A quintessential 80s comedy! Not to be missed.

Louis' girlfriend Ophelia was played by Jamie Lee Curtis who comes from Hollywood royality. Her father is actor Tony Curtis and her mother (Janet Leigh) starred in Alfred Hitchock's classic 'Psycho' (1960) where she was casted in the infamous shower scene. Far as Jaime Lee Curtis, she had made her film debut five years prior to 'Trading Places' . Since Halloween is coming up, you two should react to Jaime Lee Curtis' film debut in the horror classic 'Halloween' (1978) The Halloween franchise is still beloved til this day and Curtis had portrayed her role once again in 2022.

In the movie Coming to America, Mortimer and Randolph can be seen as two homeless people.

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.

Weed saved the day. Think about it, if Valentine doesn't keep the joint, he doesn't go to the bathroom and thus, is not aware of the Duke's plan.

Here is what they made at the end: 122 cents/pound - 38 cents/pound) * 15000 pounds/contract (how much each contract is worth) * 20000 contracts (how many contracts they sold) = $252,000,000. That may not be exact, but relatively close. It's not really said in the movie, but with what they had from what they had from the suitcase they swiped from Beeks on the train, to the money the dukes gave the fake Beeks in the garage (Valentine), from Coleman and Ophelia's savings, and Withorpe and Valentine's investments, you figure it's a few hundred thousand they put in. So that few hundred thousand turned into around a quarter billion.

Thank you for responding to us so quickly! And you made the connection between this and Coming To America. Great reaction, ladies.

14:05 Didn't feel sorry for Winthrope.. He was awful quick to accuse Billy Ray of robbery and get him arrested, So for the rest of his life he'll remember how it felt to be treated likewise. Actually, good lessons for everyone..Billy Ray learned when you have $$, fake freinds come out of the woodwork, The Dukes learned playing with people's lives will come back to bite ya, And Beeks learned the hard way ( Pun intended) it's not OK to be mean to animals...YEAH!!

Such a fantastic film. "Hear no evil, see no evil" and "Brewster's Millions" are also great kinda similar comedies.

This movie is absolute gold💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

I'm so excited y'all decided to watch this!

The actors playing the Duke Brothers, Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy were heartthrobs larger than Brad Pitt during the Golden Age of Film.

TIL that, upon seeing Phil Hartman's audition/potential, Lorne Michaels remarked that Phil could be "the next Dan Aykroyd." THAT'S how high Dan set the bar, so thank goodness he was still able to do some funny shit after SNL.

I am absolutely loving your reaction videos.

Great observation about Louie on his knees as a callback to Billy Ray begging at the start.

22:15 = The Universal Reaction 😅👍

Always like your reactions. Note Bo Diddley's cameo as the pawnshop owner.

"It was a stone groove, my man. You are the most righteous..." Can't lie, I've said that kind of thing.

An all time classic that never get old.

I’m glad you finally watched this one. One of the funniest and clever movies ever.

Was going to mention Trading Places when you did Coming to America... awesome just started watching.

That was an awesome reaction! You both are so beautiful each in your own way! Thank you!

If you like Eddie I recommend the Beverly Hills Cop Franchise. He actually just eneded the filming for part 4.

I like your channel so much that sometimes I don't even click "Skip Ad" because I heard it affects the channel's revenue and I want you to have every penny possible.

All the best from Edinburgh Scotland.

*Fun fact: The Dukes are what Americans call "Old Money"* and among stock traders were called the "masters of the universe." These are the guys whose ancestors came from England before the American revolution and owned ALL of the land in America. And got super rich selling that land to basically everyone else. People who got rich from starting corporations are called "New Money."

Yes yes yes ❤❤❤ so happy you listened to our advice.

