I had the same feeling, when a friend told me I found it hard to believe. I've since told some people who didn't know and it usually takes some convincing. It's one of the best make-up jobs ever.
@@YTEdy EH...ALL YALL A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES FOR IGNORING THE OBVIOUS... THE ONLY REASON WHY THE JEWS AINT CALLING OUT ANTISEMI CAUSE TGE BLKS GOT A RCE CARD....BOTH THESE PEEPS LEACHING.
Yeah I was genuinely surprised when I was told this was Eddie as a kid too because when Eddie is in makeup you can still tell its him but I honestly think this is Eddie's best unrecognisable make up to date because even the character's voice sounded NOTHING like Eddie and he even he had the mannerisms of an elderly Jewish man to a tee!
I was at least 20 when I realize that Saul was played by Eddie Murphy and not an actual actor! This is probably the greatest impersonation I’ve ever seen in history
@@silvatcg I know but never really paid attention to the credits, usually I watch the film during the early parts and the ending credits I don’t really much with this film
@@tarzangrant123 I saw it when it came out (I was about 30 years old) and was high as hell, and thought something is not right here, I kinda knew it was makeup but NEVER knew it was Eddie until the ending. He is very gifted in that, especially changing his voice which no one mentions is what throws everyone off! He walked around the lot and even the commissary and everyone was fooled. GREAT JOB by Rick Baker as always. So, you were fooled like I was and so many others.
Eddie actually got the studio to invest in the movie by doing 'Saul' for a studio head, then peeling off the make up and revealing that he was, in fact, Eddie.
blew me away when i read the credits at the end of the movie and saw that the white Jewish guy in the barbar shop was Eddie Murphy - really talented guy - must have had a lot of fun
+PacificDaneOfficial Well,he's step down as the master comic mimic of his generation as he's not active at the moment,now that jim carrey has taken over his title.
I was in college when this came out, and saw it in the theater. Everybody was completely shocked when they revealed it at the end. What a classic comedy!
I’ll admit I was fooled when I first saw the movie. Maybe twice lol. But a friend actually told me that the old jewish guy was Eddie Murphy which really shocked me and made me realize just how really talented Eddie is. 😊
My dad is not a TV guy and the serious type, but I vividly remember him having a chuckling at this character's scene. It was years later that I learned it was actually Eddie. Amazing.
From coming to america to the nutty professor eddie murphy is the king at doing multiple characters in movies and that goes to show how truly great of an actor he really is. Those two movies will always be my favorite eddie murphy movies.
@@josephcalderon906 👍 agree but eddie murphy is still the king of doing multiple characters whether it's in coming to america or the nutty professor movies he takes each one and makes them memorable with his comedy he uses for each part is gold. Without eddie murphy I don't think there would've been others like Martin Lawrence dressing in a disguise for a movie. Yeah eddie murphy is the king of movie disguises.
Nobody could tell it was him that's the beauty of it.Well done makeup and his acting was too.If we weren't told it was him I doubt anyone would have ever known.
Totally believable, even 32 years later. The only clue I had was when he said ‘this is a free country’. The way he said the ‘r’ in free and country gave it away for me. Brilliant multiple performances by Eddie and Arsenio (as the woman in the bar 😳🤣 ). Arsenio in Harlem Nights was also hilarious.
Eddie Murphy pulled a prank on John Amos. WHat he did was challenge John as an actor. Saying wasn't an actor and bunch of other stuff calling him names and got John Amos extremely irate. Then Eddie Murphy started with that donkey sounding laugh saying I got you!!!
Probably the BEST makeup effects I've seen plus with how good at impressions Eddie Murphy is, just sold me that this was an entirely different person on screen
Wow, that's some makeup job! Good acting, too. I actually came to this video because I couldn't quite believe it was Eddie Murphy. I watched Coming to America for the first time today - just a little late.
I never knew the old Jewish guy was Eddie Murphy until years later I watched the making of... I was shocked. I remember I didn’t get the the spoon joke for awhile either...🤣🤣🤣...I’m such a dumbass...🤣🤣🤣
Wow, so judging by the outtake at 1:30 the old man was at the wedding ceremony in Zamounda, meaning more than likely so were the other three barbers. Kinda wish it was still in, though the last scene with them is still great.
End credits of „Coming to America“ we are realized that Murphy played so many characters in this movie. We can’t believe it because the make up was amazing 👍
Hands down to Rick and Eddie because that is amazing makeup and amazing acting. I'm excited but nervous about Coming To America 2 because I hope they really do it justice and don't screw it up
For years I didn't realize it was Eddie Murphy playing Saul, until I noticed how his name was printed under Saul's performance in the final scene. I did some checking - I was shocked to confirm it was him!
