The short answer on the ending... 1. They are dealing in OJ. The price would be expected to go up if the weather had hurt the crop, but to remain the same or go down if it did not. 2. The brothers, having a false report, think the price is going to go up, so they start buying as much as they can. Their buying drives the price up to 146. 3. The hero's are shorting OJ. So they borrow shares(actually contracts) which they sell at $146. Then, when the report comes in and the price goes down, they buy the shares/contracts back at 56, and return them to whoever loaned them to them, pocketing the profit of $90 per share. 4. Meanwhile, the brothers, have bought shares up to $146 per, using margin (or credit), and at the end of the day they still have to pay for shares/contracts at 146, even though they can only sell them for 56.
To clarify on points 2 and 3, short selling: The Dukes have false information, but they don't know it. They're thinking "if we buy up as much FCOJ as we can now, then when the crop report comes out, we'll be able to sell at a high price." Meanwhile the heroes (who know the Dukes' information is bad) are saying "We promise to sell you some FCOJ at $1.42 at some point in the future. We don't have it yet, but we're confident we can sell at that price." The other brokers in the pit are thinking, "Well, the Dukes are buying up FCOJ, so they must know the price is going up. No matter how high it goes, if I buy from the heroes, I'll get my buy-in price locked in at $1.42 and make a huge profit." What _actually_ happens is that the crop report shows the opposite. There _won't_ be a shortage of FCOJ due to the weather. Therefore the price _won't_ be going up. Now the brokers in the pit are all thinking, "Gee, now my buy-in price of $1.42 is looking pretty high. This price is going to go down fast. I'd better sell as soon as I can to minimize my losses." The heroes are thinking, "Sure, I'll buy some FCOJ back from you, no problem - the same FCOJ that I just sold you at $1.42." The heroes end the day with 0 shares of anything in hand, just profit. The Dukes end up with a ton of shares in FCOJ that they bought at much higher prices than the closing price. That's basically what short selling is: a promise to sell something you haven't got yet, because you think you can buy it for less than that in the future in order to fulfill the contract.
The way trading I done nowadays this couldn't happen...the controlled chaos of trading in the pits is more or less a thing of the past...all trading done on computers nowadays...therefore some one trying to corner the market couldn't get a feel for any odd trading in the pits
The police sergeant who finds the drugs while taking inventory is played by Frank Oz. Oz is known as the puppetter and voice of Bert from Sesame Street, Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear, and Yoda. He has also directed some fine movies (my favorite being Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). He also played a prison guard who is in charge of inventory in The Blues Brothers, directed by the same director as Trading Places.
The movie was inspired by a real incident. In 1980 The Hunt Brothers tried to corner the Silver market. Although they were heavily fined, the Hunt family is still one of the richest in America. They own the Kansas City Chiefs.
The two older gentleman are extraordinary Actors from the 40s & 50s. Both in many movies with many top celebrities. Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche . RB- Fav. Film role: HIS GIRL FRIDAY-Supporting actor with Cary Grant, Rosiland Russell. DA- Fav. Film role- Heave can Wait w\ Gene Tierney & Charles Coburn.
Eddie Murphy coming into his prime with this one, Beverly Hills Cop put him there. He could do almost no wrong for the rest of the 80's. He was up there with Sly and Arnold for the biggest actors of the decade.
The police officer that is going through Dan Aykroyd's belongins (Lewis) is Frank Oz. The voice of Kermit the Frog and Yoda of Star Wars. The Dukes make a cameo in Eddie Murphy's movie Coming to America. Giancarlo Esposito, of Breaking Bad fame, is the skinny prisoner in the cell with Eddie Murphy (Billie Ray) Dan Aykroyd wrote Ghostbusters. It was originally planned for John Belushi and later Eddie Murphy. John Belushi died and his part went to Bill Murray. Sylvester Stallone turned down Beverly Hills Cop and it was offered to Eddie Murphy. That movie would have had a completely different look and feel and we don't get the classic 80's comedy, Beverly Hills Cop. Inside Joke: When they are in the restaurant and ask Valentine for stock advice and everyone stops in the restaurant to listen. That is a play on a famous E.F. Hutton commercial. It was a popular broker house that did commercials. 'When E.F. Hutton talks. People listen.'
Regarding your ‘insider trading’ question - at the time of the movie this wasn’t technically illegal, however when the Dodd- Frank act was passed (in 2010) addressing issues that led to the financial crisis, that legislation actually included what was called the ‘Eddie Murphy provision’ - making the type of trading depicted in the movie illegal.
13:28 The bald guy behind the desk is Frank Oz. He is the voice of Yoda in all of the Star Wars movies and he was the long time voice of Grover on Sesame Street.
I worked in commodities in the 90's, that scene is absolutely how it was in the old open outcry system. I think it's all electronic now. You had to be good to be on the floor, it seems like chaos but it worked.
