Minty, I'm shocked! You completely missed that this was the first of two movies in which James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair portrayed African royalty. The second, of course, was when they voiced Mufasa and Sarabi in The Lion King!
I was in high school when they were shooting this. They changed our local Wendy's into the fast food joint and built a fence around it so people couldn't get too close. We even got a quick glimpse of Eddie Murphy going from his car into the building one day!
Love the landlord answering the door "Now what the F*CK do you want!" Its my outgoing message on my voicemail. I LOVE this movie. Black Panther was not the first all black cast to break the box office Coming To America was! Favorite cameo Mortimer and Randolph.
@Joe Blow I know didn't know if CZcams nazi take that stuff down. Guess I could have or typed F*CK Like your channel, if you're the WTF happened to this movie guy good stuff
I love when the guy at MSG says this was the best day of his life - and Eddy Murphy gets asked who it was and he responds " A man I met in the Bathroom" ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
As a kid, I would watch every airing on TV. It was sweet and a base for my humor as an adult. The prince always remained positive no matter how negative his situation got
@@ngalahansel6066 They were intimating that horrendous things happened to the dog in the apartment. Unspeakable things. In other words, the true crime in that apartment happened to the dog, not the humans. At least, that is how I always interpreted the line.
@@ngalahansel6066 It's a sight gag, because the image of an outline in the shape of a dog is not a familiar sight at a crime scene the way an outline of a human would be. This scene had an outline of each, so the poor dog was a victim, too.
@@martins_alternate_universe6783 Also, Frankie Fasion (landlord) mentions that he rented the room to a blind man. So not just the outline of the man and the dog, but his cane 😂
I went to see this with my cousin. If I live to be a thousand I will never forget the way she nearly hurt herself laughing when Akeem's birthday song was performed--"...and she's free of disease!" I think my cousin missed the next five minutes of the movie because she couldn't recover from hysterics. I just love this movie to death.
a childhood favorite, for sure. I miss the days when I could quote Eddie Murphy movies/standup and George Carlin standup and it was almost guaranteed that someone would pick up what I was putting down....but things change and we must go on...
melanated misfit Omg and then tells Akeem in 20-30 years of hard work, he can own a castle like his. Prince Akeem politely smiles and says “ That would be something!” 😂
@@CandieP It's very funny, but there's a difference between actually working your way up to success and just simply being born to it by virtue of being a member of royalty. McDowell's house may have been modest by the standards of Prince Akeem's palace, but at least he earned it. So maybe he had a right to brag a little..lol. I know it's just a movie but that's another way of looking at it. Take care.
I remember my older brother talking me into skipping school one day because he knew it was coming on and we recorded it and watched it over and over for years I was like in kindergarten
@@0311Mushroom Louis Anderson was at or near the peak of his career this time. This movie came out when my family was stationed in Europe, and my favorite cartoon at that time was Life with Louis.
"See im washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries, then the grill. A year or 2, I'll be assistant manager. Thats when the big bucks start rolling in" (cheesy smile)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The soundtrack as she said that makes the scene even more funnier 😂😂😂😂😂 "I hope you dont mind me coming over, but I been watching you all evening, and I wanna tear you apart... And your friend too" 😂😂😂😂
One of my favorite movies! I watched it with someone a few years back who'd never seen it before and they had an interesting point. He said There's not really an antagonist or a "bad guy". And when I thought about it, he's right! Eric LeSalle's character Darryl is the closest, but still not a villain - type. It's strange, I can't think of another movie offhand with no bad guy.
Yes! A million times, yes! I can’t count how many quotable funny lines i’ve said from this movie. Even now, every time I hear or see something completely messed up, I start clapping really fast and say “that boy, good!” Or “Randy Watson, Yes!”😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
I don't know how many times I've rubbed someone's clothing and said "This is beautiful! What is that? Velvet?" Or suddenly told the story of the time I met Martin Luther King and he knocked the wind out of me, if there's a pause in conversation. The whole movie's quotable.
