TRADING PLACES (1983) MOVIE REACTION - THIS IS A COMEDY GEM! - First Time Watching - Review
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2023
- Welcome to our first-time watching Trading Places (1983). This phenomenal classic comedy featuring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd was such a great time. Perfect for the holiday season "Trading Places" is filled with witty humor and brilliant performances that truly makes this a comedy gem.
"Trading Places" follows the unlikely switcheroo of a street-smart hustler, Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy), and a privileged commodities broker, Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), orchestrated by the wealthy Duke brothers.
The film has a great way of combining clever social commentary, hilarious performances and some fantastic chemistry between Murphy and Aykroyd that launched this movie into comedy greatness.
We hope you enjoy our reactions, commentary and discussions as we immerse ourselves in the storytelling that this fantastic film has to offer. We'll delve into the elements that make this film standout to us.
So sit back and let's have a fun time watching the journey that Billy Ray Valentine and Louis Winthorpe III are about to embark on!
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have you seen Eddie Murphy's Coming To America yet? not to spoil anything, but you will see a cameo of Duke and Duke as homeless men...
Yall should watch Hot Tub Time Machine..
You missed the best moment! "Pork bellies...that make a bacon...like in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich." That 4th wall break stare at the camera that Eddie Murphy does made his career!!!
Merry Christmas guys
While Xmas themes would be the obvious choice, it's your journey into my history I like seeing. Without knowing what you both would prefer since current examples are 'tainted' by Patreon polling - 70's film? 60's? (my childhood) This is the only channel I've found where the reactors are more about the art and appreciation of the details - front and behind the camera which entertains. The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao - or - The Incredible Mr. Limpet both are great examples of Original Fantasy in cinema during the 60's.
The Dan Ackroyd drunk Santa with the salmon is one of the greatest on screen depictions of pathos. Iconic.
Now you have to see Coming to America with Eddie. There is an easter egg from this movie in that one. It is a great comedy with James Earl Jones in it as well. Eddie wrote it
Golden Child too. "I, I, I, I want the kniiiiife.
Why bother, they’ll cut out all the juicy parts like they did here.
@@travisgordon2484 What did you want to see that you didn't see here?
@@rickwelch8464 , Of course wanted to see their spontaneous reactions to all the racial slurs in the movie as well as the blackface in the train. I am a black man btw. These people sell reactions and I’m here for it, every bit of it. I don’t need it sanitized. Fragile hearts shouldn’t be in the reaction business imo or at least they should let us see their authentic reactions to things they find outrageous or appalling.
@@travisgordon2484 Ah, got it. Yeah I think maybe some folks aren't looking to get in the fray of that kind of thing. Or maybe they it didn't even clock w them that it is something interesting to compare/contrast w today. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't really have a take on it live as it happened.
One of my favorite comedies from an era when parody, satire and context were still utilized and understood.
Such a unique concept and a great cast.
Loved how they added equal parts of commentary and comedy. This was such a great watch!
@@OfficialMediaKnights PLEASE REACT TO ❤️💪🏽BAD BOYS Trilogy (Martin Lawrence )
MONEY TALKS (Chris Tucker),
BLUE STREAK (Martin Lawrence)
LIFE (EDDIE MURPHY)
NOTHING TO LOSE (TIM ROBBINS)
BAIT (JAMIE .
HARLEM NIGHTS(EDDIE MURPHY
RANSOM (MEL GIBSON)
KISS THE GIRLS (MORGAN FREEMAN)
THE EQUALIZER AMERICAN GANGSTER ,DEJAVU, FALLEN (ALL DENZEL WASHINGTON )🙏
Trading Places was Eddie Murphy's second film. He was 21 when Trading Places was filmed. I would also recommend his first film 48 hours, it is a buddy cop film with some comedy. You will probably enjoy it since you liked Lethal Weapon.
