the best cast ever assembled in a comedy movie!

@adamskeans2515

9 ай бұрын

maybe Clue

@popularopinion1

9 ай бұрын

Or Tropic Thunder

@keef7224

9 ай бұрын

Not even close. You youngsters have probably never even heard of It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World!

This is a classic. When I was a kid, my only exposure to Eddie Murphy were his kids movies. This is the first movie I saw where he wasn't a loveable kids hero. Great movie that got me into his standup!

@Caglecardscollectibles21

9 ай бұрын

What’s funny is my childhood was the opposite haha I only saw him in his rated r comedies, so when I saw he was in shrek and daddy day care, for example, I was shocked

@EdwardVonKhil

9 ай бұрын

Funny thing is this was the first role I saw him in as a little kid. (80's baby)

Is that not the most satisfying end to a movie you’ve ever seen? Love it!

10:52 this is where Gustavo Fring learned everything he needed to build his empire.

1. The booking officer is Frank Oz. (various Muppets/Yoda) 2. Beeks/Paul Gleason also played Richard Vernon in "The Breakfast Club" and the idiot police captain in "Die Hard". 😇 3. Landis didn't want Jamie Lee Curtis because she had always been a "scream queen" and he didn't know if she had the chops for comedy. 4. When everyone pauses in the restaurant it's a play on the old "EF Hutton" commercial. "When EF Hutton speaks everybody listens". 5. One of the most VHS pauses in history. Jamie Lee Curtis.😍🥰😋 6. GOOF: Where did Louis get the gun AND all those drugs for only $50?🤑Even in 1983. 7. Don Ameche's strong religious convictions made him uncomfortable with swearing. This proved to be a problem for the scene at the end of the movie, where he had to shout out "Fuck him!" to a group of Wall Street executives. When he did act out the scene, it had to be done in one take, because Ameche refused to do a second one. He also had an issue with the N word. 8. There's an Easter egg in "Coming to America" with the Duke brothers. Eddie Murphy at his best.

@ronweber1402

9 ай бұрын

Truth about #6. I was paying way more for pot and coke in the 80s than anyone pays now and that was in 1980s dollars.

@williamjones6031

9 ай бұрын

True that. That brings to mind "Up In Smoke". That big-ass joint in 1978 would cost about $40. Today $40 buys 3.5oz. 😭@@ronweber1402

@sephjnr

9 ай бұрын

The tall guy standing next to Ray in the cell is Gus from Breaking Bad.

@deucesdad11

9 ай бұрын

He was in the cell with Eddie

@accidentalmusic2749

9 ай бұрын

Gorge Lucas was in Beverly hills cop 3

John Landis always likes to put musicians and directors into his flicks. This one features Bo Diddley and Frank Oz.

@reservoirdude92

9 ай бұрын

Even featured David Cronenberg in one of them haha

@jenfine

9 ай бұрын

And don’t forget all the cameos in Blue Brothers, including Aretha, James Brown, Spielberg, Ray Charles and others that I’m too lazy to type.

@OneThousandHomoDJs

9 ай бұрын

@@jenfine Oh hell yeah, not to mention Spies Like Us.

Akroyd and Curtis were also in My Girl. An outstanding film

I love opening credits sequence, showing us the difference between working-class Philadelphians starting their day vs. Coleman preparing Winthorpe's breakfast, while the music is the overture to Mozart's _The Marriage of Figaro_ (an opera about servants pulling one over on an abusive nobleman). Does a great job of setting up the "prince/pauper" theme of the film.

2:49 pork belly is bacon. I am mad with pork belly 😂 also th eeyyaahhhh that Winthorpe yelled was hilarious

Love this movie! It's also the kind of movie that you watch every Christmas.

One of my favorite comedy movies. I got a movie reaction suggestion for you it's one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.

@shag139

9 ай бұрын

Yes. Kirk Douglass, Martin Sheen, good movie. The Final Countdown

I freakin’ love it when Eddie breaks the 4th wall in the commodities scene. Such a perfect Murphy moment. It’s like an invitation into his world. He builds deep camaraderie with the audience and you are instantly aware of (and appreciate) his point of view. Such a masterful artist.

