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I saw it first on VHS when it came out. The best of Eddie Murphy is for me The Beverly Hills cop franchise But i also enjoyed The Golden Child And The nutty professor For dan akroyd best movie i go to Ghostbusters and the blues Brothers But i also enjoyed the my girls movies Spies Like us Dr. Detroit
Hi Angel. Love your reactions. Used to be an extra also a few years ago. Favorite Eddie Murphymovie is 48 hrs and Favorite Dan Aykroyd movie is My girl.
I read in the description the wonderful Patreon gift for the month of December. Not everyone is as deligent in reading the description, maybe you should put that announcement pinned in the comments.
I first saw this movie around the age of 10. Watched it on cable though, so it was cleaned up a bit. Eddie Murphy : Nutty Professor & Holy Man Dan Aykroyd : Blues Brothers & The Great Outdoors
My mind exploded when you said you hadn't seen the Blues Brothers! That is a must watch movie. Always crazy seeing Jamie Lee Curtis so young in this. Trading Places is a classic. The Duke brothers from this film make a cameo in Coming to America. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
The Blues Brothers is now on my list to watch soon. Thank you! Right? She was/is so pretty, and SO young in this. I still need to watch Coming to America! 😲 Thank you so much for your comment. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too! ❤️💚🤍💜
1. Aykroyd made his bones (as did Murphy) first on the original Saturday Night Live. 2. He also worked with John Belusi in the Blues Brothers. 3. Beeks is played by the late Paul Gleason. He also played Richard/Dick Vernon in "The Breakfast Club" and the idiot deputy police chief in "Die Hard". 4. The police officer that tells Louis the powder is PCP is Frank Oz the voice for Kirmit, Yoda and many of the Muppets. 5. The studio didn't want Jamie Lee Curtis for the roll of Ophilia because they only saw her as a scream queen, but Landis insisted on casting her. Good for us. 5. I like how sympathetic Coleman is to Billy Ray. You can tell early on that he has no love for the Dukes. 6. In the restaurant when Billy Ray is about to speak it's a play on the old EF Hutton commercial. "When EF Hutton speaks everybody listens" 7. One of the most paused scenes in VHS history.😍🥰🤩 (JLC) 8. I wonder where Winthorp got all those drugs (and the gun) for only $50 Even in 1983. 9. There's an Easter egg regarding the Dukes in Murphy's "Coming to America". HINT/HINT 10. When Don Ameche says "Fuck him" regarding his brother he insisted that they use only the one take, because of his religious background he didn't want to swear at all. He also had an issue with the N word too.
You must know that back in those days when this was made people were not so offended by things and they just watched to see how it all played out before figuring out the motive behind it. It was just a fun watched you realized there were people like that and that they would through life be judged by a higher source. The black people actually made fun of the whole racial thing. If you have not yet done it watch Blazing Saddles by Mel Brooks. Perfect example of what I am talking about.
People were plenty offended by things in 'those days'. You just didn't get to hear much of it before social media. It was a lot easier for the general media to ignore any and all complaints because the public didn't have easily accessible platforms to voice their opinions. Pretty much all they had was writing a letter in to the network or studio about the problematic content. A letter that is easily ignored and thrown away. These days people more people have a voice. If there's a problematic scene in a film it can be called out by a tweet or an instagram post or a blog and reach millions of people before it can be silenced and shushed away. The parts in this movie where the bad characters are racist are kinda fine because they do get punished for it (similar to Blazing Saddles, the characters using the n-slur are meant to be hated and they, again, are punished for their racism). But the part with Louis doing blackface was problematic even back then as by that point he's supposed to have become one of the heroes of the story and yet he's there in blackface which has a long racist history and in this scene it's portrayed as being perfectly ok even though for decades blackface had been seen as offensive and demeaning to black people. There were complaints about that in reviews when this film originally came out, mostly by black reviewers (not a lot of those in the media at the time though). 'Fortunately' it doesn't fool the villain, so in a sense Louis is punished for it but it's not ok that he even thought that was acceptable to attempt it. Here in the UK we had a godawful program called The Black and White Minstrel Show where white people would dress in blackface and perform music and dance. Ran from 1958 to 1978 and is now seen as one of the worst things ever made on british TV. And yes even back then it had major accusations of racism. In 1967, the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination presented a petition to the BBC calling for the show to be cancelled. Didn't work. Mainly because most media back then was run by racists (and some of it still is, particulary tabloids like the Daily Mail where anti-black reporting has been exposed)
@@carn9507 Yeah, well, Eddie Murphy, a black man, was right there in the scene. Not too long after, Ted Danson would appear at some gala in blackface, with his then-girlfriend Whoopi Goldberg. She obvipusly had no issue at the time, but has since become that person who calls every single thing in the Offended Era "racist".
Not going to lie, when the lightbulb moment happened for Coleman I was thinking you were going to have recognised him from being Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark & Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 UMMM....OH. MY. GOSH....I wish you could see my face. Well, no wonder I thought he looked familiar every time I watched Noises Off. 😂😂😂 Thank you so much for pointing that out...as soon as you said it, I can only picture him in that, now. Hahaha.
The pawnbroker is Ellas McDaniel, better known as Bo Diddley, a guitarist who made some great recordings in the '50s and '60s. During the scene, it's his music playing in the background. In the '80s, pulling someone's coat and other actions that offended you, were not as big a deal. The era of "Don't touch me or I'll have you arrested!" had not yet begun. At that time, the Tonight Show was hosted by Johnny Carson. His sidekick on the show was Ed McMahon, who would always say a few things about the show and then introduce Carson with, "And now, ladies and gentlemen ... heeere's Johnny!"
38:08 - Winthorp was a powerful man prior to the 'swap' but then lost it all. Here he notices how the entire room reacts to him wielding a gun so he points the gun around the room again just so he can get back some of his 'lost' power.
This is such an 80s movie. It has ties to a lot of great 80s films. Directed by John Landis who also did Animal House, Blues Brothers, a Beverly Hills Cop and Kentucky Fried Movie among others. All worth watching. 😎
You noticed Frank Oz, but Richard Hunt (Wilson the Duke's stock trader) is also a Henson alumnus who played Statler, Scooter, Janice, Sweetums and Beaker of "The Muppet Show." Also, he was Junior Gorg in "Fraggle Rock." Did the song "Get a job" by the Silhouettes trip the music copyright? It shouldn't have. It was made back in 1957. That copyright should have been out of date the year before this movie came out.
That made me so happy when you recognized Denholm Elliott and then gave a shout-out to "Noises Off". Not enough people know about that gem. And yes, you should definitely do The Blues Brothers.
The gorilla guy was Jim Belushi. He's a fair actor, but nothing compared to his older brother, John Belushi. John Belushi was a legendary comic actor, and a breakout star among stars in the original cast of Saturday Night Live (1975-80). When people say Belushi, with no first name, they mean John. Sadly, John died young in 1982 of a drug overdose. But not before he left us with a couple of the best comedies of all time. THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) is unlike any other movie. It's really its own thing - a comedy, action, adventure musical, and excels at all of them. It also earned a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most car crashes in one film. ANIMAL HOUSE (1978) is a hilarious, raunchy satire of college culture in the 60s. And John Belushi steals the show. Dan Aykroyd originally wrote GHOSTBUSTERS with Belushi in mind for the lead role of Venkman, but he passed before the shoot. Another of Aykroyd's SNL castmates, Bill Murray, took the part.
I feel like youre watching a PBS documentary about fungus.... most people actually laugh there a$÷ off while watching this movie.. the few and far between polite little giggles is stress enducing.
Yes....the Blues Brothers without question is a MUST see! Also with Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, you need to see The Great Outdoors. There's another movie with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi and it's very underrated...in my opinion (Bit I like off the wall things) is called "Neighbors" from 1981. They got off The Blues Brothers and then made Neighbors. Also starring Aykroyd and Belushi and made in 1979 is a movie called "1941". Aykroyd and Murphy gave stellar performances. Jamie Lee Curtis also gave an excellent...might I say well rounded performance too.