Dramatic Eddie Murphy movie = “MR. CHURCH “ it’s such a great, tender movie. Eddie’s character comes to take care of a sickly young mother and her daughter, becomes part of the family!!
Eddie Murphy should be doing way more movies like Mr. Church. The movie didn't do well in theaters. But Eddie Murphy gives a phenomenal performance as man who helps a woman and her daughter. He even helps the daughter when she has a daughter of her own. Eddie Murphy deserves way more credit for he abilities as an actor.
If ppl insist on diehard being a Xmas movie, this for sure is, it has Santa's, snow, it goes into New yrs, it revolves around Xmas, diehard just had a Xmas tree and an office lol
@@allenslayman4272while I don't care one way or the other. I think the big difference is weather or not you can say the Christmas spirit is shown at all in the movie. This movie actually spans from before Thanksgiving according to the people in the jail cell thru past New Year. At no time is there a sense of family, love, peace to your fellow man or any of the above. It's basically nature vs nurture movie followed by a get back your revenge ending. Die hard however could loosely be called a Christmas movie because the entire movie takes place Christmas eve or at least very close to Christmas during a Christmas party. And ultimately the goal of the movie is for the hero to go threw hell just so he can be with his wife and kids for Christmas. So you can see why they call it a Christmas movie.
"Insider trading" only applied to securities at the time of this movie. Duke & Duke were commodities brokers. Insider trading laws have been updated to include commodities in the years since this movie was released.
I am happy to hear that you both said it wasn't a Christmas movie. It is weird (to me) that people think movies are holiday-themed solely because the action takes place during a particular season. And now you have to watch Coming to America because it follows up on this in a fun way. Toni needs to see Beverly Hills Cop as well.
One of my favorite comedies..... Eddie was on fire about this time. If you haven't seen it then a natural next one by him is Beverly Hills Cop and then a more dramatic flick being 48 Hours which is a dramatic comedy with co-star Nick Nolte.
Just about everyone who appeared in this film was, or shortly would become a star in their own right. This was one of my mother's favorite films. While the plot was funny it gives you a good idea of how short selling works.
Is this a New Years movie also? There were multiple jail scenes. Is this a jail movie also? A couple of bets were made. Is this a gambling movie also? They planned to take money. Is this a heist movie also? Do you see what I’m getting at?
This is a Christmas movie as much as Die Hard is a Christmas movie, in that they both take place at Christmastime. The baggage handlers were played by Al Franken and Tom Davis who did skits as Franken and Davis on the original Saturday Night Live. Al Franken later served in the Senate. Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy (the Dukes) were well known actors from the golden age of Hollywood.Ameche was regarded as one of the last real gentlemen of old Hollywood and he felt bad about using the N word. He repeatedly apologized to Murphy for using it and Murphy had to reassure him that it was ok. You can see Ameche in Cocoon (1985), directed by Ron Howard. A great Christmas comedy that really is about Christmas is Scrooged (1988), starring Bill Murray.
Yeah, Trading Places is not a Christmas movie, if folks pay attention they would see the movie actually takes place over a month and a half, beginning is right before thanksgiving, winthrop goes crazy and teams up with valentine on and after christmas, and they get the crop report on new years eve. Also Yes, the "open outcry" days are somewhat over on the stock exchange, everything is electronic and it's faster, it still does happen on rare occasions. Still stressful af.
They didn't see a better way for the story to continue. The sad truth is most writers in Hollywood don't have the creative imagination to write great stories. We see time and time again bad sequels to great movies. Sometimes it's better not to ruin a good thing.
@@vincecommando7575 normally I would agree. But these 2 alone are great writers. The original writer and director is still alive, plus they have access to other great writers they have worked with.
@@philmullineaux5405 That's not always a guarantee for success. Again other great movies have been brought back for a sequel and those movies were awful. Lest we forget Dumb and Dumber To (2014).
Are we really going to keep calling movies “Christmas Movies” just because Christmas happens to occur at some point during the movie, but the actual holiday is not central to the story or plot? “Hey, Dan Akroyd is drunk in a Santa suit. It’s a Christmas movie.” Lol
I agree....not an xmas movie but is still a classic. Absolutely love it thank you guys! Speaking of...start the rocky franchise if either you haven't seen. Would be awesome
I've heard that rules for the way trading operates on the floor of the stock exchange changed because of this film. You'd have tp look that u but I believe it. I've also heard that this was Dan Akroyd's & Eddie Murphy's first film together. Up until this film, Jamie Lee's had only been known for doing horror films, and the studio didn't really want her to be involved.....but Landis insisted.
