TRADING PLACES | MOVIE REACTION! | FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@anthonyvasquezactor]

Don Ameche was a devout Catholic and very uncomfortable with profanity. For his meltdown scene near the end when he drops the F bomb, he had to nail it in one take because he refused to do another. He also personally apologized to Eddie Murphy in between takes for his character's racist remarks.

[@deke76]

He was a good man and really good in the "Cocoon" movies.

[@rubydragon1034]

Look up something called Residential Schools, what the Catholic church did in Canada.

[@thejamppa]

@@rubydragon1034 That was some sick thing what they did... but I don't think Don Amache or most catholic people knew about it or particiapated that or anything else foul thing catholic church has done or tries to cover, though.

[@zedwpd]

He was a heartthrob during the golden age of cinema. So was Ralph Bellamy. @@deke76

[@ronweber1402]

@@rubydragon1034 Not just Canada. The US, Australia, anywhere there were vulnerable native populations really. They were an international child abuse organization.

[@danielpopp1526]

First: congrats on the healthy baby! Second: So the short of what happened at the end was that because the orange crops weren't affected by winter, then there would large amounts of cheap oranges. The Dukes thought the crops were affected, so instead of selling high then buying low, they bought high then sold low. Aykroyd and Murphy knew the real crop report so they sold high and bought low. The numbers they showed on the boards meant that Aykroyd and Murphy made contracts to buy oranges at $0.29 a pound in units of a thousand, and also made contracts to sell those exact same oranges at $1.42 a pound, making a profit of 545%. Oranges are traded in units of a thousand pounds, with several units per single contract, and you could hear traders talking about buying and selling hundreds of contracts. It's not exactly known how much they invested with the life savings and the money meant for Beaks, but the current guesstimate is in the tens of millions, possibly over 100 million. What was done to achieve such success (trading commodities on inside information obtained from the government) wasn't illegal back when the movie was made, but when it was made illegal in 2010, it was appropriately named the Eddie Murphy Rule.

[@vinnycordeiro]

Only in 2010 inside trading was made illegal in the US??? 🤯

[@danielpopp1526]

@@vinnycordeiro Insider trading using information from the government. I'm pretty sure insider trading using info from the private sector was illegal long before 2010.

[@skylinerunner1695]

This is the first time someone has explained it so well that I understood it all. Thanks! Regarding your comment about insider trading being outlawed in 2010, was it legal before, because it was illegal in the plotline of the movie Wall Street that was released in 1987.

[@danielpopp1526]

@@skylinerunner1695 my understanding is that was info from the private sector, not info from the government.

[@emurphy42]

Of course the Dukes *thought* they were buying low and selling high. Meanwhile, Winthrop and Valentine were short-selling, basically selling contracts that they didn't have *yet*, but would (and did) buy in time to complete the deal.

[@jeffsherk7056]

Dear Mary, I'm so happy for the birth of your son! A "Bookie" is slang for "Bookmaker," and it means someone who sets odds on sports games, accepts bets, and pays the winners. Bookmakers make their money by setting odds such that they do not have to pay out as often, and by collecting a fee from each bettor for each transaction. In the USA, sports betting used to be illegal outside of Nevada, but now it is legal in more places.

[@treetopjones737]

Futures trading is essentially making bets on either a stock going down, or going up at a future date. So Eddie's character making that association is understandable.

[@mikealvarez2322]

​@@treetopjones737A great deal of money can be made or lost with small amounts on the futures bet. This because leverage is used in the futures market one can literally make tens even hundreds of thousands of dollars on a $5000 bet. If the trade goes against you the trader must pay up more than the initial bet.

[@mikealvarez2322]

You will see Randolph and Mortimer Duke again as bums that get a small fortune from Eddie Murphy as an African Prince in Coming to America.😊

[@RetroRobotRadio]

You need to watch Coming to America next. It's sorta an unofficial sequel to Trading Places.

[@whawaii]

Yes, Definitely "Coming to America" next!

[@JedHead77]

Not really. But you won’t understand one scene without having seen Trading Places first.

[@rexmundi2986]

"sequel" is a strong word for what amounts to a single easter egg; but it is worth a watch.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Same universe

[@skylinerunner1695]

@@rexmundi2986 True. It's a 5 second blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo. Nothing more.

