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  • @beachlife8367
    @beachlife8367 7 місяців тому +1075

    The part where Akeem gives the two homeless guys some money is significant because: the two guys are the guys from Trading Places, an earlier Eddie Murphy film that you also have to watch. He wanted to give them a cameo to show his appreciation for being in their film early in his career. It was truly a uniquely sweet gesture. I didn't want you to miss the meaning of it.

    • @michaelriddick7116
      @michaelriddick7116 7 місяців тому +105

      Mortimer!
      Im still not talking to you.
      Mortimer look! .... We're BACK!
      😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😭🤣

    • @3912James
      @3912James 7 місяців тому +58

      I noticed their hardships lessened their racism...for that moment at least.

    • @johneric7018
      @johneric7018 7 місяців тому +10

      @@3912Jamesfor real! 😂😂😂😂

    • @wandameadows5736
      @wandameadows5736 7 місяців тому +57

      @@3912James The fact that you thought of racism when they treated there white employee the worst in that movie is very telling about your perception.

    • @crapbag426
      @crapbag426 7 місяців тому +39

      They already reacted to trading places

  • @johnny85er
    @johnny85er 7 місяців тому +514

    Waiting for you to realize the barber shop guys are both Eddie and Arsenio was killing me.

    • @esthero5428
      @esthero5428 7 місяців тому +8

      😂😂😂

    • @micheletrainor1601
      @micheletrainor1601 7 місяців тому +98

      I think a lot of people especially don't realise that Eddie Murphy is the Jewish old man too.

    • @ckobo84
      @ckobo84 7 місяців тому +14

      I always think that guy seems like Billy Crystal.

    • @kanomorrow7622
      @kanomorrow7622 7 місяців тому +2

      Exactly what I was thinking!

    • @jamisonbb
      @jamisonbb 7 місяців тому +30

      Especially after commenting that he sounds like the guy from Nutty Professor.

  • @swstudios88
    @swstudios88 7 місяців тому +189

    When Asia heard James Earl Jones speak, she was like "Isn't that Mufasa?" Had me cracking up.

    • @hannahburke7328
      @hannahburke7328 7 місяців тому +8

      ​@soundlogic6353Sarabi.

    • @delerium101
      @delerium101 7 місяців тому +6

      Darth vader??

    • @lynnoserb1228
      @lynnoserb1228 7 місяців тому +5

      ​@@delerium101yes he did the voice of him too 😊

    • @mariobland9454
      @mariobland9454 6 місяців тому +4

      He did the voice of both Vader and mufasa from the lion king and did good job on both of them.

    • @MichaelJohnson-dt5zr
      @MichaelJohnson-dt5zr 6 місяців тому +5

      The woman that played the Queen also did Simba's mother's voice on " The Lion King "...

  • @goldenage
    @goldenage 7 місяців тому +205

    I like that the dad stopped kissing up to the Royalty once they made his daughter cry. It showed that all he really cared about was her.

    • @notimportant3686
      @notimportant3686 7 місяців тому +13

      not all, perhaps most... he still cared about money a great deal

    • @keksi6844
      @keksi6844 7 місяців тому

      Most people have no clue what is this movie all about...Eddie Murphy character is actually symbolic representation of S A T A N.
      Searches for pure girl to corrupt and he did it.That is why he refused all of other girls since they were corrupted including one that says she worships S A T A N...already.

    • @notimportant3686
      @notimportant3686 7 місяців тому +7

      @@keksi6844 inventing stuff is fun isn't it?

    • @aaronbarlow4376
      @aaronbarlow4376 6 місяців тому +1

      @@notimportant3686 Not really, he cared about his daughter's future and didn't want her to struggle like he and her mother did.

    • @aaronbarlow4376
      @aaronbarlow4376 6 місяців тому +1

      @@keksi6844 Corrupt with a wealthy, comfortable life? For Satan he seems to be awfully concerned with the freedom and rights of his future woman.

  • @Cadinho93
    @Cadinho93 7 місяців тому +435

    Fun Fact: For the movie's 30th anniversary a few years ago, an independently operated McDonald's in Chicago "dressed" as McDowell's for Halloween. The owner changed the sign, the menu and the employee uniforms. It was brilliant.
    Also, James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair would go on to voice Simba's parents in "The Lion King" (1994).
    Playing a King and Queen once again.

    • @3912James
      @3912James 7 місяців тому +29

      Sadly it was Sinclair's last (if not one of her last) movie projects before she died in 1995.

    • @israymervalentin-arias6313
      @israymervalentin-arias6313 7 місяців тому +12

      Unfortunately coming 2 america was trash.

    • @fubar1217
      @fubar1217 7 місяців тому +3

      @@israymervalentin-arias6313 We didn’t last 10 min of that movie.

    • @ryanellison1044
      @ryanellison1044 7 місяців тому +7

      @@israymervalentin-arias6313 Well, it would never live up to the original, but it still had it's moments. I thought it was pretty decent.

