Randolph & Mortimer Duke (Trading Places & Coming to America)

If you remembered it, you weren't wrong! They actually did it.

[@Rtkat3]

You forgot the part where they knocked on the window and thanked the prince.

[@BYOBGoblin]

I know

[@andrewmorales5485]

​@@BYOBGoblini love that the rich old guys are poor and the other guys are very rich

[@andrewmorales5485]

​@@BYOBGoblini wonder what they did with that pocket change

[@CodyHinnant-yc1zp]

How didn't they recognize Valentine😅?

[@Rtkat3]

@@CodyHinnant-yc1zp They must not have noticed the similarity in appearance.

[@knightridernz72]

Randolph & Mortimer were such great villains in Trading Places. Perfectly cast too. Such a great movie.

[@marcoadan1]

This scene taught me how to smoke weed in my parents house when I was still in highschool. I would stand on the sink counter and blow the smoke into the vent. Never got caught. Thanks, Eddy!

[@Mister_H.]

Now there’s a life lesson 😂

[@davidbryant3532]

Idiot

[@JonnyDredd]

clever, I or we did the same lol😅

[@J.R.Spencer]

😂

[@jeffthornton6998]

“Fuck him!” That was 40 years ago and it’s still funny.

[@kristashafer93098]

Indeed!! I read that Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke) had a religious objection to swearing. The director pleaded with him to say it and Ameche agreed to say it ONCE ONLY. However the single take went, that’s what they had. I think he nailed it!

[@kendelo251]

Dentures and All 😂😂😂

[@tracybutcher4336]

I'm still lmfao!!!

[@grantgarrod2232]

@@kristashafer93098, that's true. Ameche announced to the entire set, "People, I have to swear in this scene, and I only want to do it once, so let's get it on the first take, okay?". Apparently, Eddie Murphy deeply respected both Don Ameche & Ralph Bellamy. Now, Eddie used to swear almost constantly, & he would often tell jokes between takes, some very raunchy, to entertain the cast & crew. But very early into shooting, he learned of Don's personal convictions on profanity. So, for the rest of shooting the film, Eddie purposely avoided swearing or telling dirty jokes when Don was on the set, or anywhere in earshot. That's a stand-up guy.

[@charlesmurphy3222]

Nothing to forgive, Don. That F Bomb stole the movie. To hear a Saturday Matinee hero drop a F nuke. Well done, Sir.

[@TraitofSiNN727]

all these years I still love that part "..Mortimer, we're back.."

[@stevemarx415]

Magic moment !

[@johnlozauskas778]

HELL YEAH!!

[@anb7408]

Don Ameche typically refused to curse in his movies. However, he felt it was appropriate for this scene and his character, and the rest is cinematic history! (and one of my favorite scenes in this movie)

[@BYOBGoblin]

i had no idea. thank you for that interesting factoid

[@MikeBayhamRep]

One take

[@artvaughnjr]

He wasn’t cool saying “f*ck him” - but he seemed to be cool with the n-word 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@TonyG-pk5wc]

He was extremely uncomfortable with it, but as you correctly noted, he was persuaded that it was exigent to the flow of the scene, and an exception was warranted. Nonetheless, before performing the scene, he went to each of the main cast members, and apologized for the language his character would be using. Ameche was an incredibly talented actor, as well as a class act as a human being. (Edited to fix errors - if only Mr. Ameche were here to curse the goddamn autocorrect with the same eloquence with which he cursed Mr. Bellamy's character!)

[@ahapka]

@@BYOBGoblinhe also said he’d only do it once!

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

Love Ameche’s response to Bellamy collapsing. “F@@k him!” Pissed myself first time I saw this 😂

[@Waitukubuli]

He was a very religious man and didn’t want to say it and then said he would only do one take of it, no matter what.

[@vershawncopeland8544]

😂😂😂.. exactly..that was so unexpected

[@BYOBGoblin]

"Get those brokers back in here, turn those machines back on... turn those machines back on!!!" So desperate haha

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

When it all goes t*ts up for the super rich man and he loses everything, he turns into a cry baby and starts stomping like an angry toddler. 😠 These are the people who were bailed out by the US and UK governments 🙄 and therefore the taxpayers after it all went pear shaped in 2008. Trading Places is a prophetic masterpiece.