Very nice reaction👍 Couple of other good 80s eddie murphy flicks are "The Golden Child"-1986 & "48hrs"-1982

I love that so many ppl actually saw Coming To America first - now the homeless old guys mystery is solved 😂😂

This movie came before coming to america and the 2 old rich guys in this movie are tbe ones eddie murphy help with money in coming to america

Salute to everyone have a great day and be safe 🙏

The "S-car go" which is driven by a snail is a pun on "escargot," the French word for "snail," which is pronounced the same way as S-car go. The drunken baggage handlers on the train were played by comedy duo Al Franken and Tom Davis. Franken was a United States Senator for a time. He is still active in politics. Davis wrote sketches for Saturday Night Live among others. He passed away in 2012.

It was 347 million, not 3 million. Love the channel.

@Jyn X Ryl just to give you Perspective on 1982, when this was 1st Filmed... the huge $394 Million Dollars that the Old Men Lost would've been $1.25 Billion Dollars in 2023 Money... So OMG!!!!

Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy are legendary actors from the golden age of Hollywood.

Brewsters millions would be a good movie to watch next.

Yeah! Man is an upgraded version of your stand of the mill Yesman. I would love to have one of those with me at all times. "I will take a Big Mac with large fries". My man: "Yeah!"

A couple of movies you guys should see is Harlem Nights and also Boomerang, and one of my favorites is the 1980 movie Prom Night with Jamie Lee Curtis.

My very first movie reaction with you two. I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to more!

I don't know if you remember but in Coming to America the Dukes were the homeless people akiem gave money to when he was on the date with Lisa. Trading places movie came out before Coming to America. It was like a funny haha moment on what happened to the Dukes after they lost all their money.

This was like an SNL, Saturday night Live, movie! Eddie, dan, the monkey guy, the 2 subway workers, all on or writers for SNL. The 2 old guys are Hollywood royalty. From black and white days. They have a short cameo near the end of Coming to America! Eddie was a teen on SNL, then his first 3 movies are this, 48 hours, and Beverly Hills cop!

Hi, new subscriber here. Good chemistry, you two, and great observations. And your face, every time she was on screen, dressed or not. . . Ryl's in love with Jamie Lee Curtis. It's cute.

Bonjour de France 🇫🇷 "love this movie" 🎬👍 (Jyn❤)

14:41 the voice of YODA

Oh you guys already knew, just watched your reaction

I did love the reference in Coming to America

I been watching reactions to movies and came across y'all. I love that you two keep it real. You both don't laugh at shit that is not funny. Enjoy 80s movies. They were so much fun. Turn up your movie volume.

I would have loved to have you two as my granddaughters. Such wonderful young ladies!

i really really like their reactions, always very entertaining.

I wish you'd seen this BEFORE Coming To America. You might have recognized the homeless men Prince Hakeem gave the money too as the Dukes.

This is the most detailed satisfying reaction for this film I've seen. And I am super old and not too dumb but not too smart so take it for what ya'll will.

Now you see how they became bums sleeping on the street. That is what he meant in Coming to America when he said "we're back" mean back to trading.

Well then, you should probably watch Blues Brothers now. Also directed by John Landis, and Dan Aykroyd is in it, and a bunch of legendary musicians.

You two girls are beautiful 😊. Hello from British Columbia

I like to look at the duke's as a metaphor for the two party system ,how they are two sides of the same coin.

The Duke Brothers also have a cameo in Coming To America, but this time they are broke and homeless after losing everything in this movie.

Funfact: Back in the 80's what Valentine and Winthorpe did was not illegal, because this were public informations anyway. It also contained a little something called the “Eddie Murphy Rule.” In Section 746 of Dodd-Frank Act, under the Eddie Murphy Rule, it finally became illegal to use non-public information from agencies like the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve and Department of Agriculture to trade in the futures market. And real brokers explained inflation-adjusted, Winthorpe and Valentine made about 26 mio $ in the end, if i remember it correctley.

You should do more reactions to 80ies and erarly 90ies comedys

Keep in mind when hearing these dollar figures that's *1983* dollars. So when they made *$347,000* on pork bellies, that's equal to *$1,070,000* today, or they're *$1* bet would be a *$3* bet today

And smart, too.