    • @TimParker-Chambers
      @TimParker-Chambers 7 місяців тому +9

      The Big Mick *is* a superior burger to the Big Mac: The lack of sesame seeds on the bun makes a surprizingly noticeable change in the texture in the mouth, it makes for a much 'smoother eat' 👍👍👍👍

  • @_blueskies
    @_blueskies 7 місяців тому +201

    How have Asia and BJ lived this long without seeing this movie? The great grandchildren of people who saw in theaters have seen it repeatedly. 😂😂😂

    • @greatmatth3093
      @greatmatth3093 7 місяців тому +16

      Well, BJ did admit to seeing clips of it, plus he mentioned "juices and berries" before Akeem got the haircut.

    • @jaypainespotter
      @jaypainespotter 7 місяців тому +8

      I was just about to comment the same thing, I watched this when I was like ten years old

    • @mvasqu762
      @mvasqu762 7 місяців тому +15

      I was tripping too like girl, you're from '84? This should have been part of your childhood like Michael Jackson or Harlem nights! Oh no, don't tell me they never seen Harlem nights

    • @robertdconner
      @robertdconner 7 місяців тому +9

      They gotta do Harlem Nights.

    • @dpowellsr6179
      @dpowellsr6179 7 місяців тому +11

      Exactly ain't no way they ain't seen this movie...BYE!!!

  • @damondrake1892
    @damondrake1892 7 місяців тому +34

    "Joe Louis was 70 years old when they fought." I could never get sick of this movie. It is pure 80's comedy gold. Glad you guys watched this one. The king in the Michael Jackson video was Eddie Murphy.

    • @woodchucknation
      @woodchucknation 7 місяців тому +4

      I don’t know how old he was but he sure got his ass whipped!

  • @joshallanmpls4495
    @joshallanmpls4495 7 місяців тому +72

    Coming to America actually takes place in the same universe as Trading Places. They are tied together by two specific characters who make appearances in both films.

    • @SLT1972
      @SLT1972 7 місяців тому +9

      I was going to say about it! Every time I saw that part, I couldn't help myself giggling and watching those around me not knowing what was going on. This is subtle but very powerful.

    • @JaquelineGoodspeed
      @JaquelineGoodspeed 7 місяців тому

      Better line. Someone else mentioned race now, everyone arguing over race. Sigh.

    • @adamjcohn
      @adamjcohn 4 місяці тому

      Cameo. Not connected at all. Murphy was a completely different character.

    • @deesee3622
      @deesee3622 Місяць тому +4

      both directed by John Landis (who also directed Thriller music video for Michael jackson)

  • @Daishi13
    @Daishi13 7 місяців тому +97

    5:30 not only is the King Mufasa (Simba's Dad) & (Vader) but the Queen also did the voice for Sarabi (Simba's Mom). Also the 2 homeless men Randolph & Mortimer are from another Eddie Murphy classic called Trading Places.

    • @fftunes
      @fftunes 7 місяців тому +3

      Oh i KNEW i know the 2 homeless guys somehow... thanks for clarifying!

  • @Tom-ch7ro
    @Tom-ch7ro 7 місяців тому +135

    BJ, my man. Recognizing John Amos almost immediately. Love when underrated actors get noticed.

    • @dianedavid3052
      @dianedavid3052 7 місяців тому +19

      He played the older Kunta Kinte in Roots which was what the barber called Akeem when they saw him again. Also in an awesome movie from the 70’s called Let’s Do it Again with Sidney Poitier and Calvin Lockhart who plays the father of Akeems intended. A certain rapper got his name from that movie…wasn’t allowed to for long though, at least not legally 😊

    • @stevenwalker5343
      @stevenwalker5343 7 місяців тому +10

      @@dianedavid3052 also the Army major in Die Hard two....a bad guy.

    • @doughbafett
      @doughbafett 7 місяців тому +9

      @@stevenwalker5343 And Vondie Curtis Hall is in this. He's also one of the terrorists in Die Hard 2.

    • @howardb.6205
      @howardb.6205 7 місяців тому

      That is why that fine thing next to him loves him too!

  • @rjd6214
    @rjd6214 7 місяців тому +5

    I mentioned this on another Coming to America reaction but when I got married, after they announced "husband and wife," my wife allowed me to play, "Sheeeee's your...queeeeeeen toooooo beeeeee" as we walked down the aisle. Only about half the guests understood the reference but it got a good laugh.

  • @SRGots
    @SRGots 7 місяців тому +38

    I will still yell out, "SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!" randomly from time to time. I love this movie so much. I saw it with my parents and brother in the theater and my dad was laughing his ass off the whole time.
    Edited: It was so cold that winter here in NY. They had to be miserable during some of those scenes.