@Paul I bet you typed that comment while fighting lions and tigers and shit 😂😂😂😂😂. Him and John Amos are all stars. "Hey, what are you doin!?!? What are you doin?!?! Get the hell outta here before I bust that camera!?!?" 😭😭😭😭
Further proof that Samuel L. Jackson is in EVERYTHING!!! I honestly forgot he was in this! Although I saw this when it first came out, my 1st memory of Samuel L. Jackson was Jurrasic "Hold on to your butts" Park!
The bath scene serves as the first time that I had ever seen a pair of breasts on screen. And for that, this movie will always hold a special place in my heart. But that aside, this movie is pure comedic brilliance. I love Coming to America.
Fun fact- This is not the only movie where Madge Sinclair, and James Earl Jones played a royal couple. They played the King, and Queen in "The Lion King."
Of Eddie Murphy's films, this is probably my all-time favorite. I never grow tired of watching this film whenever it comes on TV, or if I watch it on DVD. I can't wait for the sequel, out this Christmas.
We were introduced to Samuel Jackson because of this movie. And that was a good thing. McDowell,I like the part when he asks are the people from McDonald's here.
@ I watch this and Trading Places (Trading Places always first) at least weekly, and have for years. These two movies are so fucking funny that I just can't get tired of them.
I want you and that young man to tie that knot .... Imma pray for ya ... AND I WANT YA TO HOLD ONTO GOD'S UNCHANGING HAAAANNNDD! Cause he helped Joshua fight The Battle at Jericho! Yeeaaaasss! He helped Daniel get out the Lion's Den! He helped GILLIGAAAAAN get off the island!! Laaarrwdd!!
Brian Cangemi You know... I didn’t come to preach to y’all today. But you knowwwahh, when I look at these contestantsahh, for the Miss Black Awareness Pageantahh, I feel goodahh! Because there’s a gawwd, somewhereahh!😂😂🤣🤣😅😅
@@dozer30.... yesssss! Oh my god!! This movie is SO GOOD!! So many amazing quotes!!! ... Hugh Heffnah! Larry Flynt! They can take the pictcha ... but they can't make it ahh! Only God above can make it ahhh! The Hugh Heffnah On High ahh!! 🤣
One of my favorite pieces of trivia involving this movie is that James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair played another famous king and queen in 1994, with the release of The Lion King. :)
Simba's mother has two lines in the entire Lion King so it's very forgettable it was Madge Sinclair at all. Much like monkey being voiced by Jackie Chan in Kung Foo Panda. two lines in the entire movie. Here's her entire script for Lion King: "your son is awake" "and it's time for yours" "all right but only if Zazu goes with you." Done.
@@xenxander And Elizabeth Taylor probably got paid a lot more just for when she voiced Maggie Simpson saying, ''Daddy'' at the end of that one Simpsons episode. Someone who reads this will remember that. :)
@@martins_alternate_universe6783 Yup, that's right, Maggie's first word was spoken by Liz Taylor. 🙂 She also had a slightly bigger cameo as herself in Kristy Gets Kancelled. 🙂
Nice! Coming to America is a classic! I can never get that SOUL GLO theme out of my head, I actually made a guitar rock version of that theme!! haha Looking forward to 'Better off Dead'!
@Jacob Dean you shut you ignorant comedic mouth up! And bow down to the king of his time chris farley! Lol Farley Still rips and I didnt even think his movie was funny until i got older to which im 35 now
Yup, my aunt worked at that McDowalls back in 1988 until about 1990. It was originally a Wendys. She went to school at the St. John's campus just down the street from there on Queens Blvd and Atlantic. I remember my dad used to take me there to visit her and get free happy meals (I was born in 85) and she told me way later that she didn't start working there until right after filming ended and it got switched back to Wendys. This movie is one of our favorites, yes partially because of that.
I have been watching Coming to America many time since first discovering it when I was about 14 or 15, loved it ever since. I last watched it over christmas! This was recommended to me by chance just now. I've not even watched the film on youtube
Ain't nuthin' wrong with that, in fact if you don't know 80% of the dialogue I can't trust you. "Hey Stu! The rent's due muthaphuckah! And don't try that falling-down-the-steps shit, you conscious!..."