All great writers producers directors on this movie! And they should still make a sequel!! The 2 old guys make a cameo near the end of Coming to America! "We're back!!!"
I love that you commented on the reference to The Band! You're the first one in the comments to do so, I think. haha. I have to double check, but either way, thanks for your comment! Yes, The Band is terrific. :)
The "here's Johnny" thing that Lee's customer said was not from The Shining. :) It was something which was said while introducing a famous talk show host of the time, Johnny Carson. Jack Nicholson used it based on that. :) "...I'm too busy making faces at guerrillas in the window" *clap* *clap* *clap* I watched this movie many times over the years, I never thought of that connection. From time to time and for months at a time I will start using the classic Eddie Murphy laugh. First time I did it was about 20 years ago (I am in my mid 40s) and I did it on purpose and just stuck with me for a while, then gone away and now it comes and goes. It's a good laugh even to use it. Right now I have a variation of it, slightly shorter length. Two movies I would suggest from Eddie Murphy are Pluto Nash (which everybody hated, but I thought it was terrific) which was a sci-fi comedy film noir on the moon. Yeah. Also I Spy. Both from the last couple of decades. I presume you have seen most of his older movies by now. If you haven't, then one of the older ones (1989) is Harlem Nights which is FULL of swearing and violence and laughter. As for Dan Aykroyd, other than of course the GB films, I highly highly suggest two more. The first is one of my all time favorite comedies, Spies Like Us, which is just insanely good IMO from 1986. Dragnet from 1987 IIRC, is also funny with a young Tom Hanks co-starring. A newer one is Grosse Pointe Blank from 1997, though he has a smaller part in it, it is good. (great movie btw) Anyway, my point is I like your reactions which is why I started watching your older ones and I apologize for leaving comment on older videos. Also, I love your laugh so yeah, that too.
Don't apologize for leaving comments on older videos; I love the comments! I really appreciate them, and I love you're enjoying the reactions and discussions. :) OH, course!!!Now that you said it, I absoutely have heard "Here's Johnny' from Johnny Carson many times in the past. Awww. WOW. That's horrible I associated it with The Shining/Jack first! I can see why, since I'm sure I've actually seen The Shining more than Johnny Carson, unfortunately. I did NOT know that's why he said that in The Shining, though. You're the first to ever point out that (everyone else probably thinks I know! haha). Thank you SO much for the suggestions, as well. See you soon for the next movie!
The next movie should be "Coming to America"! First of all, it's a great comedy, Eddie Murphy, one of this best movies. It's also has a cameo of two characters from "Trading Places".
Jim Belushi brother of John Belushi, in here! John was once in a lifetime comedian/actor. 1 of the forklift drivers was a long time writer on Saturday Night Live. He became a senator and got busted a few years back for sexual harassment!!!
Ok Angel, first Blues Brothers is a must watch classic! Second, since I know that you do read comments, another Christmas adjacent comedy from the 80's is "1941". An underrated comedy directed by Spielberg with Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Ned Beatty, Slim Pickens...
Ohhhh, nice. I'm writing down that one (1941) right now so I don't forget, because I've never even heard of that title. Those are some A-List names you named! 😲 very cool. Thank you! Also...I'm watching the Blues Brothers soon! 😀
Yes, but it has to be the theatrical cut. Not director's please... '1941' is one of those movies I can keep watching forever. Along with 'The Pirate Movie' and 1980 'Flash Gordon'
@@AngelGroves 'The Pirate Movie' 1982. Kristy McNichol and Christopher Atkins ( The Blue Lagoon ). Some people think it is ridiculous and cheesy, but I always smile when I watch it. Flash Gordon has a similar vibe.
Happy Holidays, Boo & Angel! Hope everything is going well. I'm really glad you enjoyed this one. I found out about Trading Places in the late 90s (maybe even 2000 ... ?) when Comedy Central showed it in a movie block with Ghostbusters 2, Transylvania 6-5000 (hilariously goofball movie with Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begely Jr) and An American Werewolf in London (This movie is amazing) ... I enjoyed them all immensely. I had, of course, previously seen Ghostbusters 2, but all I remembered from it as a kid was: Baby, He-Man, Nintendo. I love Dan Aykroyd's gross Santa. It's amazing. I love that this movie turns into a heist, too I say "Looking Good Billy Ray! Feeling Good Louis!" more often than I probably should Also, yep! Enter the Dragon is with Bruce Lee. It and JCVD's The Quest are tournament movies (Enter the Dragon is far better, of course) OK seriously, those "designers" on Trading Spaces were monsters! They ruined all those people's homes! Why are you throwing out a $3200 couch to make an $80 plywood cushion area, you maniacs!? I would imagine there's a compilation out there of homeowners crying at their new room reveals Your reactions lately have all been movies that are part of my movie-DNA! The suggestions/favorites: For Eddie Murphy, probably Coming to America from 1988 (They just made a sequel to this called Coming 2 America) (If you've never seen it I would highly recommend watching it soon-ish. It's slightly relevant to your current flicks and it even takes place during the winter season) Some other notable ones are: Bowfinger (with Steve Martin!), Dolemite Is My Name (good biopic movie), and he directed a movie (once) called Harlem Nights. It's a really strange movie, sometimes very funny, sometimes very dark, but it does have my favorite Arsenio Hall bit ever. He also has a movie with Martin Lawrence called Life and it's suppose to be a comedy, but I find the movie rather depressing overall For Dan Aykroyd, outside of Trading Places and Ghostbusters, I've always enjoyed Spies Like Us (Oddly similar to Stripes with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis) and My Stepmother is an Alien (This movie is adorable and a complete blast. I WISH I saw it as a kid.) After the early 90s he stopped starring in movies and would just show up in stuff like Tommy Boy and Grosse Point Blank. Tommy Boy is probably my favorite performance of his. I still haven't seen Blues Brothers or 2000 (both have Aykroyd. The first has James Belushi, Jim Belishi's brother, who sadly passed away. He was suppose to be the fourth Ghostbuster), but everyone loves that movie, likely a safe bet! He also made the most 80s movie ever (not a compliment in this instance) the same year as Trading Places, called Doctor Detroit. I don't think I would really ever recommend it to anyone. It's not Thomas C Howell's Soul Man levels of 'yikes', but it's in the ballpark
Hey, Adam! Happy Holidays to you too, and Boo is sleeping but I'll tell him you said so when he wakes up. :) Yes, I really, really enjoyed this one; I'm so happy it's one you like as well! Ohhh, nice, I definitely need to check out Transylvania 6-5000...I LOVE Jeff Goldblum....ever since I saw Jurassic Park when I was 4. I'll watch anything with him in it, but sadly, haven't actually taken the time to do so/ watch a lot he's been in! So that is perfect. An American Werewolf in London has been on my list to watch for a bit, but it keeps coming up more and more in suggestions, now, so I'll have to watch it soon also! I love you actually talked about Trading Spaces...LMAO...I remember when it first aired, and yes...you're 100% right. hahaha Thank you for the suggestions! I've heard the name "Coming to America" and recall hearing there was a second not too long ago. Nice! Also, wait...Bowfinger is Steve Martin AND Eddie Murphy?? I've heard the title but had no clue. Okay, I really have to see that one. I've also heard the title "Spies Like Us" but didn't know it was Ayckroyd. That is perfect! I can't wait to watch him in more things. OMG. I love Tommy Boy, and I used to watch it a lot but it's been years now, and I forgot he was in it! I can picture him, now! That's awesome. Also, I will for sure check out My Stepmother is an Alien. :) And Blues Brothers of course (we can both find out how it is). Thanks, again, Adam!