Both of the 48 Hrs. movies are excellent, and so few reactors have covered even the first one. Patience, I guess. 😉
ROOOOOOOOXAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE
Rest in peace
Ralph Bellamy 1904-1991
Richard Hunt 1951-1992
Alfred Drake 1914-1992
Denholm Elliott 1922-1992
Don Ameche 1908-1993
Vincent Canby 1924-2000
Ron Taylor 1952-2002
Elmer Bernstein 1922-2004
Richard Pryor 1940-2005
Paul Gleason 1939-2006
Aaron Russo 1943-2007
Bo Diddley 1928-2008
Robert Paynter 1928-2010
Tom Davis 1952-2012
Roger Ebert 1942-2013
and Gene Wilder 1933-2016, the movie was developed with the intent to cast comedy duo Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder
One of the things I like about this movie is Dan's response when he's wearing the Santa suit and Eddie is first trying to track him down. "Winthorpe!" "Rrrrrraaaaaahhh!"
I guess that moment speaks to me. 😂
"Security! ...merry Christmas." is one of my favorite lines in any movie.
Same here😅
You missed the best moment! "Pork bellies...that make bacon... that you might use in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich." That 4th wall break stare at the camera that Eddie Murphy does made his career!!!
These movies were rife with them. So funny!
This movie is such a fun time! My mom does have interesting taste in movies, but I'll forever be grateful that she introduced me to this.
We had no idea what to expect. This was such a fun time with a pretty interesting premise. Loved the layered commentary with comedy.
I'm glad you guys enjoyed Trading Places, a great comedy movie classic, but if you like more Eddie Murphy humor with action I highly recommoned Beverly Hills Cop, and for Dan Aykroyd, definitely Ghostbusters, and Jamie Lee Curtis, definitely True Lies with Arnold Scwarzengger, you guys won't be dissapointed!!!!😀
Thank you for taking the time to recommend these! Adding them to our list 😄
@@OfficialMediaKnights need to add Coming to America if only for the Duke's cameo in it. Followed by Coming to America 2.
@@OfficialMediaKnights Anytime, I love watching your movie reactions guys
I second I second all of these! Especially, Beverly Hills Cop, that’s one of my all time favorites
@@TheBlueDragon86 I hope you're looking forward to the new Beverly Hills Cop Movie on Netflix next year
Congrats on hitting 70K guys!!! Eddie ruled the box office in the 80s. There is the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, Coming to America, and 48 Hours, just to name a few.
Thank you so much! All three of those are on our list! We’ll definitely be watching them soon 😄
@@OfficialMediaKnights BH Cop 1 & 2 are fun.
Harlem Nights...seems like everyone also forgets about that great movie
for sure!!@@rdramos13
@@OfficialMediaKnights Coming To America!!! Flashbacks to The Dukes!
The Beverly Hills cop movies( 1&2) were great! Also, 48 hours is excellent. Great reaction!
Adding them to our list! Thank you for watching 😃
48 Hours is great - though bits of it don't age well.
Curtis and Akroyd also star in My Girl. A very good, heartfelt film
I WILL CHECK IT OUT.
This movie was huge when it first came out. Ackroyd and Murphy were riding high on their places on Saturday Night Live so everyone expected nothing less than a good time. Great reactions as always!
The short selling they did in the stock market scene actually helped change market rules in 2010 and became known as the Eddie Murphy rule.
Yeah, it's illegal but they still use to run a company into the ground!! They did that to Gamestop a few years ago but Elon Musk shorted the stock and a lot Hedge Fund managers lost a lot of money!! It was great!!
Some pump & dump group the other year convinced gullible people to buy Gamestop, when it briefly soared of course the con artists sold. A bunch of people got burned thinking it would keep going up.
"Just be yourself sir, no matter what happens they can't take that away from you." My favorite quote.
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. Cannot believe this is 40 years old this year.
Great reaction this is a class movie. Other than all movies that have already been mention, Eddie isnt know for his serious parts but he can do them. The Golden Child is a classic also within Charles Dance as the antagonist. Eddie plays a finder of missing children. It's a movie I think you guys would enjoy.
Hi guys, it's great you've seen this comedy classic, I highly recommend Coming To America - also directed by John Landis & starring Eddie Murphy. It's connected to this movie in a small way, please react to soon.
Exactly what I was coming here to say. Agree 💯. Both movies are equally as good, also.
Adding it to our list! Thank you for your suggestion 😃
@@OfficialMediaKnights It's an unofficial sequel of sorts.