[@j.woodbury412]

Coleman was forced to go along with the scheme. You could tell that throughout the movie. When he got off the phone with them, he called them "Scumbags" and after he threatened to call the police on Winthorpe, you could tell by the look on Coleman's face he felt bad about it. And when he told Valentine, "Just be yourself. No matter what, they can't take that away from you". Coleman was a pawn in the Dukes' scheme. He was not a willing participant.

[@richardohanlon3036]

The most telling thing about the Duke brothers is that, while they do make the "discovery" that one's environment is what ultimately shapes a person, they don't manage to connect that to their own lives, they fail to reflect on the fact that their own wealth is mostly due to their environment they simply enjoy the little experiment, exchange a dollar and then promptly move on without learning the full lesson.

[@treetopjones737]

A different movie shows the two of them living on the streets, just in passing, not involved in the movie's story. #Cameo

[@Cheepchipsable]

Um, yeah the film is straight up revenge porn - no need to delve deeper.

[@uncleruss8420]

Your infectious laugh and sincere compassion makes your reactions so enjoyable to us. PS: Also congratulations to you and your husband on little Alexander's arrival.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

@14:15 - A "bookie" is an illegal gambling operator. Often taking bets on sports matches which, up until recently, was largely illegal in the US outside certain states and licensed casinos. They often have ties to organized crime here.

[@jeffdicello9242]

Most often, the term seems to be used for people who act as a middleman for placing illegal bets on horse racing.

[@MoneyGist]

15:58 I like how Mary is already thinking like she's Valentine's lawyer and negotiating his [non-existent] employment contract 😂

[@philmullineaux5405]

The scene of him eating the fish on the bus, will never leave ur head!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Imagine watching these classics in a packed theater! So much fun , thanks Mary!

[@Cheepchipsable]

Eddie and Dan were big in the day.

[@shainewhite2781]

Originally Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were considered for the leads in the movie, as Wilder was going to be a Wall Street tycoon, while Pryor was written as his chauffeur, who trade lives for a week, just to see how different things would have been.

[@vandalfinnicus1507]

Aykroyd's blackface on here always makes me think of Wilder and Pryor in Silver Streak, when they black up Wilder to get through a cop checkpoint.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Wilder and Pryor did a few films together, and there was a Mel Brooks film where he was a wealthy guy downcast.

[@QuayNemSorr]

Congratulations on a birth well completed and the welcoming of Alexander to your family

[@Stogie2112]

Eddie Murphy's best early films include: 48 Hours, Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, The Golden Child

[@sld1776]

"I feel like I recognize his voice...." Like Donkey on Shrek? 😄

[@marclevy1506]

Congrats on the baby!!!! :)

[@kenschortgenjr7540]

The key to understanding how they made money trading is to see where they started and where they ended. They SOLD contracts at $142. Since there were more buyers than sellers (thanks to the Dukes attempting to corner the market) they sold thousands/10s of thousands of contracts at that price. Now of course they didn't have enough actual money to do so, so they had to 'buy' contracts in order to even pay out what they 'sold'. Sell between $142 and $119, then BUY between $49 and the closing price of $29. Subtract the two prices and that was there profit... PER CONTRACT and each contract may be between 10 and 1000 bushels of oranges. So you can see how quickly they can make millions by having insider information.

[@Sheffield_Steve]

I thought it 142 cents?, like British trading stocks & shares are sold in pence so say shares in a company might start at for example 342p per share or £3.42. And the closing price shows .29.

[@thegorn68]

The prisoner with his back to the bars at 6:34 is a very young Giancarlo Esposito, who went on to play Moff Gideon in the Mandalorian. LOL!

[@1trumantucker1]

CONGRATULATIONS on the baby Mary...hope you are both doing great!!!

[@roberthereandthere4366]

"Security!.. Merry Christmas😊."

[@SnKKS]

Love the breaking bad music when we see 'Gus' in the police cell 😂

[@pauldc83]

the Q of the music of Breaking Bad was excellent I choked on my drink

[@OriginalVenomZA]

Great Job Editors, that music seemed to fit in real nice.

[@ScarlettM]

"Distinguished Gentleman" - an 80s Eddie Murphy comedy about con men going to Washington. Underrated, fun movie!

[@mannygee005]

oh I saw at the end there... It looks like they sold at 142(?) first... and then later they bought at maybe 56(?) So it is "buy low" and "sell high" except they sold first when they had nothing... so they owed at the beginning. Later they bought to cover what they owed and the price was lower therefore they "sold high" and "bought low" in reverse you see. In "Squid Game" the guy also did some "futures" and he lost everything including his mother's business(?)