    • @samhainkid
      @samhainkid 7 місяців тому +6

      I say it out loud too! Hahaha!!!!

  • @Stogie2112
    @Stogie2112 7 місяців тому +51

    John Amos always had a strong presence in every scene - in films and on TV. You don't mess with John Amos.

    • @Choji2011
      @Choji2011 7 місяців тому +4

      mess with john amos, you get his one of three beating, the regular, the super, or THE BIG MAC

    • @bartellender6782
      @bartellender6782 7 місяців тому +1

      He was my favorite character on Good Times, James Evans reminded me of my dad.

    • @teresas8173
      @teresas8173 7 місяців тому +2

      So handsome too!

    • @crush41gb
      @crush41gb 7 місяців тому +4

      Love, John Amos. I stopped my Good Times dvds after season 3 when James died.. Damn, damn, damn! (even though that was season 4 premiere 😉)

    • @teresas8173
      @teresas8173 7 місяців тому

      @@crush41gb …I didn’t like the show nearly as much after he left.

  • @sharkbaitoohhahha
    @sharkbaitoohhahha 7 місяців тому +57

    Everyone in the Barber Shop, minus Cuba Gooding, is played by either Murphy or Hall. And Yes, Murphy is also the lead singer of Sexual Chocolate! Plus, I love that Samuel Jackson was in this!

    • @weaponizedglitter69
      @weaponizedglitter69 7 місяців тому +21

      Sexual Chocolate is hands down my favorite band name

    • @dr.burtgummerfan439
      @dr.burtgummerfan439 7 місяців тому +13

      ​@@weaponizedglitter69That boy's GOOD!😂

    • @weaponizedglitter69
      @weaponizedglitter69 7 місяців тому +3

      @@dr.burtgummerfan439 HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHA

    • @MrLovegrove
      @MrLovegrove 7 місяців тому +15

      Not quite. Clint Smith played the other old man. The one who actually liked Randy Watson

  • @candidob8683
    @candidob8683 7 місяців тому +22

    BJ has to sing 'Queen to Be' to Asia!!! Anyone second that? 🤣

  • @bigyeticane
    @bigyeticane 7 місяців тому +28

    Coming to America is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. They play it literally every week on cable, that's how much of a classic it is.
    My favorite part is when Lisa kisses Akeem, and he goes home singing. That is exactly how you feel when you meet someone special. ❤

    • @adamjcohn
      @adamjcohn 4 місяці тому

      Also in the 80s I remember it making a full year in the theaters. It went from one summer to another summer. Murphy is the master. He isn’t what he used to be but he left lifetimes of humor for us. We can’t be 20 forever. He’s simply the best.

  • @redviper6805
    @redviper6805 7 місяців тому +29

    When John Amos tripped on those stairs, that was NOT in the script. He managed to stay in character and the director kept it. What a pro

    • @andreadeamon6419
      @andreadeamon6419 7 місяців тому +2

      I would've also.
      Same for princess diaries. When Anne stumbled on the bleachers - that wasn't in the script but because they stayed in character they left it in

    • @jayeisenhardt1337
      @jayeisenhardt1337 7 місяців тому +5

      a little bit of imperfection makes it all the more believable

  • @ldfahrni
    @ldfahrni 7 місяців тому +32

    Paula Abdul choreographed the dance scene you liked AND choreographed plenty of things for Michael and Janet Jackson back in the day. She's a legit superstar in her own right

  • @blatherama
    @blatherama 7 місяців тому +13

    "I've recently been put in charge of garbage..." Life goals and one of my favorite movie lines.

  • @fabianenriquez2814
    @fabianenriquez2814 7 місяців тому +74

    Paula Abdul choreographed the dancing in this movie. This was a very busy time for Ms. Abdul as she was in high demand. Loved this movie!! It was so funny! I was so excited when I saw y’all had reacted to it!!❤️⭐️🙌🏼

    • @tahirahshabazz50
      @tahirahshabazz50 7 місяців тому +8

      Met her once at the airport. She’s so tiny and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

    • @msmrsro
      @msmrsro 7 місяців тому +2

      Wasn’t she dating Arsenio for a time?

    • @tracys.kaufmann
      @tracys.kaufmann 2 місяці тому +1

      @@msmrsro Yup! I was waiting on THIS comment. Because Hall & Abdul were dating at the time, it seems she got many projects. I recall her being a "Laker Girl" cheerleader, a choreographer for Janet Jackson, even appearing in her "What Have You Done For Me Lately" video. Abdul would later get her own music and videos, but I think this job was because of her intimate relationship with Hall.

  • @crucialtaunt5717
    @crucialtaunt5717 7 місяців тому +82

    This is a wonderful take on a modern fairy tale and one of the funniest movies ever. It's a gem.

    • @KshonDaModern
      @KshonDaModern 7 місяців тому +2

      i know the first movie seems magical and authentic then the 2nd one

    • @drakainen4555
      @drakainen4555 7 місяців тому +1

      @@KshonDaModern I couldn't even get through 15-20m of the second one.. Love the first though.

