We FINALLY Watched *COMING TO AMERICA* For The First Time

[@margiewilliams537]

Ya'll should watch Trading Places, there is a throw back scene in this movie that's a part of that movie

[@atownshawtypimp1]

Best OG Multiverse scene in black movie history.

[@LitLounge]

definitely Trading Places you'll get the reference to the restaurant scene. Harlem Nights too

[@DerrickAcosta-v8j]

WATCH TRADING PLACES

[@glokash]

Trading Places is a classic, they definitely need to see it

[@SoundMindGamingNetwork]

A lot of the 80s Eddie Murphy movies are connected in some way... Mos Def watch the movies that are being recommended.....

[@chopgotsauce6812]

"I hope he ain't give that money to the wrong people!" 😂😂😂 Y'all gotta watch "Trading Places" now to get why what you said is HILARIOUS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@grimmettcleaningservices7003]

Facts 🤣🤣🤣

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

Please

[@msneshapinktreasurechest3865]

absolutely 😅😅😅😅😅😅 whole moment hilarious

[@lucheechala]

Legit! The Easter Egg from Trading Places is 🤌🏾

[@UltimateKeyboardWarrior]

Yeeeesssssss

[@derickspencejr.6998]

RIP to James Earl Jones and John Amos. Also the woman who played Akeem’s mother who didn’t even live a full life.

[@BingeTies]

R.i.p to them!!🖤

[@mikeshoe74]

@@BingeTies That would be Madge Sinclair. She had a very accomplished career and would probably be best known to a young generation as the voice of Simba's mother in the Lion King. Also a RIP to Louie Anderson who died a few years ago. He was the cashier being held up by Samuel Jackson. He was a very popular Comedian and was well known to the public when this movie came out. He also went on to host Family Feud for a few years. Eddie Murphy was huge in the 80's and kick started a lot of careers for people.

[@mikeshoe74]

That would be Madge Sinclair. She had a very accomplished career and would probably be best known to a young generation as the voice of Simba's mother in the Lion King. Also a RIP to Louie Anderson who died a few years ago. He was the cashier being held up by Samuel Jackson. He was a very popular Comedian and was well known to the public when this movie came out. He also went on to host Family Feud for a few years. Eddie Murphy was huge in the 80's and kick started a lot of careers for people.

[@lucheechala]

​@@mikeshoe74Both Madge Sinclair and John Amos played husband and wife in the TV adaptation of Roots. So it's even funnier that the barber shop folks refer to Eddie's character as Kunta Kinte!

[@mikeshoe74]

@@lucheechala Yes. That's actually one of the earliest exposures I got to both actors. Watching Roots was part of my 8th grade curriculum. Although it is harsh subject matter, and tough to stomach, the cast and the acting in Roots is as good as it gets. Since grade school, I have watched it independently a few times on my own. I don't care if Alex Haley is accused of some plagerism. This was very important film to my upbring as well as countless others who also had this in their curriculum. the lessons taught afterwards didn't revolve around reparations or hatred towards whites, It was just an understanding of what some people went through. Unfortunately I believe that series is now part of cancel culture and is tough to find. Which is a shame, cause I learned a lot from it.

[@Antoine360]

I’m shocked y’all wasn’t crying laughing when dude was singing “Queen to Be” 😂😂

[@jamesbond3235]

​@@Hotchocolatewith2sugars you ain't gotta be like that. We all find different things funny some don't some do. I thought it was hilarious when I first saw it 😂💯 was completely unexpected which makes it all the better ❤ no hate all love 💯

[@nkechi584]

Yes Akeem's father is James Earl Jones. He passed away recently. He was in many movies. He even did the voice of Mufassah in The Lion King

[@merakimade7440]

RIP Madge Sinclair, she was Sarabi from Lion King too.