Nice to see how much you enjoyed this one. Those Duke brothers were some of the most horrible villains ever.

Great reaction

You Ladies are going to love it , 👍🇺🇸🙏🌹🌹

This is part one of coming to America. Those men who came up to him at the window when he was with Lisa are these two men that went broke in this movie.😂😂😂

Have you guys seen any of the Jay and Silent Bob movies. The veiwaskew universe has alot of laughs in it

What they did wasn't ilegal at this time this movie did lead to a federal law named after this movie and insider trading

A few guest appearances in this one. The man with the glasses in charge of the gorilla is Johnny from Airplane and the man dressed as the first gorilla was Jim Belushi, John Belushi's brother

these two old men are the same two old men in the of the Coming to america movie that was homeless

Y’all should check out another Eddie Murphy movie called “Vampire In Brooklyn”

It was not a RR, but similar. it was a Mercedes 600 Grosser

Although I'm late responding, this is hilarious. And it's hard to fathom that the $80,000 Billy Ray was offered by the Dukes in 1983 would be equivalent to a quarter of a million a year in today's currency. Unbelievable.

OMG yes that you're gonna understand that one scene from coming to America.

Girls, this was a big movie for many of us when it came out. Me and my friends used to quote every line like idiots. "Just where is your b****es, Mr. Big-time pimp?" Haha. Ok not as funny today, but you get the point.

the guy in the gorilla suit is James Belushi.

I just subscribed to two young beautiful people I love your reaction to this movie and Coming to America ties together

Remember the old bums from Coming to America!

Super film 😎👍

You should watch 48 Hours, Harlem Nights, Boomerang, and Life. Those are all good Eddie Murphy movies

The Dukes lost $375,000,000 (or something close), not $3,000,000, just so you know... Great reaction, girls. 😀

"Was it 3 million?" 394 million :)

Review “boomerang “. It is a great Eddie Murphy movie

Those two old guys that Akeem gives money to are the two guys in this movie

Ladies, there is a movie called Silver Streak I KNOW you will love. Richard Pryor

Great reaction! - Can you please do the Blues Brothers now?

In the movie Coming to America with Eddie Murphy. There's a part where Eddie the Prince, gave the Dukes a good waud of cash as they are now homeless, to get back into business. I would think the Dukes would have a more giving out look on life now.😊

look for them in coming to America, they even have the same names

I dont think you understood the "S Car Go" joke. They were talking about a snail that wanted a car with a big S. Snails are "escargot," a French dish. Pronounced S Car Go.

Jamie is the daughter of Hollywood royalty Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, 2 of the best looking people ever! 2 of the biggest movies ever he was in, u should watch. Spartacus and Some Like It Hot, with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe!!

You guys should do Eddie Murphy's movies all throughout the eighties and early nineties

You Ladies are great 👍🇺🇸🙏🌹🌹

You need to rewatch Coming to America, for an inside joke.

13:13 "We marked three 50-dollar-bills with red X's. Those bills were _stolen_ from a coat in the _cloak_ room." 🤔 Let me see if I understand. You're saying... someone came on the premises... who personally handles _paper currency?_ By _hand?_ And in increments as small as _$50?_

When they offer him a salary of *$80,000* a year . Sound like a lot even today but in today's money that would be *$250,000💸*

The guy playing the pawn broker who sold Winthorpe the gun was rock n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley.

48 hours is good

18:25 "You don't think they give _these_ to just _anyone,_ do you?" 😕 They do, _nowadays._

The actor that plays mortermer really hated his racist lines he was a wonderful person that just hated his lines in this

The evil Dukes treat people terribly, then become poor only to be given money by an African Prince to become rich so they can treat people terrible again. "Mortimer, We're back!-The Duke Saga

The story is that there were only two words in the script that gave Don Ameche a lot of trouble. You can probably guess which ones they were. (no, not the line, "he's a NEEEEGRO," that wasn't considered very terrible 40 years ago.)

Ya"'ll Should check out Eddie's Serious Movies Like 48 Hours their Great With His Comedy Twist