@@AngelGroves I'll try to find the interview, and share it with you. :EDIT: evidently I read it on Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke) imdb page "He frequently apologized to his Trading Places (1983) co-star Eddie Murphy for the racist statements that his character made in the film." Also says the film was his first acting job in 13 years and revitalized his career.
@@AngelGroves Before social media and memes. ..we memorized movie lines and used them frequently. Can't say how many times I've said that beef jerky line 😃. Comedy is on a leash these days....back then, not so much. I am thrilled you enjoyed and thanks for an awesome react video! !
@@danfreeman5301Yessss... I'm a huge movie quoter/ I've been saying quotes from so many I've watched on the channel so far, including this one already, since watching. Lol Also, I'm WAY behind when it comes to memes and barely get on SM the last few years...I'll take the quotes, like you, any day. 😁💛 Yes, I really did enjoy it, and aw; thank you! I'm glad you liked it! 💜
A couple great under appreciated movies from Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd later in their careers. “Bowfinger” “Grosse Pointe Blank” And given your background and career, I think you’d really appreciate the movie “Bowfinger”
$380,000 in 1984 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,088,837. A good classic with Dan Ackroyd in is Grosse Point Blank which has a young John Cusack and an adorable Minnie Driver in.
Trading Places (1983): I'll bet you a dollar you're not ready for these facts, Angel.. So the studio originally had this written for Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, who had worked together previously in Stir Crazy (1980) and Trading Places would have been their third collaboration but unfortunately, Richard Pryor had his Infamous accident and Eddie Murphy was still finishing up 48 hrs with Nick Nolte but the dailies and positive test screenings were wowing Studio Executives who wanted to take advantage of his hype and cast him in the movie to take Richard's place. But finding a replacement for Gene Wilder was a bit tricky because up until that time Dan Aykroyd had only successfully worked with John Belushi in The Blues Brothers and his work on Saturday Night Live and there were concerns that Aykroyd couldn't work without Belushi who died the year before but Landis still took a chance and the rest is history. Surprisingly, Jamie Lee Curtis was the hardest actor to sell to the studio for the role of Ophelia because up until that point she had only done horror films and was officially labeled as a "Scream Queen". Curtis remarked that up until Trading Places, she never had to do nudity but Trading Places was her first ever topless scene. She's only done topless scenes two more times with the last one happening in 2001. Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis did three more films together after this film: My Girl (1991), My Girl 2 (1994) and Christmas with the Kranks (2004). Since 2010, the SEC has rules regarding the use of inside information to Corner the markets, similar to The Duke Bros strategy. Since the movie inspired this rule it is known as the "Eddie Murphy rule". Ralph Bellamy (Randolph) and Don Ameche (Mortimer) had been working in the film industry since the 1930s and by this point in their careers, had a combined total of 150 films under their belts. This is actually the first time they've ever worked together and having such a high profile role in this film gave Don Ameche a renewed profile to '80s audiences, which got him an Academy Award for the movie Cocoon (1985). Also Ameche was responsible for two of the funniest bits of his character as the scene where he's trying to capture his billfold after Billy Ray threw it was done by accident but kept in the film and he was such a stickler about cursing that his "F bomb" towards the end of the film was done in one take because he refused to do a second. Even though Jamie Lee Curtis is dressed like an Austrian, she speaks with a Swedish accent because Jamie Lee Curtis couldn't fake an Austrian accent. 11 years later, she would star in True Lies with Austrian born Arnold Schwarzenegger. The scenes at the World Trade Center and the stock exchange were real. Many of the extras in the scene where real life Traders who came in on a weekend to film as attempting to film earlier in the week during legitimate trading proved to be problematic and forced the stock market to hold trades totaling over a billion dollars. John Landis would work again with Eddie Murphy on his next major film Coming to America which features a cameo from Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche, establishing the events of coming to America and Trading Places were in the same universe. This was also John Landis' first major film after the tragedy of Twilight Zone: The Movie, in which Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed on set due to negligence resulting in a helicopter crash. At the time, Landis was persona non grata to many filmmakers and Studios and even though the film was still very successful, many people still had concerns about working with Landis as his reputation never fully recovered. The baggage handlers at the train station were supposed to be Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as the McKenzie brothers from their SCTV skits, however the deal fell through and Aykroyd and Murphy recommended fellow SNL alumni Tom Davis and Al Franken instead. Years later when Al Franken submitted his Financial records while running for Senator, Financial records showed that he still earns a acting residual from this film. In blink and you miss it cameos: the pawnbroker who short changes Louis for the watch is R&B Legend Bo Diddley. Billy Ray's cellmate is a young Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, the Boys) and the policeman taking inventory of Louis' clothing and possessions is actor/director Frank Oz, who's most famous for being the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars films as well as a notable collaborator with Jim Henson, voicing many famous characters including Miss Piggy, Fozzy bear and Animal. Oz made a similar cameo 3 years earlier in the Blues Brothers, as a corrections officer at the beginning of the film. Favorite films, not only do you have three notable careers launching from a success but it also continues the trend of just really great ladies films that people like to come back to and reference day in and day out that is crazy as it sounds for being an unconventional holiday film, it fits the bill when you watch it in December. And if you have this scheduled to release anywhere near the new year, I want to take this time to say for all that you've done these last few months and I hope this new year takes your TH-cam world, your professional world and your personal world to great new heights and whatever happens, I'm glad to be able to catch the show and I appreciate everything you do to make our days a little but brighter. Happy New Year, Angel.
The horrifying thing about beeks is that he would probably die of thirst whilst on the way there since that mask was stuck onto his face so he wouldnt be able to drink anything also eddie murphy is amazing in this film
Hi Angel, merry Christmas! Gave a wonderful one. I loved your reaction to this comedy classic and I love your channel/reactions. Yes, please watch The Blues Brothers (1980) & Coming To America (1988) as soon as you can, they're other hilarious John Landis films. Eddie Murphy is great in CTA and Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi are excellent in TBB - it's based on their old Saturday Night Live skit.
Right?!? His Santa growl will stay with me always. 😂❤️💚 His name is Boo (rescued around Halloween in 2018). But I call him many names...Boo Boo being one of them.🐱 Aw, thank you! 🤗
@@AngelGroves Oh awee haha boo boo that's cute, you're funny! 🤣😊You're welcome! I always find your reactions so wholesome and cute!! You rock!🥰 You're welcome!
@@AngelGroves lol glad I can make your day Angel! hehe. Hey if you ever want another suggestion(if you haven't seen it) watch The Crow! Great movie also from the 90's lol. You're so cool, I could totally hang with you there's never any cool chicks here in NYC like you lol. We get all the snobby, party chicks lol🤣🤣
Grew up watching this movie! Jamie Lee Curtis was and still is a fox. The chemistry between Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy is aspiring. I would quote this movie all the time.
Plenty of people are recommending that you watch The Blues Brothers, and of course they're right. But I also recommend that you watch the sequel, Blues Brothers 2000.
4:02 I just have to nitpick, a little, this image of what "wealth" consists of. Winthorpe is presented as being wealthy because he lives in a very nice _house,_ rides in a very nice chauffer-driven _car,_ wears a very nice _suit_ and goes to work in a very nice _office._ But you're not really wealthy if you still have to leave _home._ Unless you _travel_ for work, you're not really wealthy if you still have to leave _home._
4:48 See? Look at this. These guys have computer consoles in their _car;_ consoles on which they can receive live feeds from the _Stock_ Market. Doesn't this imply pretty strongly that they could have the same feeds in their _home?_ Why do they have to go in to _work?_
Yes , Dan and John in the Blue Brothers a classic. Plus all the Cameos, you will be surprised , and shocked, in a good way, by how there utilized in the film 📽️🎥. But for a change in the macabre weirdnesses scary atmospheric creepy. Gotta watch 1983 Twilight Zone, Movie. The intro and outro with Dan Aykroyd , scary his then wife Donna Dixon was in the Fourth anthology of the film 📽️🎥. Also 1983 Doctor Detroit hilarious 😂😆. Yes where they Trading At is the original World 🌎🌍 Trade Center, .