[@clairekane4157]

One of the baggage guys on the train became a US Senator. Gotta love SNL ✌️ Love the channel!

[@namco003]

6:36 If you didn't notice @Mary , or anyone for that matter, in this jail scene, that's Giancarlo Esposito from many things, but mainly nowadays Breaking Bad, and The Mandalorian 😄

[@arraymac227]

'Merry New Year!' has been my vocabulary ever since.

[@karlsson7300]

That music switch at 2:03 😂 If i listen to metal while i´m walking and see old people which looking very angry at me i swear i can´t hold it 😂😂😂

[@Stogie2112]

Jamie Lee Curtis starred in another great comedy, “A Fish Called Wanda”. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Curtis, Kevin Kline and John Cleese and Michael Palin from Monty Python.

[@Fantomex.]

Lol, 😂 I'm glad she's having fun with the movies. Congrats again on the baby mate. I am very happy for you

[@beckmannm]

So glad you enjoyed this! It's such a fun movie!

[@RetroClassic66]

13:54 A bookie, short or slang for “bookmaker,” is someone who facilitates gambling, most commonly on sporting events. A bookie sets odds, accepts and places bets, and pays out winnings on behalf of other people.

[@sntxrrr]

26:15 that scene is a reference to a scene from another movie: All The President's Men (1976) which is a telling of the IRL journalists (played by Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford) who uncovered what became the Watergate scandal that brought down president Nixon. In the original scene the reporters meet their informant, called Deepthroat (you might have heard that name before) in a parking garage too. If you are up for a historical drama/thriller you'll love this one, it got 8 Oscar nominations I believe.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

They had to get the real crop report in the briefcase first, and then give it to Winthorpe so he could read it and know the real crop forecast and so he then could put back the wrong info for the Dukes to get. The first replacement was just for show so he wouldn't know it was missing.

[@jeffsherk7056]

I think what Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy did at the end was sell short. That means they borrowed shares of the stock they wanted to short, sold them at market price at that time, and when the stock price fell, they purchased them back at the lower price and returned them to the person or firm from which they borrowed them. They get to keep the money they earned by selling high and buying back low, and the person who loaned them the stock at the beginning gets a fee for providing the stock to borrow in the first place.

[@mannygee005]

nice. I didn't know someone had to loan the "bushels" beforehand. I thought it would just show as negative quantity. I guess they had to be matched 1 for 1 else it could be oversold. Complicated but makes sense the house is always taking a cut.

[@jeffsherk7056]

@@mannygee005 You can sell short only if someone has shares available to loan to you. If the price of the shares does not drop, you have to buy them back at market price within a time limit, and still pay the fee to the person or entity who loaned the shares. Pretty scary stuff. I was never good enough at placing stock orders to try it.

[@RowdyRuth]

Thank you for still posting! ❤

[@burnout_2017]

Congratulations and welcome to Alexander🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@zedwpd]

"Bookies, is that like a bookkeeper?" hahaha

[@nirfz]

2:10 😂 and here i thought, "i don't remember the music being almost metal, but no complaints"

[@alexspindler1]

"I've seen a lot of breasts today". The 80s were a simpler time, a boobier time. : ) Such a great movie and really important for me. The comedy is very broad but insightful on so many subjects from privilege, trust, seeing the worth and value in people beyond appearances, and losing sight of yourself. It's pretty timeless (outside of the train sequence).

[@JamesGilburt-lb7sg]

Hi Mary, I hope you and your baby are ok? It's great you've seen this comedy classic :) I love it and please react to Eddie Murphy's later comedy Coming To America (1988) in it he plays a pampered African prince who travels to the US to find a wife. And there's a subtle connection between that movie & Trading Places. I like your reactions and I'm subscribed :)

[@morgankw89]

The guy holding on to the bars next to Eddie Murphy when he is first in jail is Giancarlo Esposito.

[@patty1h]

You beat me to it! 😊😊

[@JedHead77]

A young *Giancarlo Esposito* leaning against the door in the jail cell with Eddie.

[@gmunden1]

The police officer at the desk is actor Frank Oz (Yoda from "Star Wars" and the voice of several Muppets characters ).

[@nplindgren]

I'm so excited to watch this today, on your family's most special day!!