Idk how you determine the movies you react to, but you’ve been killing it lately Leo! Love you man, keep it up

Eddie Murphy after leaving SNL had three hit films in a row 48 Hrs 1982, Trading Places 1983, and Beverly Hills Cop 1984.

Eddie Murphy has to be one of the funniest people on the planet. His facial expressions and the way he talks are always perfect for the role he's playing. This movie, 48 hours with Nick Nolte, and Beverly Hills Cop are the kind of movies that you never get tired of watching.

The bald cop going through Winthrop's belongings is also the voice actor for Yoda in the original Star Wars films back in the 70's and 80's. He also did a lot of muppet voices as well. His name is Frank Oz

I love that Duke and Duke came back in Coming to America 😆

The pawn shop owner was none other than rock progenitor Bo Diddley ! Dan Ackroyd loved blues musicians and earlier paid homage to them homage in The Blues Brothers. The short gorilla keeper was Al Franken - future Senator from Minnesota. The Duke Bros make a special appearance in Murphy s classic comedy, “ Coming to America”.

@nickrizzi4927

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Was scrolling all comments looking for that most important factoid! Thought I was the only one old enough...

If you’re looking for a few more great Jamie Lee Curtis movies, she was in “Fish Called Wanda” with John Cleese and Michael Palin from Monty Python, or “True Lies” with Schwartzenegger. Of course Eddie Murphy is probably best known for “Coming to America” with Arsenio and James Earl Jones…. That movie has a great cameo with the old guys from this movie, as well as what I believe is Samuel L Jackson’s first big speaking role. ☮️❤️🎶

Great Movie! When i first started watching you as a reactor, i didn't care much for the reactions but i kept watching and you have become one of my favorite!

24:45 the way he broke the 4th wall staring directly into camera because of how much of an idiot they're treating him as 😂

The two old rich white guys made a cameo appearance in Eddie’s Coming to America. They were poor & living on the streets when Eddie threw them some money and one of them said ‘We’re back Mortimer!’ (or something like that) 😂

One of my favorite Movies of All Time. Not simply a great Christmas Movie, it is a terrific movie all around, with an amazing Cast, unforgettable scenes and endlessly quotable lines... One Comedian at the absolute PEAK of his comedy prowess, another Comedian coming off of a massively successful run on this fledgling Late Night TV Show called Saturday Night Live, and oh yeah... A drop dead gorgeous Jamie Lee Curtis, finally released from the shackles of being labeled the "Scream Queen" for movies such as "Halloween" and "Halloween 2", "Prom Night", and "Terror Train". (How many of you giggled when I said "Jamie Lee Curtis" and "released" in the same sentence, especially in reference to this Film?!?😂 I know that this movie is based on a novel called "The Prince and The Pauper", but it is a very unique and in many ways, Original, script. I love the dialog, the interactions between the cast (I mean, c'mon... Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy!!!) but the setting is almost a character in itself... Philadelphia is perfect in this movie. It is gorgeous. Simply perfect! I love this movie! Me and my family watch it every Chritmas!!

Jamie lee’s nickname in Hollywood at this time period was “the body”. I remember after this came out all the kids at school were telling the S car go joke. The here’s Johnny is actually a reference to the Johnny Carson nighttime talk show, his announcer would always say “ and here’s Johnny “ before he walked out on stage. The shorter of the two package handlers on the train went on to become a U.S senator.

@clasicradiolover

9 ай бұрын

The Shining actually was referencing Johnny Carson.

The "Here's, Johnny!" is a reference the Ed McMahon voice announcement at the the beginning of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson....originally so even in the Shining it's a Tonight Show reference.

This movie is peak 1983, times sure have changed!

This movie is an old favorite of mine! Interesting tidbit: In the movie Coming to America, Eddy Murphy's character gives Duke and Duke a bag of money, Mortimer says "We're back" lol

One of Eddie's best performances... definitely recommend checking out his filmography. Great reaction as always!

This and Coming to America are my favorite Eddie Murphy movies. ❤

From IMDb Trivia page on Don Ameche: *"He frequently apologized to his Trading Places (1983) co-star Eddie Murphy for the racist statements that his character made in the film."*

@hippychikforever

9 ай бұрын

Don Ameche was a true gentleman.

@ZeroOskul

9 ай бұрын

​@@hippychikforeverAnd he invented the telephone.

