"Coming to America" should be your next Eddie Murphy movie!

@RedwoodTheElf

2 жыл бұрын

nah, she should do Beverly Hills Cop.

@SkageXL5

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Especially as it's technically a sequel to Trading Places!

@karlluigi1987

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedwoodTheElf COMING TO AMERICA is so much better than Beverly Hills Cop

@ryank6824

2 жыл бұрын

@@SkageXL5 "Mortimer, we're back!"

@johnfriday5169

2 жыл бұрын

@@SkageXL5 more of an Easter Egg that could have set up a sequel.

Fun Fact: The Police officer with the glasses who is taking inventory of Winthorp's possessions is none other than Frank Oz also known as Yoda, Miss Piggy, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Fozzie Bear, etc!

@TheYoungDoctor

2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping she might've recognised Frank Oz from An American Werewolf in , as the man from the US embassy.

@subataii

2 жыл бұрын

He was also the prison guard in Blues Brothers and the US Consulate guy in American Werewolf in London

@paxterrania

2 жыл бұрын

There is also a young Giancarlo Esposito with Eddie Murphy in the cell.

@rocketdave719

2 жыл бұрын

Also, Wilson, the Dukes’ employee who gets overwhelmed on the trading floor near the end, is Richard Hunt, aka Scooter, Janice, Statler, Beaker, Forgetful Jones, etc.

@thecrummycook6955

2 жыл бұрын

@@subataii One unused prophylactic. One soiled.

"Here's Johnny" is not a serial Killer reference, especially when this was made. It was the line they used to introduce Johnny Carson on the Johnny Carson show, which was the only late night talk show for a couple of decades. It was used on the shining because at the time it was so culturally known, not the other way around.

@betsyduane3461

2 жыл бұрын

The Tonight Show, and there were many late night talk shows over the years since the 1950's.

@padmelotus

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was going to say that. Although, The Shining came out 3 years before this movie, that phrase had already been well known for a couple decades on Johnny Carson's show, and would continue to be used on it for nearly a decade afterwards. The face that the customer said, "it's 10 O'clock", kinda confirms that he was referring to the Tonight Show.

@defiante1

2 жыл бұрын

Plus a John... a client of a prostitute. It was actually kind of a good joke lol

@-M0LE

2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t he ad lib that line and they loved it

@roadblock187

2 жыл бұрын

@@-M0LE yes jack ad-libbed that line, he thought it would be funny and ad to the tension of the scene.

"He plays so many characters in this movie" Coming to America: Hold my beer

@kingpin1982

2 жыл бұрын

And also The Nutty Professor

@Eric_Schon

2 жыл бұрын

In coming to America, Eddies character give 2 homeless guys a bunch of money.... It's the Dukes! " Hey Mortimer, We're BacK"

@dgeneeknapp3168

2 жыл бұрын

Playing multiple characters is sort of his shtick. LOTS of his movies have him playing 3 or more fairly different characters. It cracks me up that he does a spectacular old white Jewish guy even when he was like early 30s.

@mattslupek7988

Жыл бұрын

Except he wasn’t playing multiple characters here. When he was dressed like the exchange student from Cameroon, he was in disguise.

@MC2RD

Жыл бұрын

@@mattslupek7988 You are correct sir!

Also, True Lies is an absolute must for Jamie Lee

@rmhartman

2 жыл бұрын

and Ahnold.

@ThAlEdison

2 жыл бұрын

Also Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's also like the only thing Tom Arnold actually put a good performance into

@emersonk2139

2 жыл бұрын

The late, great Bill Paxton as well

@Wiley_Coyote

2 жыл бұрын

A Fish Called Wanda is better, IMO, if we are going beyond the T&A factor (although it's not absent from that movie either).

@ralphwiggum6385

2 жыл бұрын

Just scrolled down to type the same 👍😎

Eddie Murphy was a comedy god at the time! Put "Beverly Hills Cop" on your watch list! One of the greatest action-comedies ever!!!

@Flytrap

2 жыл бұрын

And 48 Hours!

@DocJerky

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@pete_lind

2 жыл бұрын

This concept today would not work , when there is very little outcry floor trading , nearly all are done electronically these days. You could leave the comedy parts , those are still good and cut out the trading parts , also the train part alway seemed to slow the flow down , its too long .

@NickGreyden

2 жыл бұрын

Yaaassss

@leonu70

2 жыл бұрын

Another 48 hours was better than the first in my opinion

One of the best lines of all time, When they were explaining the commodity trading , and he says, "So you guys are a couple of bookies." Yes, what all stock brokerage companies are.

FYI: Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche who played the 2 older gentlemen were pretty big movie stars in the 1930's and 1940's. They were in a ton of movies back then.

@anthonydulin8693

2 жыл бұрын

Don Ameche was so popular back then that they called the telephone the Ameche. He was also in Ron Howard's Cocoon.

@andreraymond6860

2 жыл бұрын

Also Don Ameche had a starring part in Ron Howard's Cocoon at about the time Trading Places was made.