I have to admit this is another one of any Murphy's best films ever cause it is funny and romantic and murphy played the Prince amazingly well and I heard there's gonna be coming to America 2 and it's got this same cast. Also Minty if you don't mind this request 10 things we didn't know about mortal kombat? Anyway take care yourself and stay healthy👍❤👍❤👍❤
Bet you anything it's gonna be a soft reboot with the son of the prince. It's gonna have every popular modern black actor like Kevin Heart and Craig Robinson. They will modernize it of course and Hakeem's son will be a hipster nerd of some kind just trying to find a girl that would like him. Being a millennial and Hakeem's son, he will have grown up without the same privileges he had and has never interacted with a girl before. He spent all his time playing videogames and being on the computer. How close do you think I am?
Your channel is mega awesome, I've watched all of your "10 things" videos in the last 2 days. I'm also a mega film fan. Please keep going. Your humor is awesome
You have great taste in films - its the same as mine so I am biased! Also big thanks for doing these, I look forward to watching and learning what you have learned, top man Minty!
Coming to America is a classic!! I've watched it so many times that I know the dialogue verbatim. I have so many favorite scenes that I can't choose one!! Thanks for doing this one Minty!!🙋🏾♀️🙋🏾♀️I'm still waiting for vids on Mannequin, Mannequin 2, Drop Dead Fred and Sister Act....helllooooo!!🤷🏾♀️🙆🏾♀️
Minty, I'm shocked! You completely missed that this was the first of two movies in which James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair portrayed African royalty. The second, of course, was when they voiced Mufasa and Sarabi in The Lion King!
Very astute of you😊
Good catch!
I was in high school when they were shooting this. They changed our local Wendy's into the fast food joint and built a fence around it so people couldn't get too close. We even got a quick glimpse of Eddie Murphy going from his car into the building one day!
Cool!
McDonalds has the Golden Arches ... we've got the Golden Arcs. McDonalds has the Big Mac. McDowells has the big Mic.
Our buns have no seeds...
Ever driven through Canada? All their restaurants are like McDowell's; knock-offs of U.S. brands.
And a Kaiser roll
@@ZordaanTelevisioN I’ve noticed that too.
"And I want you to bath him thoroughly " James Earl Jones
"O thank you your majesty "
Arsenio Hall
The part where he first sees a mop and just rolls the bucket around the floor gets me every time! LOL
Haha I know right!?
That and,
WHO WAS THAT ?
Oh.. just, some man I met in the bathroom....
Thank you sir one of my favorite movies 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
"THAT'S BEAUTIFUL! WHAT IS IT, VELVET!!!???"🤔😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅
Love the scene when Louie explained that he was washing lettuce, then he'll be on fries, then the grill...a year or 2, he makes assistant manager.
Washing lettuce.
😂😂
Then Akeem "Just 2 years, huh?" And then Semmi (sp?) is like 🙄 😂
Love the landlord answering the door "Now what the F*CK do you want!" Its my outgoing message on my voicemail. I LOVE this movie. Black Panther was not the first all black cast to break the box office Coming To America was! Favorite cameo Mortimer and Randolph.
Greg Boyington Don’t know how well it did at the box office but “Let’s Do It Again” was a great movie. And I think John Amos was in it too.
“Do It” was about 1974. Starred Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier. And featured just about every comedic black actor around at that time.
@@flee4342 Sounds awesome! Is Richard Pryor or Redd Fox in it?
@Joe Blow I know didn't know if CZcams nazi take that stuff down. Guess I could have or typed F*CK Like your channel, if you're the WTF happened to this movie guy good stuff
@Joe Blow right!👌🏿✊🏿👍🏿✌🏿😂😂
I love when the guy at MSG says this was the best day of his life - and Eddy Murphy gets asked who it was and he responds " A man I met in the Bathroom" ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
As a kid, I would watch every airing on TV. It was sweet and a base for my humor as an adult. The prince always remained positive no matter how negative his situation got
Coming to America is a CLASSIC!!! "Its a damn shame what they did to that dog!"