Please add "His Girl Friday" to your list of movies to watch. Made in 1940, it stars Cary Grant as a newspaper editor whose best reporter is also his ex-wife, who is engaged to a man played by Ralph Bellamy, who played Randolph Duke. "His Girl Friday" is arguably one of the best screwball comedies ever made.
Not a Chrismas Movie guys, which is why I can watch it tonight, ala Die Hard etc. Yep, cute salt n pepper shakers. 🙄 A movie with Toni is always a new experience no matter how many times you've seen it. lol Yeah, you guys hit the jackpot kids. The stock floor is still a free for all David. Yeah, they yell in trade speak and make hand signals and somehow they understand each other. Beats me mate.
This is like Die Hard, it occurs during Christmas. There’s a difference between a movie set DURING Christmas and one ABOUT Christmas. Trading Places and Die Hard aren’t Christmas movies.
hey guys been awhile...no internet for few weeks on my computer...and finally got around after days getting to ur reactions...this movie is classic...i sure hope u guys can get to ones i suggested like man from snowy river...lady hawke...somewhere in time which will make her cry big time...spies liek us is awesome...even check out three men and a baby and three men and a lady
@popculturallychallenged oh cool wasnt sure...i thoughtbi mentioned too many times...i know somewhere in time has made me cry big time and im a sensitive guy
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This movie is one of my favorite comedy films. However the one scene that I hate is when Dan Aykroyd is in blackface. I know that at the time when they made this movie. They weren't thinking about the scene being viewed as racist. The idea really can traced all the way back to Al Jolson's blackface as comedy satire. Which to most audiences nowadays is seen in poor taste. Just a bad joke that went way too far. That aside this movie has several classic funny moments that I never get tired of.
@@kennethreedy5258 The movie is very funny. Jokes like that particular one haven't aged well. That is why I'm pointing it out for those who are unaware of the problem.
Bellamy had a special distinction of sometimes playing second romantic fiddle to Cary Grant. One of my favorite lines comes from "His Girl Friday", where Bellamy is the innocent fiance to Grant's ex-wife. At one point Bellamy leaves the building and Grant, wanting to keep track of him, sends someone out to do so. "What does he look like?" the tracker asks. "He looks like Ralph Bellamy", Grant shoots back. Don Ameche was in one of my favorite movies, "Heaven Can Wait", about a man telling the Devil the story of his life in order to figure out where he'll end up now that he's passed on. (This "Heaven Can Wait" should not be confused with the later "Heaven Can Wait" with Warren Beatty. That one is a remake of a 1941 movie called "Here Comes Mr. Jordan"). If you have seen "Cocoon", Ameche played a role in that one. He was a gentleman and had a lot of resistance to using the language he had in this script, apologizing to Murphy, and limiting the number of takes while using that language.
Eddie Murphy is far more than just a comedian, he's also an Oscar nominated actor, writer, producer, director, singer, and philanthropist and has been in entertainment for 47 years.
In the scene at the dinner party, showing that Billy Ray is now becoming quite a success among the financial elite, the Duke brothers' biggest investor mentions that he's thinking about putting his money into wheat and asks "What do you think, Valentine?", and instantly every single guest stops talking, the background music goes silent, and the whole party freezes up so they can hear Billy Ray's miraculous prediction on wheat futures -- that's a reference to, and a parody of, a series of TV commercials for the brokerage firm E.F. Hutton that were popular at the time. Every commercial featured some affluent looking character saying in a public setting "Well, my broker is E.F. Hutton, and E.F. Hutton says ...", only for everything instantly to go silent so people could hear the broker's predictions.
The pawnbroker was Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel), and one of his numbers was playing in the background. The club's servant whose Christmas bonus was $5, was played by Avon Long, a great Broadway dancer. One of his best performances was as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess. The shorter and drunker of the two baggage handlers was Senator Al Franken.
Most everything in the 80's was in my opinion way better than today. I really miss the fun, cool and crazy attitude that more people seem to have. So many people nowadays don't know how to have a good time anymore. So sad but so true.
This was Eddie Murphy's second movie (48 Hours [with Nick Nolte] was his first) and the success of those films made him a big movie star so he quit Saturday Night Live. You should watch / react to Eddie Murphy in "Coming to America" there is a connection to this movie (although NOT a sequel) that is pretty funny and will catch you by surprise about 3/4 of the way through. You will LOVE it as well as 48 Hours I recommend them both.
If you haven’t watched Coming to America that would be good next. Takes place during the Winter also and has a reference to this movie. Distinguished Gentleman is Eddie as a conman turned politician. If you want something light to watch.
One of the best films of the 80s saw it in the cinema in 1983 everyone was in stitches watching it. So many funny moments too many to mention. A great film to watch at Christmas time.