@@OfficialMediaKnights Cool! 😄 I'll look forward to your reaction to it. You're welcome 👍🏻
The guy sitting behind the desk at the police station that is telling Winthrop about the angel dust is Frank Oz, he was a long time puppeteer for Sesame Street. He did the voice of Grover and he has done the voice of Yoda in all of the Star Wars movies. Also the guy at the pawn shop is Bo Diddley, at the time he was a very popular blues guitarist and singer.
Also voice of Miss Piggy.
Bo Diddley was an artist from the 50's. A guitarist so iconic there's a beat named after him. Bo Diddley, nicknamed “the Originator” for his role in the transition from blues to rock and roll, drove music into a new era with his rollicking rhythms and edgy guitar.
“I am Inga from Sweden.”
“But…….you’re wearing lederhosen.”
“Ya, for sure Sweden.”😂😂😂
Gave me a good chuckle that you thought the Dukes, who just made $300,000 in a stock trade would bother ‘stealing’ $50,000 from themselves😅. Fun reaction as always!
Scumbags will be scumbags though.
8:04 That's Giancarlo Esposito behind Eddie.
24:47 That's Al Franken
Oh wow! It is! Didn’t recognize him!
Another Eddie Murphy movie I can't recommend enough is The Golden Child (1986) it's an underrated gem, in it he plays a social worker tasked with rescuing a gifted kid with magical powers who can prevent the end of the world. & a Dan Akroyd movie I highly recommend is The Blues Brothers (1980) it's a comedy musical (also directed by John Landis) in which he stars along with the late John Belushi as blues musicians getting their old band back together to raise the money needed to save their childhood orphanage. Along the way, they fall foul of the police, neo nazi's and a rival band. Please react to both as soon as you can :)
"Beef jerky time!" is one of those random things I like to say when I know it's either going to confuse or amuse the group I'm with. LOL.
Wonderful reactions to this awesome comedy movie, from the excellent Media Knights.
The main cast in Trading Places are incredible, but the two standouts for me are... Not Jamie Lee Curtis, but Hollywood legends Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy! :)
Great performances all around! Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy were great. They stole the scenes they were in!
Jamie Lee Curtis said she was 24 in the movie, but she was just 21! Also the fact that the movie title has a double meaning. Trading Places (physically swapping places with someone else) and Trading Places (The Stock Exchange where you trade) A trading place if you will.
So glad you guys enjoyed this movie! Is this a Christmas movie or not?🤔 Please watch Coming to America with Eddie Murphy... There's a cameo there you might recognize niw that you've seen this movie...
Did you recognize Giancarlo Esposito ( Gus Fring in Breaking Bad) in jail with Eddie Murphy?
The 80's decade gave us some of the best Hollywood comedy movies; I definitely recommend that you watch the following:
1) BREWSTER's MILLIONS.
2) SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL.
3) BOWFINGER.
4) FATHER OF THE BRIDE.
5) ROXANNE.
6) PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES.
7) POLICE ACADAMY 1,2,3,4,5, and 6.
A real classic comedy from the 80s. Dan Aykroyd on top of his game. Thanks for the reaction. Great as always. Like many mentioned: To know more about the Duke Brothers fate, watch "Coming To America" (1988). It's a quick scene, but a great one.
Every time I watch this I notice it's the Duke Bros doorman whom escalates the entire situation. Given 'circumstances' it's is an odd action, which is needed to drive to story forward.
Absolute classic!!! Love this movie. Fun Fact, Don Ameche, who played Mortimer Duke, doesn't like to swear so his scene where he says "F*** HIM!!" was done in a single take because he didn't want to swear.
Thank you for the fun fact! We had a blast watching this 😄
@@OfficialMediaKnights He was also very uncomfortable saying the N word even with it just as a line and Eddie needed to convince him it was ok.
I recommend you check out Tremors, Tremors 2 and Tremors 3. The first one stars Kevin Bacon. This series is so endearing and full of hilarity.
Love tremors and tremors 2
You gotta watch True Lies! Jamie Lee Curtis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron. One liners, comedy, romance, mind blowing practical effects. One of the best 90s action movie ever. What more could you ask for? It's everything you like so much!
"...Yes, but they were all bad..."