@seanwatson3334

2 жыл бұрын

Also, they played these same roles in a cameo in Coming to America when the prince gives two homeless men (Ameche and Bellamy) money.

@anthonydulin8693

2 жыл бұрын

@@seanwatson3334 That was the ultimate cameo.

@MrTech226

2 жыл бұрын

Both of them had a cameo in Murphy's Coming To America

Ashleigh, "It's 10 O'Clock. Here's Johnny!" isn't a serial killer reference. It's a reference to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

@BlushingCreep

2 жыл бұрын

Which is what Jack Torrance was referencing in The Shining. :D

@Logan_Baron

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlushingCreep Exactly. Rather than this referencing the Shining, they were Both referencing the Tonight Show.

@dave626100

2 жыл бұрын

Also it was a thing for a couple to do it during Johnny Carson’s monologue

@johnplaysgames3120

2 жыл бұрын

It's also a double-meaning because clients of prostitutes were referred to as "Johns."

@DoremiFasolatido1979

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather watch nightly reruns of Johnny Carson than any of the current late show hosts.

TRUE LIES is another great movie with Jamie Lee Curtis!

@Suileron

2 жыл бұрын

Thissssss

@neojason8349

2 жыл бұрын

Classic movie

@mariaannalikouris4673

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!!

@ajvanmarle

2 жыл бұрын

Probably Arnold''s best acting performance as well.

@rodentnolastname6612

2 жыл бұрын

Also directed by James Cameron 😲

Also, here’s a fun fact. Until 2010, the Dukes’ strategy was completely legal. The Dodd-Frank Act included something called the “Eddie Murphy rule.” It banned trading on nonpublic information misappropriated from a government source.

@nt78stonewobble

2 жыл бұрын

*lol* Did not know that... thanks for the information.

@mxplixic

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the actual buying of the government information was illegal at the time or did they make that illegal too?

@wraithflaire1639

2 жыл бұрын

@@mxplixic I would think that sell of government information would have been illegal even at that time.

@LA_HA

2 жыл бұрын

@@wraithflaire1639 I believe you're right. I mean, Martha Stewart infamously went to prison for insider trading in 2004. Her and many, many people before and after her. So, getting information from non-public means is extremely illegal

@ksronlinemedia3798

2 жыл бұрын

Insider trading involving securities (stocks, bonds) had been illegal for some time, but the "Eddie Murphy" rule finally made insider trading involving commodities illegal.

“Here’s Johnny!” Was Johnny Carson’s introduction every night on television for 30 years. The Shining movie referenced it. It is NOT a serial killer reference.

The Pawn Shop guy that you liked is actually legendary blues man ‘Bo Diddley’.

@donovanmedieval

2 жыл бұрын

And if I'm not mistaken, that's his music playing in the background.

@KevyNova

2 жыл бұрын

One of the fathers of Rock & Roll.

@kasperkjrsgaard1447

2 жыл бұрын

Heeeeeeeyy Bo Diddley 🎼🎸

@gibbletronic5139

2 жыл бұрын

Bo knows watches...

@Salve01

2 жыл бұрын

He was "The Man" R.I.P.

To be fair, "Here's Johnny" came from the Tonight Show. It was fairly ubiquitous for decades and wasn't only from The Shining.

@IrishCarney

2 жыл бұрын

Right, and The Shining used it because it was from the Tonight Show.

@help4343

2 жыл бұрын

@@IrishCarney redundant comment

@scarlettmi

2 жыл бұрын

@@help4343 That wasn't a redundant comment. It was a clarifying comment.

@emersonk2139

2 жыл бұрын

To be fai-uuuuuh...

@alanholck7995

2 жыл бұрын

@@IrishCarney I think Jack Nicholson ad-libed the line & it made the final cut of the film

The pawn shop owner was played by Bo Diddley, one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. I know you’re into music of all kinds so please check him out. He created the Bo Diddley beat, which is the heartbeat of rock and roll.

@t0dd000

2 жыл бұрын

Saw Bo Diddley in concert once. He was spectacular.

@ACNC1

2 жыл бұрын

@@t0dd000 anyone notice a young gus from breaking bad?... he is in the prison cell scenes.

@graham974

2 жыл бұрын

Bo Diddley was one of the greats of the blues and rock n roll. Didn’t know he was an actor too

@chaseroush6503

2 жыл бұрын

Aykroyd is a huge blues fan... could have been by personal request.

@Masterfighterx

2 жыл бұрын

@@ACNC1 Antón Castillo

Scene in The Shining where Jack says "Here's Johnny" is actually from The Tonight Show, which was hosted by a man named Johnny Carson.

It's good that you've watched this one before "Coming to America". You'll know why, when you've watched it.

@drewrayg

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@stevenwheat3621

2 жыл бұрын

A strong substantial 80's flick that reminds me of my best time.. They just don't make em like they used to..