I think this was both Eddie & Dan's 1st film....& Jamie Lee Curtis almost didn't get the part, because at the time....she was known as the 'scream queen'. 'Halloween' was her big film. Also....look closely at the little skinny dude in the jail cell with Eddie & the 2 big black guys. That's Gus Fring (' Breaking Bad')
Jamie Lee was considered for the part of Regan Macneil in The Exorcist, but her mother (Janet Leigh of Psycho fame) objected to the content and language.
Yes, thank you! I did know that (since I knew John had passed and I grew up watching lots with Jim in it) but I know I didn't really speak on it much in the movie. Thanks for the comment!
You’re the only reactor I’ve seen to this movie that caught Frank Oz. Don Ameche was against using foul language. He asked the room to be cleared of all nonessential people so he could do the line then apologized to all that was in the room after he said it. It was interesting how oblivious Louis was to Todd being in his fiancés life too much then once she leaves him the two of them are real cozy when he goes to them to explain his situation.
If you like Noises Off, The Boy Friend (1971) is your jam. Sadly not worth a reaction because it's just not well known + it's a musical. But I bet you'd love it!
You are MY NEW FAVORITE REACTOR!! ❤ This is directed by John Landis, I think that is why I don't watch so much these days. @46:45, yep I was right! @48:49, a future ex-Senator. I gotta admit, I still don't understand the mathematics at the end of the movie.
You're always SO nice; thank you!!! Also, yes, I didn't know about John Landis until after watching, and reading some info from a comment! As for the end of the movie, you just made me feel a whole lot better. I'm not one who deals with stocks much, and I understood what was happening at the end, but as far as the numbers and the math, I didnt try too long to follow along. Haha. Though, I practically have watched it 3 times, now, just during the editing process, and the third time they made a lot more sense. Still, I just kind of let them deal with the numbers and enjoy it for what it is. But I do still love math! Haha Just glad I'm not alone at the end. 😉
@@AngelGroves You seem like a decent person. John Landis got some people killed, and so I kind of just don't like him personally. 'The Blues Brothers' is still worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
@@putinscat1208 I appreciate that. I'll definitely be watching it soon! and yeah, I was reading about that in someone's comment. 😯 I learn a lot from watching things with you guys.
Dan did a couple of super rediculousness movies, Doctor Detroit, and a comedy with Chevy Chase, Demi Moore and a cameo of Digital Underground with Tupac!😮😮
First saw this is the theater with my family when I was 7. It was the was best. But, Dan Aykroyd doesn’t get enough credit for being a total chameleon as an actor, because if you compare the guy he plays in this vs the guy he plays in Blues Brothers vs the guy he plays in My Girl, it’s 3 completely different people. Most actors just play themselves every time. Aykroyd brings it!
Well he got Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Driving Miss Daisy" (Denzel Washington won for "Glory") and he killed it in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife". Dan's also an very elaborate screenwriter. That's why he always had partners like Harold Ramis and John Landis to polish his scripts.
That’s what I’m saying. Look at his performance in Great Outdoors or Neighbors vs his performance in Driving Miss Daisy or Into The Night. Just a brilliant actor.
I LOVE him in My Girl, and I'm looking forward to seeing him in Blues Brothers. You're right; everything that I have actually seen him in so far, he's been diverse and awesome. Thanks for the comment!
@@Madbandit77 I've never seen Driving Miss Daisy/ I didn't know he was in it. That's awesome! Yes, I learned I need to see him in a lot more. I love him in everything I have seen him in, but there's obviously so much more I'm missing out on. I'm looking forward to it. Thank you for your comment! 🤍
Great recommendation, draco! Thank you! I really do love him. I actually had a dream last night I was talking to him and telling him I loved that he did a movie with Steve Guttenberg (which I don't think he has hahaha). 🤣
Now that you have watched this, the next thing to watch would be Coming to America with Eddie Murphy, couple of Easter Eggs in it referring to this film
Yes I noticed Cinebinge (another fun youtube reaction channel) watched Coming to America first and then this movie, so they didn't know what that scene in CtA was referring to.
This was Don Ameche's 49th film and Ralph Bellamy's 99th film.
When Eddie learned this he told them, "Hey! Between all of us, we've done 150 films !"
You're 100% correct on NEEDING to see The Blues Brothers. It's an absolute classic.
Nice. I'm looking forward to it! Thanks for letting me know!
"Coming to America" (1988) is the Eddie Murphy movie you're looking for. It's a must watch Murphy film.
Cool. Thank you!! ❤️
Randolph and Mortimer have a part in coming to America as well.
@@Vorstal1337 Dude... Why would you spoil that before she watches it?
@@AngelGrovescoming to America connects to this movie
@@AngelGrovesalso check out the great outdoors with Dan Akroyd and John Candy
When did you first see Trading Places?? What's your favorite Eddie Murphy and/or Dan Aykroyd movies? 🤍💚❤️
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I saw it first on VHS when it came out.
The best of Eddie Murphy is for me
The Beverly Hills cop franchise
But i also enjoyed
The Golden Child
And
The nutty professor
For dan akroyd best movie i go to
Ghostbusters and the blues Brothers
But i also enjoyed the
my girls movies
Spies Like us
Dr. Detroit
Hi Angel. Love your reactions. Used to be an extra also a few years ago. Favorite Eddie Murphymovie is 48 hrs and Favorite Dan Aykroyd movie is My girl.
I read in the description the wonderful Patreon gift for the month of December. Not everyone is as deligent in reading the description, maybe you should put that announcement pinned in the comments.
I first saw this movie around the age of 10. Watched it on cable though, so it was cleaned up a bit.
Eddie Murphy : Nutty Professor & Holy Man
Dan Aykroyd : Blues Brothers & The Great Outdoors
@@YoureMrLebowski That's a great idea; thank you!
My mind exploded when you said you hadn't seen the Blues Brothers! That is a must watch movie.
Always crazy seeing Jamie Lee Curtis so young in this.
Trading Places is a classic. The Duke brothers from this film make a cameo in Coming to America.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
The Blues Brothers is now on my list to watch soon. Thank you!
Right? She was/is so pretty, and SO young in this.
I still need to watch Coming to America! 😲
Thank you so much for your comment. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too! ❤️💚🤍💜
Have you seen Eddie Murphy in 48 Hours, it's a real banger.
1. Aykroyd made his bones (as did Murphy) first on the original Saturday Night Live.
2. He also worked with John Belusi in the Blues Brothers.
3. Beeks is played by the late Paul Gleason. He also played Richard/Dick Vernon in "The Breakfast Club" and the idiot deputy police chief in "Die Hard".
4. The police officer that tells Louis the powder is PCP is Frank Oz the voice for Kirmit, Yoda and many of the Muppets.
5. The studio didn't want Jamie Lee Curtis for the roll of Ophilia because they only saw her as a scream queen, but Landis insisted on casting her. Good for us.
5. I like how sympathetic Coleman is to Billy Ray. You can tell early on that he has no love for the Dukes.
6. In the restaurant when Billy Ray is about to speak it's a play on the old EF Hutton commercial. "When EF Hutton speaks everybody listens"
7. One of the most paused scenes in VHS history.😍🥰🤩 (JLC)
8. I wonder where Winthorp got all those drugs (and the gun) for only $50 Even in 1983.
9. There's an Easter egg regarding the Dukes in Murphy's "Coming to America". HINT/HINT
10. When Don Ameche says "Fuck him" regarding his brother he insisted that they use only the one take, because of his religious background he didn't want to swear at all. He also had an issue with the N word too.
Frank Oz is not the voice of Kermit...He's the voice of Bert, Grover & Miss Piggy.