  • @MrLovegrove
    @MrLovegrove 7 місяців тому +122

    SEXUAL CHOCOLATE LADIES AND GENTLEMAN! I've always loved this movie and I'm glad that both of you were able to see it and enjoy yourselves. I got to meet John Amos about ten years after this movie came out and it's still one of the best experiences of my life. He has an aura of strength around him, and he is just so impressive. He was very gracious and easy to talk to.

    • @wyrmshadow4374
      @wyrmshadow4374 7 місяців тому +7

      Dat boy good!
      Mmm hmmm. Good'n'turrible

    • @candicelitrenta8890
      @candicelitrenta8890 7 місяців тому +2

      He was also in a fantasy film called The Beastmaster and was good in that one as well

    • @DC05570
      @DC05570 7 місяців тому

      @@candicelitrenta8890He was also pretty good as the General in 1990’s Die Hard 2: Die Harder

    • @jesmasa1
      @jesmasa1 7 місяців тому +1

      My mom met him in passing back then said he shook her hand and was nice.

  • @laceybko
    @laceybko 7 місяців тому +36

    Harlem Nights needs to be ya'll next Eddie Murphy movie! The cast lineup is official and hilarious!

  • @lalareal180
    @lalareal180 7 місяців тому +29

    Asias laugh is so infectious! It's real and honest! Makes you smile watching her laugh.

    • @CriticArtist
      @CriticArtist 3 місяці тому +1

      Indeed especially at 19:56 😅Love their reaction.

  • @MAB605
    @MAB605 7 місяців тому +119

    I literally yelled, “YES, YES, YES!” when I saw y’all uploaded this and scared my dog. 😂 This, and Trading Places, are my “comfort” movies. Grew up on them. Great reaction! Also, I had to laugh at BJ’s reaction to Arsenio’s barbershop character. My mom says that when her and my dad first saw this in theaters, he yelled, “That is one Black motherf**ker!” when he saw him. 😩 (For context, my dad is very much Black, lol).

    • @cuzidodgebullets6797
      @cuzidodgebullets6797 7 місяців тому +9

      I love trading places, but the scene where Dan eats the salmon through the beard is something that keeps me up at night.

    • @MAB605
      @MAB605 7 місяців тому +3

      @@cuzidodgebullets6797 😂😩

    • @nanilashes3534
      @nanilashes3534 7 місяців тому +1

      @MAB605 That is a perfect way to describe those two movies as "comfort" movies. I know exactly what you mean. I grew up with these movies and I have great memories watching them with my family. Coming To America and Trading Places are two of my fav movies. I get a warm and fuzzy feeling and a sense of nostalgia in particular when I watch Trading Places because of it taking place at Christmas time and it being filmed in my city. Born and raised in Philly 🙂

    • @nanilashes3534
      @nanilashes3534 7 місяців тому +1

      @@cuzidodgebullets6797 Yesss! Everytime I see it I say "EW" 😄😄😄

  • @paulg123
    @paulg123 7 місяців тому +101

    Asia seemed both confused and in disbelief for the first 10 minutes of this film. I couldn't stop laughing! Glad you both enjoyed it!

    • @jameswoods4793
      @jameswoods4793 7 місяців тому +2

      ❤ it was hilarious I lost she was

    • @ebonmcpherson7779
      @ebonmcpherson7779 7 місяців тому +12

      "Is he for real?!" when he started singing, "She's your queen." I screamed laughing. Love this reaction.

    • @rivercitymud
      @rivercitymud 7 місяців тому +3

      @@ebonmcpherson7779 That was by far the best part of this reaction. I have never seen that look on Asia's face before ever, and I've been following this channel for a while.

  • @paulmaithya92
    @paulmaithya92 7 місяців тому +20

    “Is he serious?”🤣🤣 Asia’s concussion was IT for me 😭

  • @emwa3600
    @emwa3600 7 місяців тому +13

    Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche. The return of the Duke Brothers from TRADING PLACES where Eddie met those two classic actors from the '30s, '40s and '50s. And the make-up department deserved an Oscar for soooo many roles.

  • @robertferguson8174
    @robertferguson8174 7 місяців тому +67

    About time. I still remember watching this movie when I was 11 years old and my grandmother was in kitchen and she came out say" I know that actor. That's James Rarl Jones. He comes into the deli every day. " Years later I met James in person at my job twice. He was always around town. Very nice guy.