I keep trying to understand what that line means. Please can anyone explain?
@@ngalahansel6066 They were intimating that horrendous things happened to the dog in the apartment. Unspeakable things. In other words, the true crime in that apartment happened to the dog, not the humans. At least, that is how I always interpreted the line.
@@ngalahansel6066 It's a sight gag, because the image of an outline in the shape of a dog is not a familiar sight at a crime scene the way an outline of a human would be. This scene had an outline of each, so the poor dog was a victim, too.
@@razzed2523 And, also hints if you see an outline for a dog at a crime scene, you should not eat at McDowells for at least a month.
@@martins_alternate_universe6783 Also, Frankie Fasion (landlord) mentions that he rented the room to a blind man. So not just the outline of the man and the dog, but his cane 😂
"When you think of garbage think of Akeem"
And Lisa’s blank stare 😧
lol
Tell me about it
Coming to America and Trading Places are my all-time favorite comedy movies. They are both hilarious.
They are in my top 6 along with Stripes, Caddyshack, Vacation, and Animal House. Eddie Murphy is my favorite comedian for sure.
I love these movies. My 2 favourite ❤️
Can't have 80s comedies without this. I want to watch it again now.
When he's singing outside after his date with Lisa and people are yelling out their windows and someone yells "stfu!" I laugh every time so hard
I went to see this with my cousin. If I live to be a thousand I will never forget the way she nearly hurt herself laughing when Akeem's birthday song was performed--"...and she's free of disease!" I think my cousin missed the next five minutes of the movie because she couldn't recover from hysterics. I just love this movie to death.
It was his birthday song but the song to usher in his bride-to-be
That always has me rolling!
We all got memories on this I wasn't even born yet but when I remembered seeing it the first time my sister laughed
a childhood favorite, for sure. I miss the days when I could quote Eddie Murphy movies/standup and George Carlin standup and it was almost guaranteed that someone would pick up what I was putting down....but things change and we must go on...
One of my fav movies!! Never gets old. I have to watch it whenever it’s on.
Same. Even if its on VH1 i say the real lines out loud lol 👍
@@erickmazur807 yup lol
You know him as Joe the policeman from the "what's going down" episode of That's my Mama.
"Your little goat herder makes Darryl look like a welfare case" LOLOL!!
I always laugh when he shows his "castle" to Akheem. I can only imagine what the Prince was thinking 🤣🤣🤣
melanated misfit
Omg and then tells Akeem in 20-30 years of hard work, he can own a castle like his. Prince Akeem politely smiles and says “ That would be something!” 😂
@@CandieP ikr 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@CandieP It's very funny, but there's a difference between actually working your way up to success and just simply being born to it by virtue of being a member of royalty. McDowell's house may have been modest by the standards of Prince Akeem's palace, but at least he earned it. So maybe he had a right to brag a little..lol. I know it's just a movie but that's another way of looking at it. Take care.
I love how he eats the cheese after saying that line.
"Freeze, you diseased rhinoceros pizzle" Arsenio Hall
Shagga Hippotamus shit!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i love the dating scene wen arsenio is a woman
Will you excuse me for a moment
"Listen, I don't care how much a man admires you. He's not gonna give you earrings like that unless you've given him a little BOO-TAY!!" - Patrice.
@Shagga YAASS!! HAAAA!
Interesting fact! James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair both portrayed King and Queen Coming to America and The Lion King (original)
Facts
And she was in ROOTS💎 with John Amos - Kunta Kante & Bella🤗
Oh yeah!
James Earl Jones is also in 'Roots: The Next Generations'
Plus in 2006, due to a clerical error, James Earl Jones was actually the king of Zamunda for a full week
“When you think of garbage, think of Akeem”
That’s my fav line 😁
James Earl Jones drops a few Darth Vader lines when his character gets to New York.
"My son works!?"
Yessss! Minty!! Excellent movie!!!! Dis is beautiful!! What is dat? Velvet???
This movie was permanently on HBO when I was growing up.
