*TRADING PLACES* First Time Watching MOVIE REACTION

[@jenmurrayxo]

Christmas movie: yay or nay? BEVERLY HILLS COP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZaTlox5armJaNE 1980'S Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5drsQx2uSifPV3sKWZEJrnyx

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Yay ofc if someone can pull off a disgusting Santa suit it deserves to be called a Christmas movie 😀

[@RobertJ-vo4bk]

It's more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard ever was.

[@mr.a8315]

@@RobertJ-vo4bk But Die Hard has a machine gun (ho ho ho). 🎄😋👍

[@tomhoffman4330]

Hey, Jamie Lee Curtis Unwraps Herself for Christmas!🤩What more do you need..? (LOL)

[@e.d.2096]

@@tomhoffman4330 🤣🤣🤣

[@Baiko]

If you want a Dan Aykroyd movie, you can never go wrong with Blues Brothers.

[@gibbletronic5139]

Seconded!

[@jellobiafra1931]

Absolutely!

[@marco.delbusso]

Hi Jen, I think you'll love this based on how much you seem to love the musIc in films. One of the best movies for music.

[@republicoftexas3261]

Third

[@ak86db]

fourtheded

[@zmarko]

It's hard to believe Eddie Murphy was only 22 when this came out. He's so natural and comfortable on camera. This is such a fun movie.

[@MrLovegrove]

I never did the math on that. It never occurred to me how young he was making 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, and this. That raises my estimation of him even more now.

[@madeincda]

He was famous already by this time. Also, it's a talent he developed as a child as far as I remember.

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

And how young he was on SNL.

[@w41duvernay]

Should check out his comedy on Saturday Live Night, especially Mr Robinson's nieghborhood which is a take off from PBS Mr Roger's Neighborhood.

[@madeincda]

@@randymarsh2901 About Aykroyd, reading your comment, my mind went straight to the blackface scene lmao. Maybe you're right though. When I think about it hard enough, those sad scenes with him really hit hard.

[@eastmanwebb5477]

"Ahh God pocket meat!" I am gaffawing! You have quite the way with words, Jen Murray.

[@michaelhoward142]

25:39 "That may be the worst-looking Santa I've ever seen." I assume you haven't watched "Bad Santa" yet. 😁 The party guy in the gorilla suit you initially thought was John Belushi is actually his brother, Jim. Thanks for another fun reaction, Jen! 🤗

[@loftlegacy]

Watch it every Christmas. One of the funniest films ever… and remember “it was the Dukes, it was the Dukes”.

[@dannyheel1]

That is funny, but the thing that can make me giggle just thinking about it is Mortimer's reaction to Randolph's heart attack. I have cried laughing at seeing it a few times.

[@SilentBob731]

18:22 One of the first fourth-wall breaks I'd ever seen as a kid, and it still cracks me up.🤣

[@benbamboo2577]

Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy were both SNL cast members. The cop in glasses a 12:45 is Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda, Grover, Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, Bert, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle on The Muppets. He also directed Dark Crystal and Little Shop of Horrors which you must react to as well. One of those guys at 28:24 is Al Franken former SNL cast member and US senator. Beef jerky time.

[@mcgilj1]

Don't forget a very young Jim Belushi (brother of John) on the train.

[@vincegamer]

And Coleman was denholm elliott, from the Indiana Jones movies. The bartender was Bill Cobb's from demolition Man and the fugitive. And the pawnbroker was rock and roll founding Father Bo Diddly

[@scottc287]

@@vincegamer Frank Oz was the corrections officer in Blues Brothers doing the "release from prison" inventory. He did the same routine here with Winthorpe.

[@SilentBob731]

Also, one of the train baggage handlers is Al Franken, former SNL writer, performer, and actual U.S. Senator.

[@benbamboo2577]

@@SilentBob731 You must've not seen my comment.

[@RichardM1366]

Any movie with Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy has to be great! This is a hysterically funny movie with a million laughs a minute. It holds your interest and never relents. Top notch! Happy New Year Jen!