[@merakimade7440]

As much as I love these two, it is very much disappointing that younger gens don't know as much about black cultural pasts or even actors that are staples in the film industry. Somewhat very disheartening. A lot of these actors that Jae says look alike, have no resemblance at all. 😢. I smh alot more than I pump my fist now. 💯 still love though.

[@willdavis3951]

I felt something when they didn't know James Earl Jones. I know about actors and musicians from the 70s... I wasn't born until 89

[@dawb86]

That’s the cultural issue the old heads be talking about with hip hop. The younger generations don’t revere the legends like we used to but it’s partially the generation before them that didn’t show the youngins the importance in that. I’m a film fanatic so I watch all eras of it but I know some people that change the channel as soon as they see a black and white movie on.

[@denithegodmother4158]

Both parents were actually the same parents from the Lion King

[@steven2640]

2:24 That's James Earl Jones the voice of Mufasa from The Lion King and the voice of Darth Vadar. RIP

[@mr_m4613]

Also the lady who played the akeems mother the Queen also voices the queen lion in the lion king.

[@digthewarmth]

Also the queen is Madge Sinclair, who is also the voice of the queen Sarabi in The Lion King. They have perfect royal voices. 🙂

[@ngalahansel6066]

As a Cameroonian (West African) I enjoyed how they portrayed African royalty accurately. Kimg Joffe has that African king charisma and voice for sure and most African kings (and presidents nowadays) are filthy rich for sure. Also enjoyed how they portrayed the relationship between Africans and African-Americans too❤. RIP to James Earl Jones and John Amos and thanks to them for making my childhood memorable with this classic.

[@hermositabanderita]

I’m definitely Team Zumunda not Wakanda 😂😂

[@opal80s8]

Central African

[@DeeboX-vv8ji]

This is the one movie where yall NEED to react to the credits!

[@user-rn8lc1oo2k]

Calvin Lockhart ( the father of the Selected bride) RIP he played the rev. Deke O'Malley in the movie "Cotton Comes to Harlem" , directed by Ossie Davies --- he and his wife Ruby Dee played in Spike Lee's movie"Do the Right Thing" as the elderly couple. The "selected bride" in Coming to America is Vanessa Bell Calloway !!!!

[@davidyoungsr753]

He is also Biggie Smalls, from Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier Uptown Saturday Night. And Silky Slim in Let's Do It Again

[@CaddyJim]

A pair of *$500,000* earnings in *1988* would be *$1,300,000* today in *2024*

[@zachzitzow8306]

🤑

[@williamjones6031]

1. They killed the multiple roles.🤩🤩 2. The appearance of the Dukes is called an "Easter egg" for "Trading Places.". 3. "If you want to keep working here, stay off the drugs",🤣🤣 3. RIP James Earl Jones😇 4. RIP John Amos😇

[@mikeshoe74]

Louie Anderson too, died 2022.

[@alexhearronjr.3377]

The girl throwing the rose pedals is fancy on the Jaime foxx show

[@dorightproductions2]

Fun fact: the two old homeless men that Akeem gave the cash to are the same characters from Eddie Murphy’s other movie, Trading Places. If you’re interested in seeing how their story went before they were homeless, Trading Places is worth checking out. Another Eddie Murphy classic!

[@itsdsworld209]

“Karate Man bruise on the inside!” lol they always make me laugh every time I watch that scene

[@dorightproductions2]

@ 😂😂😂😂

[@mikeshoe74]

@@itsdsworld209 YEAH!! My friends and I to this day, still say yes to each other like that

[@dorightproductions2]

@@mikeshoe74 😂😂😂😂

[@jaycarlos3559]

Fun Fact: the guy falling down the steps was played by Eddie Murphy’s uncle

[@alexhearronjr.3377]

Plus Harlem nights

[@mikeshoe74]

I never knew that. Thank You.

[@nagarjuna012]

right?! i found out a few mos. ago

[@revolutionday1]

James Earl Jones was born in a town called Arkabutla, Mississippi that only has about 300 people, and still managed to give one of the most convincing performances of a foreign royal that I have ever seen.