@douglasthomashayden2566

2 жыл бұрын

"....we're BACK!..." ;-)

Footnote: Don Ameche was a very religious person, that he refused to say both the N-Word and the F-word but was convinced after a while but under the agreement that he would only say it once, and went around to apologize to everyone afterwards.

@jean-paulaudette9246

2 жыл бұрын

He's a class act. Maybe we can get her to watch Cocoon!

@christinadoxstader3004

2 жыл бұрын

It was his history as a proponent of civil rights that was the reason that he didn't want to say the n-word.

@migbarr3806

2 жыл бұрын

@@jean-paulaudette9246 Or Coming to America ;)

@michaelboggus9993

2 жыл бұрын

Eddie Murphy said he apologized to him before they shot the scene

@migbarr3806

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelboggus9993 Shows what a class act he was.

"It's 10 o'clock. here's Johnny!" from this and "Here's Johnny!" from The Shining are both references to the opening of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

I love watching react's of this movie because most people have forgotten about Dan Aykroyd's Jamaican black face. It's hilarious in it's own right, but watching peoples speechless faces is just as good.

"He plays so many characters in this movie." Wait till you see 'Coming to America'.

@turbopokey

2 жыл бұрын

Or “The Nutty Professor”. But agreed, she should do Coming to America first.

@JohnnyJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! I love "Coming to America". That´s one of the funniest movies from the 80s,

"Trading Places" has a double meaning, because the climax of the film takes place at the Commodities Exchange....literally, a trading place.

@kaikell7541

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how many times I've seen this film and I only got that double meaning whilst watching this video!

@jamesweible5357

2 жыл бұрын

nearly everyone trade in this movie, the old guys, JLC, the butler.

@fordhouse8b

2 жыл бұрын

Triple meaning. First Louis and Billy Ray trade places, but in the end they both trade places with the Duke brothers.

@jasongerrard8940

2 жыл бұрын

Call me a dumb limey, but is that why they called the twin towers the world trading center,they actually traded there?

@ej62133

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasongerrard8940 not a dumb question for a foreigner. Yes. That's why. I forget how long trading was held up due to the attacks.

Bless her young heart, she doesn't know that "Here's Johnny" is originally from the Johnny Carson show... Because her only experience with the phrase is from The Shining. I officially feel old now.

@boojiemonster

2 жыл бұрын

"The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson

@MysterClark

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know. I'm just going to go cry into my Social Security check... :\

@Yugioh420

2 жыл бұрын

I knew Carson but is it wrong I thought Short Circuit, Johnny 5

@Yugioh420

2 жыл бұрын

And yes I know or am pretty sure the line in that movie is who's Johnny not Here's Johnny but I still thought it.

@MysterClark

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yugioh420 Johnny 5 is always welcome here.

The “Here’s Johnny” reference in this movie and The Shining was based on Johnny Carson’s intro by Ed McMahon.

@scottcortmeister4164

2 жыл бұрын

A prostitute's client is also known as a "John", usually those seeking the services of a hooker would never announce it to the world like that.. Its funny on at least two levels for me...

One of the "monkey handlers" was former Senator Al Franken. His writing partner on SNL was the other one. Akroyd and Murphy are also SNL alumni.

@carlalussini

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for writing his name, I was blanking on it, could only remember him as "the guy from the Bob Ross sketches"

@jasonremy1627

2 жыл бұрын

Tom Davis is the other one. Franken and Davis were a comedy team back in the day.

@aaronhusk

2 жыл бұрын

The drunk in the ape costume was James Belushi, kid brother of Juhn, and also an SNL alum.

@royedmonson7033

2 жыл бұрын

And the original owner of the gorilla suit was Jim Belushi, John Belushi's brother and actor in his own right.

Jamie Lee Curtis said that her brother's friends all called her 'freeze frame' after the mirror scene.

@bamachine

2 жыл бұрын

I know I nearly wore out the VCR, hit play, hit pause, hit rewind, hit play, rinse, repeat. I was a young teenager when this came out on video cassette for home watching.

@dlb83082

2 жыл бұрын

i did - lol

@Stefan-

2 жыл бұрын

Well if it wasnt for the blurring in this video im sure youtubes servers would wear out because of playing that clip over and over :-)

@asterix7842

2 жыл бұрын

The length young boys would go before the internet was invented.

When you said the old guys looked familiar, you've either seen Coming to America, or maybe like me, they remind you of Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show.

"Coming To America" takes place in the same "Universe" as "Trading Places". It's not a sequel but there is a scene that ties the two movies together.

@bessarion1771

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the two bums were Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy replaying their roles as Duke Brothers for about 1minute. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmR7rricZMmWYs4.html

@galonski64

2 жыл бұрын

Must feel so good to post that spoiler right? Instead of letting her see it blind in the movie, if and when she see it?

If saying ""true Lies" was a drinking game in the comments, we are about to be drunk or dead

@adamo.1319

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@toxicginger9936

2 жыл бұрын

YES!