I remember this one when I was growing up but it was one my parents wouldn't let me watch and I eventually forgot about it. Glad to have finally seen it. -David
@@popculturallychallenged I've heard of parents who actually did that, but mine were never that way...they even let me watch "RoboCop" ('87) when I was only 5-years-old!👍
You have to watch Eddie Murphys movie" Coming to America" immediately after this one. I wouldn't worry about coming to América 2. Not as good as the original.
What’s funny is that I hadn’t heard Lethal Weapon or this referred to as “Christmas movies” until I mentioned it in comments in the Die Hard debate. I didn’t agree due to content and asked why this and Lethal weren’t also considered “Christmas movies”? There were people that stated that they were of course. Time of year does not make a genre of movie. Content does.
What murphy and dan aykroyd are doing is short selling. Selling high and then buying the positions once the price goes down. Same thing as buying and selling but in reverse order.
There is a lot of people who think a movie based around christmas is a christmas movie when there is nothing making it one like die hard their just based at that time i dont see killing people like is in it being a Christmas movie
Classic film. Since 1989 it has been aired (usually) on Christmas Eve on Italian TV - after mass. It's one of those unexpected modern Christmas traditions.
The short answer on the ending...
1. They are dealing in OJ. The price would be expected to go up if the weather had hurt the crop, but to remain the same or go down if it did not.
2. The brothers, having a false report, think the price is going to go up, so they start buying as much as they can. Their buying drives the price up to 146.
3. The hero's are shorting OJ. So they borrow shares(actually contracts) which they sell at $146. Then, when the report comes in and the price goes down, they buy the shares/contracts back at 56, and return them to whoever loaned them to them, pocketing the profit of $90 per share.
4. Meanwhile, the brothers, have bought shares up to $146 per, using margin (or credit), and at the end of the day they still have to pay for shares/contracts at 146, even though they can only sell them for 56.
34:10 - Louis and Billy Ray start buying after the price had dropped to 46, and it closed at 29.
in a short short way our hero's sold before they purchased - charging $1.42 to later buy at $0.46
To clarify on points 2 and 3, short selling: The Dukes have false information, but they don't know it. They're thinking "if we buy up as much FCOJ as we can now, then when the crop report comes out, we'll be able to sell at a high price." Meanwhile the heroes (who know the Dukes' information is bad) are saying "We promise to sell you some FCOJ at $1.42 at some point in the future. We don't have it yet, but we're confident we can sell at that price." The other brokers in the pit are thinking, "Well, the Dukes are buying up FCOJ, so they must know the price is going up. No matter how high it goes, if I buy from the heroes, I'll get my buy-in price locked in at $1.42 and make a huge profit."
What _actually_ happens is that the crop report shows the opposite. There _won't_ be a shortage of FCOJ due to the weather. Therefore the price _won't_ be going up. Now the brokers in the pit are all thinking, "Gee, now my buy-in price of $1.42 is looking pretty high. This price is going to go down fast. I'd better sell as soon as I can to minimize my losses." The heroes are thinking, "Sure, I'll buy some FCOJ back from you, no problem - the same FCOJ that I just sold you at $1.42." The heroes end the day with 0 shares of anything in hand, just profit. The Dukes end up with a ton of shares in FCOJ that they bought at much higher prices than the closing price.
That's basically what short selling is: a promise to sell something you haven't got yet, because you think you can buy it for less than that in the future in order to fulfill the contract.
The way trading I done nowadays this couldn't happen...the controlled chaos of trading in the pits is more or less a thing of the past...all trading done on computers nowadays...therefore some one trying to corner the market couldn't get a feel for any odd trading in the pits
The police sergeant who finds the drugs while taking inventory is played by Frank Oz. Oz is known as the puppetter and voice of Bert from Sesame Street, Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear, and Yoda. He has also directed some fine movies (my favorite being Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). He also played a prison guard who is in charge of inventory in The Blues Brothers, directed by the same director as Trading Places.
Eddie murphy's first ten years of movies were absolutely epic!
The Dukes make a cameo in Coming to America.
Every bit as much a Christmas movie as "Die Hard". A lead character even portrays Santa Claus. Heh.
Agree, meaning neither are Christmas movies.
The movie was inspired by a real incident.
In 1980 The Hunt Brothers tried to corner the Silver market.
Although they were heavily fined, the Hunt family is still one of the richest in America.
They own the Kansas City Chiefs.
7:11 That's called Breaking the 4th wall!!! 🤗
The two older gentleman are extraordinary Actors from the 40s & 50s. Both in many movies with many top celebrities.
Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche . RB- Fav. Film role: HIS GIRL FRIDAY-Supporting actor with Cary Grant, Rosiland Russell.
DA- Fav. Film role- Heave
can Wait w\ Gene Tierney & Charles Coburn.
Eddie Murphy coming into his prime with this one, Beverly Hills Cop put him there. He could do almost no wrong for the rest of the 80's. He was up there with Sly and Arnold for the biggest actors of the decade.