[@mats7492]

Things never change

[@LyonhartZ2]

I lived in a Rock. I have seen Coming to America dozens of times and never knew who Randolph and Mortimer were

[@joanie3452]

Yes from Trading Places.

[@PeterMainwald]

probably one of the greatest movies of all time. ( trading places)

[@MNSTgrowth]

Never knew the connection between the two movies,this is great. Thanks! 🙏

[@BYOBGoblin]

No problem. I didn't see anyone else posting the connection so I did.

[@givemeabreak100]

What connections

[@kissmy_butt1302]

Greatest cameo ever in a non-sequel. I think what makes this special isn't you necessarily like the characters but you like the actors playing the characters and it gives them one last hurrah at the end of their career.

[@vershawncopeland8544]

Did you notice in coming to America.. they got handed cash by the Prince they were living on the street broke😂

[@jhb1493]

@@vershawncopeland8544 Did I notice the thing we all just watched and which was the whole point of the video? Yes. Yes. I did notice that.

[@vershawncopeland8544]

@@jhb1493 I made this comment before I finished the video 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣...my bad

[@lfkk4640]

INDEED.

[@willn8664]

@@jhb1493 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@popoff21]

They did learn their lesson for sure, in coming to America 2 they paid homage to them in the job interview scene with Hakeem son

[@leerogish7223]

Obviously they invested Akeem’s “pocket money” well

[@darthroden]

@@leerogish7223 Believe me, if these two were any good at playing the market, they managed to turn that change into gold in no time.

[@dxrulz4life]

Colin Jost’s character was the grandson of Don Ameche’s Mortimer Duke.

[@relaxingricky]

Pure brilliance what a fantastic tie in.🍹🤙

[@babuzzard6470]

One of my all time favourite movies, so many great actors.

[@JimDean002]

That "indeed" at the end of the bathroom scene is worthy of any cartoon villain ever. Outstanding!

[@vitoldwisniewski]

I wonder how many other loyal, hardworking employees The Duke Bros ruined besides Winthorpe over a $1 bet?

[@1stwonder788]

A lot lol it’s heavily implied

[@vitoldwisniewski]

@@1stwonder788 I always wondered what happened to Penelope after her uncles were bankrupted by Winthorpe and Valentine. Was her trust fund all invested in Duke & Duke Commodities Brokers? Was she left destitute as well? I mean was she even close to them that she wouldn't leave them rotting on the streets?

[@good03boy]

Lots! I was so happy that Louis and Billy Ray got revenge on the Duke Bros.

[@good03boy]

​@@vitoldwisniewskiPenelope would've turned her back on her uncles if she found out that they were responsible for ruining Louis. I don't think she ends up destitute if she stays with Todd.

[@nrkgalt]

@@good03boyBut would Todd have stayed with her or dumped her for a girl whose family still had its money?

[@rpm773]

The toast at the end was a nice touch.

[@leerogish7223]

Duke and Duke is back in business In coming to America 2 so I take it they invested Akeem’s money well

[@darthroden]

The real question is did the two of them learn anything about humility from their experience?

[@BYOBGoblin]

yeah, they're butt-buddies now

[@johnmesa1888]

Yes theres a mention im coming 2 america in the intervirw with akeems son

[@cleetorres1351]

@@BYOBGoblin lol

[@JP-ks7ey]

doubt it

[@jasonrodgers9063]

Two WONDERFUL movies!

[@funnylove4321]

Since this movie came out in 1983, $394 million dollars in 2024 would be $1,240,340,481 😊

[@robertmorris8997]

in cash

[@rufuspipemos]

Huge missed opportunity to make a sequel.

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

That Chairman of the exchange must have secretly hated them. “I’m sorry boys” Yeah. Dripping with sarcasm 👍🏻

[@teniola9304]

😂AGREE

[@brentwalker8596]

I just watched this movie after many years. It really holds up well and is a true unflinching look at America. The Chairman likely suspected that the Dukes had used nefarious means to make their money and was more than happy to kick them to the curb.

[@scottythegreat1]

​@@teniola9304I'm sure the Dukes have done that to many brokers. I'm sure one of them was the president of the exchange at one point

[@williamlandolfi7858]

The Chairman probably waited for YEARS to be able to screw the brothers. You notice how smug he was when he ordered everything to be taken away from the brothers.