This movie came out in 1983 and was Eddie Murphy's 2nd movie. Hard to believe you haven't seen it until now. He also did his stand up comedy special DELIRIOUS in 1983. His first movie was 48 HOURS in 1982. All this while he was still a cast member on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE from 1980 to mid 1984.
"Four Rooms"" from 1995 is for me one of the greatest movies to watch on New Year. I wonder why nobody reacted to it in the past years.
Adding it to our list! Although we won’t make it in time for New Years. Thank you for the suggestion!
Omg, you're like 1 of 4 people I've ever seen besides myself that's actually recommended that movie.
Would loved to see your reaction to “It’s a Wonderful Life” if you haven’t seen it yet. Classic Xmas movie. Keep up the great work!
I had a Betamax player given to me as a kid with two tapes, one blank to record from TV and Trading Places. I now realise why they gave the Betamax away but I’ll be forever thankful for Trading Places, apart from the comedy the classical music was a revelation for me. ❤
It’s such a great watch! Not a bad choice for your first movie 😃
You guys go from strength to strength, great reaction and an absolute Xmas must in my household. Happy Christmas and keep them coming.
A movie you can enjoy every time you watch it. Just doesn't get old.
Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, Trading Places and Coming to America are Murphy's best early films, IMO. The Golden Child is also good.
Here is a fun fact: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was passed in 2010. You can find Section 746 on pages 364 and 365 of the law’s 849 pages. Section 746 has been called the Eddie Murphy Rule.
Until Dodd-Frank’s Eddie Murphy provision, it was not illegal to base trades on crop information before it was released
I frickin' love this movie! I watch it every Christmas season.
I don't know if anyone pointed it out already, but the man standing next to Billy Ray in the jail cell was Giancarlo Esposito. 🤗
Best Eddie Murphy movie, hands down, was his first, 48 Hrs. Nick Nolte co- starred, who was a huge leading man in the 80s and 90s. It was also the template for all the cop buddy movies that filled cinemas ever since.
Ha ha what a fun movie! I haven't seen it for ages but it was so great rewatching it with you. Happy holidays guys.
another great reaction, this brought back so many memories. you guys rock. can't wait to see what the next is
Great reaction! Y’all need to get to “Coming To America” ASAP cuz there’s an awesome cameo from Randolph & Mortimer Duke in it ! Arguably Eddie Murphys greatest work !!
Glad you like this. For another movie where the little guys get the big bad guy right in the pocket book, check out The Sting (1973) starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
My favorite scene the Duke brothers explaining “as in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich and Eddie Murphy looks straight into the camera😁
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Another great John Landis movie with Dan Aykroyd is the Blues Brothers (1980). Classic 👍
A classic in every sense
Carrie Fisher is in it.
Except for that ridiculous scene on the train ("Yah, from Sveden..."), this is among my favorite comedies from that era.
When Denise made the comment about comedy being hard t caught my attention. I have been a long time member of toastmasters and have achieved some success in public speaking. Doing comedy whether in a speech or other presentation can be exhausting! It is a lot of work being funny! When Dustin Hoffman was interviewed about his movie Tootsie. In talking about comedy he even got emotional. One of his statements stuck with me he said "comedy is serious business". SO insightful!
The cop that booked windthorp with the PCP was Frank Oz who did many voices for the Muppets and Star Wars Yoda.
Loved your reaction! One of my all-time classics! ❤😁 Now, you really have to watch "Coming to America" too. I don't want to reveal too much, but let's just say: Eddie Murphy in the lead, in full swing too. 🤭
All those early 80s to 90s movies, involving directing by frank Oz, (he always puts himself in his movies...look for the bald guy with glasses!) and films involved with acting writing etc., with Ramis, Ivan Reitman,Akroyd etc., and these monster comedies that first used the ultra serious John Williams for music!!!, was just all comedy genius! Going back to animal House, blues Brothers, stripes, of course the Ghostbusters stuff....it's just all comedy gold! Pro tip, U WILL see a cameo again of the Duke Brothers, in the first Coming to America, also an Eddie Murphy movie! The Duke Brothers are Old School Hollywood royalty! Been acting since black and white! Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche!
Thank you for the fun fact! We’ll keep an eye out 😄 Also adding these to our list!