[@chrislaustin]

Dan, Jamie and Eddie, all three at the top of their games here, and really brought what would have been an average script to the next level. Beverly Hills Cop and 48hrs round out Eddies best three films from this period, and are worth the watch anytime of year, as these movies are all comedy gold.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Beverly Hills Cop is on my channel!

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Nothing like eating beard-infested salmon on a city bus. It made me so happy, Jen, to hear you cry, "Idiots!" again. See ya for Next Jen tomorrow!

[@poolhall9632]

Beard-salmon gives me the 🤢 no matter how many times I watch this

[@Poos71]

Great reaction Jen! I named my first cat Lewis after Dan Aykroyd’s character in this movie because he was very regal and snooty. 😘

[@mr.a8315]

😂😹 🏆

[@USCFlash]

Should have named him "Winthorpe" 👍

[@cornball7883]

21:12 Ladies and gentlemen, the pawn shop dealer is Mr. Bo Diddley. For those that don’t know he was a rock and roll/blues guitarist. Hall of Famer.

[@pennydemille7540]

1:34 "you have to be fancy and rich to be named Penelope". Can confirm.

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

Jen! Great reaction, and thank you for an edit that includes the setup for a joke and ALSO the payoff! For example, the scene where Valentine breaks the vase and asks if they want him to break something else. The payoff, the 3 men saying, "No!" in unison, is comedy gold, and so many reactors cut that line out. Remember, most of us have already seen the movie, and the punch lines are what we're waiting for. You can't cut iconic scenes or only include random lines from the movie with zero context. Keep up the good work!

[@jackndew2]

You know, I have to agree that some reaction channels do a less than adequate job in their editing. Missing punch lines and rolling through or completely cutting iconic scenes defeats the purpose of watching someone else's reaction. Gets really disappointing.

[@Stogie2112]

Short selling of stock shares (As I understand it): Louis and Billy Ray first had to borrow shares of the commodity (Frozen OJ). They had to return the shares at an agreed-upon time. They sold all their shares at a high price ($142), then waited for the price to drop. Once the price dropped, they bought as many shares as they could. They then returned the shares that they borrowed, but at the final price ($29) They made a fortune!

[@positivelynegative9149]

Until Jen came along, I never realized how many films feature champagne. 🤣

[@simoncroft5416]

Also shout outs to Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy as well, as the brothers. They were consummate professionals and well established veterans by this time, but both had something of a late career renaissance. Also the wonderful Denholm Elliot, who also had a sizeable film career (you probably know him as Dr. Marcus Brody in the Indiana Jones films).

[@MINKIN2]

Looking forward to this. You have to watch Coming to America now

[@bghammock]

Definitely

[@Saxplayah]

Agreed! Merry New Year, Jen!

[@rebo2610]

Coming to America is a requirement, not a suggestion!

[@zerobyte802]

Love the Dukes cameo in that one.

[@MathMan271]

haha always love seeing a baby Giancarlo Esposito in the jail cell at the beginning

[@joezolo9986]

The guy in the gorilla suit is Jim Belushi. John's younger brother. John had passed away the year earlier.

[@Thomgxx100]

Jen Murray finally watching "Trading places". What a treat (y)

[@richarddefortuna2252]

Well, that's Jim Belushi, John's younger brother, and one of the "two eighties guys [you] should know" is former United States Senator Al Franken (the other is his then-SNL partner, Tom Davis). The cop with the glasses that plants the PCP is Muppets creator Frank Oz, and the pawn shop owner is blues legend Bo Diddley! Lots of great people in this film!

[@richarddefortuna2252]

I work in the "Duke and Duke" building! They've maintained the boardroom as it was in the film. It's quite the tourist draw for those who know about it!

[@dionkelly8420]

That wasn't John Belushi in the gorilla costume on the Amtrak train, it was his brother JIM BELUSHI. John was already deceased when this movie came out.