@@dimpleface2163 Sorry,Miss Piggy, Yoda and various Muppets
You must know that back in those days when this was made people were not so offended by things and they just watched to see how it all played out before figuring out the motive behind it. It was just a fun watched you realized there were people like that and that they would through life be judged by a higher source. The black people actually made fun of the whole racial thing. If you have not yet done it watch Blazing Saddles by Mel Brooks. Perfect example of what I am talking about.
People were plenty offended by things in 'those days'. You just didn't get to hear much of it before social media. It was a lot easier for the general media to ignore any and all complaints because the public didn't have easily accessible platforms to voice their opinions. Pretty much all they had was writing a letter in to the network or studio about the problematic content. A letter that is easily ignored and thrown away. These days people more people have a voice. If there's a problematic scene in a film it can be called out by a tweet or an instagram post or a blog and reach millions of people before it can be silenced and shushed away.
The parts in this movie where the bad characters are racist are kinda fine because they do get punished for it (similar to Blazing Saddles, the characters using the n-slur are meant to be hated and they, again, are punished for their racism). But the part with Louis doing blackface was problematic even back then as by that point he's supposed to have become one of the heroes of the story and yet he's there in blackface which has a long racist history and in this scene it's portrayed as being perfectly ok even though for decades blackface had been seen as offensive and demeaning to black people. There were complaints about that in reviews when this film originally came out, mostly by black reviewers (not a lot of those in the media at the time though). 'Fortunately' it doesn't fool the villain, so in a sense Louis is punished for it but it's not ok that he even thought that was acceptable to attempt it.
Here in the UK we had a godawful program called The Black and White Minstrel Show where white people would dress in blackface and perform music and dance. Ran from 1958 to 1978 and is now seen as one of the worst things ever made on british TV. And yes even back then it had major accusations of racism. In 1967, the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination presented a petition to the BBC calling for the show to be cancelled. Didn't work. Mainly because most media back then was run by racists (and some of it still is, particulary tabloids like the Daily Mail where anti-black reporting has been exposed)
@@carn9507 Yeah, well, Eddie Murphy, a black man, was right there in the scene. Not too long after, Ted Danson would appear at some gala in blackface, with his then-girlfriend Whoopi Goldberg. She obvipusly had no issue at the time, but has since become that person who calls every single thing in the Offended Era "racist".
Not going to lie, when the lightbulb moment happened for Coleman I was thinking you were going to have recognised him from being Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark & Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 UMMM....OH. MY. GOSH....I wish you could see my face. Well, no wonder I thought he looked familiar every time I watched Noises Off. 😂😂😂 Thank you so much for pointing that out...as soon as you said it, I can only picture him in that, now. Hahaha.
I was thinking she was gonna remember him as Marcus Brody too. Lol
The pawnbroker is Ellas McDaniel, better known as Bo Diddley, a guitarist who made some great recordings in the '50s and '60s. During the scene, it's his music playing in the background.
In the '80s, pulling someone's coat and other actions that offended you, were not as big a deal. The era of "Don't touch me or I'll have you arrested!" had not yet begun.
At that time, the Tonight Show was hosted by Johnny Carson. His sidekick on the show was Ed McMahon, who would always say a few things about the show and then introduce Carson with, "And now, ladies and gentlemen ... heeere's Johnny!"
38:08 - Winthorp was a powerful man prior to the 'swap' but then lost it all. Here he notices how the entire room reacts to him wielding a gun so he points the gun around the room again just so he can get back some of his 'lost' power.
This is such an 80s movie.
It has ties to a lot of great 80s films.
Directed by John Landis who also did Animal House, Blues Brothers, a Beverly Hills Cop and Kentucky Fried Movie among others.
All worth watching. 😎
You noticed Frank Oz, but Richard Hunt (Wilson the Duke's stock trader) is also a Henson alumnus who played Statler, Scooter, Janice, Sweetums and Beaker of "The Muppet Show." Also, he was Junior Gorg in "Fraggle Rock."
Did the song "Get a job" by the Silhouettes trip the music copyright? It shouldn't have. It was made back in 1957. That copyright should have been out of date the year before this movie came out.
Your giggle is amazing 😆😅😅
Here's Johnny was a well known phrase before The Shining, so not creepy.
Didn’t know the giggles would be this good.
The Blues Brothers is, hands down, the greatest American musical ever made.
Another Eddie Murphy classic, 48 Hours with Nick Nolte
That made me so happy when you recognized Denholm Elliott and then gave a shout-out to "Noises Off". Not enough people know about that gem. And yes, you should definitely do The Blues Brothers.
this is the traditional christmas movie in italy for 40 years now
The gorilla guy was Jim Belushi. He's a fair actor, but nothing compared to his older brother, John Belushi. John Belushi was a legendary comic actor, and a breakout star among stars in the original cast of Saturday Night Live (1975-80). When people say Belushi, with no first name, they mean John.
Sadly, John died young in 1982 of a drug overdose. But not before he left us with a couple of the best comedies of all time.
THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) is unlike any other movie. It's really its own thing - a comedy, action, adventure musical, and excels at all of them. It also earned a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most car crashes in one film.
ANIMAL HOUSE (1978) is a hilarious, raunchy satire of college culture in the 60s. And John Belushi steals the show.
Dan Aykroyd originally wrote GHOSTBUSTERS with Belushi in mind for the lead role of Venkman, but he passed before the shoot. Another of Aykroyd's SNL castmates, Bill Murray, took the part.
Yes, watch Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers. He was also part of a great ensemble cast in Sneakers (1992).
I feel like youre watching a PBS documentary about fungus.... most people actually laugh there a$÷ off while watching this movie.. the few and far between polite little giggles is stress enducing.
Dan Aykroyd----BASS-o-MATIC,,,,,a Saturday Night Live sketch...HILARIOUS
This along wth Boomerang and Bowfinger are my favorite Eddie Murphy movies. Great reaction!
Blues Brothers is one of the greatest comedies of all time.
The best thing about this video is that beautiful door behind you.
You focused on her door?
Bald cop in glasses, Frank Oz. Did practically every great comedy, from late 70s to early 90s!
Yes....the Blues Brothers without question is a MUST see! Also with Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, you need to see The Great Outdoors. There's another movie with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi and it's very underrated...in my opinion (Bit I like off the wall things) is called "Neighbors" from 1981. They got off The Blues Brothers and then made Neighbors. Also starring Aykroyd and Belushi and made in 1979 is a movie called "1941".
Aykroyd and Murphy gave stellar performances. Jamie Lee Curtis also gave an excellent...might I say well rounded performance too.
33:08 "Nobody wants to _buy_ your drugs _here,_ Louie."
Winthorpe's life has turned into a _Country_ song.
It's been over a year. What about The Blues Brothers (1980) reaction? 🤔
Angel I'm sending you a❤ because you've made feel happy 🥰🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿
As Randy famously mentions in Scream, Jamie Lee didn't go topless until Trading Places in '83, which i think i first saw aged 7 in 1987.
23:32 "He changed fast."
It's _different,_ now. It's _his stuff._
All great writers producers directors on this movie! And they should still make a sequel!! The 2 old guys make a cameo near the end of Coming to America! "We're back!!!"
I love that a young lady in her early thirties is familiar with The Band!
I love that you commented on the reference to The Band! You're the first one in the comments to do so, I think. haha. I have to double check, but either way, thanks for your comment! Yes, The Band is terrific. :)
The "here's Johnny" thing that Lee's customer said was not from The Shining. :) It was something which was said while introducing a famous talk show host of the time, Johnny Carson. Jack Nicholson used it based on that. :)
"...I'm too busy making faces at guerrillas in the window" *clap* *clap* *clap* I watched this movie many times over the years, I never thought of that connection.