Thanks for visiting the golden age of Eddie Murphy. The comedy "Coming To America" from this movie era had an "easter egg" joke in it referring to this movie "😂Trading Places"❤👏🏾
I love how the characters of the Duke brothers used the Koch brothers as inspiration.
Best line- Jim Belushi in his underwear returning to the party "Hey-- look what happened to me!" 😂😂😂😂😂
Hey Ari and Denyse, on to even more funny flicks like, "The Waterboy", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Austin Powers", "The Hangover" , "Tropic Thunder", "Coming to America", "Caddyshack. Let's GOooooooo!!!!!
The cop that books Dan Akroyd at the beginning is Frank Oz.
Loved the analysis on this. You guys really went in depth with the commentary even more so than usual. This movie is a classic and had great undertones of social consciousness. Coming to America should be your next watch.
His first ten to fifteen years were unbelievable....Penelope do you realize where I've BEEN?.... That's the kinda stuff they use on crowds and I still walked in here like a man!
YAAASS. I love this movie. Hilarious! I love watching it after Christmas and before New Year's.
When you start doing comedies regularly, you're in for some real gems from the past, especially from John Hughes. Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller....
This is an all-time favorite of mine, great reaction. The Beverly Hills Cop movies and Coming to America are a must. I would say 48 Hours, but I think people don't react to that movie because it would be hell to edit.
A little surprised that you didn't recognize Giancarlo Esposito standing behind Murphy in the jail cell.
Honestly me too!
Hey guys! Happy holidays! Great reaction and insight as always. Thanks for reacting to this one, one of my favorites. When you get a chance react to Coming To America. This is a great one as well and has an easter egg in it pointing back to Trading Places
The Townhome where the both lived is located on the my favorite street in Philadelphia -- Delancey Street. I have walked by it many times.
48 Hours is a must. Nick Nolte as the gruff detective in a great twist on the buddy-cop movie. Great sound and camera work too...
Good comedies are the glue that holds society together, this one does a fine job. The genre hasn't had so much success lately in the main stream, and that is unfortunate.
Fun little known fact about "Trading places". It is a Christmas movie in Italy.
yo you guys thanks for doing this movie. I am all by myself this holiday and it sucks. really depressed so its nice to kinda feel like I am watching a movie with good people. just wanted to say that I really appreciate it! bless you guys & keep up the great work.
Another great reactions guys. Always loved the cameos in this. Johnny from Airplaine! for one and Jim Belushi, among others.
A big GenX hug to a couple of my favorite younger people. Excellent choice!!!
Fun fact, John Landis directed this as well as Blues Brothers, so it's no coincidence that Winthorp's booking number in this is nearly identical to Jake's prison number in BB.
Oh boy! I love this movie! I'm looking forward to watching it with you. Thanks so much for sharing!
So the short of what happened at the end was because the orange crops weren't affected by winter, then there would large amounts of cheap oranges. The Dukes thought the crops were affected, so instead of selling high then buying low, they bought high then sold low. Aykroyd and Murphy knew the real crop report so they sold high and bought low. The numbers they showed on the boards meant that Aykroyd and Murphy made contracts to buy oranges at $0.29 a pound in units of a thousand, and also made contracts to sell those exact same oranges at $1.42 a pound, making a profit of 545%. Oranges are traded in units of a thousand pounds, with several units per single contract, and you could hear traders talking about buying and selling hundreds of contracts. It's not exactly known how much they invested with the life savings and the money meant for Beaks, but the current guesstimate is in the tens of millions, possibly over 100 million. What was done to achieve such success (trading commodities on inside information obtained from the government) wasn't illegal back when the movie was made, but when it was made illegal in 2010, it was appropriately named the Eddie Murphy Rule.
Ha! I work in that building! The home of Duke and Duke, the boardroom is preserved as it was in the film, on the 5th floor! Quite the tourist attraction, even after all these years!
Had to watch this for Sociology class a few years back when we were learning about nature vs nurture theories. I'd already seen the movie as a child but obviously never picked up on that as a central theme until I watched it again as a teen.
BACK THEN WE WERE ALL CURIOUS TO SEE HOW ACKROYD AND MURPHY WOUL WORKOUT AS EDDIE IS THE NEW GENERATION OF SNL CAST AT THE TIME AND ACKROYD WAS ORIGINAL OLD SCHOOL SNL CAST.
