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

[@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.

[@jasonrodgers9063]

The 1980's was truly a golden era for movies!

[@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!!

[@Bone_x8]

Coming to America, correct?

[@tarawalton6778]

EPIC!🎉

[@bigwillietheb]

yeah Eddie Murphy Broke them in trading places & made them rich again in Coming to America

[@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.

[@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

[@leonardHughes-iq3wv]

These two guys should have forgot the whole idea .

[@justinm1200]

To be fair, most people would throw a temper tantrum if they lost their fortune. Some people even kill themselves.

[@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.

[@bigwillietheb]

even in the movie the longest yard Stone cold Steve Austin apologized to rapper Nelly for saying Ni#$er a few times to him in the Library scene , & Nelly thoughts were it was in the script

[@REEDUCATIONCAMPUSA]

But Eddie never apologized for his racial remarks.

[@bigwillietheb]

@@REEDUCATIONCAMPUSA what racial remarks

[@k_h_nobody]

I respect that, but I understand.

[@belleepoque3919]

niggas apologises

[@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]

😂

[@SailorGhost]

Oh My God!!😂😂😂

[@PeterMainwald]

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

[@geoffoldread7684]

That's a little hyperbolic

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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?

[@babuzzard6470]

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

[@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.

[@Bone_x8]

Murphy is quite the writer and producer.

[@donwilcox728]

I just finished watching Trading Places on TMC for at least the hundredth time. This was made during the greatest comedic period in movie history (1970s & 80s). Trading Places, CaddyShack, Meatballs, Bachelor Party, Stripes, 48 hours, Animal House, Vacation, The Jerk, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Night Shift, Used Cars, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, A Fish Called Wanda, Arthur, What's Up Doc, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, Smokey and the Bandit, Coming To America, Mr. Mom, Beverly Hills Cop, Risky Business, Good Morning Vietnam, Revenge of the Nerds, The Blues Brothers, Raising Arizona, the Breakfast Club, Ghost Busters, Young Frankenstein, My Favorite Year, A Christmas Story, Three Men and a Baby, Sixteen Candles, Clue, Foul Play, the Cannon Ball Run, 9 to 5, the Longest Yard, Private Benjamin, the Four Seasons, Continental Divide, Porky's, the Big Chill, Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Fletch, Blind Date, Blame It On Rio, Police Academy, Midnight Run, Down And Out In Beverly Hills.......Did I miss anything? Let me know!!!!

[@BYOBGoblin]

HOLY SHIT THANK YOU FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE

[@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.

[@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

[@Phoenixesper1]

well considering winthrope and valanetine ended up just becoming as bad as the dukes.... gonna bet no

[@JimDean002]

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

[@RonGerstein]

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

[@geo_ashburn]

I remember seeing Coming to America at the theater. Everyone in the place cheered when they realized that it was the Duke Brothers

[@BYOBGoblin]

thank you for sharing that! :)

[@jenniferhanses]

I love this little cameo. It's so perfect.

[@BYOBGoblin]

nobody made the connection except me lol

[@justinv6410]

Mortimer’s impotent rage in the end is admirably done 😂

[@BYOBGoblin]

The dedication

[@themoshigh]

One dollar Thank you Louis After you Certainly! Eddie’s famous funny laugh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@BYOBGoblin]

So iconic

[@leerogish7223]

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

[@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

[@Chris-ey5fv]

Randolf and Mortimore Duke - Two loveable old Koots of Grouchy,Grumpy,Old Elderly Men - Plus not only that;But also not unlike Statler & Waldorf,another pair of Old Geezers,which they both are reminisant appearing and act behaving really very,very exstreamly much.😊

[@relaxingricky]

Pure brilliance what a fantastic tie in.🍹🤙

[@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..!!

[@BillyMcMorran]

This is my favourite Christmas movie.

[@jasonrodgers9063]

Two WONDERFUL movies!

[@rpm773]

The toast at the end was a nice touch.

[@carlerikgherardi5608]

My mother died in my arms when I was 15, this was the last moviw we saw together. I will always cherish it!!!!!!!!!

[@BYOBGoblin]

Rest in peace to your mother.

[@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? 😂

[@Fred-wy4ix]

One movie that I try never to miss.

[@BYOBGoblin]

I just uploaded another classic from 1999 and the us didn't get blocked. Buckle up, bro

[@jec1ny]

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

[@Bone_x8]

agreed

[@deremiahderrick6292]

Margin Call.... Give me my schmoney.... And the laugh while walking away💪🏽💯

[@rufuspipemos]

Huge missed opportunity to make a sequel.

[@funnylove4321]

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

[@robertmorris8997]

in cash

[@bayshonmoore6320]

I'm so glad dat Winthorpe & Valentine got their revenge on them da way they use them.