I have been sleuthing across the internet to find the actor who played Saul, thinking that I knew him from somewhere, only to find Murphy pulling a reverse-RDJ on me. Not gonna lie, that's impressive! And the producer/editor is Winnie the Pooh! All-star cast!
I remember seeing this and not even knowing it was him until waaaaay after like a 2nd seeing of the movie. I knew he played SOME other characters but the makeup on this is just incredible. I wouldnt even notice if i didnt stick for the end credits bloopers more than once to figure why it put "Eddie Murphy" under the old white barbershop guy
I remember the first time I realized this was Eddie Murphy. My mom told me. I was so shocked. He's very talented.
THE ONLY REASON WHY THE JEWS AINT CALLING OUT ANTISEMI CAUSE TGE BLKS GOT A RCE CARD....BOTH THESE PEEPS LEACHING.
Really?! Weird...I was also told by your mom? That’s strange man...
I had the same feeling, when a friend told me I found it hard to believe. I've since told some people who didn't know and it usually takes some convincing. It's one of the best make-up jobs ever.
@@YTEdy
EH...ALL YALL A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES FOR IGNORING THE OBVIOUS...
THE ONLY REASON WHY THE JEWS AINT CALLING OUT ANTISEMI CAUSE TGE BLKS GOT A RCE CARD....BOTH THESE PEEPS LEACHING.
Yeah I was genuinely surprised when I was told this was Eddie as a kid too because when Eddie is in makeup you can still tell its him but I honestly think this is Eddie's best unrecognisable make up to date because even the character's voice sounded NOTHING like Eddie and he even he had the mannerisms of an elderly Jewish man to a tee!
Still holds up "pretty well" that's better than any makeup I've seen since! And Eddie Murphy just gave the perfect performance.
Forreal.... "Decent makeup"??!??!?!? This is the greatest makeup in cinema history.... You can't convince me that this isn't a white man!
Rick Baker is a legend!
I was at least 20 when I realize that Saul was played by Eddie Murphy and not an actual actor! This is probably the greatest impersonation I’ve ever seen in history
The end of the movie tells you its Eddie
@@silvatcg I know but never really paid attention to the credits, usually I watch the film during the early parts and the ending credits I don’t really much with this film
@@tarzangrant123 I saw it when it came out (I was about 30 years old) and was high as hell, and thought something is not right here, I kinda knew it was makeup but NEVER knew it was Eddie until the ending.
He is very gifted in that, especially changing his voice which no one mentions is what throws everyone off!
He walked around the lot and even the commissary and everyone was fooled. GREAT JOB by Rick Baker as always. So, you were fooled like I was and so many others.
Eddie actually got the studio to invest in the movie by doing 'Saul' for a studio head, then peeling off the make up and revealing that he was, in fact, Eddie.
Number 1
I think Saul is Eddie's best character
Barber.
@@Fudge_Fantasy Sexual Chocolate?
Agreed
Nah tbh I think the barber is his best character
@@Wh4L205 him to
No CGI, just great make up and great acting. The best of it's era and rivals what they have today.
Saul was by far Eddie’s best make up job! I love how stuff like this is overlooked and drama gets all the raves at the awards.
blew me away when i read the credits at the end of the movie and saw that the white Jewish guy in the barbar shop was Eddie Murphy - really talented guy - must have had a lot of fun
Eddie was such an gifted mimic!. doing a credible impersonation an old jewish man from queens or the bronx!.
was?
+PacificDaneOfficial Well,he's step down as the master comic mimic of his generation as he's not active at the moment,now that jim carrey has taken over his title.
Joseph Calderon ñ
This is beautiful what is that velvet
because he grew up around them. just like cagney spoke flawless yiddish because most of his classmates were yiddish speakers
I was in college when this came out, and saw it in the theater. Everybody was completely shocked when they revealed it at the end. What a classic comedy!
Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers would make a hell of a good movie together with their acting capabilities and changing personalities
They be great together. ..
Mike Myers has two voices: His regular voice and Fat Bastard. That's it.
They did. It's called SHREK
they were shrek and donkey
The make up effects are better than most stuff done today. He truly gets lost behind it and becomes Saul.
He also did the makeup in Thriller, I believe - and a couple of Heidi Klum's Halloween outfits.
out of any movie i seen This was the best prop work And eddie pulled off the Jewish accent perfect
Ah ha... Ah ha.. What do ya know from funny ya bastard? 😂😂😂
I still find this joke hilarious to this day!
I’ll admit I was fooled when I first saw the movie. Maybe twice lol. But a friend actually told me that the old jewish guy was Eddie Murphy which really shocked me and made me realize just how really talented Eddie is. 😊
He is my favorite character of the entire movie, especially his joke at the end of the movie.