[@josephmayo3253]

Good reaction Jen. The gratuitous scene you mentioned was one of the most famous and anticipated ones of the decade. In all the horror movies Jamie Leigh was in early in her career, she never had a topless scene. This was her first. It even got a mention in the first Scream movie. For Eddie, you have to watch Coming to America. Trust me, you will laugh your butt off. For Dan, his best movies are this, Ghostbusters, and The Blues Brothers. For both, they made their name on SNL. You might try some Best of… videos for each of them to really get a feel for them. A Jamie Leigh you might enjoy is A Fish Called Wanda. Some love it, some don't. But you'll have to watch to decide. Finally, I highly recommend you watch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I know you will love it. It is right up your alley. Have a Happy New Year Jennypenny.

[@conureron3792]

Yes! Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is great!

[@mr.a8315]

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) is a very good call. As is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988). I'd like to add 'Without a Clue' (1988 again). A Sherlock Holmes comedy with Michael Caine. It's not without its flaws, but fans of Caine and Holmes usually enjoy it.

[@josephmayo3253]

​@@mr.a8315Without a Clue is great fun.

[@Dillpicks95]

An absolute classic, the 80s was Eddie Murphy at his prime and he had so many great movies during that time like Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America and 48 hours which was his first movie.

[@michaelriddick7116]

48 Hours (and its sequel) is INCREDIBLE!!! 🤘😎🤘

[@brandontrammel4581]

Golden child

[@shanefourtwenty]

Harlem Nights

[@michaelriddick7116]

@@shanefourtwenty "QUUUUUUIIIIIICCCCKKK!!!!" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@periechontology]

The Golden Child. One of my favorite Eddie Murphy movies and underrated.

[@hermunkulus]

I liked the sarcastic way you were saying “Penelope”

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Hi, Jen, really looking forward to your reaction to this funny movie. Dan Aykroyd is my favorite from the original SNL cast. This is your second movie in a row featuring a US senator. Al Franken plays a goofy baggage handler, along with his writing partner Tom Davis. They wrote on SNL from day 1.

[@Aaerial15]

this movie is the reason I say Merry New Year in my house on New Years

[@mostaley5049]

Great reaction, one of the funniest moments of the movie was when Louis was eating on the bus out of his jacket. 😂😂👏🥰

[@DoctorStagger]

After a long day at work with a cold, my night will be great curled up on the sofa watching Canada's sweetheart; she who never fails to make me smile and laugh. 🥰🥰🤭😘 xxxx

[@fatcatblinddog]

❤️ Love Jen's reviews... "Eeew pocket meat" 🤣🤣🤣

[@philmakris8507]

" I hope he spit in his milk" 🥛 😂😂😂

[@terryv2006]

“Look at the fire roaring. What an office!” Made me laugh as you have a fire roaring behind you in your office. 😂

[@mcgilj1]

As great as the leads are... Seems that no one ever singles out Denholm Eliot as Coleman whose fantastic... He was also Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade... I just want to see someone shout out his wonderful work here.

[@fayesouthall6604]

He’s fantastic as Coleman

[@simonbeaird7436]

Elliott was awarded a BAFTA (Best Supporting Actor) for Trading Places, one of three that he gained. One of the best character actors in the business.

[@Gravydog316]

the 2 Dukes, Ralph Bellamy & Don Ameche both became slang terms: "Ameche" was slang for the telephone, 'cause he played Alexander Graham Bell in a movie, & "Bellamy" was slang for the guy who never gets the girl

[@garymarshall4447]

Denholm Elliott is one of my favourite actors. He mostly plays a supporting roles but almost always steals the scenes that he is in, leading to one actor saying "Never work with children, dogs or Denholm Eliiott". He won the BAFTA supporting actors award for his role in this film, a feat that he would repeat for the next 2 years with roles in A Private Function & Defense of the Realm. He was also nominated for an Oscar as best supporting actor in A Room With A View.