From time to time and for months at a time I will start using the classic Eddie Murphy laugh. First time I did it was about 20 years ago (I am in my mid 40s) and I did it on purpose and just stuck with me for a while, then gone away and now it comes and goes. It's a good laugh even to use it. Right now I have a variation of it, slightly shorter length.
Two movies I would suggest from Eddie Murphy are Pluto Nash (which everybody hated, but I thought it was terrific) which was a sci-fi comedy film noir on the moon. Yeah. Also I Spy. Both from the last couple of decades. I presume you have seen most of his older movies by now. If you haven't, then one of the older ones (1989) is Harlem Nights which is FULL of swearing and violence and laughter.
As for Dan Aykroyd, other than of course the GB films, I highly highly suggest two more. The first is one of my all time favorite comedies, Spies Like Us, which is just insanely good IMO from 1986.
Dragnet from 1987 IIRC, is also funny with a young Tom Hanks co-starring.
A newer one is Grosse Pointe Blank from 1997, though he has a smaller part in it, it is good. (great movie btw)
Anyway, my point is I like your reactions which is why I started watching your older ones and I apologize for leaving comment on older videos.
Also, I love your laugh so yeah, that too.
Don't apologize for leaving comments on older videos; I love the comments! I really appreciate them, and I love you're enjoying the reactions and discussions. :)
OH, course!!!Now that you said it, I absoutely have heard "Here's Johnny' from Johnny Carson many times in the past. Awww. WOW. That's horrible I associated it with The Shining/Jack first! I can see why, since I'm sure I've actually seen The Shining more than Johnny Carson, unfortunately. I did NOT know that's why he said that in The Shining, though. You're the first to ever point out that (everyone else probably thinks I know! haha). Thank you SO much for the suggestions, as well.
See you soon for the next movie!
@@AngelGroves Thank you.
Great reaction! My 4th favourite Eddie Murphy movie after Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours and Beverly Hills Cop 2. Also in my top 10 Christmas movies.
Btw Angel i subscribed to you and added some of your reactions to watch soon.
One of his better but often overlooked roles was in "Doctor Detroit"
The next movie should be "Coming to America"! First of all, it's a great comedy, Eddie Murphy, one of this best movies. It's also has a cameo of two characters from "Trading Places".
Oh, nice! That's perfect. Thank you!
Love the mouth agape look in astonishment. 😂
Jim Belushi brother of John Belushi, in here! John was once in a lifetime comedian/actor. 1 of the forklift drivers was a long time writer on Saturday Night Live. He became a senator and got busted a few years back for sexual harassment!!!
The man in the jail cell with Valentine, holding on to the bars is Giancarlo Esposito from Breaking Bad
I love this movie, great time for Christmas
Ok Angel, first Blues Brothers is a must watch classic!
Second, since I know that you do read comments, another Christmas adjacent comedy from the 80's is "1941". An underrated comedy directed by Spielberg with Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Ned Beatty, Slim Pickens...
Ohhhh, nice. I'm writing down that one (1941) right now so I don't forget, because I've never even heard of that title. Those are some A-List names you named! 😲 very cool. Thank you! Also...I'm watching the Blues Brothers soon! 😀
Yes, but it has to be the theatrical cut. Not director's please... '1941' is one of those movies I can keep watching forever. Along with 'The Pirate Movie' and 1980 'Flash Gordon'
@@putinscat1208 I've wanted to see Flash Gordon for a while now too. I'm happy you mentioned it! And okay, I'll watch the theatrical cut. Thank you!
@@putinscat1208 Also, I've never heard of The Pirate Movie...but sounds right up my alley! Cool; thanks!
@@AngelGroves 'The Pirate Movie' 1982. Kristy McNichol and Christopher Atkins ( The Blue Lagoon ). Some people think it is ridiculous and cheesy, but I always smile when I watch it. Flash Gordon has a similar vibe.
Happy Holidays, Boo & Angel!
Hope everything is going well.
I'm really glad you enjoyed this one.
I found out about Trading Places in the late 90s (maybe even 2000 ... ?) when Comedy Central showed it in a movie block with Ghostbusters 2, Transylvania 6-5000 (hilariously goofball movie with Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begely Jr) and An American Werewolf in London (This movie is amazing) ... I enjoyed them all immensely.
I had, of course, previously seen Ghostbusters 2, but all I remembered from it as a kid was: Baby, He-Man, Nintendo.
I love Dan Aykroyd's gross Santa. It's amazing. I love that this movie turns into a heist, too
I say "Looking Good Billy Ray! Feeling Good Louis!" more often than I probably should
Also, yep! Enter the Dragon is with Bruce Lee. It and JCVD's The Quest are tournament movies (Enter the Dragon is far better, of course)
OK seriously, those "designers" on Trading Spaces were monsters!
They ruined all those people's homes! Why are you throwing out a $3200 couch to make an $80 plywood cushion area, you maniacs!?
I would imagine there's a compilation out there of homeowners crying at their new room reveals
Your reactions lately have all been movies that are part of my movie-DNA!
The suggestions/favorites:
For Eddie Murphy, probably Coming to America from 1988 (They just made a sequel to this called Coming 2 America)
(If you've never seen it I would highly recommend watching it soon-ish. It's slightly relevant to your current flicks and it even takes place during the winter season)
Some other notable ones are: Bowfinger (with Steve Martin!), Dolemite Is My Name (good biopic movie), and he directed a movie (once) called Harlem Nights.
It's a really strange movie, sometimes very funny, sometimes very dark, but it does have my favorite Arsenio Hall bit ever.
He also has a movie with Martin Lawrence called Life and it's suppose to be a comedy, but I find the movie rather depressing overall
For Dan Aykroyd, outside of Trading Places and Ghostbusters, I've always enjoyed Spies Like Us (Oddly similar to Stripes with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis) and My Stepmother is an Alien (This movie is adorable and a complete blast. I WISH I saw it as a kid.)
After the early 90s he stopped starring in movies and would just show up in stuff like Tommy Boy and Grosse Point Blank. Tommy Boy is probably my favorite performance of his.
I still haven't seen Blues Brothers or 2000 (both have Aykroyd. The first has James Belushi, Jim Belishi's brother, who sadly passed away. He was suppose to be the fourth Ghostbuster), but everyone loves that movie, likely a safe bet!
He also made the most 80s movie ever (not a compliment in this instance) the same year as Trading Places, called Doctor Detroit. I don't think I would really ever recommend it to anyone. It's not Thomas C Howell's Soul Man levels of 'yikes', but it's in the ballpark
Hey, Adam! Happy Holidays to you too, and Boo is sleeping but I'll tell him you said so when he wakes up. :) Yes, I really, really enjoyed this one; I'm so happy it's one you like as well!
Ohhh, nice, I definitely need to check out Transylvania 6-5000...I LOVE Jeff Goldblum....ever since I saw Jurassic Park when I was 4. I'll watch anything with him in it, but sadly, haven't actually taken the time to do so/ watch a lot he's been in! So that is perfect.
An American Werewolf in London has been on my list to watch for a bit, but it keeps coming up more and more in suggestions, now, so I'll have to watch it soon also!
I love you actually talked about Trading Spaces...LMAO...I remember when it first aired, and yes...you're 100% right. hahaha
Thank you for the suggestions! I've heard the name "Coming to America" and recall hearing there was a second not too long ago. Nice! Also, wait...Bowfinger is Steve Martin AND Eddie Murphy?? I've heard the title but had no clue. Okay, I really have to see that one.
I've also heard the title "Spies Like Us" but didn't know it was Ayckroyd. That is perfect!
I can't wait to watch him in more things.
OMG. I love Tommy Boy, and I used to watch it a lot but it's been years now, and I forgot he was in it! I can picture him, now! That's awesome. Also, I will for sure check out My Stepmother is an Alien. :) And Blues Brothers of course (we can both find out how it is).
Thanks, again, Adam!
25:53 "You don't think they give _these_ to just _anyone,_ do you?"