[@LuvnAries23]

27:00 Those 2 guys are from a movie called Trading Places. It came out before Coming To America. Eddie Murphy played in that movie, but he was a different character, and it has nothing to do with this movie. Lol Let’s just say that they did some things and Eddie’s character is the reason they are like that. 😂😂😂😂 I’ve always liked how they put that part in this movie. Y’all should watch it.

[@mr_m4613]

Which is now full circle as Eddie is helping them back into business.

[@LuvnAries23]

@ Lol Yup

[@TheeAntisocialXxtrovert]

It's so ironic how Mr. McDowell didn't think Akeem was good enough for Lisa, but got mad when the King said Lisa wasn't good enough for Akeem. A person's worth should always be based on personality, attitude, character and soul instead of money.

[@KeishaCharmaine]

Part 2 is mid. But it’s worth a watch. Part 1 is such a classic that the sequel couldn’t hold a candle to the first one.

[@puncho8799]

Facts!! 💯

[@TkMk_cuzz]

100%

[@gifi11]

IMO easily a top 5 comedy. It's not just a black movie. It's one of the best comedies, period.

[@MayraB2020]

Paula Abdul actually choreographed the dance routine seen here. They also studied a lot of tjecAfrican attire to make sure they got that right.

[@Maurice1191]

Randy Watson is responsible for the first ever "mic drop" Google it. This was littererly the first one ever.

[@nagarjuna012]

actually his whole exit was copied off Elvis bc Eddie said he was obsessed with Elvis

[@itsORcinneo]

Since you mentioned Baby Boy. Jody's friend is Cuba Gooding Jr.'s brother, Omar Gooding

[@shayshaydahippie]

Thats vanessa bell nick cannons mom on love dont cost a thing she is a legendary actress acts in alot of things

[@MovementGraffiti]

26:53 when you guys react to the movie "Trading Places," starring Eddie, Dan Akroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis, you will understand what that scene was all about. Btw, the old white guy in the barber shop was also played by Eddie Murphy too. My opinion, I watched Coming To America Part 2 just once, I've seen this one many times.

[@pillcosby3264]

RIp to John Amos which was the father but a Fun fact in this movie was when he slipped on the steps to answer the door wasnt in the script lol.

[@ngalahansel6066]

Was looking for this comment

[@pillcosby3264]

@ngalahansel6066 lol I was rolling when I found this out

[@bobbyschannel349]

Yeah James Earl jones, as well..

[@pillcosby3264]

@@bobbyschannel349 rip to him too

[@nonametoget]

Madge Sinclair was also the Simba’s mother Serabi in the Lion King

[@gigs2riches]

Samuel L Jackson as the McDowells robber

[@SimoExMachina2]

I don't think they even recognized him.

[@Natedawgg84]

In a interview Samuel L Jackson said he was high as a kite during that scene! 😂

[@KrushgrooveOG]

​@@SimoExMachina2 He recognize him..he said that's "Samuel L Jackson" as soon as he popped on screen......but I can understand why some watching didn't hear it.

[@pauldavis1963]

@ 34:53. ... RIP James and John

[@dawb86]

Madge Sinclair as well, also the voice of Sarabi in ‘The Lion King.’

[@dancingwheels8494]

I guarantee you need to watch Boomerang! I don’t care if one of your Patreon members takes credit! 😂

[@JamalJay93]

Boomerang is one of my fav Eddie movies. The women in that film are so beautiful

[@MasterCommanderBastid]

💯

[@dancingwheels8494]

@@JamalJay93 Eartha Kitt, Grace Jones, Halle Berry, etc. Black Hollywood Royalty!