[@jamielandis4308]

I grew up at just the right time: starting with “Jaws” in 1975 at age ten. I got to see all of these iconic 70’s and 80’s flicks when they came out. Eddie Murphy also did “48 Hours” and “Another 48 Hours.” He also did “The Golden Child.” Dan Ackroyd did “Spies Like Us,” and “Evolution.”

[@jeffthompson9622]

Frank Oz(the voice of many Muppets) was the officer inventorying Winthorpe's possession at his arrest. He performs the opposite function for Jake Blues in " The Blues Brothers "

[@shanenolan5625]

Thanks jen . Mozart i think. Classical music. Jamie lee said the topless scenes in this put her kids through college 😂

[@Steve-gx9ot]

So it is OK to be a Sl-t if you cN make $$ for your kids college?? lol

[@shanenolan5625]

@Steve-gx9ot I made no judgement I just report what she said

[@billbabcock1833]

The guy in the gorilla costume that you wondered if it was John Belushi, was John's brother Jim. There were a number of actors from Saturday Night Live in this movie. Aykroyd and Murphy of course. The two baggage handlers on the train were also from SNL. The short one is Al Franken and the tall one was Tom Davis.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Frank Oz is a cop who sounds like Kermit the frog 😂😂

[@mblackwl]

Jen, pork bellies are a real thing. In the US, they are the cut of the pig that bacon, among other things, comes from . American bacon, that is. The Canadian variety comes from pork loins.

[@ronweber1402]

TBH most of eat regular bacon on a day to day basis. I can't remember the last time I had back bacon, which is what it is called here. Restaurants will sometimes have it in lieu of or in addition to ham.

[@Diggerdog2nd]

I love this movie. Another Eddie movie to see is called (Bowfinger) Thats also got Steve Martin starring. . Probably my favorite movie with Eddie.

[@bradpirochta9293]

"this is plan music". Right on point 27:45

[@stevetanner3019]

Eddie Murphy's first movie, "48 Hours" with Nick Nolte. Absolutely awesome! A funny cop action flick

[@EastPeakSlim]

I love Bo Diddley's cameo as the pawn broker. Glad you had fun with this.

[@THOMMGB]

Jen, First off, I hope you have at least 75K subscribers by next June. You're almost there. The butler (Denholm Elliott) was also Marcus Brody in the Indiana Jones movies, for what that's worth. Don Ameche as Mortimer was not the kind of guy to use foul language. Before he let loose with an F bomb, he apologized to the cast and crew. He also told the Director, he would only do ONE take, so they better get it right. And they did. I think there's another Beverly Hills Cop movie coming. I hope you have a safe and healthy 2024. Stay warm!!

[@dhplayground]

"OMG, I can't imagine putting a salmon into my shirt" - Jen Best line of 2023!

[@christopheryochum3602]

Jen! It was his brother, Jim Belushi, who's really funny and in a lot of movies.

[@cspringer333]

"Are these two famous 80's guys that I should know?" One of them is Senator Al Franken.

[@ammaleslie509]

He was a stand up comedian at the time

[@mkozlinski]

32:05 guy working for Dukes is Richard Hunt - the muppeteer who played Scooter, Janice and Statler.

[@dionkelly8420]

Eddie Murphy's 2 stand up comedy shows are DELIRIOUS (1983) and RAW (1987). Eddie also did BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 in 1987.

[@gerstelb]

1:00 Note that this is when the Rocky statue was at the Spectrum, in the Sports Complex in South Philadelphia, not at the Art Museum. 8:14 The guy standing on the left is a very young Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian). 17:12 For the past two years I’ve worked on the 27th floor of the building right behind the giant clothespin. (It’s across the street from City Hall.)

[@petercofrancesco9812]

Jen that bow tie and champagne glass came in handy! 😀

[@mikecrisafulli8970]

For me, this has always been a Christmas movie. Maybe it’s the time of the year it takes place and some of the architecture in the movie, but it always gave me that vibe.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

(21:33) Fun Fact: the broker asking Billy about wheat sales was a homage to the old E.F. Hutton commercial. "When E.F. Hutton speaks, people listen." Great reaction.