@Uncle_T

2 жыл бұрын

It's a must though! 😉

@ScientificallyStupid

2 жыл бұрын

it's so good though, that's why there's a consensus

@es330td

2 жыл бұрын

or "Coming to America"

The butler, Denholm Elliot, is also an acting "heavy hitter". I thought you would've recognised him from the Indiana Jones movies, and he was a well respected classical and movie actor since the days of Black & whites.

@RichardX1

2 жыл бұрын

God rest his soul

@SierraSierraFoxtrot

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of other famous actors here.

@jean-paulaudette9246

2 жыл бұрын

I also loved him (and the whole cast ensemble) in "Noises Off!"

@ajivins1

2 жыл бұрын

He was a really good Dracula on TV, too!

@pauljackson2473

2 жыл бұрын

I loved him in “The House that dripped blood”. A cool anthology movie from the 70’s.

"Is this legal?" At the time is technically was legal. Although it wasn't really something people did. There was a rule put in place after this movie accidentally pointed out the possible exploit, called the "Eddie Murphy rule".

@GeekyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

It also didn't become a rule for commodities until 2010.

Fun fact, Jamie Lee Curtis once said in an interview that Dan Aykroid was the best kisser she’s ever worked with.

@leob4403

2 жыл бұрын

Better than Arnold then

To this day, every time I open a dried meat product I exclaim, "Beef Jerky Time!".

@chrisleebowers

2 жыл бұрын

Merry new year!

@AnOldYoungGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I do something similar, except it's when I offer something I have a lot of to someone, and they don't accept any, I'll say (with the accent) "There's plenty, you know!"

@jimirayo

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! So do I ! 👍

“Here’s Johnny” isn’t a Shining reference but a Tonight Show with Johnny Carson reference. Every show opened with Ed McMahon introducing Johnny Carson by saying “....and heeeerre's Johnny”. You should certainly follow up with Coming to America with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall with a very special appearance by Randolph and Mortimer.

@kishad1542

2 жыл бұрын

I came to comment this. Coming to America is the natural follow up

@TeamSukiyo

2 жыл бұрын

Shhhh spoilers!!!!

@DavidB-2268

2 жыл бұрын

The Tonight Show is also what was being referenced in The Shining

@markg6671

2 жыл бұрын

*facepalm* Nice job with the spoilers there, genius.

@paulmcateer1595

2 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson ad libbed the the “Here’s Johnny” line, & Stanley Kubrick kept it in the film!

"Here's Johnny" is a ref to The Late Show with Johnny Carson, not "The Shining."

@FiiFGutierrez

2 жыл бұрын

*The Tonight Show

Fun fact: here in Italy this movie, for some reasons, became a Christmas classic to the point that there's a TV channel that has aired it every Chistmas Eve for the last twenty plus years and watching it entered amongst Christmas' traditions for a lot of people. Recently Jamie Lee Curtis was told about this and she said: "“So they show me naked on TV? Hurray. You're keeping my twenty-one-year-old bosom alive."

The 4th wall break for the BLT - priceless, this really was peak Eddie Murphy

@jjjones8609

2 жыл бұрын

Eddie's "Coming to America" movie has the old men back in their roles as a cameo.

@KDeCesare

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Shame she glossed over it.

@ssj4megaman

2 жыл бұрын

@@KDeCesare Yeah, I was waiting for the reaction to that part...... damn make your vids longer and put more scenes in.

If you want to see Eddie in multiple roles, might I suggest “Coming To America”. Very funny film, with a few surprises you might like.

@YourXavier

2 жыл бұрын

Golden Child is an eighties favorite. I especially like Charles Dance as the bad guy. He's the perfect counter to Murphy's goofiness.

@PChazman1

2 жыл бұрын

Also, The Nutty Professor

@jasonlee4122

2 жыл бұрын

Plus, there's an Easter Egg to this movie in Coming To America.

@gregsteele806

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonlee4122 "I'm still not speaking to you!" 😁

@wmason1961

2 жыл бұрын

Arent Mortimer and his brother in a cameo in Coming to America?

80's comedies....hard to beat Fun cast and a good story, I'll watch this every few years

"Here's Johnny" is NOT a serial killer joke, nor is it a reference to the Shining! It's a reference to how Johnny Carson was introduced every single night on The Tonight Show. Jack Nicholson was doing that in the Shining! He ad libbed the line as an homage to the Tonight show!

@vivalapsych

2 жыл бұрын

And it’s been speculated that director Kubrick would have never left the “Here’s Johnny!!” line in The Shining if he'd known the reference himself but since Kubrick had lived in the UK since 1961, he was unaware of The Tonight Show.

@TinaTheNaughtyDragon

2 жыл бұрын

In a way isn't it a serial killer reference Johnny Carson Slade his audience with laughter every weeknight

Funny story about Jamie playing "Inga." Denholm's line of "But you're wearing lederhosen" was an improve. Jamie couldn't do an Austrian or German accent but she could do a Swedish one so she just went with it so when she delivered her line Denholm was genuinely confused.