[@davonterobinson87]

🙏🏾 🕊 RIP JAMES EARL JONES

[@maximumpotential3796]

"At least we learned how to make French Fries" will always be hilarious 😂😂

[@dionkelly8420]

In the barbershop scenes, yes that is also Eddie Murphy playing the barber standing and giving a fake haircut to a young (then unknown) CUBA GOODING JR (in a curly wig). Eddie Murphy also plays the elderly Jewish white guy in the barbershop. Arsenio Hall plays the barber with the gray beard who's always sitting down and eating plates of food.

[@ztomas1]

They said "yo we know that guy" OMG 😂😂😂 Legendary actor James Earl Jones. I keep forgetting you guys were born in the 2000s

[@JamalJay93]

They were probably born like 2005-6 damn we old AF

[@AkilWashington-vv2pu]

Naw they just young as fuck

[@SupportGamin2025]

I was born in 1999 and knew about james earl Jones,not everyone grows up the same

[@Brwnydgrl]

That little old black lady on the subway is so cute. 😊❤

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

Coming To America is not only one of Eddie Murphy’s best movies but it’s one of the greatest & quotable movies of all time. I would love for you guys to watch the following movies: 48 Hours Trading Places The Beverly Hills Cop franchise Harlem Nights Boomerang The Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps Dream Girls Norbit Mr. Church

[@ivanivez7456]

It's such a shame Eddie ruined the legacy of Coming to America by making that trash sequel.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@ivanivez7456 Right. He should have made the sequel instead of making Vampire In Brooklyn right before making The Nutty Professor.

[@TheMayorChi35]

And the guy that fell down the stairs is actually Eddie Murphy’s uncle Ray

[@dionkelly8420]

Eddie Murphy is not a King in this movie. He's playing a wealthy Royal Prince who goes to America to find his bride. Eddie and Arsenio Hall each play 4 characters in this movie.

[@poolhall9632]

Everyone talking about JEJ and forgetting the Queen (Madge Sinclair) is also Sarabi in lion king. They were chosen as a pair.

[@joelharris2228]

The "queen to be" @6:00 played Nick Cannon's mom/Steve Harvey's wife in "Love Don't Cost a Thing." You may be recognizing her from that.

[@rafm3068]

This is a classic films and one of my favorites!!

[@JJgibson1]

Check out the movies Boomerang(1992), New Jack City(1991), Harlem Nights(1989), Weird Science(1985), and The Nutty Professor(1996).

[@tcshakaricks1172]

If you both didn't know the white guy in the barbershop is also eddie murphey, & yes watch prt 2✌.

[@gigs2riches]

RIP John Amos and RIP James Earl Jones aka Darth Vader

[@CaddyJim]

Wish you watched *Trading Places* first to make sense of the homeless cameos... Staring *[Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd & Jamie Lee Curtis]*

[@dionkelly8420]

At the Black Awareness rally, that's Arsenio Hall playing Reverend Brown, and Eddie Murphy plays singer Randy Watson.

[@aisharedux781]

This might be the first movie I ever seen. My parents had it on VHS. Easily one of my favs. I know the movie word for word. Bar for bar! 😭🙌🏾

[@ontheblockgod]

Wait...y'all havent seen "Trading Places"? 26:55 that is Randolph and Mortimer Duke from "Trading Places", another Eddie Murphy movie. I thought y'all already reacted to that movie, if not y'all need to watch it, another Eddie Murphy classic

[@bobbyschannel349]

Yeah...... Akeem have absolutely no idea what he did LOL bringing those two guys back LOL Winthrop and Billy Ray Valentine are going to be in big trouble when they come back LOL

[@LakerGang_95]

Y’all should watch Purple Rain and The Last Dragon too 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@puncho8799]

💯

[@srowe1528]

YES!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@TheKittsPajamas]

The fact that our good sis Lisa was wearing those $500,000 earrings with everything and wore them everywhere… LEGEND 🔥 Her style was so understated and chic af. So much so that the earrings looked just so casually there and almost felt like they were just extensions of her ear. Like she was born wearing them…. LEGEND 🔥

[@moosiebeentrill5641]