    • @Wagoo
      @Wagoo 7 місяців тому +3

      Thulsa Doom just chillin' at the deli. Magic

  • @aagold76
    @aagold76 7 місяців тому +28

    the lady on the subway- yelling, 'Go on Honey- take a chance' is the great character actress- Helen Hanft. She was great in 'Arthur' 1981 and 'Moonstruck' 1987- 2 MUST see movies (especially Moonstruck- Cher won an Oscar for it)

  • @daz_n
    @daz_n 7 місяців тому +9

    I'd watch an entire show based in that barber's shop. Always loved this movie and still quote it to this day. 🤣

    • @NiKiMa023
      @NiKiMa023 7 місяців тому +5

      “What is that, velvet!?” Is like standard in so many of my conversations 🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @commsense1979
    @commsense1979 7 місяців тому +23

    When John Amos trips on his run back and forth when he's trying to juggle keeping everyone together I cry laughing every time 😂😂😂

  • @robeskridge7948
    @robeskridge7948 7 місяців тому +16

    Mortimer and Randolph were the 2 brothers that Eddie and Dan Akroyd sent to the poor house in “Trading Places”.

    • @clarencewalker3925
      @clarencewalker3925 7 місяців тому +3

      Ralph Bellamy, Randolph, Honorary Oscar. Don Ameche, Mortimer, Oscar for "Cocoon." Both began in films in the 1930's.

  • @TimParker-Chambers
    @TimParker-Chambers 7 місяців тому +37

    34:18 I love how when the rose-bearer gets out, the look of absolute distain on her face when she sees the hood: Even as a servant, she's living better than that 😆😆😆😆

  • @sonyawasmer2344
    @sonyawasmer2344 7 місяців тому +4

    When James Earl Jones speaks, I hear Darth Vader. “Do not alert him to my presence. I shall deal with him myself.” Is a Return Of The Jedi reference/Easter egg! 😉

  • @averagejack6390
    @averagejack6390 7 місяців тому +12

    James Earl Jones is also Darth Vader from Star Wars. (Or at least his voice, especially these days.)
    There's a line he says to Lisa's dad " Do not alert him to my presence. I'll deal with him myself" , here he gave off a real "Vader vibe" especially since it was similar to a line he said in Return of the Jedi where he told the radio operator "No, lead them to me, I'll deal with them myself."
    For some inexplicable reason this always pops into my head whenever I see this scene from Coming to America 😊

  • @josephgoodrich1242
    @josephgoodrich1242 7 місяців тому +19

    Asia's face is priceless when dude started singing! Lol 😂😂😂

  • @harpergras
    @harpergras 7 місяців тому +26

    A true classic...Eddie and Arsenio at their best....A wonderful cast and story.

  • @aztecadog
    @aztecadog 7 місяців тому +6

    I was freshman in HS when this movie came out, and every time I see the ‘soul glow’ it takes me back, I can smell the coco butter-
    I’m Mexican and went to an all black HS, everyone was using activator, all day long they would spray their hair, in class, in the hallways, on the bus… we had to share helmets on the football team- so everyday I came home smelling like coco butter-
    Good times
    Great content! Great reactions! Best ‘reactors’ on YT

  • @bmo1878
    @bmo1878 7 місяців тому +2

    The Queen in this movie is an amazing example of something we don't really have in a lot of movies today. She is a strong female character that is well written within the context of the story. She isn't trying to out man the men, she isn't trying to be the boss of the world, but when her cub is hurt she is willing to bring out the claws and fangs even on the one person she is supposed to be subserviently to within the tradition they both grew up in. She is an example of one of the most important things a man needs in his life; a partner that is willing to call him out on his bullshit.

  • @drewrayg
    @drewrayg 7 місяців тому +9

    This is a classic. A comedic masterpiece. And full of culture. Y’all better recognize this as one of the GOATS

  • @Timasion
    @Timasion 7 місяців тому +10

    This was a great movie. Eddie at the height of his talents.

  • @kayciel3268
    @kayciel3268 7 місяців тому +3

    Fun fact: The wedding dance scene was choreographed by Paula Abdul who was dating Arsenio Hall at the time.

  • @gerardroll6468
    @gerardroll6468 7 місяців тому +12

    Wasn’t Samuel L Jackson’s minor role as the gunman who holds up the restaurant actually his very first movie role??? I can recall him giving praise to Eddie for giving him his big break in films with his role in the this movie 👍😎

    • @bigb2494
      @bigb2494 7 місяців тому +5

      Actually Eddie gave him a role before this on the opening of Raw playing his uncle.

    • @gerardroll6468
      @gerardroll6468 7 місяців тому +8

      @@bigb2494… I don’t remember seeing that but thanks for the tip. Time for me to do some searching ☝️😁👍

    • @tahirahshabazz50
      @tahirahshabazz50 7 місяців тому +1

      @@bigb2494Loved Raw. One of my favorite standup. Also Richard Pryor standup.

    • @amyg4961
      @amyg4961 7 місяців тому +2

      I hope you do see Raw! It is hands down my absolute favorite standup show of all time.