@chalmapatterson544

6 ай бұрын

🙄

@ZeroOskul

6 ай бұрын

@chalmapatterson544 Actors read scripts. Yes. The dialog in 99.99% of all movies has nothing to do with the actors saying it but with the writers who write it. Ya know? So, Don Ameche was not trying to insult Eddie Murphy, he was playing Mortimer Duke, a pretend person who does not really exist.

Did you react to "Coming to America?" If not you should do it because Duke & Duke are in it. Great Job Leo!

Dan Akroyd is a comedic legend. For sure he's on the mount Rushmore next to Carlin and Norm McDonald

Little early man, this is a Christmas movie. I absolutely love this movie. Jamie Lee Curtis at the time of filming... 100% natural. She tried botox once and hated it, she's still got it even now... would

His dressed as Santa eating salmon through his beard gets me everytime. 😂

my favorite line ever, when Eddie is in jail and he says “but you don’t know that, cause you a big Barry White lookin muthafucka” 😂😂😂

@kw1333

9 ай бұрын

Yep. That line is hilarious, especially because dude did really resemble Barry White a bit.

“It ain’t cool being no jive turkey, so close to thanksgiving”.

Another older great movie from rags to riches story you need to react to is " Brewster's Millions " with Richard Pryor and John Candy...trust me, you'll love it👍

I love this movie. I often watch it during the holidays. Not sure its a holiday movie, but I treat it like it is. 🎄 The gorilla scene still makes me laugh out loud. "One gorilla, two gorilla." 🤣🤣

The short baggage handler on the train is played by Al Franken, who was a longtime writer and actor on SNL, and later on was a US Senator. The guy in the ape costume is Jim Belushi, brother of Blues Brothers and Animal House actor John Belushi, star of According To Jim, and nowadays is a lot farmer who has his own brand of gummies and edibles.

When I was a kid in the 80's, this one, Best Defense...anything with Eddie. When I got older and he was in Shrek, my kids thought it was funny how much I laughed at Donkey. I said "just wait 'till you're older...you'll see.

Jamie Lee Curt, man, those are real. There’s a reason she was known back in the day as “The Body”. She married Nigel Tufnel of the legendary rock band, Spinal Tap.

Had a horrible day today😢 thank you for reacting to my favorite movie! Thank you Leo!!! ❤

@sleepylibra1760

9 ай бұрын

Hope things turned around for you 🙏🙏🙏

Christmas movie classic growing up n currently in my own home. A few more years n my youngest children can watch along with us. 😊

Late to the party, but just providing some info about the baggage handlers on the train. They were Al Franken and Tom Davis, a comedy writing team for the early days of SNL. Of course, Franken served as a US senator for nearly a decade. Davis was a successful screenwriter who unfortunately died at the age of 59 from cancer.

The way he says ‘hey, I don’t want your bag, man’, and calls Ackroyd an asswipe 😅

This reaction is fascinating! I have never seen anyone take this movie so seriously! 😂 But it is admirable that you did, lol. You've got the best reaction channel on KZread.

9:54 Favorite joke in the whole movie. Coleman "it all sounds very, ...original"

The cop who checked Winthorp in, finding the PCP... Frank Oz, a director and friend of this movie's direstor, but also the puppeteer and voice between Miss Piggy, Fozzie and Yoda among many others.

Yo yo yo yo my brotha! Nice selection! Have you considered 48 Hrs. or Delirious? You can't go wrong with early career Eddie (except for Best Defense)

The pawn shop guy was Bo Diddley. The guy ion the train dressed as a gorilla was John Belushi (Jim Belushi's brother). Paul Gleason played Clarence Beeks - he also played the detention monitor in The Breakfast Club. The booking cop is Frank Oz - voice of Kermit the Frog.

@3rdClaude

3 ай бұрын

U missed one, 10:54 is Giancarlo Esposito - Gus from Breaking Bad

I'm sure someone has pointed this out before, but Randal and Mortemer are the same characters from "Coming to America", in the scene where Eddie Murphy gives money to the homeless guys. Same universe.

Such a great movie ! My friends and I are constantly quoting this one. Thanks Leo !

@8:50 Stereotypes are messed up, but at the same time they are funny as hell. That is one of the things that makes old school movies like this great they were not afaird to make fun of stereotypes.