Beverly Hills Cop was after this movie.
@@HABO2210 That is correct. lol And your point?
The police officer that is going through Dan Aykroyd's belongins (Lewis) is Frank Oz. The voice of Kermit the Frog and Yoda of Star Wars.
The Dukes make a cameo in Eddie Murphy's movie Coming to America.
Giancarlo Esposito, of Breaking Bad fame, is the skinny prisoner in the cell with Eddie Murphy (Billie Ray)
Dan Aykroyd wrote Ghostbusters. It was originally planned for John Belushi and later Eddie Murphy. John Belushi died and his part went to Bill Murray. Sylvester Stallone turned down Beverly Hills Cop and it was offered to Eddie Murphy. That movie would have had a completely different look and feel and we don't get the classic 80's comedy, Beverly Hills Cop.
Inside Joke: When they are in the restaurant and ask Valentine for stock advice and everyone stops in the restaurant to listen. That is a play on a famous E.F. Hutton commercial. It was a popular broker house that did commercials. 'When E.F. Hutton talks. People listen.'
And that pawn broker was the great bluesman Bo Diddley!
al fraken is one of the ape delivery guys.
Regarding your ‘insider trading’ question - at the time of the movie this wasn’t technically illegal, however when the Dodd- Frank act was passed (in 2010) addressing issues that led to the financial crisis, that legislation actually included what was called the ‘Eddie Murphy provision’ - making the type of trading depicted in the movie illegal.
There were two people from Sesame Street in this movie, Frank Oz and Richard Hunt
3:48 same, my man, same.
This is as much of a Christmas movie as Die Hard is.
Nice! I work in the Duke & Duke building. They've maintained the boardroom as it was in the film, actually, which I find pretty funny.
That's so cool!! 😃
most people miss the part about how actually evil the Dukes are. They also screwed up Penelope's life and she is their grand Niece.
13:28 The bald guy behind the desk is Frank Oz. He is the voice of Yoda in all of the Star Wars movies and he was the long time voice of Grover on Sesame Street.
The baggage handlers on the train? Look closely, that's former Senator Al Franken.
Cool! I didn't notice that! 😃
I worked in commodities in the 90's, that scene is absolutely how it was in the old open outcry system. I think it's all electronic now. You had to be good to be on the floor, it seems like chaos but it worked.
Dramatic Eddie Murphy movie =
“MR. CHURCH “
it’s such a great, tender movie.
Eddie’s character comes to take care of a sickly young mother and her daughter, becomes part of the family!!
Eddie Murphy should be doing way more movies like Mr. Church. The movie didn't do well in theaters. But Eddie Murphy gives a phenomenal performance as man who helps a woman and her daughter. He even helps the daughter when she has a daughter of her own. Eddie Murphy deserves way more credit for he abilities as an actor.
Yes, that was indeed a very young Gus Fring in the jail cell with Eddie. lol
Although I agree that it's not a Christmas movie, it sure is a classic. Thanks David &Toni!
I didn't see how it was a Christmas movie either but we both enjoyed it. Thanks Kevin!
If ppl insist on diehard being a Xmas movie, this for sure is, it has Santa's, snow, it goes into New yrs, it revolves around Xmas, diehard just had a Xmas tree and an office lol
@@allenslayman4272 - People can insist, but they are wrong about *Die Hard.*
@@allenslayman4272I took part in a poll about diehard being a Christmas movie and it came out as 39% no 38% yes and 23% no opinion
@@allenslayman4272while I don't care one way or the other. I think the big difference is weather or not you can say the Christmas spirit is shown at all in the movie. This movie actually spans from before Thanksgiving according to the people in the jail cell thru past New Year. At no time is there a sense of family, love, peace to your fellow man or any of the above. It's basically nature vs nurture movie followed by a get back your revenge ending. Die hard however could loosely be called a Christmas movie because the entire movie takes place Christmas eve or at least very close to Christmas during a Christmas party. And ultimately the goal of the movie is for the hero to go threw hell just so he can be with his wife and kids for Christmas. So you can see why they call it a Christmas movie.
You guys have to watch "Coming to America" now they take place in the same universe.
You might want to check out Scrooged with Bill Murray. That would be more in line with a comedy based on A Christmas Carol. 😊
We've got that one planned for this month! 😃
Bill Murray is hands down one of the funniest actors in the history of cinema.
"Insider trading" only applied to securities at the time of this movie. Duke & Duke were commodities brokers. Insider trading laws have been updated to include commodities in the years since this movie was released.
I am happy to hear that you both said it wasn't a Christmas movie. It is weird (to me) that people think movies are holiday-themed solely because the action takes place during a particular season. And now you have to watch Coming to America because it follows up on this in a fun way. Toni needs to see Beverly Hills Cop as well.