    • @gerardroll6468
      @gerardroll6468 7 місяців тому

      @@amyg4961 … I’ve watched RAW before but can barely recall Samuel L Jackson playing the role of 1 of the uncles of a young Eddie. Time for me to re-watch it again & take a closer look 👍😁

  • @bretttodd6470
    @bretttodd6470 7 місяців тому +5

    Gotta post again. Mortimer and Randolph are from Trading Places which also features Eddie Murphy. It's a must watch and will fill you in on why they are homeless and proclaimed... "we're back".

  • @dudermcdudeface3674
    @dudermcdudeface3674 7 місяців тому +15

    An absolutely perfect comedy movie. Also, perfect casting for Lisa. Makes total sense that Akeem would fall for her.

  • @lamikahawkins9442
    @lamikahawkins9442 7 місяців тому +9

    Can't believe it took y'all this long to watch this movie.😆 The look your faces when you found out that Eddie and Arsenio played multiple characters was priceless? Also, the Randolph and Mortimer part in the film was a nod to another comedy movie that Eddie Murphy was in with those two old guys called Trading Places. Oh, and Paula Abdul choreographed that dance piece in the beginning.😉

  • @randomlibra
    @randomlibra 7 місяців тому +17

    Asia laughing at SOUL GLOW had me dying...

    • @efcruzado
      @efcruzado 7 місяців тому +1

      It’s even funnier that Eddie Murphy is singing in the ad. 😏

  • @backaddict673
    @backaddict673 7 місяців тому +26

    80s movies just had a special feeling to them you don't see much any more. Love this movie!

  • @brettg274
    @brettg274 7 місяців тому +3

    Kids Born Before 1990 : “Ain’t that Darth Vader?”
    Kids Born After 1990 : “Ain’t that Mufasa?”

  • @reshaud81
    @reshaud81 7 місяців тому +2

    Fun Fact: The queen played by the late Madge Sinclair also was the voice of Simba's mother, Sarobi on The Lion King!

  • @HazelEyedAndWild
    @HazelEyedAndWild 7 місяців тому +32

    OMG!!! Thank you!!! I’m not gonna say anything. I’ll just sit, and enjoy this classic. I’m from Russia, and it was really popular here back in the 90’s. People would watch it on VHS with uncensored translation. 😆 My Mom always makes me find that uncensored translation version of it on the Internet, she loves it so much. Well, I guess, I’ve said too much already. Thanks again. “Soul Glow” 🤣 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸

    • @RodgerJoyboy
      @RodgerJoyboy 7 місяців тому +4

      Sometimes culture transcends through all other cultures and it's amazing ❤🎉

    • @HazelEyedAndWild
      @HazelEyedAndWild 7 місяців тому

      @@RodgerJoyboy 🤗💜🙃

  • @gamingshawnandjewel6233
    @gamingshawnandjewel6233 7 місяців тому +11

    One of my favorite comedies…I’m surprised y’all never seen this. It’s a classic

  • @todderickson2435
    @todderickson2435 7 місяців тому +8

    Asia, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: your laugh gives me life. 😊 And BJ, you showed us some fresh dance moves in this video! SO glad you guys watched this classic!!

  • @elenanegrete4384
    @elenanegrete4384 7 місяців тому +9

    One of my fav movies of all time!! Classic, and all the different roles Arsenio and Eddie played were just ingenious!

  • @user-bu8hg5zy5k
    @user-bu8hg5zy5k 7 місяців тому +11

    Yes James Earl Jones voices Mufasa, but also Madge Sinclair who plays the queen, is also the voice of Simba’s mom /queen in the Lion King!

    • @TimParker-Chambers
      @TimParker-Chambers 7 місяців тому +1

      And of course, Darth Vader... 👍👍👍👍

  • @davidtesso4789
    @davidtesso4789 7 місяців тому +5

    Trading places has to be next. You didn't know who Randolph and Mortimer was in this movie 😅

    • @vielcollins9337
      @vielcollins9337 7 місяців тому +4

      They watched Trading Places 2 months ago.

  • @FrldyZX87
    @FrldyZX87 7 місяців тому +11

    I know this isn't a kids movie but me and my siblings watched this all the time growing up. The Reverand and Randy Watson still crack me up! 😆

  • @ericchristian6624
    @ericchristian6624 7 місяців тому +3

    Akeem's mother (Madge Sinclair) and Lisa's father (John Amos) , played husband and wife in Roots 1977.

  • @lorimcmyne4283
    @lorimcmyne4283 7 місяців тому +17

    This movie never gets old!!❤😂

  • @thedrunkenpilot
    @thedrunkenpilot 7 місяців тому +9

    SHE'S NEVER SEEN THIS?!? This is a STAPLE for people our age. Yea it was before our time but this is PRIME tbs, prime comedy central in the late 90s early 2000's along with trading places, ferris buller's day off, all the 80's hits. I'm surprised but also its great we get to see her watch this for the first time. This is a cinema ICON.
    edit - I know John Amos as Mr. McDowell AND as the badass marine in Die Hard 2, "Sergeant, get this bureaucrat out of Mr. McLane's face, NOW" and "No you were right, I'm just you're kind of asshole" no spoilers . . . but the following scenes are *chef's kiss*

  • @unclelink
    @unclelink 7 місяців тому +2

    Trading Places, Coming To America and Harlem Nights are part of the Eddie Murphy trio. There's a bit of history linking those three movies.
    Here's a fun Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movie if you haven't seen it already, Life!