[@tomodonovan5931]

The knife was already in their backs, but the Chairman seemed to enjoy twisting it with his words.

[@LostHopeoftheAges79]

Lmbo I loved the turn around in this movie for the under dogs!!

[@adamgrunther1367]

Why is Randolph the one giving Mortimer the silent treatment? Wasn’t he the one who came up with the one dollar bet and lost them all their money to Winthorpe and Valentine?

[@BYOBGoblin]

Who knows the origin of the $1 bet?

[@eneaslamadrid4101]

It's because of Mortimer's reaction and actions to Randolph's heart attack at the End of Trading places

[@pottytheparrot310]

@@eneaslamadrid4101 Mortimer your brothers not well we should call him an ambulance FUCK HIM

[@Thedearster]

Yup! But, I think he was mad Mortimer said "F**k him" when Randolph was having a presumed heart attack.

[@budsak7771]

@@BYOBGoblin The Million Pound Bank Note

[@jec1ny]

They should have done a movie just about Randolph and Mortimer. Maybe even a sitcom TV series.

[@chef-boy-r-steve7710]

The cameo of Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche was EPIC!!! Even though it wasn't even close to a sequel......nice touch....loved both movies..!!

[@RonGerstein]

Don Ameche received an Oscar for best supporting actor for breakdancing in the movie Cocoon.

[@donprincoify]

Indeed, to America!

[@jans8854]

This channel is a go-to for information. It's the best!

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

Forgot about their cameo in Coming to Amercia! LOL There are two things that I distinctly remember about Trading Places though. Two spectacular things.

[@ledhed5717]

Was Ophelia protecting her investment or showing off her assets? 😂

[@nyosito]

Please to help me with my rucksack?

[@Adam_AZ1976]

‘ he should’ve gave those two dukes that same One dollar in the park when they were both homeless 🤣

[@BYOBGoblin]

Valentine is a different character than the prince tho.

[@deebugger]

Nice of them to explain the whole plot of the movie to... no one at all! At this point Dark Helmet should stare into the camera and ask "everybody got that??"

[@francisclause4668]

Two GREAT movies!!!!! I'm still laughing!!!! Eddie Murphy was on fire back in the day!!!!

[@BYOBGoblin]

Especially his music video holy shit kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4jEXmmdYrmVnas

[@brentwalker8596]

The real American tragedy in this movie is that even after Valentine demonstrated equal or superior intellectual abilities, the Dukes' racism simply would not allow him a place at the table.

[@julianwalls1077]

To this day it still holds Bill Cosby wanted yo buy NBC but powers that be brought him up sex charges how much of it was made up and how much was true? ..all these Hollywood types have a few skeletons in the closet and are told by their handlers keep within your lane ..😢

[@fayesouthall6604]

Exactly

[@CurtisWhitehead-wn5bs]

Perfectly normal in America

[@shawnirvine915]

I believe that Don Ameche apologised profusely to Eddie Murphy for using the N word. Eddie assured him that Eddie knew it was just a script, not his personal opinion.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

1:34 oh valentines gonna get him for that.

[@MWEric]

soon as I heard the music I was ... ''No way!!!'' .

[@anb7408]

“Mortimer……we’re back!” 🤣

[@BYOBGoblin]

yeah.....

[@badouplus1304]

Funny to think the studio originally did not want Dan and Eddie in the movie.

[@rudyvalentin1789]

I'd think it would have been more hilarious if there was a scene where after the Dukes thanked the prince, stop and look back at Akeem with a deja-vu feeling and then look at each other and just say "Nah."

[@itsnotme07]

So Billy Ray Valentine is related to Prince Akeem? LOL

[@villandoom]

BTW, the movies had a seperate character. The second movie Eddie Murphy was a prince from a foreign country

[@elevenslayedst8452]

A universe where there's two variations of the same people, Kang wouldn't be happy

[@ralphadamo1857]

Interesting Trivia: When Don Ameche, a great actor from the old school and a real gentleman, read the script, he at first refused to say "ni--er". The writers and producers begged him to say the line even though he personally was offended. I think they used a little psychology to persuade Don to go along with the script. They told him that since people have always liked Don Ameche, the man and performer, he had to do something that made it easier for the audience to hate his character, so his comeuppance at the end would be more satisfying. And saying such a nasty and shocking line (for its time, and even today), did the trick.