One of my favorite comedies..... Eddie was on fire about this time. If you haven't seen it then a natural next one by him is Beverly Hills Cop and then a more dramatic flick being 48 Hours which is a dramatic comedy with co-star Nick Nolte.
It's actually *48 Hrs.*
17:11 - This guy (Alfred Drake) used to do voiceovers for bank commercials.
You can catch up on the Duke brothers future with another Eddie Murphy movie; Coming to America.
Just about everyone who appeared in this film was, or shortly would become a star in their own right. This was one of my mother's favorite films. While the plot was funny it gives you a good idea of how short selling works.
Can’t wait to hear Eddie’s laugh!!
Seen this movie many times!!
Cute!!
He's got an iconic laugh!
Is this a New Years movie also?
There were multiple jail scenes. Is this a jail movie also?
A couple of bets were made. Is this a gambling movie also?
They planned to take money. Is this a heist movie also?
Do you see what I’m getting at?
I love this movie. You guys should watch "48hrs" Eddie Murphy's first movie
This is a Christmas movie as much as Die Hard is a Christmas movie, in that they both take place at Christmastime.
The baggage handlers were played by Al Franken and Tom Davis who did skits as Franken and Davis on the original Saturday Night Live. Al Franken later served in the Senate.
Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy (the Dukes) were well known actors from the golden age of Hollywood.Ameche was regarded as one of the last real gentlemen of old Hollywood and he felt bad about using the N word. He repeatedly apologized to Murphy for using it and Murphy had to reassure him that it was ok. You can see Ameche in Cocoon (1985), directed by Ron Howard.
A great Christmas comedy that really is about Christmas is Scrooged (1988), starring Bill Murray.
Since the 1980s in Italy this has been the Christmas film, broadcast every 24 December
Yeah, Trading Places is not a Christmas movie, if folks pay attention they would see the movie actually takes place over a month and a half, beginning is right before thanksgiving, winthrop goes crazy and teams up with valentine on and after christmas, and they get the crop report on new years eve. Also Yes, the "open outcry" days are somewhat over on the stock exchange, everything is electronic and it's faster, it still does happen on rare occasions. Still stressful af.
Double bonus points for the Galaga shirt.
This director pulled off some great comedies. How they never did a sequel to this is beyond me!!!
They didn't see a better way for the story to continue. The sad truth is most writers in Hollywood don't have the creative imagination to write great stories. We see time and time again bad sequels to great movies. Sometimes it's better not to ruin a good thing.
I mean Coming to America is sorta a sequel because of a cameo
@@vincecommando7575 normally I would agree. But these 2 alone are great writers. The original writer and director is still alive, plus they have access to other great writers they have worked with.
@@philmullineaux5405 That's not always a guarantee for success. Again other great movies have been brought back for a sequel and those movies were awful. Lest we forget Dumb and Dumber To (2014).
Hairy Salmon is the best
I'll take your word for it. 😂
Are we really going to keep calling movies “Christmas Movies” just because Christmas happens to occur at some point during the movie, but the actual holiday is not central to the story or plot? “Hey, Dan Akroyd is drunk in a Santa suit. It’s a Christmas movie.” Lol
Funny! Thank y'all!
Thanks! 😃
I agree....not an xmas movie but is still a classic. Absolutely love it thank you guys! Speaking of...start the rocky franchise if either you haven't seen. Would be awesome
I've heard that rules for the way trading operates on the floor of the stock exchange changed because of this film. You'd have tp look that u but I believe it. I've also heard that this was Dan Akroyd's & Eddie Murphy's first film together. Up until this film, Jamie Lee's had only been known for doing horror films, and the studio didn't really want her to be involved.....but Landis insisted.
Quart of blood technique. I was trained by Bruce Lee. I'm a chain belt in kungfo
Have you seen Coming to America. The old guys are in it.
Hello, you two have selected a good one.
Thank you!
Please add "His Girl Friday" to your list of movies to watch. Made in 1940, it stars Cary Grant as a newspaper editor whose best reporter is also his ex-wife, who is engaged to a man played by Ralph Bellamy, who played Randolph Duke. "His Girl Friday" is arguably one of the best screwball comedies ever made.
An all-time classic for sure. The "Ralph Bellamy" joke in it is one of my very favorite lines/jokes from a movie.
Not a Chrismas Movie guys, which is why I can watch it tonight, ala Die Hard etc. Yep, cute salt n pepper shakers. 🙄 A movie with Toni is always a new experience no matter how many times you've seen it. lol Yeah, you guys hit the jackpot kids. The stock floor is still a free for all David. Yeah, they yell in trade speak and make hand signals and somehow they understand each other. Beats me mate.
Wow, that’s crazy!! It’s a mad house in the stock market, how anything could actually get done is beyond me. - Toni 😂🤷🏻♀️
WTH other movies were on the Christmas poll that this movie won?