  • @malkolmbullock5723
    @malkolmbullock5723 7 місяців тому +8

    I loved Arsenio in Harlem Nights, he was absolutely hilarious. For such a small role, he was a standout.

  • @EvilHandyman
    @EvilHandyman 7 місяців тому +19

    Classic comedy! Everyone involved at the top of their game. I don't want to imagine a world without Eddie Murphy.

  • @MySandstrom
    @MySandstrom 7 місяців тому +16

    Great time to be alive in the 80’s. Watching all of these movies on the big screen was so awesome.

    • @gabrielesolletico6542
      @gabrielesolletico6542 7 місяців тому +1

      Nice! I wathced all of them on television, during the 90s! Nice, sweet memory, me, my dad (who's now dead) and my mom, sittin' on the sofa, in fron of the tv.

  • @charlottebrookssprinkles1424
    @charlottebrookssprinkles1424 7 місяців тому +9

    I love this movie so much. I have never been disappointed with Eddie Murphy! ❤️Such a classic❤️

  • @reggiedavis1788
    @reggiedavis1788 7 місяців тому +8

    Great Reaction! This is still my favorite Eddie Murphy movie and favorite comedy. So many scenes that are funny. Ohan singing the song as the bride to be walks down is one of my favorites, especially when you listen to the lyrics ("Completely free from infection......") And they way he sings and then returns to his original demeanor. Again, great reaction y'all!

  • @iceastone
    @iceastone 7 місяців тому +22

    coming to america is my absolute favorite eddie murphy film! i'm glad y'all sat through the credits to see the multiple roles eddie and arsenio played throughout the film. the barbershop scenes are some my favorite. i love how james and madge unofficially played mufasa and sarabi, parents of simba, before officially voicing those characters in the lion king. every time i see james earl jones wearing that lion print on his chest in the film always screamed mufasa. yes, this film is a classic!

  • @TheRealKymiPoo
    @TheRealKymiPoo 7 місяців тому +11

    🧡 Asia's facial expressions showing pure utter disbelief it alway so amusing to me! 😂😂😂

  • @truthseeker9249
    @truthseeker9249 7 місяців тому +3

    James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair (RIP). The two of them made a great team because this wasn't the last time they played an African king and queen. King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi from The Lion King were voiced by these two icons a year before Madge passed away from leukemia. With or without his legendary voice, James is a mindblowing actor. Even at age 92 he's still got it.

  • @Destyn2b
    @Destyn2b 7 місяців тому +7

    I'm so glad y'all finally watched this movie! So many classic lines in this.

  • @AO-po8kc
    @AO-po8kc 7 місяців тому +8

    I remember them filming around my neighborhood back in 87, driving past Wendy’s and wondering what the heck Mcdowell’s was 😂

  • @QWERTY-ov9tm
    @QWERTY-ov9tm 7 місяців тому +22

    Randolph and Mortimer cameo. 😂

    • @scottgraham4990
      @scottgraham4990 7 місяців тому +4

      I don't think they recalled them from Trading Places

  • @andreas3761
    @andreas3761 7 місяців тому +2

    such a timeless classic, I´ve watched this movie a dozen times

  • @TheFizzjunior
    @TheFizzjunior 7 місяців тому +1

    This is legit one of my favorite movies. Top notch comedy. Still holds up phenomenally well.

  • @lookitsike
    @lookitsike 7 місяців тому +38

    AYYYYEEE LETS GOOO!!! Honestly this is my favorite Eddie Murphy movie! This is the movie where you get to see Eddie Murphy’s true potential of how talented he is! THANK YOU for finally watching it👏🏽

  • @scottsundt5288
    @scottsundt5288 7 місяців тому +23

    Holy crap Asia’s laugh kills me😂😂 This movie is a classic, and to use so many quotes all the time from the movie. Your reaction is exactly what I figured it would be!!!!

  • @common0913
    @common0913 7 місяців тому +2

    "Ain't that Mufasa?"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Best reaction: Yes Thats him, and Darth Vader

  • @MiddleAgedBob
    @MiddleAgedBob 7 місяців тому +2

    It’s been 35 years and in all that time I still haven’t seen a black person made up to be a white person as well as they made up Eddie Murphy to be the old white dude in the barber shop. The makeup work was incredible.