[@StevesFunhouse]

Mary, congratulations, and great reaction !!! I just wanted to mention, the guy checking EM into the police station and reciting what they were taking from him while he was being incarcerated was none other than Frank Oz ... Good ol' Yoda himself.

[@jimspetdragons3737]

Fun Cameo from this movie in Coming to America. That's worth a watch too.

[@AZM777]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOT

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

Eddie is the voice of Donkey in Shrek. After being a breakout hit on Saturday Night Live, he became a huge movie star with a string of hits, Beverly Hills Cop and 48 Hours among them.

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

I saw this movie on cable TV back in the day with my older brothers. Great memories

[@anthonyvasquezactor]

19:22 Yes it does.

[@lenforstell1139]

Mary’s observation about portfolio managers is spot on. My favorite saying is that Wall Street is where people who drive BMWs get financial advice from people who take the train to work.

[@treetopjones737]

The two guys in cover-alls working on the train in the gorilla scene are Al Franken and his writing partner on original SNL, Tom Davis. More recent years, Al Franken for a time was a U.S. Senator.

[@TheAtkey]

6:37 In my own head canon this is the earliest appearance of Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad universe. He was arrested in Philidelphia while on a mission for the Pinochet regime. He spent a few days in jail but was released though some CIA/Cartel contacts.

[@protonneutron9046]

Those two were awesome on Saturday Nigh Live in the first few years of the show..

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

I haven't seen a REACTION OF YOURS IN A WHILE , SO I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON A HEALTHY BABY

[@Drawkcabi]

Mary is great but the MVP of this video is her editor!

[@PatrickORourke-yz3xn]

A "bookie" is a person who sets the odds and takes wagers - like sports betting. There were lots of small time bookies back before it was legal.

[@mikesterling688]

Eddie Murphy was the donkey on Shrek. That might be why you recognize his voice.

[@oobrocks]

Congratulations having your baby 🎉

[@SilentBob731]

Have loved this movie since I was a kid (and it was new), one of both Murphy and Aykroyd's finest comedies. 🤣

[@Jsspres]

Eddie Murphy was also in the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy. And the actor who plays Coleman, was Marcus Brody from the Indiana Jones movies. And Frank Oz was the police officer at the desk when Winthrop was arrested. He did voices for Yoda and Kermit the frog.

[@raramonty5217]

Congratulations on becoming a mom... he's very cute 👶

[@TheBadgertwo]

Congrats btw! Great movie =)

[@jeffsherk7056]

Luna thinks that you should go to a company party and bring her back the salmon, Mary. You need to do that just like Dan Ackroyd in the Santa Claus suit.

[@dwilborn1257]

At the end when the two of them are walking past the World Trade Center... those buildings were such a mainstay in movies set in New York.

[@burkeiowa]

Coming to America is another movie with the same lead actor, and there is a brief pair of scenes in that one that builds off of this movie. It's not necessary to see this before that movie, but you'll recognize some characters in that one now that you've seen this one.

[@reemsash698]

"Lighten up Francis ". A Stripes quote.

[@Jessica_Jones]

I just checked and Jamie Lee Curtis really was 24 years old! I can see it now that I'm paying attention, but she's just so darn "grown up" it's easy to think she's older, lol. Really appreciate your edits because it's much easier to follow the storyline when I haven't seen a movie in a little while than it's been with other people's reactions :) So excited for your family, as you have now had your sweet baby, Alexander! Congratulations and please enjoy every little moment that you need and want...we will be here when you are ready to return! 🤗🥰🎉

[@nothefabio]

Pop Culture Rule #3891: Watching "Coming to America" immediately after watch "Trading Places" is mandatory.

[@ShoNuff3K]

Eddie Murphy was the voice of the dragon in Mulan and Donkey in Shrek.

[@jenniferdarling6]

Congratulations Alexander your Mom is so cool 🍿

[@SilentBob731]

2:04 Hell, yeah!🤘 More movies should have Metal soundtracks. 😁 6:36 HA! Love the Breaking Bad theme while Giancarlo Esposito is on screen. 👍

[@waynejones5635]

Happy you are having a good day. This is one of my favorites. I usually watch it during the holidays. Eddie Murphy is hilarious. I think this was his first big movie roll. I still laugh at the gorilla scene. One gorilla, two gorilla. 🤣🤣 FYI: A bookie is someone that takes bets. The super good investors you refer to are Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger.