Y’all gotta watch trading places next to catch why them 2 homeless men was so happy and said they were back lol

[@BingeTies]

Yea, we definitely got to now

[@commentscorner617]

Vampire in Brooklyn (Eddie Murphy)

[@mervinmerencio6861]

Why the heck does everybody stop reacting to this movie right after the wedding instead of watching all the credits and all the characters that Eddie Murphy and the Arsenio Hall played, lmao, that’s one of the best parts of the movie

[@rayrichard4665]

If yall love this film you guys should watch a movie called Which Way Is Up by Richard Pryor, he pretty much inspired Eddie and Martin with the different characters

[@mattroper7214]

28:40 the best part about this is the dogs howling in the background 😂😂😂

[@kingkev6407]

MY FAVORITE REACTORS OF ALL TIME I LOVE YALL SO MUCH YALL ARE ALWAYS CONSISTENT AS ALWAYS 🤞🏾🤞🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@jamesgreenhow108]

Please get to know our American cinema and civil rights icons like James Earl Jones. DARTH VADAR, KING MUSTAFA, TERRENCE MANN, KING JAFFE JAFUER Etc.

[@amariebloom]

A classic!! Can’t wait!! ❤❤❤

[@taileake1742]

The homeless people are from another Eddie Murphy movie where Eddie Murphy made them go broke

[@mario.gaines]

the guy who plays lisa’s father starred in the original Roots miniseries and the James Earl Jones narrated the Roots miniseries in 1977, i seriously recommend y’all watch it but be warned it’s an extremely tough watch but it’s also a must watch for the simple fact that it is the story of our people…also the remake that came out a few years ago is good too, same story just modern filming technology

[@sweetladydg]

James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair also played husband and wife in the series "Roots he played the adult Kunta Kinte. Amos was also the father James Evans on the popular TV show Good Times

[@gigs2riches]

The money to the old Men is because of the movie he was in called Trading Places

[@gregleblanc9357]

Now that you've seen this, you most definitely need to watch Trading Places next and look for the part that ties the two movies together. Pretty cool how they wrote it into the script.

[@Unchained74]

Now this is my favorite movie here. A lot of people don't know that the guy in the red hat is Eddie Murphy's other brother Vernon Lynch. @21:54

[@jetlifeluciano3053]

Harlem nights is another good one by Eddie Murphy

[@33breatheeasy]

Yoooo, yall reaction to Soul-Glow at 11:55.....Priceless!!!😂😂

[@KAY.BEE1]

Damn you beat me to it..I tend to forget they are Puerto Rican or something lmao.. jerry curls come naturally

[@RogerThatImages]

Akeem's sidekick is Arseneo Hall. He was a big comedian and had a late night talk show in the 80's.

[@monicawism]

Hey guys! Please react to 1992 "Boomerang" starring Eddie Murphy. and Hallie Berry.🔥

[@hermositabanderita]

The Woman who barked liked a dog 😂😂 was Nick Cannon’s Mom in ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’. Best Moms from Black TV/Movie shows: 1) Madge Sinclair (Lion King, Coming to America) 2) The 1st Aunt Viv ( Fresh Prince Of Belair) 3) The 1st Harriet ( Family Matters) 4) Claire Huxtable (Cosby Show)

[@gregleblanc9357]

LOL My first career was managing a Radio Shack. I was with them for13 years. I laugh every time I see it in this movie. lol

[@CaddyJim]

*$1 Million Dollars* in *1988* is like *$2.7 Million Dollars* today in *2024*

[@TkMk_cuzz]

much more than 4 mill . 100%

[@SimoExMachina2]

RIP dads. Both Lisa's and Akeem's. John Amos and James Earl Jones, both passed away not too long ago. There's going to a hell of a lot bickering in heaven.

[@dionkelly8420]

Lisa McDowell's father only likes Darryl because he's rich. Darryl is what's known as a very cheap stingy rich guy. Prince Akeem is wealthy but just pretending to be very poor.

