As I’m sure you guys now know, the old white guy actually was Eddie Murphy.

When I got married, my wife allowed me to play "Sheeeee's your...queeeeeeen tooohoooo beeeee!" once they announced us a husband and wife. About half the people started cracking up, the other half had no idea what was going on. It was incredible.

Here’s a neat bit of trivia. Akeem’s parents also voice Simba’s parents in The Lion King

the homeless men who he gives the bag of cash to are the Duke brothers from Trading Places, if you haven't seen that I suggest it. "Now cracks a noble heart. Goodnight sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest" is from Hamlet and yes, it refers to the big sleep.

This movie was an extreme hit when it debuted. I saw it when I was a kid. I loved it. The two old bums are the villains from Trading Places (1983 - Dan Akroyd, Eddie Murphy) which was another great comedy. Eddie Murphy was huge in the 80's. His standup routines were major hits as well. Several of his films like 48 hours and Beverly Hills Cop are worth reactions if you haven't seen them.

John Amos tripping over those stairs was a real accident. He stayed in the moment and the director kept it in the movie. What a pro!

The Jewish guy in the barber shop was indeed Eddie Murphy. The two bums (Mortimer and Randolph) were the villains of the 1983 movie Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. A comedy classic which you should definitely check out!

"Good Morning my Neighbors!" "F* You!" "Yes, yes! F* you too!" Best line.

Eddie Murphy wrote the initial outline of this movie because he felt he couldn’t find a genuine connection with a woman romantically after he became a megastar in the 80s

This movie has my favorite 4th wall break of all time: when Akeem looks at you, the viewer, while his betrothed is barking.

Definitely watch Trading Places for another good Eddie Murphy movie from the same Era. Arguably even better with Dan Ankroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis, and you will get the two old homeless guy cameos.

This movie was up for two Oscars: Best Makeup (yes, the Jewish man WAS Eddie Murphy), and Best Costume Design. And while you may recognize the father as Mufasa, the mother is also Serabi. A fun little reunion in The Lion King. ^-^ And yeah my dad quoted this movie ALL the time. One of his favorite comedies. ❤️

What I like about this movie is that Akeem and Lisa were facing the same dilemma in different settings and that's successful parents arranging a marriage for them instead of allowing them to find love for themselves.

fun fact: Paula Abdul was the one behind the choreography for the whole dance in the beginning if i’m not mistaken!

This was one of my dad’s favorite movies. He would watch it every time it was on tv. And laugh so much even tho he already knew the jokes. 😂

George is right: "Goodnight, sweet prince" is what Horatio says to Hamlet as Hamlet dies.

22:46 "Do not alert him to my presence. I shall deal with him myself." James Earl Jones referencing his line as Vader from Return of the Jedi.

I'd love to see you guys react to Crocodile Dundee

Easily the best Eddie Murphy movie 😁 Also love James Earl Jones' blatant Darth Vader homage: "Do not alert him to my presence, I will deal with him myself" 🤣

The Golden Child is a great movie with Eddie Murphy

Just an FYI. 18:50, when the two homeless guys get the money. This is a crossover from an earlier movie starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd called Trading Places.

1. Randolph & Mortimer are characters from 'Trading Places', also starring Eddie Murphy 2. The characters in the barbershop were all played by Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. Eddie Murphy was also "Randy Watson"

The third star of this movie is makeup artist Rick Baker. Eddie and Rick worked together many times after this (with varying results).

The Randy Watson sequence is still one of my favourite bits of comedy ever. Introducing him as Joe the policeman from what the "What's going down?" episode of "That's my Momma" immediately had me laughing

"I tied my own shoes once; it is an overrated experience." 👞🤣👟

my last effort as a developer was a manager for a trash bin network, to automatize a form of optimization. In homage to this nice movie, I named it "Akeem". So when you think of the trash, think of Akeem.

"New York looks really cold," says the Canadian! Having been in Canada in the winter myself, I had to laugh.

Great choice for a reaction! I saw this movie in the theater the weekend it came out. Lots of cameos. John Amos, Mr McDowell and the guy who recognized Prince Akeem at the game both appeared in Die Hard 2. The taxi driver who took them to Queens was Jake Steinfeld, a stand up comedian and fitness guru from the 80s. He had a workout program and tv show called Body by Jake.

22:00 Semmi's scream is so damn good! 😀 It's one of my favourite moments of the movie. 26:35 That was freaking perfect! 😆

20:16 George is right. The quote is from Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet: Horatio says it to Hamlet (the Prince of Denmark) after Hamlet dies.

Its funny that she commented how the opening of the music made her think of The Lion King, as the King and Queen in this movie also voiced Simba's parents! haha

When Simone pointed out how good Samuel L. Jackson is at yelling, it reminded me of The Chapelle Show commercial for Samuel Jackson beer. Someone asked him if he could please stop yelling and he responded ,"I'M NOT YELLING! THIS IS MY NATURAL TONE OF VOICE!"