[@robertmorris8997]

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

[@jans8854]

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

[@donprincoify]

Indeed, to America!

[@mukibiwhite8929]

This was a great movie

[@ronaldmurray7746]

I've lost count how many times I've watched this, and it's still funny

[@paulleckner8235]

Like two book ends. Their lives were destroyed In Trading Places. Their lives were rebuilt in Coming to America.

[@BYOBGoblin]

A complete and total comeback. A Christmas Miracle.

[@michaelhuck]

And both were also wonderful in their own movies, Ameche in "Heaven Can Wait" by Lubitsch, and Bellamy in "Rosemarie´s Baby"...

[@mgkpraesi]

Im telling you, the 80´s. Fucking Prime Time of Films and Movies.

[@BYOBGoblin]

HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@Willburys]

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

[@melvinatkins998]

Such a fun movie! 👍

[@bobpage6597]

7:58....."Mortimer, we're back!" - You mean to tell me they were going to turn that tiny amount of money into a new fortune??! 😂😂

[@Batou3]

It’s certainly possible

[@BYOBGoblin]

I MADE THIS FOR MY MOM LIKE 3 YEARS AGO AND NOBOY GAVE A FUCH UNTIL A MONTH AGO WTF

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

1:34 oh valentines gonna get him for that.

[@budsak7771]

The greatest crossover ever!

[@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

[@SinkyYT]

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

[@incredibleshrinkingfungus1731]

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

[@curtrowland6432]

70's had the music and the 80's had the movies

[@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

[@kevelite862]

greatest cameos of all time lol

[@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??"

[@badouplus1304]

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

[@anb7408]

“Mortimer……we’re back!” 🤣

[@BYOBGoblin]

yeah.....

[@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

[@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.

[@chrisperrins8082]

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

[@lucdevillars3633]

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

[@jamesford7182]

Wow. I just realized that the briefcase with the money is the exactly like mine. A Samsonite from the 1980s.

[@BYOBGoblin]

Hell yeah

[@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."

[@Phoenixesper1]

There needed to be a trading places 2 after this scene where the dukes get even with winthrope and Valentine.

[@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

[@oculosprudentium8486]

the unasked question here is how much did they pay for the report?

[@BYOBGoblin]

Not nearly enough. Not even close.

[@itsnotme07]

So Billy Ray Valentine is related to Prince Akeem? LOL

[@TheStopShort]

Merry New Year!!! Want some beef jerky?

[@BYOBGoblin]

[Patrick bateman voice] Please.

[@DavidJe-nm2vx]

The Dynamic Duo

[@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?

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

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

[@MWEric]

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

[@terrywilson1512]

They will use that pocket change to get back right where they were

[@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

[@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

[@sirloin8745]

I hoped someone would combine these two films!

[@chase7166]

Wasn't a sequel but if you remember in the movie, where Mortimer gets $10,000 from the prince while sleeping in the ghetto and saying, looks like we can start again.

[@BYOBGoblin]

Yes.

[@doug6813]

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

[@fqqures1019]

what’s the name of the classical music piece

[@BYOBGoblin]

Idk try using the Shazam app bro

[@julia4u]

98% just got a whole lot wealthier and 2% oops there goes another

[@my11badkids78]

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

[@raymondsteptore5062]

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

[@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!

[@SailorGhost]

Don't you see any resemblance between Randolph and Mortimer with Waldorf and Statler from "The Muppets"?

[@BYOBGoblin]

Yes.

[@bigwillietheb]

has anyone ever noticed in Trading places where the three men come up to Randolph & Mortimer about the rules of the exchange , that man looks like President Ronald Reagan

[@BYOBGoblin]

"im sorry, boys" damn that was so brutal lmfao

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@ericechols6056]

I always wondered, what was the amount of Semmi's aka (Arsenio Hall) pocket money? 🤔😂

[@BYOBGoblin]

10 or 50 grand nothing crazy like $300 just boring old $10000 or $50000

[@sandspritpark]

i dont remember that ending of duke and duke

[@ForsakenWolf1]

I'm no stock broker or economics...can someone fill in the blanks here? Obviously $394 million is alot of money but how much did the other 2 make before the closing bell?

[@BYOBGoblin]

Yeah the irs was too drunk I guess lmfao

[@moa3645]

The Eddie Murphy Cinematic Universe

[@BYOBGoblin]

That laugh

[@PaulGreen11]

"Thank you, Brother 😅."

[@Thebamtino24]

First glance you’d think that was President Reagan

[@Coolfalsename]

That was much more than those two deserved.

[@BYOBGoblin]

Wrong.