Man walks into a restaurant orders a bowl of soup 🍲
A HHHAAAA !!!!
This is beautiful what is that velvet?? LMAO
yeah, one of my favourite lines :) gets me every time
Like a boid
Whatta ya knoe from funny yaa bbbesterd!!
@@ogtheincredible Yeah, that's a classic line!
Mr. Murphy is still delighting audiences everywhere.
*_"HEY, IT'S KUNTA KINTE!!"_*
Why does this make up from 1988 look better than the make up for same character in 2021?
Lol budget
My dad is not a TV guy and the serious type, but I vividly remember him having a chuckling at this character's scene. It was years later that I learned it was actually Eddie. Amazing.
Back then this movie brought "waiting for the end scene credits" to a new level. Waiting to see if it was actually Eddie.
MINDBLOWING! I would never guess that was Murphy! Wow!
Oh my goodness! I thought Saul was a real man, like really a actor LOL who knew that was an impersonation wow!
Yeah I remember when I was younger and my mom told me. I was shocked lol. But if you look at the end of the movie it tells you that it is him.
caramelhoney29 same. My dad told me
did you just awake from a coma? the whole movie is hall and murphy including all the female leads and
I would have loved if he was
gfro6 😂
He was also Richard Simmons in Nutty Professor.
This character was hard to believe lol... the artist did a great job as well
I thought this was a real old jewish guy eddie knew from down the way and thay put him in the film but it was all eddie :D
"Rocky Marciano. That... was a great boxer..."
I’m not lying when I say I went YEARS without knowing that was Eddie Murphy
Waiter taste the soup!
Ok I'll taste the soup, where's the spoon?
@@camxdidxthat aaagggghhhaaaa!
Was wrong with the soup
When Saul saids soup I can hear Eddie a little bit...
FUN FACT: Make-up artist, Rick Baker, played the suit-performance of Kong in 'King Kong' in the 1976 re-make starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange.
I didn't know that was Eddie Murphy til years later.
Eddie Murphy as Saul is brilliant, but have any of you seen Billy Crystal as Sammy Davis Jr? Billy's makeup and impersonation of Sammy is outstanding!
Saul better come back for Coming to America 2
He is...the trailer is out now....go watch
HEEEEEY, IT'S KUNTA KINTEEEEE!!!!
From coming to america to the nutty professor eddie murphy is the king at doing multiple characters in movies and that goes to show how truly great of an actor he really is. Those two movies will always be my favorite eddie murphy movies.
+SupermanFan23 The late great peter sellers was probably his only peer in doing multiple character comedy quite convincingly.
@@josephcalderon906 👍 agree but eddie murphy is still the king of doing multiple characters whether it's in coming to america or the nutty professor movies he takes each one and makes them memorable with his comedy he uses for each part is gold. Without eddie murphy I don't think there would've been others like Martin Lawrence dressing in a disguise for a movie. Yeah eddie murphy is the king of movie disguises.
Superman 1 You're absolutely right!.my friend!.
Damn that beginning had me cracking up big time lol :) Eddie's awesome.
Sounds like a white Jewish new Yorker to me
Nobody could tell it was him that's the beauty of it.Well done makeup and his acting was too.If we weren't told it was him I doubt anyone would have ever known.
Totally believable, even 32 years later.
The only clue I had was when he said ‘this is a free country’. The way he said the ‘r’ in free and country gave it away for me.
Brilliant multiple performances by Eddie and Arsenio (as the woman in the bar 😳🤣 ).
Arsenio in Harlem Nights was also hilarious.
+Eljah Robinson QQQUUUUIIICCCKKK!!!.
@@josephcalderon906, Oooohhhh, Quick is mine!
He grew up with our people. Its the best form of flattery
Cant belive this makeup didnt won the Oscar
Oscar are crap
Graphics and makeup should have their own awards
"Heeeyyyyy its Kunta Kinte!!"
EDDIE MURPHY,,,,,,THIS IS HIS BEST ROLL,,,,,,,PERFECTION...
We coulda been talking to eddie Murphy and didn't know it
Eddie Murphy the master of disguise.
Rick Baker the make up master!
I think Eddie was Saul's best character.
He should play Mel Brooks in History of the World Part II
Eddie Murphy pulled a prank on John Amos. WHat he did was challenge John as an actor. Saying wasn't an actor and bunch of other stuff calling him names and got John Amos extremely irate. Then Eddie Murphy started with that donkey sounding laugh saying I got you!!!
John Amos was great in this movie. The best part he ever played imo.
i’m still tryna figure out… how did rick turn an african american nose… into a white mans nose! best makeup artist ever
Prosthetic make up.