😏 Heh. It was a different time.
Cutest giggle 😃
The actor that played Mortimer apparently would finish and start every take apologizing to Eddie Murphy
I LOVE THIS. Thank you for sharing!
@@AngelGroves I'll try to find the interview, and share it with you. :EDIT: evidently I read it on Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke) imdb page "He frequently apologized to his Trading Places (1983) co-star Eddie Murphy for the racist statements that his character made in the film." Also says the film was his first acting job in 13 years and revitalized his career.
John Landis also directed An American Werewolf In London. A Great Horror/Comedy Movie
The guy in the gorilla suit is James Belushi….John Belushi’s younger brother….John Belushi is in the Blues Brothers with Dan
Dan and Eddie is my cast for The Blues Brothers 3.0.
It can be happen.
I’m impressed you remember Richy Rich.
The music in The Blues Brothers, makes it worth watching. That's if you're not into over the top comedy with a lot of action.
Yaaaassss! Thank you for doing this classic. I am going to the comfy chair and take this in 😄
😇 I'm so happy I watched it.
@@AngelGroves Before social media and memes. ..we memorized movie lines and used them frequently. Can't say how many times I've said that beef jerky line 😃. Comedy is on a leash these days....back then, not so much. I am thrilled you enjoyed and thanks for an awesome react video! !
@@danfreeman5301Yessss... I'm a huge movie quoter/ I've been saying quotes from so many I've watched on the channel so far, including this one already, since watching. Lol Also, I'm WAY behind when it comes to memes and barely get on SM the last few years...I'll take the quotes, like you, any day. 😁💛
Yes, I really did enjoy it, and aw; thank you! I'm glad you liked it! 💜
I think people have mentioned it already but yes you have to watch Coming to America after watching Trading Places.
A couple great under appreciated movies from Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd later in their careers.
“Bowfinger”
“Grosse Pointe Blank”
And given your background and career, I think you’d really appreciate the movie
“Bowfinger”
Problematic at times, but very fun movie over all. Definitely watch Coming to America 1988 and Blue's Brothers.
"Blazing Saddles"(1974)Mel Brooks
"Uncle Buck"(1989)John Candy
$380,000 in 1984 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,088,837.
A good classic with Dan Ackroyd in is Grosse Point Blank which has a young John Cusack and an adorable Minnie Driver in.
Trading Places (1983):
I'll bet you a dollar you're not ready for these facts, Angel..
So the studio originally had this written for Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, who had worked together previously in Stir Crazy (1980) and Trading Places would have been their third collaboration but unfortunately, Richard Pryor had his Infamous accident and Eddie Murphy was still finishing up 48 hrs with Nick Nolte but the dailies and positive test screenings were wowing Studio Executives who wanted to take advantage of his hype and cast him in the movie to take Richard's place. But finding a replacement for Gene Wilder was a bit tricky because up until that time Dan Aykroyd had only successfully worked with John Belushi in The Blues Brothers and his work on Saturday Night Live and there were concerns that Aykroyd couldn't work without Belushi who died the year before but Landis still took a chance and the rest is history.
Surprisingly, Jamie Lee Curtis was the hardest actor to sell to the studio for the role of Ophelia because up until that point she had only done horror films and was officially labeled as a "Scream Queen". Curtis remarked that up until Trading Places, she never had to do nudity but Trading Places was her first ever topless scene. She's only done topless scenes two more times with the last one happening in 2001.
Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis did three more films together after this film: My Girl (1991), My Girl 2 (1994) and Christmas with the Kranks (2004).
Since 2010, the SEC has rules regarding the use of inside information to Corner the markets, similar to The Duke Bros strategy. Since the movie inspired this rule it is known as the "Eddie Murphy rule".
Ralph Bellamy (Randolph) and Don Ameche (Mortimer) had been working in the film industry since the 1930s and by this point in their careers, had a combined total of 150 films under their belts. This is actually the first time they've ever worked together and having such a high profile role in this film gave Don Ameche a renewed profile to '80s audiences, which got him an Academy Award for the movie Cocoon (1985).
Also Ameche was responsible for two of the funniest bits of his character as the scene where he's trying to capture his billfold after Billy Ray threw it was done by accident but kept in the film and he was such a stickler about cursing that his "F bomb" towards the end of the film was done in one take because he refused to do a second.
Even though Jamie Lee Curtis is dressed like an Austrian, she speaks with a Swedish accent because Jamie Lee Curtis couldn't fake an Austrian accent. 11 years later, she would star in True Lies with Austrian born Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The scenes at the World Trade Center and the stock exchange were real. Many of the extras in the scene where real life Traders who came in on a weekend to film as attempting to film earlier in the week during legitimate trading proved to be problematic and forced the stock market to hold trades totaling over a billion dollars.
John Landis would work again with Eddie Murphy on his next major film Coming to America which features a cameo from Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche, establishing the events of coming to America and Trading Places were in the same universe.
This was also John Landis' first major film after the tragedy of Twilight Zone: The Movie, in which Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed on set due to negligence resulting in a helicopter crash. At the time, Landis was persona non grata to many filmmakers and Studios and even though the film was still very successful, many people still had concerns about working with Landis as his reputation never fully recovered.
The baggage handlers at the train station were supposed to be Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as the McKenzie brothers from their SCTV skits, however the deal fell through and Aykroyd and Murphy recommended fellow SNL alumni Tom Davis and Al Franken instead. Years later when Al Franken submitted his Financial records while running for Senator, Financial records showed that he still earns a acting residual from this film.
In blink and you miss it cameos: the pawnbroker who short changes Louis for the watch is R&B Legend Bo Diddley. Billy Ray's cellmate is a young Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, the Boys) and the policeman taking inventory of Louis' clothing and possessions is actor/director Frank Oz, who's most famous for being the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars films as well as a notable collaborator with Jim Henson, voicing many famous characters including Miss Piggy, Fozzy bear and Animal. Oz made a similar cameo 3 years earlier in the Blues Brothers, as a corrections officer at the beginning of the film.
Favorite films, not only do you have three notable careers launching from a success but it also continues the trend of just really great ladies films that people like to come back to and reference day in and day out that is crazy as it sounds for being an unconventional holiday film, it fits the bill when you watch it in December.
And if you have this scheduled to release anywhere near the new year, I want to take this time to say for all that you've done these last few months and I hope this new year takes your TH-cam world, your professional world and your personal world to great new heights and whatever happens, I'm glad to be able to catch the show and I appreciate everything you do to make our days a little but brighter. Happy New Year, Angel.
The horrifying thing about beeks is that he would probably die of thirst whilst on the way there since that mask was stuck onto his face so he wouldnt be able to drink anything also eddie murphy is amazing in this film
Hi Angel, merry Christmas! Gave a wonderful one. I loved your reaction to this comedy classic and I love your channel/reactions. Yes, please watch The Blues Brothers (1980) & Coming To America (1988) as soon as you can, they're other hilarious John Landis films. Eddie Murphy is great in CTA and Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi are excellent in TBB - it's based on their old Saturday Night Live skit.
The 2 old guys from black and white Hollywood royalty!!
-6:23 like a Distinguished Gentleman...-Ernie Moore Jr.
Lmai@ the Santa growling haha. And what is your cats name boo boo? Boo hoo? Great reaction Angel! Always so smiley ☺
Right?!? His Santa growl will stay with me always. 😂❤️💚
His name is Boo (rescued around Halloween in 2018). But I call him many names...Boo Boo being one of them.🐱
Aw, thank you! 🤗
@@AngelGroves Oh awee haha boo boo that's cute, you're funny! 🤣😊You're welcome! I always find your reactions so wholesome and cute!! You rock!🥰 You're welcome!