FUN FACT:The person in the barber chair is a young Cuba Gooding Jr. since then he’s starred in major movies like Jerry MacGuire,Boys In the hood,boat trip,Radio and Men Of Honor

Just a mention here. The King and Queen are played by the same actors who played Mufasa and Sarabi in The Lion King: James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair. The sequel was fun. I watched it with my roomies, and we laughed.

The white guy in the barbershop is Eddie Murphy, also the sequel isn’t bad, it just doesn’t live up to the original.

"Zamunda forever!!!" I loved it when Akeem killed Thanos.

"Coming To America" and "Trading Places" are my favorite Eddie Murphy movies. I wish you would have watched Trading Places first so you could recognize a short scene that connects the two movies.

Fun fact: in the scene where the father gets back and forward to the door, he wasn't meant to slip, but the way the actor stayed in character, had the director to keep it for the final cut.

Soul Glow was not a real product but the hairstyle, the Jerry Curl was a very really and is pretty universally agreed upon as one of those fashion mistakes that will probably never come back into style.

The throwback to Trading Places is one of my favorite moments.

When Darth Vader says Do not alert them to my presents. "I will deal with him myself'! Take me back every time.

Randolph and Mortimer were the two antagonists from the other Eddie Murphy movie Trading Places. 👍

The funniest part is that Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall played multiple roles in this movie.

LOL, totally forgot that Vader reference "I will deal with them myself." And the fact that Mufasa was already a king wearing a lion shawl was a nice precursor to The Lion King. Simone's Tommy Wiseu was perfectly timed.

Hysterical classic! The McDowell's restaurant was actually a Wendy's for many years when I was growing up. It was on Queen's Blvd, right by the Queens Center Mall.

To get the Mortimer and Randolf Reference you have to watch "Trading Places"!!!

'Goodnight Sweet Prince' is from Hamlet's death scene (The rest is "May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest")

James Earl Jones is always great. This is one of those movies that is perfectly over the top. They know exactly how far to go without taking you out of it and losing the story.

Celebrity paradox: Akeem is nicknamed "Kunta Kinte," which is a character from Alex Haley's "Roots." The older version of Kunta (Toby) was played by John Amos, Mr. McDowell in this film.

“That’s a lot of graffiti.” By 1980s NY Subway cars that thing is practically pristine.

I really hope one day you'll react to "Bowfinger" with Eddie and Steve Martin. It's so great and a hilarious film about making movies.

The song from the intro is actually a version of the song from the lion king (The lion sleeps tonight). The original is called Mbube, and was written by a South African. Murphy wanted a version of that song for the intro.

@18:50, the two homeless men are the brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke from the movie 'Trading Places (1983)'. It also starred Eddie Murphy so this a callback. You should put this on your watch list. I won't go into details, just remember this scene.

Almost no reaction YTer seems to notice that the opening music is "Mbube", the original song that became "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the US. Which is kind of hilarious, especially considering James Earl Jones later playing Simba's dad in The Lion King...

Yes, the old Jewish man at the barber shop was also Eddie Murphy. He was doing the multiple characters thing long before The Nutty Professor.

So many comedy gems in the 80's like this. I feel like we don't get movies like this anymore (or maybe I'm just old).

Know this movie completely by heart. Such a classic (Just forget that they ever tried making a sequel)

LMAO @ Simone "I want a framed photograph of a hotdog for my apartment" 😃

Do not alert him to my presence, I "will deal with him myself." - Darth Vader. Lol🤣. Eddy Murphy WAS the one telling the joke at the end, his name was there 😊

I was actually thrown off by the super normal intro… 😂😂😂

I love this movie! The jokes still land even if you don't get all the 80s references😂. Watching this reaction I clapped when Lisa's Dad said he would break his foot off in JEJ. This movie has a lot of heart too.... I think that kind of heart is what is missing in the sequel. But it is still worth seeing for the continuing story of these characters.

The guy who worked at the restaurant was Louie Anderson, big time stand up who had his own show & was in Baskets.

I've watched this movie about 30 times, just brilliant.

Great reaction. Just a quick point I wanted to make. Zamunda is supposed to be a country in the continent of Africa. Therefore, the United States seemed big to them compared to their country of Zamunda, not compared to the continent of Africa. Just a little FYI

The sequel is not that bad. It's not the first one but it's worth a watch.

I wish you guys would’ve seen “Trading Places” before this. It’s one of thee best comedies of the 80s plus you would’ve gotten that little Randolph/ Mortimer scene

A Mcdonalds once changed themselves over to Mcdowells for a special occasion..... Eddie and Arsenio play so many roles in this movie it's crazy.. [Randolph and Mortimer are from an earlier Eddie murphy movie called Trading Places where they lost everything over a bet and some hijinks involving Eddie and Dan Akroyd] Eddie Murphy is the old man in makeup

Ohhh this is going to be fun!! This is STILL my most favorite movie! Know all the lines from the opening credits to the mid-credit scene.

Love your reactions. I think The Last Starfighter, an older 1984 campy sci fi flick would be right up your ally. The room at the end of Ready Player One was taken from the main character’s bedroom in that movie.