@roaringviking5693

Жыл бұрын

The problem is that she sounds more German than Swedish anyway, mostly because of her R's. We either roll our s or, more commonly, use the so called alveolar tap. And her extreme sing-songy tone is more comical than accurate.

No lie, Trading Places is HUGE in Italy as a holiday movie. It's a tradition over there to show the film around Christmastime. No lie though, Eddie Murphy was the undisputed king of comedy in the 80s. He was it....and if you thought Jamie Lee looked great in this, wait until you get to THAT scene in True Lies.

@verzeihturncoat27

2 жыл бұрын

Same in Germany runs every christmas time like 5 times.

@es330td

2 жыл бұрын

JLC is actually hotter in "True Lies" than "Trading Places"

@mikemath9508

2 жыл бұрын

She's monstrous in that scene though

@es330td

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikemath9508 That is supposed to the point. It wouldn't have been in character if she had gone in like a professional exotic dancer.

I just wanted to say, I've been watching movie reactions for a couples of years now, but I find that I always watch reactions to movies that I've seen. So for what it's worth you should know that this is the first time I've ever watched a reaction for a movie that I've never seen, only because you bring such joy. Thanks Ashleigh!

18:00 Philadelphia has an event called the Mummers Parade every year on January 1st where everyone involved dresses up in costumes.

Jamie's twins only make a cameo but it's a spiritual experience.

@PaulWinkle

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't aware she was already a mother back then

@harryballsak1123

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who was 14 when this movie came out I agree

@Wiley_Coyote

2 жыл бұрын

I love that the audience is supposed to believe Ackroyd's character could go to sleep with those pressed against him.

Denholm Elliott (Coleman), you might remember as Marcus Brody from Indiana Jones. He also played Dracula once, was surprisingly good, serious production for BBC TV.

@timothywilliams9966

2 жыл бұрын

D. E. was really good in the Bill Murray movie "The Razor's Edge" too.

@berserkrhadley

2 жыл бұрын

My favourite Denholm Elliott role would have to be Col. Phelps, in The Whoopee Boys, though. :-)

@HobGungan

2 жыл бұрын

Noises Off is when I first became aware of him, though I had previously seen some of his more famous work when I was younger

@NY4Life

2 жыл бұрын

I loved him in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case Of Jekyll and Hyde opposite Jack Palance's Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde as Devlin

@routemaster19

2 жыл бұрын

Dracula was actually an episode from the ABC/Thames TV "Mystery & Imagination" series from 1968. A great early film featuring Denholm is "The Cruel Sea" - 1953 a war movie - though I very VERY much doubt someone like Ashleigh would be at all interested - let alone be able to find this film over there - it's simply just beyond her current scope as a movie watcher and I suspect it would bore her to tears. It is an excellent film though if you like that sort of thing. Ashleigh would probably prefer "A Private Function" - 1984 - though again - I suspect she would have difficulty finding it!

I just want to say that your reviews have made my life a better place. When I’m feeling lost and sad and bad thoughts start brewing..I turn on your channel because you make me laugh a way I haven’t laughed in years. Just want to say THANK YOU FOR BEING STRONG ON YOUR SIDE! BECAUSE IT HELPS US BE STRONG ON OUR SIDE!✨💖 Peace & Blessings

"Here's Johny" is not a serial killer reference. It was the opening line in Johny Carson's late night talk show. That's where the killer in The Shining borrowed it from as well!

Seeing Jamie Leigh Curtis in this movie was a life changing experience for the 14 year-old me

@markus1701

2 жыл бұрын

An impression for decades :-)

@ckobo84

2 жыл бұрын

You probably lost so much fluids you needed an IV 😂

@gavinwock6133

2 жыл бұрын

Her charms certainly set a high bar.

@PaulWinkle

2 жыл бұрын

Kleenex stock prices went up back then

@Wiley_Coyote

2 жыл бұрын

It (and they) were monumental.

"Heeeeeeere's Johnny" was the old intro to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Ashleigh. lol 😆 It was later used in The Shining.

@scarlettmi

2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching a ton of older classics these last couple of years (like 30-60s) and it's been interesting to discover all these really old pop culture references that I never realized were movie references before.

@DocJerky

2 жыл бұрын

@@scarlettmi Not sure how old you are, but there is a weird moment when the pop culture references of yesterday are forgotten lol. That is when I truly started feeling old

@scarlettmi

2 жыл бұрын

@@DocJerky Yeah, I'm old enough to remember "Here's Johnny" from The Tonight Show on nights I got to stay up late, so I'm definitely hitting that point these days.

When Coleman drops Valentine at work for the first time, Valentine is aware something is up: "What do they want from me?" Coleman's reply gives him exactly what he needs to know, and a hint of what is happening in the movie, "Just be yourself, sir - at least they can't take that away from you." Great summing up of the whole Duke brothers deal.

"Here's Johnny" refers to the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1962-1992), The Shining got it from that. And he wasn't a serial killer.