@@MKF30Too kind, you are. Made my day. 😇
@@AngelGroves lol glad I can make your day Angel! hehe. Hey if you ever want another suggestion(if you haven't seen it) watch The Crow! Great movie also from the 90's lol. You're so cool, I could totally hang with you there's never any cool chicks here in NYC like you lol. We get all the snobby, party chicks lol🤣🤣
Another great reaction 😎👍thank you 😀
That means a lot. Thanks!
Grew up watching this movie! Jamie Lee Curtis was and still is a fox. The chemistry between Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy is aspiring. I would quote this movie all the time.
Plenty of people are recommending that you watch The Blues Brothers, and of course they're right. But I also recommend that you watch the sequel, Blues Brothers 2000.
"MERRY NEW YEAR!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
😂😁😁😁 I've said that so many times already, since watching this. LOL
Coming To America has a great Easter egg from this movie
4:02 I just have to nitpick, a little, this image of what "wealth" consists of. Winthorpe is presented as being wealthy because he lives in a very nice _house,_ rides in a very nice chauffer-driven _car,_ wears a very nice _suit_ and goes to work in a very nice _office._
But you're not really wealthy if you still have to leave _home._ Unless you _travel_ for work, you're not really wealthy if you still have to leave _home._
4:48 See? Look at this. These guys have computer consoles in their _car;_ consoles on which they can receive live feeds from the _Stock_ Market. Doesn't this imply pretty strongly that they could have the same feeds in their _home?_ Why do they have to go in to _work?_
Randolph and Mortimer also appear briefly in Coming to America.
Also good Dan Ackroyd - The Couch Trip!
I can’t whistle tunes but I can whistle loud
Yes , Dan and John in the Blue Brothers a classic. Plus all the Cameos, you will be surprised , and shocked, in a good way, by how there utilized in the film 📽️🎥. But for a change in the macabre weirdnesses scary atmospheric creepy. Gotta watch 1983 Twilight Zone, Movie. The intro and outro with Dan Aykroyd , scary his then wife Donna Dixon was in the Fourth anthology of the film 📽️🎥. Also 1983 Doctor Detroit hilarious 😂😆. Yes where they Trading At is the original World 🌎🌍 Trade Center, .
I think this was both Eddie & Dan's 1st film....& Jamie Lee Curtis almost didn't get the part, because at the time....she was known as the 'scream queen'. 'Halloween' was her big film. Also....look closely at the little skinny dude in the jail cell with Eddie & the 2 big black guys. That's Gus Fring (' Breaking Bad')
Jamie Lee was considered for the part of Regan Macneil in The Exorcist, but her mother (Janet Leigh of Psycho fame) objected to the content and language.
To clarify, the Belushi (Jim) in this movie is not the Belushi (John) from The Blues Brothers. At least the original one.
Yes, thank you! I did know that (since I knew John had passed and I grew up watching lots with Jim in it) but I know I didn't really speak on it much in the movie. Thanks for the comment!
Brilliant movie, great reaction
You’re the only reactor I’ve seen to this movie that caught Frank Oz. Don Ameche was against using foul language. He asked the room to be cleared of all nonessential people so he could do the line then apologized to all that was in the room after he said it. It was interesting how oblivious Louis was to Todd being in his fiancés life too much then once she leaves him the two of them are real cozy when he goes to them to explain his situation.
30:36 I actually saw _True Lies_ before I saw _this_ movie. At the time, I thought _that_ movie made Jamie Lee Curtis look good, but I had no _idea._
56:26 _My god_ this movie makes her look good.
She should've watched The Blues Bros first, then this movie, then Coming To America ... the enjoy them all the most.
You really need to see The Golden Child. For sure. No spoilers.
Awwww heck yeah. Thanks!!!
You're welcome! 😀Watching it was a blast!
the guy in the gorilla suit is jim belushi , brother of john belushi
I love trading spaces lol
*2 types of people, those who get Eddie’s jokes, those who don’t* 🙄
another Dan Aykroyd , Jamie Lee Curtis film is “My Girl”
Another early Dan Akroyd & John Belushi film.....was the original 'Neighbors'.
Love your reactions ❤️❤️. You need to watch comeing to America no 1 .
Blues Brothers is a Classic
If you like Noises Off, The Boy Friend (1971) is your jam. Sadly not worth a reaction because it's just not well known + it's a musical. But I bet you'd love it!
You are MY NEW FAVORITE REACTOR!! ❤ This is directed by John Landis, I think that is why I don't watch so much these days. @46:45, yep I was right! @48:49, a future ex-Senator. I gotta admit, I still don't understand the mathematics at the end of the movie.
You're always SO nice; thank you!!! Also, yes, I didn't know about John Landis until after watching, and reading some info from a comment!
As for the end of the movie, you just made me feel a whole lot better. I'm not one who deals with stocks much, and I understood what was happening at the end, but as far as the numbers and the math, I didnt try too long to follow along. Haha. Though, I practically have watched it 3 times, now, just during the editing process, and the third time they made a lot more sense. Still, I just kind of let them deal with the numbers and enjoy it for what it is. But I do still love math! Haha Just glad I'm not alone at the end. 😉
@@AngelGroves You seem like a decent person. John Landis got some people killed, and so I kind of just don't like him personally. 'The Blues Brothers' is still worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
@@putinscat1208 I appreciate that. I'll definitely be watching it soon! and yeah, I was reading about that in someone's comment. 😯 I learn a lot from watching things with you guys.
Dan did a couple of super rediculousness movies, Doctor Detroit, and a comedy with Chevy Chase, Demi Moore and a cameo of Digital Underground with Tupac!😮😮
First saw this is the theater with my family when I was 7. It was the was best. But, Dan Aykroyd doesn’t get enough credit for being a total chameleon as an actor, because if you compare the guy he plays in this vs the guy he plays in Blues Brothers vs the guy he plays in My Girl, it’s 3 completely different people. Most actors just play themselves every time. Aykroyd brings it!
Well he got Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Driving Miss Daisy" (Denzel Washington won for "Glory") and he killed it in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife". Dan's also an very elaborate screenwriter. That's why he always had partners like Harold Ramis and John Landis to polish his scripts.
That’s what I’m saying. Look at his performance in Great Outdoors or Neighbors vs his performance in Driving Miss Daisy or Into The Night. Just a brilliant actor.
I LOVE him in My Girl, and I'm looking forward to seeing him in Blues Brothers. You're right; everything that I have actually seen him in so far, he's been diverse and awesome. Thanks for the comment!
@@Madbandit77 I've never seen Driving Miss Daisy/ I didn't know he was in it. That's awesome! Yes, I learned I need to see him in a lot more. I love him in everything I have seen him in, but there's obviously so much more I'm missing out on. I'm looking forward to it. Thank you for your comment! 🤍
@@danroenna5439 Wow. I haven't seen The Great Outdoors is so, so long. I'm glad you mentioned that one.
28:49 I love that, they broke the fourth wall, in this scene. ha ha ha ha ha
Even the expletives were not out of place and poignant (ie) Negro's
Hi again angel ,hearing that you like Jeff goldblum,I'd highly recommend watching the fly. My most favourite of he's movies
Great recommendation, draco! Thank you! I really do love him. I actually had a dream last night I was talking to him and telling him I loved that he did a movie with Steve Guttenberg (which I don't think he has hahaha). 🤣
@@AngelGroves that was quite the dream angel.
Coleman is also in the Indiana Jones movies
😲😲😲😲 I, now, can only picture him from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Hahaha. Thank you!
Now that you have watched this, the next thing to watch would be Coming to America with Eddie Murphy, couple of Easter Eggs in it referring to this film
Yes I noticed Cinebinge (another fun youtube reaction channel) watched Coming to America first and then this movie, so they didn't know what that scene in CtA was referring to.
Oh, nice. Thank you @Candice Litrenta! That's a great recommendation.
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Dan Aykroyd being a deranged weirdo is definitely one of his best shticks. Try Doctor Detroit for more of his oddity 😉