@chalmapatterson544

6 ай бұрын

Younger generation get easily offended. Racial comedy is different from actual racism.

One amusing detail I found is how Winthorpe assisted with payroll - pretty entry-level job for someone so high up in the company.

Randolph and Mortimer make a cameo in Coming to America. They're the two homeless people Eddie gives the money his friend had sent to them. Fun little thing they snuck in there.

This is such a great movie. You can always watch this & laugh every time.

One of my all-time favorite movies! Eddie Murphy has classics! Plus Dan Akroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis are in it too!

I can't remember if you have watched Coming to America yet or not but Randolph and Mortimer make a pretty good cameo. If you haven't watched it yet definitely give it a watch

Awesome movie! Mortimer and the other jerk make a very funny cameo in the movie Coming to America with Eddie Murphy. You should totally watch that next! Also, my husband is an Eagles fan, he loves your blanket!

Before "Here's Johnny!" was in the Shining, it was Ed McMahon catch phrase when he introduced Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. The Shining took it from that and made it creepy.

I love how Eddie broke the Fourth Wall @24:48

"Can you invest in me?" LOL! I've felt the same way every time I watch that scene, going back to when adolescent me first saw the film on HBO in the late 1980s. By the way, that gorgeous bosom and figure of hers are completely natural. Her revealing it in all its glory came as quite a shock to folks used to the relatively lanky and very clothed Jamie Lee Curtis from the "Halloween" films.

Just came across your channel been binge watching some of your videos ever since great reactions! Trading places one of my favorite movies of all time and I’m only 19 this way before my time. All time classic 🔥

Love this movie!

"They might be natural.... they look good either way"... sometimes you KILL me man LOL!!!!

The Duke Brothers in this movie are IMO some of the greatest movie villains of all time.

I have been quoting this movie for 40 years. And I don't care what anyone says, this ages just fine, it's thin skinned people who have not aged well. YEAH!!

My first semester of college, back in '00, my sociology professor had us watch this movie - we were analyzing the *NATURE vs NURTURE* question posed by the Dukes which led to their bet.

This is an all time classic

One of my favourite 80’s films with 2 of my favourite actors! Oh and Jamie Lee Curtis is smokin 👌

You know that young cat in the Cell was Giancarlo Esposito aka Buggin out from Do The Right Thing

"Is they uh problem officers?" I got about 20 years out of that line. Now when I say it nobody gets the reference.

Murphy's charisma is off the charts, it's hard to convey just how big he was back then but think Brad Pitt or Elvis.

Honestly this film is hilarious Eddie Murphy is Amazing and Jamie Lee Curtis is gorgeous

"Heeeere's Johnny!" is originally from The Johnny Carson show that Jimmy Fallon hosts today. They have used it in a few movies.

This is definitely a classic. Great job Leo, keep up the good work ✌️ 1💜🙏.Miracles and blessings to you and yours ✌️ 💜 🙏.

15:00 I like how they kept saying it's HIS vase, and when it breaks they say he made them a profit... if that's his vase, shouldn't the insurance money go to Billy Ray?

@michellepreston9799

9 ай бұрын

He wouldn't be listed as a person to be insured.

love this film. rewatch it every year.

Jamie Lee Curtis was such a baddie in this movie. Changed my life first time I saw this uncensored as a teenager.

This one of those good ass 80s movies you watch during Thanksgiving and Christmas

The balding cop with mustache sitting behind the desk around the 18 minute mark is Frank Oz, the voice of Miss Piggy, Burt, Grover, and of course Yoda.

Love! I'm here for the movie, Leo! I'd make popcorn for this but I don't have any.

I can't believe this is your first time watching this movie! It's one of my favorites!

"Here's Johnny" is actually from the Tonight Show- Ed McMahon would say it every night when he introduced Johnny Carson.

So many quotes from this movie got me laughing just thinking about them..."just where is your b**ches, mister big time pimp??" ..the more random the better. I like the nod to the "Rocky" statue in the opening montage, a movie that only came out 7 years before this one. Mr Video, thanks for keeping your open mind about THAT Winthorpe scene- I never "noticed" it until I rewatched this movie recently, with 2023 eyes...