African Dad LAUGHED and SHOCKED!! by Coming To America (1988) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

Prepare to laugh out loud as we, an African father and son duo, embark on our first-time viewing of the hilarious Eddie Murphy classic, "Coming to America" (1988)!
Join Prince Akeem on his unexpected journey from a pampered royal life to the bustling streets of Queens, New York, all in search of true love. Witness culture clashes, hilarious misunderstandings, and the undeniable charm of Eddie Murphy.
Will Dad be amused by Akeem's royal blunders? Will we find ourselves rooting for Akeem to find his queen? Dive into this 80s comedy gem with us and share your own thoughts on "Coming to America" in the comments below! We reply to them all.
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00:00 - Introduction
02:08 - Reaction
01:23:02 - Discussion and Review
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[@dionkelly8420]

At the Black Awareness rally, that was Eddie Murphy playing Randy Watson, and Arsenio Hall playing Reverend Brown. Eddie and Arsenio were also in the audience playing their barber characters Clarence and Morris, and also Akeem and Semmi.

[@dionkelly8420]

The sequel COMING 2 AMERICA came out in 2021. This first movie is about an African Prince who travels to America in search of a bride. Both Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall each play 4 characters in this movie.

[@SimoExMachina2]

My late wife was from Tanzania. God I wish I could have watched this movie with her. This movie is a dear memory from my childhood. She gave me two wonderful boys, so perhaps I will show this movie to them when they are old enough to understand the humor and how this movie could mean so much to me. May her soul rest in peace. Her strength and love for life lives in my boys. I can see so much of her blessings in them. I really enjoyed seeing real African people reacting to this fictional story about a prince from a fictional African country. Thank you very much.

[@davidaguirre479]

James Earl Jones, who played the King, did play the voice of Mufasa from the Lion King, and he also voiced the dark and chilling voice of Darth Vader from Star Wars.

[@dionkelly8420]

In the barbershop scenes yes that was a then unknown CUBA GOODING JR in a curly wig getting a fake haircut. Eddie Murphy was playing the barber giving him a haircut. The elderly white Jewish man was also played by Eddie Murphy. Arsenio Hall played the other barber who was always sitting down eating.

[@dionkelly8420]

You forgot to watch the closing credits to see who played each character.

[@lowsonpearse]

Dad was listening to the words of the song when the bride presented herself.. 😂😂 "Free from infection... To be used at your discretion..." 😂😂

[@robbob5302]

In the 80’s, people used to wear Jheri Curl. Which resulted in hair like you saw on Darryl. Michael Jackson and Ice Cube used to have the same hairstyle.

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

I've seen them with that hairstyle in music videos... and honesty, never liked it... it makes you look like you have permanently just come out of the shower. But I'm guessing it was cool at the time.

[@dionkelly8420]

The 2 poor homeless guys that Akeem gave the bag of money to were Randolph and Mortimer Duke from Eddie Murphy's 1983 movie TRADING PLACES. In that movie they were rich millionaires who end up losing their money.

[@deec.3371]

The actress who played Queen Aoleon, the mother of the Prince Akeem, was the late great Ms. Madge Sinclair, who was Jamaican born and raised. A great piece of trivia: Sinclair and James Earl Jones would go on to play Sarabi and Mufasa (you were right about the voice of James Earl Jones as Mufasa) in the Lion King. John Amos who played Mr. McDowell, starred as the older Kunta Kinte in Roots, where Sinclair played his wife. This was a really fun reaction! I am giving this a thumbs up! Another great 1980s comedy that I would love to see a reaction to is “Hollywood Shuffle” starring Robert Townsend.

[@clutch236]

Great movie, great reaction! 👏🏾 I am glad that actual Africans can enjoy the entertainment of the movie even though the "African accents" in the movie weren't the best, lol....I enjoyed this!