Denholm Elliott is MVP in this movie, the perfect understated foil to the much broader, comedic acting of Murphy and Ackroyd.

@ladyshar42

2 жыл бұрын

i love Denholm Elliott. He's one of my all-time favorite character actors

@tempsitch5632

2 жыл бұрын

He keeps a profession butler face and demeanor while doing a tonne of acting within it.

@ThreadBomb

2 жыл бұрын

He is always a pleasure, especially in comedy.

You have to see "Coming To America," now that you've seen this movie. That's all I can say. The butler was Denholm Elliott; he played Marcus in the Indiana Jones movies.

Coming to America has a great cameo from Mortimer and Randolph Duke, and its funny as hell too.

The guy who played the booking cop teasing Louis about the opera tickets is Frank Oz, who played an almost identical character in the opening sequence of The Blues Brothers, giving Jake his clothes back. He's also the voice of Miss Piggy, which makes it a bit funnier a few moments later when the toy store customer asks for a Miss Piggy doll.

My favorite fact about Jaime Lee Curtis: she is a Baroness by marriage. He husband is Christopher Guest (who played Count Rugen, the six fingered man in the Princess Bride), and Christopher Guest is the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, therefore she has the right to the title The Right Honorable The Lady Haden-Guest. Also, she’s funny and sexy as hell, and is deep into cosplay. She has dressed up as the Street Fighter character Vega in the past.

@The-Secret-Door

2 жыл бұрын

That's really cool - didn't know about the Baroness thing. It would be great if Ashleigh watched the Christopher Guest comedies, especially Best in Show and A Mighty Wind!

@fordhouse8b

2 жыл бұрын

The title was created in 1950, for his grandfather, a Labour Party politician, and his uncle, David Great, a Communist volunteer, who died fighting on the Republican side against Franco in the Spanish Civil War.

@dadoctah

2 жыл бұрын

@@The-Secret-Door Never mind those two. The one she needs to see is This Is Spinal Tap.

This movie has one of my all-time favorite opening credits sequences. You've got establishing shots of Philadelphia to tell you where the movie's taking place, and lots of contrasting "rich and poor", with various shots of working-class people starting their workday and Coleman preparing breakfast in bed for Winthorpe - all while Mozart's overture to _The Marriage of Figaro_ (an opera about servants plotting to teach their privileged boss a thing or two) is playing. Sets up the movie _perfectly._

@TSIRKLAND

2 жыл бұрын

I did not realize that about the opening music! I knew it was a classical piece I had heard before, but I did not know it was from an opera, nor the plot of said opera. How clever of the filmmakers to make that reference! Cool!

Watched several movie reaction content creators before getting here, your commentaries are hilariously top notch. Subbed

The Cliff's Notes on the ending is that Louis and Billy Ray were "selling short," which means they let the Dukes drive up the price of OJ (based on the fake crop report they got), then Louis and Billy Ray started selling stocks they didn't have (selling short) to everyone when it was near its peak. Then, when the real crop report was broadcasted, the value of OJ would have been too high, so everyone else was trying to unload the shares that they bought when they realized that they bought too high-which Louis and Billy Ray were happy to buy back to cover the shares they sold that they didn't have. I can't remember the actual numbers but an example would be if you sold 100 shares short at $100/piece, you'd be bringing in $10,000. However, since you didn't have the actual stocks to sell, you'd have to buy 100 shares to cover the sale. In this instance, let's say the stock went down to $10 per share based on the real crop report. They would have spent $1000 buying the shares, profiting $9,000. However, in this movie they made millions. Great review. This is one of my all-time favorite movies!

@hedgehog1965uk

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have seen this movie so many times, but never understood what was happening with the buying and selling of stocks.

The cop with the powder "That's PCP!" That was Frank Oz, who you may recall as the voice of Yoda (and Fozzy Bear from the Muppets).

@Acme1970

2 жыл бұрын

And Miss Piggy.

@roryotoole3279

2 жыл бұрын

He was also the liaison from the embassy who visited Jack at the hospital in An American Werewolf in London. He was also the prison cop in the Blues Brothers who returned John Belushi's personal items.

The title Trading Places is a double pun. It refers to the switch of the characters, and also to the Commodities Exchanges, which are investment trading places.

@TreeFrog851

2 жыл бұрын

At the time what they did wasn't illegal. After this movie, the twist prompted actual legislation to make it illegal.

This is the movie my family watched to christen our first newly purchased VCR. It was about the most exciting thing I had ever considered that we could go to a video rental store, pick up a relatively recent movie *of our choice* and watch it in our living room, with the ability to PAUSE for snack breaks. And it was a highly entertaining choice!

Coming to America and Beverly Hills Cop are absolute must-sees for Eddie!

If you'd like to see JLC and Dan together as a couple again, try "My Girl". Huge tear-jerker as well.

@pmd1973

2 жыл бұрын

I'm actually shocked she hasn't had My Girl on her channel yet.