[@RJHart1214]

Such a good movie from the use of classical music to Murphy's "Legs! I have legs!" and Dan Aykroyd's Winthorpe going thru a real character arc to the droll Denholm Elliott. Also, Jamie Lee Curtis is molten hot. 😉 Great choice of movie, and fun to see Jen's reaction. 👏🎄

[@djnary2896]

38:05, the bald cop with the glasses is none other than Frank Oz, the Muppeteer behind Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal as well as Yoda in Star Wars!!!! ;)

[@kevinL5425]

The cop that was inventorying Dan Aykroyd’s possessions at the police station is Frank Oz. He’s the voice of Yoda, Miss Piggy, Animal, etc. He does a similar scene in “The Blues Brothers”.

[@JedHead77]

Jen, the cop who books Winthorpe is *Frank Oz* who was the man behind Yoda, and the Muppets Bert, Fozzie, Grover, Animal, Miss Piggy, and many more!

[@AubreySciFi]

Mel had a small audio cameo in the film. He's the voice of the dancer saying, "Don't be stupid, be a smartie.." It's a great cast in this. Zero Mostell, a young Gene Wilder, and the very funny Dick Shawn.

[@zztij]

When a main character is in a Santa suit, Then It's a Christmas movie.!!

[@andreabindolini7452]

Wonderful reaction, Jen! The first ever reaction I ever saw of this movie. Here in Italy, "Trading Places" has become the most traditional and beloved Christmas movie. It is broadcast on TV every Christmas Eve at least for the last twenty years, and every year it highly followed.

[@3DJapan]

0:56 That's funny to see. This is the old location of the Rocky statue. It was at a sports arena called The Spectrum but it was moved to the art museum next to the steps from the movie in 2006.

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

Winthrop’s disguise was brilliant.

[@jamessteele7470]

I dunno about you guys, but I could watch Jen air-conducting the overture from The Marriage Of Figaro all day long.

[@billmacdonald]

Not all that many people would recognize him immediately or expect to see him in a movie these days, but one of the train baggage handlers is Al Franken, former Saturday Night Live legend, and more well known to younger people as former Senator Al Franken.

[@defunctus408]

You can also catch Dan Aykroyd in the 1992 heist thriller "Sneakers" starring Robert Redford and a stacked cast.

[@daveking9393]

Great flick! Thanks for sharing!

[@user-ev7jz2uo9n]

Both were on Saturday Night Live… Dan was on from beginning and Eddie came a little later but both were great… down hill after Eddie and those who started with Dan left. Dan was with John Belushi in the Blues Brothers. The fake gorilla you thought was John Belushi was Jim Belushi who is John’s brother

[@OklasoonaHomer]

A very much simplified explanation of how Lewis and Billy became rich: The commodities market is buying and selling "futures". A "future" is a contract to buy or sell a product at a certain price at a set point in the future, regardless of the market value of the product at that time. Our boys contracted to sell large quantities of orange juice in the future at $146, then they bought those shares at $29.

[@Sean-YEG]

Its been forever since I last saw this movie; it was fun watching you watch it.

[@white-dragon4424]

The "suicide" scene is the part that always gets me, where he can't even get the gun to work in his favour! It jams when he tries to shoot himself, but it goes off as soon as he throws it away!

[@RandomNonsense1985]

The short baggage handler is Al Franken, longtime writer and sometime actor on SNL, author of several political humor books, and former United States Senator.

[@youssefverse]

Fun review as always! TRADING PLACES still holds up as a classic comedy. Other Eddie Murphy essentials: 48 HRS. (1982), BEVERLY HILLS COP I & II (1984, 1987), THE GOLDEN CHILD (1986)...to start with!

[@mildredpierce4506]

The two 80s guys you mentioned that were on the train were actually Franken and Davis. They were writers on SNL. Al Franken later on went into politics.