[@ronnix23]

Props to your editor for playing the Breaking Bad theme when Giancarlo Esposito is on the screen.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello Mary, this is fun one. It reminds mr of Christmas time. " I'm a Karate Man. I bleed on the inside..." Hey! ".

[@waltw9818]

😀Mary!!! 😀 This is a great funny movie!

[@danger2bananas]

There's a video on YT explaining all how the orange price works

[@skylinerunner1695]

Jack Lemmon once made a Citizen's Arrest to a speeding motorist who kept tearing around his neighbourhood, as he was super worried about his small son playing out front. I don't know if the arrest was honoured by the cops.

[@arjaylee]

Pawn Shop guy is Bo Diddley.

[@terrylandess6072]

In the end, Louis and Billy Ray 'Traded Places' with Randolph and Mortimer.

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@deke76]

A classic!

[@angelohernandez6060]

If you've seen the original Mulan Eddie Murphy was the voice of her dragon companion.

[@TFT-JF]

Love your reactions!

[@theylied1776]

You will never need to know this, but PCP, also known as angel dust, is a very powerful horse tranquilizer with hallucinogenic properties.

[@NJbakintheday]

Great movie! Now tou have to watch 'Coming To America '. There's a cool connection to this movie.

[@actaeon299]

"I've seen a lot of breasts today." So much could be said about that.😂

[@richiecabral3602]

I'm not certain, but I think this is, among other things, sort of a variation on "The Prince and the Pauper" theme, which was a novel from the 19th century by the great American author and satirist Mark Twain, that was a historical fiction about the Prince of Wales and a poor struggling common peasant, that just coincidentally looked exactly alike, meet, and for their own reasons and personal struggles, decide to exchange lives, and get to experience what they thought they were missing, appreciate what they had, and learn something about each other's lives. It's a pretty common story that's been reused extensively in American culture.

[@Simon_V_RDJ]

This is a movie I grew up with (yes...I am that old) on VHS. As a kid of a certain age, the certain scenes with nudity were an eye opener but I came to appreciate the comedy in the film. Can quote certain lines with great love. Some interesting facts about the film... Eddie Murphy took to the film like a duck to water and gave him many more film roles based on his performance in this film. The pawnbroker in the film is famous guitar player Bo Diddley (he was a blues guitar player well know for playing rectangular guitars) The police officer booking Dan Akroyd's character is the voice behind Yoda and Miss Piggy. The one and only Frank Oz. Don Ameche who played Mortimer begged the director to change the F word to be changed as he never swore on film or that much in real life. Thankfully the director dug his heals with the promise of just 1 take and it be dubbed. Ameche did the take, and they kept it in. Congratulations on the birth of Alexander by the way. Cheering for you, your hubby and little one 😊

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

I'm sure I hear junior reacting as well !? Well, after reading your news, I DEFINITELY DID. Congrats to all of you !

[@arraymac227]

'Gold card.' said by Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda.

[@GetMeThere1]

A "bookie" (slang term) is someone who takes bets/wagers outside the official/legal channels. Mostly they take bets on sporting events/horse races. By "taking bets" I mean that they will take the opposite position from whichever direction you want to bet -- and they alter the "odds" and "payoffs" in such a way that they will ultimately win a reasonable cut no matter the winner, as long as they have sufficient bets in each direction.

[@MLawrence2008]

Great movie, great reaction! Thanks Mary.

[@campagnollo]

Nice mashup of playing Breaking Bad with Eddie’s kung fu all while in front of Gus Fring.

[@dunringill1747]

Congratulations on the baby! You should watch Eddie Murphy's "Coming to America" movie while "Trading Places" is still fresh in your mind There is a huge "Trading Places" Easter egg in "Coming To America" for fans of both movies.

[@michaelstach5744]

This was nature v nurture. Another movie that is fun and based on a disagreement in social science is Krippendorf’s Tribe (1998).

[@tomhoffman4330]

One of My very first Guilty-Pleasure Movies; I've had a Crush on Jamie Lee Curtis ever since I was a Kid!🥰 Speaking of Kids, "Congratulations" again Mari: I just heard the News earlier today...

[@KEVMAN7987]

Congratulations on the little guy. The cop telling Dan Akroyd about the PCP is Frank Oz. He is the voices of Yoda, Grover, and Miss Piggy.