@flynnoldman3542

2 жыл бұрын

For JLC go with True Lies.

@3Rayfire

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, My Girl, the source of my crush on Anna Chlumsky....Ashleigh when you watch it, bring wine.

@fordhouse8b

2 жыл бұрын

And if shed like to see Randolph and Mortimer (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) again, she should see Coming to America.

@st0n3p0ny

2 жыл бұрын

My Girl... Yes... Vada was such a sexy babe. And that's not perverted because I was the same age at the time haha.

"Heeeere's Johnny" is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. That's where the line used in The Shining came from. So the John in Trading Places was most likely quoting the intro from The Tonight Show, and not The Shining.

The stock market scene was one that baffled me until I looked it up years later, it goes something like this: The dukes, thinking oranges are going to be in short supply, drive up the price of FCOJ. Dan and Eddie short sell FCOJ making a lot of money while driving the price down. When the crop report come out revealing there will be a lots of oranges, the price drops further. When the price is low enough, Dan and Eddie buy back the stock they shorted, which they required to do regardless of the price. Smarter people than I have concluded that nearly everything the Dukes lost, 300+ Million, is what Dan and Eddie made in that day trade.

here's Johnny is a reference to Johnny Carson, so was the mention in the Shining

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

2 жыл бұрын

I never thought I’d be old enough to see other people in America who don’t know what that is. It’s so ingrained on those of us who heard it every night, for 20-30 years.

I personally find the little barbershop quartet song and that whole interaction with the ladies to be absolutely hilarious because it's so ridiculously stuffy and WASP-y. I also find it interesting that the girls all think it's sweet, even though they are basically singing about the girls being easy, particularly miss Constance Fry.

@rammsteinrulz16

2 жыл бұрын

Can you explain the reference of "WASP-y" meaning something tacky? Ive heard it used elsewhere... But all i know of WASP is the metal band, who would be nowhere near tortoiseshell glasses, sweater vests and barbershop quartets.

@kentonkruger8333

2 жыл бұрын

@@rammsteinrulz16 Negative term for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

@eadricstorm9874

2 жыл бұрын

@@rammsteinrulz16 (WASP) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: a person descended from N European, usually Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in American society.

@rammsteinrulz16

2 жыл бұрын

Much obliged

@seamusburke639

2 жыл бұрын

@@rammsteinrulz16 Definition of "WASP" aside; imagine a bunch of people in nice houses whose idea of fun on the weekends is a bake sale. That's a WASP.

Love your channel, this is one of my favorite movies, keep up the great reviews =))))))

"Here's Johnny," although used in The Shining is really a reference to the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson - he was introduced each night by the co-host Ed McMahon. As for the stock exchange scene at the end, it's normally a first buy low, then sell high thing but there are cases where the reverse works better. There are stock firms that will "loan" their stock out for a fee, so if you sell these stocks off at a high price, then buy them all back at a low price, you profit from the difference, then give all the stocks back to the firm you "borrowed" them from. The firm made money from renting the stocks out to you and you made money from selling them at a high price and buying back at a low price.

Dan Aykroyd is a good excuse for me to once again bring up The Great Outdoors, it's a classic.

@johnfriday5169

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big John Candy fan but The Great Outdoors is hilarious.

@Nozoki

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnfriday5169 If I can get a dessert down him, think you can throw in a couple of Paul Bunyan hats for the kids?

@joconnell8145

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nozoki "That's NOT the last bite!" "What do you mean, there's nothing but fat and gristle left on the plate!"

Now that you've seen this, if you haven't already, you REALLY need to see "Coming to America"

@johnwjr7

2 жыл бұрын

To she if she gets the connection.

@emhemhemh

2 жыл бұрын

it's like a little sequel in one scene.

I was really looking forward to your reaction to this! Totally worth the wait!

Another thought, when the John showed up and said "Here's Johnny", he wasn't quoting a serial killer, it was the opening to the Johnny Carson show, which is what Jack Torrence was also quoting when he used the axe and busted a hole in the door trying to get after his wife in The Shining.

Ashleigh: I cannot focus on anything... Me: Right there with ya.

There is a hilarious reference to this movie in Coming To America. It actually would make sense to watch that next.

@MrShaun42088

2 жыл бұрын

exactly. highly recommended

@kasperkjrsgaard1447

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a classic - sort of

LOVING Ashleigh's use of the very Scottish word "SHITE" So much more expressive than just "shit" love it 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤣

@mxplixic

2 жыл бұрын

It's also not considered vulgar and won't get the naughty-ban. :)

In Italy "Trading places" is on tv every christmas eve since 1997, it has become like a christmas tale.

Ashleigh makes me feel so old. Johnny Carson retired in 1992 and ever since then, "Here's Johnny" is ONLY a line from The Shining.

@macmcleod1188

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I imagine how I feel about Jack Paar is how she feels about Johnny Carson.