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Love ameche!

[@SinkyYT]

All the times I watched Coming to America before Trading Places and never understood the scene with the homeless men.

[@Willburys]

This Film and the Film Fish named Wanda are the best Comedy Films in the 80 !

[@melvinatkins998]

Such a fun movie! 👍

[@TheStopShort]

Merry New Year!!! Want some beef jerky?

[@hansumjoe]

TP 2, the wreath of the Dukes Would have made millions…..

[@dmenace4life]

My guess is they were wanting to do a sequel to Trading Places but both brothers died in real life.

[@BYOBGoblin]

Rest In Peace.

[@robertmorris8997]

Absolute funniest part of the entire movie is Winthorpe on the bus taking a bite out of the salmon.

[@incredibleshrinkingfungus1731]

It was the Dukes ... it was the Dukes.

[@my11badkids78]

41 years ago, this movie came out....WTF

[@jerrypaquette5470]

These were two of Eddy Murphy's better movies.

[@Thebamtino24]

First glance you’d think that was President Reagan

[@PaulGreen11]

"Thank you, Brother 😅."

[@jamesholmen9725]

I loved this movie! The “good guys” really gave it to the Dukes! OH SWEET KARMA 😎

[@BYOBGoblin]

they really gave the dukes their dukes

[@MrTiki06]

5:54 always have me laughing

[@jensenat]

That scene aged like wine. Especially after the 2016 and 2020 elections. Lol

[@nickmartin8495]

@@jensenatand the 500 million dollar judgment

[@stevenmonroe8177]

The way that guy looks at him after he said f**k him is priceless

[@lucdevillars3633]

holy shit, i wouldn't known that ( coming to America bored the heck out of me ) Thanks !

[@chrisperrins8082]

A super film. I still laugh at this film now.

[@daviddriver2692]

Something tells me they did NOT learn a thing😢(just the way he said "we are back")

[@julianprasaja2227]

They did. They got back up, and by the time Coming 2 America takes place, their company is run by their grandson after they passed away.

[@erichoward1731]

They tied in a part of trading places with coming to America, This movie was great in its own right , though I would have like to seen the dukes come back and try to get revenge on Valentine and Winthrop 😜

[@BYOBGoblin]

Holy shit

[@erichoward1731]

@@BYOBGoblin I could write the perfect screenplay for this particular sequel lol

[@BYOBGoblin]

@@erichoward1731 bet A.I. stuff will be more helpful to a DIY in a few years i guess..

[@erichoward1731]

@@BYOBGoblin You know what You absolutely right or they may get some actors to play parts fill in for those guys who are not here You know what I mean

[@BYOBGoblin]

@@erichoward1731 naturally.

[@raymondsteptore5062]

From the title, I figured it out with insane quickness!

[@rudyvalentin1789]

If this scene happened recently instead of almost 40 years ago and the Dukes were smart, they would have it converted into crypto currency.

[@fqqures1019]

what’s the name of the classical music piece

[@BYOBGoblin]

Idk try using the Shazam app bro

[@jooei2810]

Don Ameche is a class act!

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

Frankly. I liked them better when they were heckling the Muppet Show from the balcony.

[@darrell190967]

does anyone remember the scene in the first coming to america where akeem and lisa were taking a riverside stroll and came across a pair of homeless gentlemen in makeshift cardboard "tents"? they were also randolph & mortimer, and I could swear it's the same two actors playing them too

[@JimDean002]

That's in this clip at 7:15

[@Taopuppy]

I always wondered what happened to their niece, Penelope Duke. Was all of her money invested with Duke & Duke Commodities Brokers? Did she end up bankrupt as well?

[@sandspritpark]

i dont remember that ending of duke and duke

[@Mathewmartialart]

wow, thats a connection i never got

[@edythorvenpuerta1425]

YA PARECE QUE LOS MAGNATES VAN A DESCENDER AL PISO DE REMATES A MEZCLARSE CON LOS CORREDORES.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

How weird would it be to go bankrupt to one dude. Then, years later, when you're out on the street, you get thousands of dollars from a dude who looks exactly like him. I think God is trying to tell you something.