Probably the BEST makeup effects I've seen plus with how good at impressions Eddie Murphy is, just sold me that this was an entirely different person on screen
Still unable to accept that Edi played this man. Unbelievable. The makeup is EXCELLENT, the voice, posture. Goodness
"Whataya know from funny?"
"Ya bastid!"
Wow, that's some makeup job! Good acting, too. I actually came to this video because I couldn't quite believe it was Eddie Murphy. I watched Coming to America for the first time today - just a little late.
JESUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUS, EDDIE MURPHY IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED ONES LIKE ME FRRRRRRRRR
Well shit I had no idea. That is amazing
I never knew the old Jewish guy was Eddie Murphy until years later I watched the making of... I was shocked. I remember I didn’t get the the spoon joke for awhile either...🤣🤣🤣...I’m such a dumbass...🤣🤣🤣
He should be proud given the lack of advanced makeup and synthetics like today.
I love Eddie playing Saul, every Jewish person I know absolutely loved him as this character.
Saul -- "You know, the guy upstairs. Kunta. Kunta Kinte..." Uproarious laughter from Hall, Murphy, and the very underrated Clint Smith.
I just finished watching this movie and I had to see for myself if this was actually him. This was his most impressive performance of the movie!
It was such an incredible transformation, even after finding out I still really couldn't tell it was him!
Wow, so judging by the outtake at 1:30 the old man was at the wedding ceremony in Zamounda, meaning more than likely so were the other three barbers. Kinda wish it was still in, though the last scene with them is still great.
Amazing job! Geniuses all around!!
They did a really good job, when I was a kid, I had no idea that was eddie
Eddie and Michael Jackson should've did some kinda movie together playing a bunch of people that would've been so fun and funny
Just magnificent acting
End credits of „Coming to America“ we are realized that Murphy played so many characters in this movie.
We can’t believe it because the make up was amazing 👍
Eddie's really good I love this character. The makeup is really good.
I mean, it was no Trading Places, but those scenes in the barber shop were pure comedy gold.
Trading places sucked that’s why this is a classic and that’s not 🤷♂️
Oh, hey, that killer director was on this film.
I just saw that documentary on Reelz about what happened to the actor & those kids. So sad. They're gone & he gets off & continues working.
@@sheranda77 yeah, bro. I call him a killer because he new the consequences and he new what he was doing.
“Here, taste the soup...”
Legendary.
didnt know it was eddie murphy until after i saw the film
Excellent!
Rick Baker is a genius. His new book is incredible.
Hands down to Rick and Eddie because that is amazing makeup and amazing acting. I'm excited but nervous about Coming To America 2 because I hope they really do it justice and don't screw it up
I'm feeling exactly the same 🤞🤞🤞
Me too. The trailer doesn’t look good but I’m holding hope that the movie is funny.
I think it is a great injustice that Eddie Murphy didn’t get and Acdemy Award nomination for Coming to America
They way he puts a phlegm emphasis on the the pronunciation of words an old Jewish man would say was just icing on the cake.
Muhggghamed!🤣 lol
Eddie Murphy is GREAT!!!
Richard Pryor of the 80s
For the love of God someone get him to reprise this role in a movie co-starring Larry David
Eddie you out did yourself
Was this nominated for an award? It should.
Wow you guys does a good job 👏
I thought it was Al Pacino because of the voice lollllll. Eddie is indeed very talented.
Rick Baker should've returned for the sequel.
Ikr
I do that spoon joke all the time lol.
The jacket is perfect. Probably bought 30 years ago. Still looks good.
I was today years old when I realized it was him. Amazing.
Rick Baker is a Gosh-darned genius. A master of his craft. His creations were so much better than today's 'plastic' CGI SFX.
You are a legend
Damn Rick Baker is just talented...🤦🏾♀️👍💐
amazing !
Love it!
For years I didn't realize it was Eddie Murphy playing Saul, until I noticed how his name was printed under Saul's performance in the final scene. I did some checking - I was shocked to confirm it was him!
Rick Bakers make up is unreal! So good for it’s time
This is cool asf
They did an incredible job, that WHOLE barber shop was just Eddie and Arsenio
wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? incredible :O
I have been sleuthing across the internet to find the actor who played Saul, thinking that I knew him from somewhere, only to find Murphy pulling a reverse-RDJ on me.
Not gonna lie, that's impressive!
And the producer/editor is Winnie the Pooh! All-star cast!
Ace of 2 lives❤️
I remember seeing this and not even knowing it was him until waaaaay after like a 2nd seeing of the movie. I knew he played SOME other characters but the makeup on this is just incredible. I wouldnt even notice if i didnt stick for the end credits bloopers more than once to figure why it put "Eddie Murphy" under the old white barbershop guy
that make up - especialy at this period of time was outstanding awesome fantastic and great - decades after others didnt even come close to that
Saul still looks the same in the new movie