  • @robertsmith4681
    @robertsmith4681 7 місяців тому +29

    i had only ever seen this movie dubbed in French here in Quebec, Eddie Murphy was rather popular when I was growing up in the 80s and i remember us kids renting out a lot of his movies on VHS from the local place, pretty cool to see it in it's original language, so many things make way more sense.

  • @meadmaker4525
    @meadmaker4525 7 місяців тому +3

    "Isn't that Mufasa?" Um, that's Darth Vader...but he also may have voiced Mufasa in The Lion King. James Earl Jones is the GOAT!! And this movie cracks me up no matter how many times I watch it.

  • @Charlee1776
    @Charlee1776 7 місяців тому +5

    OMG Asia killing it on the "Just let your SOUL GLOW!" bit had me dyin! Love your reactions! 💖

  • @RallyReviews
    @RallyReviews 7 місяців тому +2

    wow all the memories that came back watching this again after so long. LOL. Arsenio and Eddie also play the parts of the men in the barbershop. they did multiple roles. Great job.

  • @tanyaperez4892
    @tanyaperez4892 7 місяців тому +25

    I remember seeing this when it first came out and the laughing going on in the theater made it even funnier. 😂😂😂😂All the different characters he and Arsenio played are now iconic!! One of my favorites movies of all time.

  • @gerardoreyes602
    @gerardoreyes602 7 місяців тому +5

    Besides mufasa he's also Darth Vaders voice too. 💯💯💯

  • @psterud
    @psterud 7 місяців тому +3

    I grew up with this movie. Total classic. When I first heard that they were making a sequel with Eddie and others from the original cast I freaked. Couldn't wait. I'll let you decide how that went.

  • @melissabrooke1146
    @melissabrooke1146 7 місяців тому +5

    I was excited that you were watching this movie, not just because it’s so hilarious but because I got to hear Asia laugh a lot! Now that’s a very special laugh! 😃😂

  • @thabocomesalsa728
    @thabocomesalsa728 7 місяців тому +7

    Asia laughing is infectious🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @captgringo
    @captgringo 7 місяців тому +6

    Since you enjoyed Coming to America so much I would like to recommend Harlem Nights. It's a real fun watch and has many stars.

  • @johncunnigham9321
    @johncunnigham9321 7 місяців тому +2

    Ain't no way yall never seen this classic. How did you miss this one? 😂😂 it's one of my all time favorites. Can't wait to watch it with yall

  • @blawruk
    @blawruk 7 місяців тому +4

    One of my all time movie favorites!! I love watching y'all laugh! Great video- Thank you!!

  • @egocrusher8
    @egocrusher8 7 місяців тому +2

    eddy and arsenio played so many roles. They played this movie perfectly.

  • @Jargolf86
    @Jargolf86 7 місяців тому +7

    This Movie is so wholesome. One of the Classics from my Childhood, like Crocodile Dundee

  • @TehPwnXor
    @TehPwnXor 7 місяців тому +13

    I love you two. Asia's laugh makes me happy, and every time BJ has a realization I love it. Thank you two for another great experience.

  • @mgabbard
    @mgabbard 7 місяців тому +3

    Oha's "She's Your Queen" song kills me every time! Eddie and Arsenio doing the guys in the barber shop, the preacher, Sexual Chocolate - comedy gold!

  • @nayssa
    @nayssa 7 місяців тому +4

    “Ain’t that Mufasa?” 🤨 lmaooo

  • @TampaCEO
    @TampaCEO 7 місяців тому +7

    31:00 - I can't believe you missed this "easter egg". These are the two "rich old men" who starred in Eddie's earlier movie "Trading Places". You will see who they are when you watch that movie, then you will understand why this scene is so funny. 🙂

    • @ghfantexas6848
      @ghfantexas6848 7 місяців тому

      They already watched Trading Places.

    • @TampaCEO
      @TampaCEO 7 місяців тому +1

      @@ghfantexas6848 Wow! I did not realize that. It's sad then that they did not recognize this "Easter egg". I saw this film in the theater and this scene got the biggest laugh by far. Everyone in the theater got the joke. It was the highlight of the film. 🙂

  • @bartellender6782
    @bartellender6782 7 місяців тому +6

    Asia, you have the most beautiful, genuine laugh. I love watching yall react.

  • @poppyleon_6275
    @poppyleon_6275 7 місяців тому +2

    Calling Eddie "Kunta Kinte", an amazing part played by Levar Burton and John Amos in the mini-series "Roots"...dialing it back to 1977. : )

  • @FRED_CALI
    @FRED_CALI 7 місяців тому +11

    Hey guys! LOVED this reaction, DANG, it was soooo much fun! Anyway, I just wanted to remind you both: Not only is James Earl Jones the voice of MUFASA, but he is MOST FAMOUSLY KNOWN as the voice of DARTH VADER! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

    • @MayraB2020
      @MayraB2020 4 місяці тому

      And the one who says " This is CNN"