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

This was really funny... funnier than I had imagined it would be, and the great thing was it was not slap stick comedy... The next comedy reaction I was thinking of "she is out of my league". Heard great reviews about that. Or American pie. But don't know whether I should actually watch that with dad

[@mbalenhlebuthelezi3198]

I am south African and this is my all time favourite movie😂😂

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

@@mbalenhlebuthelezi3198 Hello my South African sister. We are your brothers from the east. We are Kenyan. Glad to see you here... totally loved the movie... hope you liked our reaction

[@tempsitch5632]

@@ThirdWorldReactionsShe’s Out Of My League is a cute movie but made for young 20-something yr olds. American Pie is for 13 yr olds.

[@realisticthought1781]

@@ThirdWorldReactionsshe's out of my league for sure

[@winstongee4505]

I live in New York. Yes, rented rooms are extremely common here. Usually, it's not an "apartment" but many people rent rooms here. So a person will have their own private bedroom, but will share every other space in the dwelling.....the bathroom(s), kitchen, living room, etc.......

[@PaulApaul-mm5ng]

Thank you for the reactions. Your comments are spot on and you seemed to enjoy the movie. Keep it up.

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment... this was truly a comedic masterpiece... Glad you enjoyed the reaction... Apocalypto coming out this weekend

[@SimoExMachina2]

I don't know if you have already, but if not, you *must* see the movie Trading Places with Eddie Murphy in it. It also explains who were the two homeless men to whom Akeem gave all that money to. It is a kind of inside joke or movie reference.

[@mbalenhlebuthelezi3198]

I love that this movie doesnt poke fun at us Africans, we are not portrayed in a demeaning way even while playing up stereotypes

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

Same here... it portrays us in a good light, yes they are new to New York and don't know much about the place... but that is normal whenever you go somewhere new.. They weren't shown as complete imbeciles.

[@williamjones6031]

1. They killed the multiple roles.🤩🤩 2. The appearance of the Dukes is an "Easter egg" from "Trading Places". 3. "I'll just tell you one time, if you want to keep working here, you have to stay off the drugs." 4. James Earl Jones AND John Amos! GMAFB🤩🤩😁 5. "COMING TWO AMERICA" isn't as good.

[@Fightclub_360]

Great reaction! You should react to Fight Club (1999) next.

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

That is a great movie. Will definitely put it on the list. Thank you for your suggestion. Apocalypto coming out soon.

[@juanasweets1368]

The embarrassment when watching the sexual scenes with your father, even as an adult is very relatable 😂

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

Lol... that will always be the case.🤣😂🤣😂

[@topdogg2k8]

Trading places by Eddie Murphy would be a great follow up to this reaction. There is actually a link between the 2 movies. I think your Dad would enjoy it too

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

Never watched it... Love Eddie Murphy movies, thanks for the recommendation... keep an eye out, it may be coming soon. 🤫🙂

[@tcshakaricks1172]

This movie is from 1988.

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

I was shocked... thought it was from the 90's. Didn't know such great movies were made in the 80's.

[@tempsitch5632]

Movie audio is too loud. You need to be slightly louder than the movie.

[@travisstrickland7270]

Nice reaction. TRADING PLACES a good one also with Eddie. Other classics. ***SHAW SHANK REDEMPTION, FOREST GUMP, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, Persuit of Happyness, Black Panther are all Good ones

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

Thanks for the info. Shaw Shank is a great movie. I reacted to Forrest Gump. But I keep getting copyright strikes. I have reedited and reuploaded it around 5 times Each time it was taken down. Will have to re-edit it again.

[@bksundar]

Great reaction guys... Wrong order of movie though.. The two old guys whom Eddie gives money are a clever cross reference from the previous movie Trading Places 1983, where the two white guys own a trading firm and employed Eddie and lost all the money You should have watched that movie first ...

[@ThirdWorldReactions]

Never heard of Trading places, thanks for the insight. Will definitely add it to the list of movies to react to

[@bksundar]

​​@@ThirdWorldReactions all these movies and many more are directed by John Landis Also made the famous Michael Jackson Thriller video