I always enjoy your movie reactions! Bear in mind, in 1983, the minimum wage where I lived in Seattle, was $ 3.40 an hour!
48 Hrs. (Eddie Murphy’s first movie) is one of the best movies ever made.
Before doing movies, Eddie and Dan was part of the OG cast of SNL. The "Not ready for primetime" cast. Also, Eddie was a standup comedian. I suggest you watch his show - Eddie Murphy - RAW.
It really lives up to the name😂
New to your channel, but subbed right after your Back to the Future reaction (my favorite movie of all time!). Trading Places is also one of my favorites. Although Im a 90s kid (Born in the late 80s), my movie wheelhouse is 80's for sure. This movie still resonates so much with issues we see today, whether its: Greed, Race, Class, Corruption, Compassion, ALL those themes are attacked in this film, and done so with a comedic spin (sometimes darkly comedic) but nevertheless a light-hearted approach to some very serious themes. Look forward to watching more of your reactions, really well done! 👏👏👏
Back then it was know as a manservant and they were trained to do absolutely everything. It was not uncommon to see this among the elite. Nowadays it is a much different dynamic. This film represents what they called old money
Very interesting to see how it was back then! They took care of everything! I wonder how it differs nowadays.
@OfficialMediaKnights Also, back then, people would train Tran exclusively for those positions. But they also knew their place and felt honor in it. No one questioned it.
Train
I love early Eddie Murphy. I like some of his more recent work but not quite as much as his classic movies.
Beverly Hills Cop is one of his best.
The ending to Trading Places is so satisfying 😊
If you haven't seen it, Beverly Hills Cop... It a dramady and one of the best things Eddie Murphy has done..
Both Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy were at the top of their game during this era. I second many of the other recomendations made, especially 48 Hrs and Beverly Hills Cop!
Great reaction and some fun-facts about this movie. The cop in booking that finds the PCP on Louis was Frank Oz, the famous puppeteer and voice for Yoda and many other Muppets and characters like Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Grover and Cookie Monster. He plays a similar role in Blues Brothers. And the the pawn broker is played by the one-and-only rock and rol hall of fame Bo Diddley. There are other Cameos too like, Richard Hunt as Wilson as a stock market trader, Al Franken as a Baggage Handler in the train, a young Giancarlo Esposito as a cellmate when Eddie character is in jail, and Jamie Lee Curtis younger sister Kelly Curtis as a cameo too as Penelope's friend Muffy on the scene in the country club. Keep up the good work.
Al Franken and his comedy writing partner, Tom Davis, played the two baggage handlers on the train. According to Franken, the script originally had a scene where the two of them smoked a joint on the train, but the scene was cut because they decided to have Eddie Murphy smoke a joint in the bathroom instead. The result: Al and Tom were playing "stoned" through all their scenes, but without the smoking scene, they're just a couple of really dumb guys.
The guy standing against the jail bars when Billy Ray is in jail is Giancarlo Esposito, who plays Gustavo "Gus" Fring from Breaking Bad.
This is such a fantastic movie for that big social science experiment: what happens when "Trading Places"......
I've seen immigrants come to this country with only a nickel in their pocket but a million in drive and hope and do very well. Extremely kind and generous. I've also found rich people to be kind and generous as well. I think 'new money' are the ones that deserve the bad rap. I got plenty of stories about that....
I appreciated your commentary about remembering our blessings especially during the holidays. People quickly discount having a roof over their head and food in the fridge. Or even worse, their good health. Think again if you don't have one of those.....
Loved your reaction to the movie. One of my favorites especially from Eddie. Wishing you a happy, lovely and blessed holiday season!
About the door thing.. ..he literally pays that man to open doors.. ..he has one job! ..i think if he wanted to open his own doors, he would, but instead he gives that man a living, for simply opening doors.. ..hes a saint for even employing the man, but he was his father's door opener too, so, he feels he must let him open doors so he has purpose in life!!.. ..hes a saint.. 😊
Not sure if you caught a couple of cameos in this movie. The police officer at the desk 11:59 when Louis is first booked is played by Frank Oz who provided the voice and puppetry for Yoda as well as the Muppets Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, and even Bert, Cookie Monster, and Grover from Sesame Street!