Some good stars in this, both from that time and the future. When they first walked into the barber shop, the young man in the barber's chair was Cuba Gooding. Maurica, the chubby guy who worked at the restaurant, was Louie Anderson who was a pretty big comic at the time. The dad, Mr, McDowell played by John Amos who had his own TV show called "Good Times" and appeared in other successful shows back in those days. You saw that Eddie and Arsenio were others in the movie; both played 4 parts. Eddie not only was the barber but was the Jewish guy Saul in the shop too. And then he was the soul singer Randy Watson, doing a takeoff of sorts on James Brown, so total of 4 parts for him. Arsenio is also Morris, the other barber then Reverend Brown and also Baba, the grandfather. Good stuff!!

Eddie Murphy and Arseno Hall played a dozen characters each, including everyone in the harbor shop And Randolph and Mortimer are characters in another Eddie Murphy movie called Trading Places.

26:35 Wow Simone left no "Room" for error with that reference!

Such an entertaining movie, and you both are wonderful as always. Thank you!

The bark like a dog part when he looked in the camera was improv and they kept it in the film

A bit of history about Eddie with the old Jewish man costume, he was so convincing, he fooled a older Jewish woman and others that didn’t know it was him in costume ( Thank Rick Baker ) for his incredible costume designs . He also did King Kong 79’

Trading Places is an excellent movie, Eddie Murphy's first big hit iirc (48 hours was his first movie, also quite good), bonus it's also a Christmas movie so should definitely be on your list, and will explain the randolph and mortimer scene (where he gives the money to the bums).

The McDowell's was actually a Wendy's at the time so it was a real working fast food restaurant. After the movie, they had pictures up of the cast hung up around the place. Sadly, they tore it down a few years ago. You both definitely need to see Trading Places.

13:26 Seventies reference that missed you. 'Kunta Kinte' was the name of a character in 'Roots' a TV milestone series based on Alex Haleys book Roots: The saga of an American Family which traced his own family history back to the African slaves - hence the reference to Akeem. Roots was very good, if uncomfortable viewing but it's generally accepted to be more fiction than fact about the authors own real family. Young Kunta was played by LeVar Burton of Star Trek fame and the older Kunta was played by - John Amos AKA Mr McDowell the restaurant owner !

They actually sown skateboards into the train so she could move. Also the choreography for the big dance scene was done by Paula Abdul.

Please watch the STAR TREK movies. 🖖

Such a beautiful piece of cinema history. Thanks you two for reacting to this.

Eddie Murphy played the following characters:Prince Akeem,The Barber,The Old man in the chair 🪑 in the barbershop 💈,the singer of the band S. Chocolate!!!

This was probably the most rewatched movie from my childhood.

Beyond loving you guys, I cannot begin to tell you how happy it makes me when Simone wears her The Band t-shirt. In your spare time, you should watch The Last Waltz, if you haven’t. Cheers!

On the start is seemed that Simone has upgraded to another jedi level: besides predicting plot elements she even got some dialogue up front. She calmed down soon after From the reaction it was not definite, whether S&G actually recognized Randolph & Mortimer from "Trading places" - did they?

Randolph and Mortimer were two characters from a previous Eddie Murphy comedy, Trading Places. Well worth watching.

I'm pretty sure that Paula Abdul did the choreography for the dance scene at the royal engagement.

The Randolf and Mortimer homeless people bit only makes sense if you see the movie Trading Places, which is very worth the view, by the way.

John Landis & Eddie were a great combo on screen, even though they clashed off it. You should definitely watch Trading Places, Eddie's first huge hit, and you'll also get the Randall & Mortimer joke in Coming to America.

If you don't know the easter egg reference with "Randolf & Mortimer", you should definetly see "Switching Places" with Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Akroyd. It is well worth it!

The first mic drop ever. Eddie started it.

Yes, there are still beauty pageants. One similar business that seems to have slowly faded away are the promotional models at car shows, boat shows, and that sort of thing.

I saw Sexual Chocolate live in 1990, they opened for GWAR.

18:50 you may not have realised it, but the old guys Randolf and Mortimer Duke. Are both main characters in another Eddie Murphy movie he did with Dan Aykroid and Jamie Lee Curtis, called Trading Places. So it was a weird to see the Duke brothers again reprising their roles, in a different movie with Eddie Murphy as a different character. Trading Places is a movie that should be added to your Patreon Polls. Also, watch Coming to America 2. They made it decades later. We find out what happened to the previous Bride to be and a bunch of other funny stuff. And they also brought back many of the extras to reprise their roles. It is not as funny as the original, but that is standard fare for most sequels. Do not watch it expecting the same magic as the original.

Randolph and Mortimer were the two old rich guys from the movie Trading Places (with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd). It was a nice little easter egg.

So many great lines in this.

You need to watch Trading Places. Almost an Xmas movie!!

It was so clever to put Randolph & Mortimer Duke in this movie after Trading places! 👍

I haven't seen this movie in about 30 years, and I never realized how many recognizable faces were in it! I feel like every 30 seconds or so of this reaction I was saying "Hey, he was in Predator 2!" or "Hey, he was in Die Hard 2!" or "Hey, he was in ER!" and so on...

The old Jewish man is Eddie Murphy. 😬