[@warrencornell430]

@28:27, The guy on the right who wants to drive is Al Franken. He was on SNL and was later a U.S. Senator from Minnesota.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

The pawn shop guy is rock and roll legend Bo Diddley.

[@Serai3]

The shorter of the two baggae handlers on the train is Al Franken, who for several years was Senator from Minnesota.

[@christypriest30]

In the Eddie Murphy movie Coming to America Duke and Duke have a cameo as homeless beggars and Eddies character gives them a bunch of money. It’s really funny when you know this movie

[@davidterhune8277]

What a classic - thanks for letting us watch it with you! Eddie has 2 stand-up films that I'm aware of, an HBO special "Delirious" and a theatrical release "Raw", both are hilarious. Dan Akroyd, besides his movies, is best known as a writer and performer on the original Saturday Night Live. His take on the old classic cop drama from the '60's "Dragnet" (also starring Tom Hanks) is an underrated gem. Of course if you're looking for movies you've actually heard of I would recommend "Coming to America" and "The Blues Brothers"

[@erich5819]

You asked "are these two famous eighties guys that I should know?" One of them, who was a writer on Saturday Night Live named Al Franken. He later became a U.S. Senator.

[@dionkelly8420]

In New York, Beverly Hills and other places, some people pay a lot more than $6,000 for a watch. Some cost over $50,000,,, $100,000,,, $500,000, and even $1,000,000.

[@jimspetdragons3737]

That was Jim Belushi, John's brother. He's had a good career. See him in Taking Care of Business (comedy).

[@cypher515]

"Are these two famous 80's guys I should know?" Well, one of them became _Senator_ Al Franken, previously author of "Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them". And I'm sure someone else has said that was _Jim_ Belushi, John's brother, in the ape costume.

[@irwin3381]

Merry New Year 😂

[@matthewbickel3967]

“Spies like us” is a great Dan Aykroid/ Chevy Chase movie Definitely one of my faves.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

The bald cop who tastes the PCP is Frank Oz, voice and puppeteer of Yoda and Fozzy Bear, prison guard in the Blues Brothers, director of many great comedies…

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Did you notice that Frank Oz reprised his role from "The Blues Brothers"? "One unused condom... one soiled...". 🤣🤣

[@user-jr6bl9ih3e]

This movie has the best ever reading of the single word "Yeah."

[@shinjiikari1989]

Fun Fact the PCP officer is Frank Oz the puppeteer behind Fozzie Bear Miss Piggy and Yoda and a director as well, the American Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

[@fitzgivesfits1]

Dan Aykroyd was one of the original cast members of Saturday night live, he didn't do stand-up. He costars with John Candy in "The great outdoors".

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987). It's one of my favorite childhood movies.

[@jeremiaholin2859]

I so agree. I never even thought of that. One of my favorite childhood movies also

[@christopheryochum3602]

Jen! Makes me laugh every time, thanks for leaving in the woman on the bus wincing, watching him try to eat the salmon with his beard hair! :)

[@brianjones7907]

The two Baggage Handlers with the Monkey are Tom Davis & Al Franken they were both Actors & Writers on Saturday Night Live during dan`s time on the show.....

[@kj6446]

One of the guys driving the gorilla around is Al Franken ...he was head writer on Saturday Night Live for years and later served as a US senator for over a decade.

[@grandgnd]

😍My favorite "Penelope" was Penelope Pitstop😂

[@thomholbrook7286]

Also, not sure you noticed but the cop who books Dan Aykroyd is played by Frank Oz, the voice of Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Yoda... This film is directed by John Landis and he gives Frank Oz small parts in a lot of his movies. At least 6.

[@clintcearley9487]

Funny you mentioned that you hope the Dukes end up drunk and in Santa suits. Although they aren't drunk and in Santa suits, they have a cameo role as homeless men in Eddie's movie, Coming To America. If you haven't seen that one, you'll love it. By the way, you are one of my top three movie reactors. Always make me smile.