[@BYOBGoblin]

We know what that something is.

[@mikechilders]

There is a plot hole in Trading Places. If Beeks was shipped off overseas as the lover of an ape, then how did the crop report get delivered to its proper destination to be read on TV? Wouldn't someone get suspicious if Beeks didn't deliver it himself? Or what was the point of having Beeks' security firm courier the document in the first place?

[@BYOBGoblin]

he just copied the crop report duh

[@mikechilders]

And what happened when the crop report didn't get delivered by Beeks because he is in a cage half-way around the world?

[@BYOBGoblin]

@@mikechilders they looted it off him when he was tied up in the back of the train and changed the results to ruin the dukes and get themn rich as hell

[@CharlesWhitford]

Wait. The ape was h0m0?

[@robertweeks537]

I love this movie . Something similar happened to me. However they are about to lose their bet. I am about to teach them and the rest of the world a lesson in humanity, ethics and it will leave some speechless. All classes of people are people . The elite attitudes of some and how they treat others makes them worse than any other person or class of human they like to make fun of . I throw this wish out into the universe- please see me as the man I am. Nothing will change me. Make my dreams come true so that I may pay it forward.

[@themanwithnoname2857]

Lolni had no idea this Easter egg existed

[@thevoid99]

i heard don amiche was very hesistant in saying the N word as he was one of the few early civil rights activists in hollywood dating back to the 1940s. eddie was like "it's ok. i understand".

[@sirloin8745]

I hoped someone would combine these two films!

[@jarenbigelow8606]

they are in the same universe sillies

[@donaldkidder4766]

17A pluses and a clap clap clap clap clap!

[@francisclause4668]

MONEY!!!! SO MUCH EVIL CAN COME FROM IT!!!! ITS SOMETHING WE ALL NEED, BUT AT WHAT COST!!!!!!!

[@CosmicPanda855]

Hmm…having had money and lost it is much worse than never having had it at all…

[@mikewatt8706]

so I've just realised that the dukes gave a briefcase of cash which got invested in the oranges

[@BYOBGoblin]

orange juice ftw

[@mats7492]

That’s why ayou always diversify your investments 😅

[@doug6813]

Use the headrest that's they are designed for take off headrest and hit window

[@tomp8094]

I thought Ralph Belamy was great in Pretty Woman too.

[@illletmyselfout.8516]

Such great movies Eddie was great before the Disney stuff

[@BYOBGoblin]

Disney was practically just free money for him, I don't blame him.

[@user-rvbaly4675]

Как называется этот фильм?

[@ledhed5717]

Coming to America. Приезд в Америку

[@stuartschiffman2581]

The first part is from Trading Places

[@ledhed5717]

@@stuartschiffman2581yeah I should have been more specific. 3/4ths of the video is Trading Places. 😒

[@coderider3022]

Can’t say that now.

[@phillipscott7198]

One dollar lmao 😅

[@benjaminpauldimedio1683]

How much did they make on that trade ?

[@BYOBGoblin]

-$394,000,000.00

[@sherryluce5780]

I wonder how much money Valentine, Winthrop, coleman, and Opelia made after all that??

[@BYOBGoblin]

$394,000,000.00 in cash?

[@WhiteFoamDispenser]

I think they have made anywhere between $250-375 mil, based on the fluctuating prices when they started selling vs buying, given the info on the total number of contracts and their sizes. Not a bad pay for a single day at the exchange, although, that would never happen in real life.

[@BYOBGoblin]

@@WhiteFoamDispenser thgat and what people are willing to pay for varies. lotta people in there. not everyone is gonna pay full asking price most likely

[@RemoWilliams-go6qr]

Trading places couldn't be made today

[@mustofagulam9059]

How did the trade work I don’t understand

[@BYOBGoblin]

Forged documents

[@rentslave]

The Democrats took Don Ameche's advice (6:00) on Election Night 2020.

[@kinagashiotoko6580]

0:30 便器に捨てればいいじゃないか。

[@BYOBGoblin]

Not if you wanna smoke the rest of it later

[@t.l.robinson2162]

Hahaha! Greed can be a very terrible thing.

[@louiswhite805]

This is what will happen to trump & trump! 😅

[@a-billz3737]

😂😂😂😂