This is like Die Hard, it occurs during Christmas.
There’s a difference between a movie set DURING Christmas and one ABOUT Christmas.
Trading Places and Die Hard aren’t Christmas movies.
You should check out Coming to America the Duke Brothers make an appearance
I disagree that the movie isn't Christmasy, nothing says Christmas like capitalism!
Namaste 🙏🕉🌸
This is one of my favorite movies ever. Just great from beginning to end. One question: “Where the hell is Beaks?!”
hey guys been awhile...no internet for few weeks on my computer...and finally got around after days getting to ur reactions...this movie is classic...i sure hope u guys can get to ones i suggested like man from snowy river...lady hawke...somewhere in time which will make her cry big time...spies liek us is awesome...even check out three men and a baby and three men and a lady
Welcome back @clarkkenttheman!! We have them on our list... - Toni
@popculturallychallenged oh cool wasnt sure...i thoughtbi mentioned too many times...i know somewhere in time has made me cry big time and im a sensitive guy
Great movie, great reaction! Keep them coming!
Thanks!
Could you both please react to National Lampoon’s Vacation(1983) & National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation(1989)?
I've seen both of them several times but I'll check with Toni and see if she's seen them. 😃
@@popculturallychallenged Ok cool🙂
i think the only reason i'm watching this is so i don;t have to watch your wife cry.
Thank you! 🥰
How is this a Christmas movie⁉️
You got me... - Toni 😂
You need to react! Okay, this show is AMAZING even if you don't like Westerns you need to see this show! You WILL be hooked from the first minute to binge watch all of 1883 to find out what happens with Elsa! It starts with one season of 1883 then it goes to the same family in the show 1923, then it has 5 seasons in present day called Yellowstone... I CANNOT believe that MTV did this show! Tom Hanks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliot, Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner... I can't believe the lineup of talent! This is the BEST Western saga ever!
Too many episodes to watch holy, three different series u want them to react too? Lol
@@MitchClement-il6iq Disney needs to watch how MTV, of all studios, can put on a show with a STRONG female lead and a story that is awesome. I dare anyone ANYONE to watch the first four minutes of Ep 1 of 1883 and NOT want to binge watch all 10 episodes.
Besides, how many reviewers did all of Game of Thrones? These shows are as good or better.
Jawan movie reaction please
If you’re only expecting funny from Eddie Murphy…..DO NOT watch Mr. Church. Great movie….not funny though.
I’ll try to ignore the fact that you’re influenced by the lowest parts of the internet and enjoy the reaction. It’s tough though.
This movie is one of my favorite comedy films. However the one scene that I hate is when Dan Aykroyd is in blackface. I know that at the time when they made this movie. They weren't thinking about the scene being viewed as racist. The idea really can traced all the way back to Al Jolson's blackface as comedy satire. Which to most audiences nowadays is seen in poor taste. Just a bad joke that went way too far. That aside this movie has several classic funny moments that I never get tired of.
Enough with the virtue signaling...either laugh at the joke or don't laugh at it.
@@kennethreedy5258 The movie is very funny. Jokes like that particular one haven't aged well. That is why I'm pointing it out for those who are unaware of the problem.
Both Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy were heart throbs during the Golden Age of Cinema.
Bellamy had a special distinction of sometimes playing second romantic fiddle to Cary Grant. One of my favorite lines comes from "His Girl Friday", where Bellamy is the innocent fiance to Grant's ex-wife. At one point Bellamy leaves the building and Grant, wanting to keep track of him, sends someone out to do so. "What does he look like?" the tracker asks. "He looks like Ralph Bellamy", Grant shoots back.
Don Ameche was in one of my favorite movies, "Heaven Can Wait", about a man telling the Devil the story of his life in order to figure out where he'll end up now that he's passed on. (This "Heaven Can Wait" should not be confused with the later "Heaven Can Wait" with Warren Beatty. That one is a remake of a 1941 movie called "Here Comes Mr. Jordan"). If you have seen "Cocoon", Ameche played a role in that one. He was a gentleman and had a lot of resistance to using the language he had in this script, apologizing to Murphy, and limiting the number of takes while using that language.
Eddie Murphy is far more than just a comedian, he's also an Oscar nominated actor, writer, producer, director, singer, and philanthropist and has been in entertainment for 47 years.
Fun movie!!! License to Drive and Nothing to Lise are a couple more Funny Movies!!!