Also there is a very young Giancarlo Esposito in the cell with Billy Ray. 8:15
And there's also Richard Hunt as Wilson, the stockbroker for the Dukes. He's a fellow puppeteer with Frank Oz in a bunch of Jim Henson works. He passed away shortly after Jim, sadly.
Al Franken and Tom Davis, who worked together as a comedy duo on Saturday Night Live, played the baggage handlers. I'm not sure I would call any of these appearances "cameos," though. The word "cameo" implies that the audience would be expected to recognize them, and I don't think it makes much difference to the movie whether we recognize any of these folks.
Did you recognize former Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, as the short baggage handler? The tall baggage handler, Tom Davis, was Al's comedy partner in their early careers. They were hired as a writing team for Saturday Night Live, and were paid as one person. They later occasionally appeared onscreen while at SNL.
You notice how Valentine's demeanor changed when it came to his house he became serious and wanted his place respected and threw everyone out when they brushed him off and even considered his neighbors "and keep it down out there my neighbors work too!"
the bald-headed cop is Frank Oz. hes the voice of Yoda, Ms. Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover and Sam the Eagle. he also played the booking cop in the Blues Brothers.
This is my favourite film, I watch it about once a year, around Xmas time. So thanks for this, this year I will watch it with you guys.
Yay! A commentary from you guys! I'm hyped already ❤
Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy were the kings of the screwball comedies back in the day. 🎥
😮 I just recognized Al Franken and when I checked IMDB, Giancarlo Esposito was in the jail scene. 😂
Al with his SNL writing partner, Tom Davis.
When Don Ameche said the " N" word he felt so bad he had to say it he personally talked to every crew member before the scene was shot.
The "YEAH!" guy is one of my favorite parts of this film. (I have MANY favorite parts of this film.) At 13:17 when Eddie Murphy comes back with the "yeah!" - cracks me up.
16:01 - another favorite moment that showcases the brilliant acting of Denholm Elliot (Coleman the butler). You didn't include the exact moment in your edit, but I know you'll know the moment I mean. Just before he closes the door on Winthorpe the second time, a flash of pity crosses his face. "My old boss might be a pompous entitled jerk, but he doesn't deserve this crap that my real bosses the Duke Brothers are forcing me to do. I hate myself for the part I am being forced to play." All in a flash of an instant of facial expression before he closes the door.
His other best line comes as the re-united gang are planning their revenge against the Brothers, and it's two words: "Egg nog?" Probably fifty years of class warfare and pent-up resentment boiled into those two simple words. Just brilliant.
Louie is on his knees at 17:03, just like Billy Ray was on his knees pretending to be a legless blind veteran. Full circle! I've seen this film dozens of times, and had never noticed that detail, until another commenter on another YT reaction mentioned it. Always something new to notice!
The opening montage over the credits, you pointed out the brilliant visual story-telling. The rich and the poor, the privileged and the working-class. The landmarks of Philadelphia. Set up the setting and the themes right off the bat, without even a line of dialogue.
This was also a break-out role for Jamie Lee Curtis. Prior to this, she was mostly known as a "scream queen," just appearing in horror films. This gave her a chance to prove her ability acting in a different role, as a comedian, and also showed off two of her other impressive assets to a wide audience. This film opened up a wider range of acting opportunities.
As a Christmas story, it also does have a taste of that Scrooge story, as far as Louie's redemption arc, and the general class distinctions and inequality being addressed. Most other reactors I've seen comment on the film and the actors and the comedy, but you guys really dove into the deeper issues of social justice and income inequality and sex work and generosity and empathy. Very appreciated, to recognize and comment on all of those things! It really is more than "just" a funny comedy; it touches on all of those social issues, using satirical comedy as the sugar to help that medicine go down.
The actor standing to Eddie Murphy's right, next to Eddie in the cell, is none other than a very young GianCarlo Espisito, who played Gus Fring in Breaking Bad.
GianCarlo is 65 Yr's old
Eddie is 62 Yr's old
1:07 - 😳 *_... Talk about an omen for what was to come in THIS very movie!!_* 🤣🤣🤣