[@ducebeatz9918]

THIS IS SUCH A CLASSIC!!! YALL GOTTA WATCH "TRADING PLACES" THATS A GREAT MOVIE TOO WITH EDDIE MURPHY

[@christopherleftridge7753]

Made Sinclair, plays Akeem's mother. She also was the voice of Sarabi in The Lion King.

[@nagarjuna012]

Harlem Nights! Yall need to watch that one!! ALL the comedy Legends before "Kings of Comedy"

[@MrBayraider510]

More of Eddie.. trading places.. the two old homeless white guys ties into it

[@michaelschroeck2254]

The king was Mufasa in lion king and the queen was also the queen in lion king. Most people don’t realize THAT.

[@kaibricturner8836]

Just a warning about the sequel. It’s not what you think it is lol. Please take this into consideration 😁

[@atburock]

First off that The James Earl Jones he is the voice of darth vader and mufasa ,He is a ICON

[@Tremaineswife]

YESSSS I LOVE COMING TO AMERICA REACTIONS

[@topdogg2k8]

watch Trading Places instead or before you watch Part 2.

[@Slamnationsbiscuit]

Some other Eddie Murphy movies that you might like is 48 hours series The nutty professor series The Golden child the Beverly hills cop series of course Shrek his stand-up shows trading places he has a bunch more but I don't recommend them all

[@isaacfisher9858]

The Hugh Heffner on high.never gets old

[@rayraydubb]

The Jewish man in the barbershop is Eddie too!!

[@davonterobinson87]

You guys gotta also watch Coming to America 2

[@dawb86]

Not really lol

[@pillcosby3264]

Wasn't too much to brag about lol

[@PrynceJ]

Ass

[@puncho8799]

It wasn’t good at all 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@nataliewalters2759]

No that was garbage !! It should have never been made

[@RasPsalm]

My fav thing about this movie might be that the heel does not get his comeuppance in the end, Darryl just be tripping and falling into some punnany 😂😂

[@mikemartin8461]

This movie always makes me want to watch trade places

[@JokerJ321]

This movie will always be a classic. Great loss John Amos and James Earl Jones

[@tDames]

Go ahead and check out the 2nd

[@JamalJay93]

We don’t talk about the second film

[@puncho8799]

👎🏽

[@nataliewalters2759]

🤚🏽That’s a hard pass!

[@matthewnorman7878]

Y'all need to watch Trading Places to understand the part where he gives the old guys the money. That movie is funny as hell.

[@thomasmcginnis2782]

Remember to watch the credits when reviewing some movies

[@JussIce47]

Y’all didn’t warn me h the credits the credits tell u how many parts eddy murphy played he played the white guy too

[@jasminewebster6907]

So my parents watched this so much around me that I was reciting the barbershop scene at the age of 2 😂 “F*** you, F*** you, and f** you… Who’s next?”

[@musiimentadiana7776]

Just let ya SAAAALLLLLL GLO 😂

[@flatbkush6]

26:55 Trading Places💪🏿

[@thatgirljo]

React to some more 80s classic 1. Beat Street 2. Trading Places 3. Breakin /Breakin 2 4. The Goonies 5. The Last Dragon 6. Lean on Me

[@dannybambam333]

Watch Trading Places and Harlem Nights. Both are great! Trading Places has the two old homeless dudes. You'll understand the "we're back" joke after watching it.

[@redscorpion9325]

That guy you know from Roscoe Jenkins movie is the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and he’s the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King movie

[@DeeboX-vv8ji]

James Earl Jones played Mufasa in the Lion King, and Mag Sinclair was Simba's mother.

[@mervinmerencio6861]

Y’all crack me up with that comment about it being kind of quick. The man comes from a country where he meets the girl that he is already supposed to marry and a week later he has to get married. I think that’s mad quick compared to him getting to know somebody, even if it is just for a little while