In the scene at the dinner party, showing that Billy Ray is now becoming quite a success among the financial elite, the Duke brothers' biggest investor mentions that he's thinking about putting his money into wheat and asks "What do you think, Valentine?", and instantly every single guest stops talking, the background music goes silent, and the whole party freezes up so they can hear Billy Ray's miraculous prediction on wheat futures -- that's a reference to, and a parody of, a series of TV commercials for the brokerage firm E.F. Hutton that were popular at the time. Every commercial featured some affluent looking character saying in a public setting "Well, my broker is E.F. Hutton, and E.F. Hutton says ...", only for everything instantly to go silent so people could hear the broker's predictions.
The pawnbroker was Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel), and one of his numbers was playing in the background.
The club's servant whose Christmas bonus was $5, was played by Avon Long, a great Broadway dancer. One of his best performances was as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess.
The shorter and drunker of the two baggage handlers was Senator Al Franken.
Feels like more a New Years movie
Love David’s answer to Toni’s questions =
“It’s The 80s “
It was a magical time! 😎 -David
Most everything in the 80's was in my opinion way better than today. I really miss the fun, cool and crazy attitude that more people seem to have. So many people nowadays don't know how to have a good time anymore. So sad but so true.
Every teenage boys dream when Jaimie Lee revealed herself. 😮
@@raybernal6829 Don't forget the striptease she performed in True Lie (1994).
A vampire in Brooklyn. That is a totaly different. Eddie Murphy.
This was Eddie Murphy's second movie (48 Hours [with Nick Nolte] was his first) and the success of those films made him a big movie star so he quit Saturday Night Live. You should watch / react to Eddie Murphy in "Coming to America" there is a connection to this movie (although NOT a sequel) that is pretty funny and will catch you by surprise about 3/4 of the way through. You will LOVE it as well as 48 Hours I recommend them both.
If you haven’t watched Coming to America that would be good next. Takes place during the Winter also and has a reference to this movie.
Distinguished Gentleman is Eddie as a conman turned politician. If you want something light to watch.
The booking in officer is Frank Oz of the muppets & the Blues Brothers 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
Your wife has no sense of humor! She sat there dry the whole time! Tell her it’s a comedy, not a drama. 🙄
Trading Places is loosely based on the Prince and the Pauper novel.
Please watch (Spies like us) absolutely hilarious. Promise
If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, than this is a Christmas movie. Lol
One of the best films of the 80s saw it in the cinema in 1983 everyone was in stitches watching it. So many funny moments too many to mention. A great film to watch at Christmas time.
He sold high and bought low.
This is a classic from my youth.
Mine too👍
I remember this one when I was growing up but it was one my parents wouldn't let me watch and I eventually forgot about it. Glad to have finally seen it. -David
@@popculturallychallenged I've heard of parents who actually did that, but mine were never that way...they even let me watch "RoboCop" ('87) when I was only 5-years-old!👍
@@tomhoffman4330 I watched Jaws with my older siblings when I was 5. Scared me to death. I couldn’t even get in a swimming pool for about a year.
You have to watch Eddie Murphys movie" Coming to America" immediately after this one. I wouldn't worry about coming to América 2. Not as good as the original.
Yes! Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring from Breaking Bad) was "Cellmate #2". Good eye!
Thanks!
What’s funny is that I hadn’t heard Lethal Weapon or this referred to as “Christmas movies” until I mentioned it in comments in the Die Hard debate.
I didn’t agree due to content and asked why this and Lethal weren’t also considered “Christmas movies”?
There were people that stated that they were of course.
Time of year does not make a genre of movie. Content does.
Is “Holiday Time movie” too hard to say? Winter movie?
I guess for some there’s nothing like Gorilla rape and racism to bring the family together. 😂
What murphy and dan aykroyd are doing is short selling. Selling high and then buying the positions once the price goes down. Same thing as buying and selling but in reverse order.
Die Hard (1988)
I would love to but we've both seen it. I've considered still doing it so we can watch the others. Toni has only seen the first one. 😀
@@popculturallychallenged Could always just-start with "Die Hard 2"✌it is Christmas-y too.👌
There is a lot of people who think a movie based around christmas is a christmas movie when there is nothing making it one like die hard their just based at that time i dont see killing people like is in it being a Christmas movie
The Street is Delancey Street in Center City Philadelphia. In my Opinion, it's the nicest street in the City.
If you watched coming to america the two dukes was the homeless men that eddie gave a handful of money to
Yes, Giancarlo Esposito, a really young Gus Fring.
Another great 80s comedy to watch is Better off dead (1985)
Remember the old guys they’re also in coming to America 😂
BEST LINE OF THE MOVIE! Merry New Year! Beef Jerky Time
2:56
You: "We need to watch spies like us".
Me: YESSSSSS!
Insider trading ?………….it was the ‘80’s…….
Classic film. Since 1989 it has been aired (usually) on Christmas Eve on Italian TV - after mass. It's one of those unexpected modern Christmas traditions.
Now you gotta watch Coming To America
Sen. Franken in the role he was born to play.
...a mutual jackpot yall...😍😍