48 Hours Eddie Murphy's electrifying movie debut. Still maybe his best performance ever.

@smithincanton

2 жыл бұрын

Beverly Hills Cop is another great one!

@SeymourAlexander

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe. Murphy got the part due to his performance in Beverly Hills Cop, which had finished filming but had not been released yet.

@gamexsimmonds3581

2 жыл бұрын

True

It is SO good that you watched this BEFORE "Coming to America"!

Fun fact. The police officer with the bald head and mustache who tested the drugs is Frank Oz the voice of Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in the muppets and the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars movies.

Since you bring up "Coming to America", there is a special connection to this movie. You should watch it next.

@tionak

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! A great Easter egg.

@donovanmedieval

2 жыл бұрын

Same director, right?

@jlmljames

2 жыл бұрын

THIS!!!

In addition to true lies, I would also recommend Beverly Hills Cop.

Fun fact, but that guy next to Eddie Murphy in the Jail Cell is Gus Fring from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.

The cop that found the angel dust was Frank Oz, better known as the voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy 🐷 😉. Also the guy in the gorilla costume was Jim Belushi, brother of John Belushi.

@cheshirekat528

2 жыл бұрын

Also, Frank Oz is the OG voice of Yoda.

FUN FACT: One of the gorilla handlers is Al Franken. He became a U.S. Senator from Minnesota.

@DeltaAssaultGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Also resigned in disgrace

@garretthenderson5738

2 жыл бұрын

Was just coming to the comments to drop that nugget.

@Rodgerdodger66

2 жыл бұрын

The other one is Tom Davis (RIP), Franken's longtime writing partner on SNL.

“He-e-e-re’s Johnny” was actually Ed McMahon’s introduction for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show before it was used in movies including The Shining… This was when there were only a handful of channels and most people watched The Tonight Show nightly.

Jamie Lee Curtis had been very successful in the original Halloween. She wanted to escape the “horror queen” niche she felt trapped in…. To get cast in this film she took a pay cut. While she didn’t win an Oscar she did win the BAFTA (English Academy Awards) for best supporting actress. She took a risk & it paid off big time.

Just an observation ... when the guy said "Here's Johnny" he wasn't making a serial killer joke (by referencing The Shining) ... the saying "Here's Johnny" was the intro that Ed McMann used to introduce Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show for decades ... The Shining's quote was also a shoutout to the that introduction on The Tonight Show

A couple fun facts: the original gorilla was played by Jim Belushi (John Belushi's brother), Clarence Beeks (i'll rip out your eyes....." was played by the bully teacher in Breakfast Club, nobody really understands what happens at the end. 😆

Yes!!! One of my favorites! 4:19 What I say every time someone hands me five dollars 6:44 Giancarlo Esposito 9:37 Frank Oz 12:37 The look he gives after that line always kills me 13:45 Just turned back into 16 year old me 14:41 Bo Didley (and what I say whenever I buy something for $50) 17:57 Jim Belushi 18:09 What I say every time I eat beef jerky 19:14 Former US Senator Al Franken And my favorite line (not included) - “Turn those machines back on!!!!” Forgot how much I love this flick! Time to go watch the whole thing. Bye!!!

@toddegoldberg

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for someone mentioning frank oz and i learned giancarlo! Thank you. And yes. Beef jerky time!

@natedoggg2002

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that's baby Gus at 6:45

One of the Duke Brothers- Ralph Bellamy (no mustache)- also played a businessman in "Pretty Woman." You may have recognized him from that. Both Duke Brothers were played by vintage Hollywood royalty: Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche were both huge in the golden age of Hollywood of the 1940s. Honestly, the entire cast of this film is simply chock-full of stars of yesteryear, big names of the time, as well as up-and-comers whose stars would shine brightly in the years to come. Just *so* many great names.

Jamie Lee Curtis was one of my earliest celebrity crushes, and one of the few who I still find utterly gorgeous in every way.

I love how the younger generation doesn’t know that this is a loosely based adaption. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain 😊

@jeffburnham6611

2 жыл бұрын

It's actually just a re-boot of so many other films of the same name that preceded it. The Original movie was released in 1921, but there were others. I liked the 1945 version the best.

@sadfaery

2 жыл бұрын

Considering when Mark Twain lived, though, aren't we all essentially younger generations, no matter how old we are? I've heard of the Prince and the Pauper, and I've seen many variations on the theme, but I've never actually read it myself, and I'm in my 40s.

Jamie was indeed the perfect choice to play the hot aerobics instructor in the movie Perfect.

@surlechapeau

2 жыл бұрын

and yes Ashleigh, they are real :)

Mortimer Duke was played by Don Ameche. This was his first major role in a movie in almost 40 years and resurrected his career. He was also one of the nicest guys in the business. He only did one take of each scene where he uses a curse or slur because he absolutely hated that kind of language.

"Coming to America" should definitely be on your list! It is Eddie Murphy at his best, in my opinion!

"You know, he plays so many characters in this movie" LOLOLOLOL Welcome to Eddie Murphy land.