USA network too
Omg I know right? I must have seen it every time it was on lol 👍
I remember my older brother talking me into skipping school one day because he knew it was coming on and we recorded it and watched it over and over for years I was like in kindergarten
I saw this in the theaters. One of the best times I've ever had at the movies.
" My name is Peaches and I'm the best, all the DJ's want to feel my breast" They don't write lyrics like that no more!
"That aint nothin' but Ultra Perm"
“Just juices and berries!”
"Just make it nice and neat."
*snips off his queue*
"That'll be $8.00."
What kinda chemical you got in that?
I love Samuel Jackson's Cameo but I also like that they had Louie Anderson in this movie
Not really a cameo, both were unknown at the time.
@@0311Mushroom Louis Anderson was at or near the peak of his career this time. This movie came out when my family was stationed in Europe, and my favorite cartoon at that time was Life with Louis.
hope they are both in the sequel???
"See im washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries, then the grill. A year or 2, I'll be assistant manager. Thats when the big bucks start rolling in" (cheesy smile)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Solodolo84 lol
"He has his own money!"
"Good morning my neighbors!" 😂
"I'm into the group thing...."
Akeem stops smiling as Semi smiles
“I’ve got a secret.... I worship the Devil.”
The soundtrack as she said that makes the scene even more funnier 😂😂😂😂😂 "I hope you dont mind me coming over, but I been watching you all evening, and I wanna tear you apart... And your friend too" 😂😂😂😂
✂
That'll be 8 dollars
😂🤣
YEEESSS!
My most memorable line from this movie is Samuel L Jackson line "WHO THE F IS THIS A HOLE" As kids in my school said it in his voice a lot!
One of my favorite movies! I watched it with someone a few years back who'd never seen it before and they had an interesting point. He said There's not really an antagonist or a "bad guy". And when I thought about it, he's right! Eric LeSalle's character Darryl is the closest, but still not a villain - type. It's strange, I can't think of another movie offhand with no bad guy.
Yes! A million times, yes!
I can’t count how many quotable funny lines i’ve said from this movie.
Even now,
every time I hear or see something completely messed up,
I start clapping really fast and say “that boy, good!” Or “Randy Watson, Yes!”😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
I don't know how many times I've rubbed someone's clothing and said "This is beautiful! What is that? Velvet?" Or suddenly told the story of the time I met Martin Luther King and he knocked the wind out of me, if there's a pause in conversation. The whole movie's quotable.
"DONATIONS! DONATIONS!!" ... "I thought it was the trash can!! Don't be hittin on me!!" 🤣
@@i_wouldprefer_not_to1196 🤣🤣🤣
None more than "That boy's good" and "You must be out of your god damn mind".
@@DeathBYDesign666 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eriq La Salle who played Peter Benton on E.R. was Darryl. He was basically a live action Gaston with his character!
Eriq La Salle was also in Logan. He was the father of the farm family
He would have helped, but he had a cup of coffee in his hand. Til this day, my friends and I still use that excuse. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Solodolo84
You know me! Anything for the kids
@Paul I bet you typed that comment while fighting lions and tigers and shit 😂😂😂😂😂. Him and John Amos are all stars. "Hey, what are you doin!?!? What are you doin?!?! Get the hell outta here before I bust that camera!?!?" 😭😭😭😭
Damn shame what they did to that dog
Further proof that Samuel L. Jackson is in EVERYTHING!!!
I honestly forgot he was in this! Although I saw this when it first came out, my 1st memory of Samuel L. Jackson was Jurrasic "Hold on to your butts" Park!
I think this one of the 1st films Samuel is in
My favorite line is, “I luv da Lawd! And if luvin da Lawd is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!” 😂😂😂
🎼"She's your queeeeen to beeeee."
When the Fat lady approaches Akeem looks so disappointed ... then Akeem sighs in relief when she introduces the real bride.
LMFAO! "...completely free from infection, to be used at your discretion, your Queen.. toooo....BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Classic! How many movies have a beautiful woman barking like a dog whilst hopping on one leg and keeping a seriously straight face 😂
🤪
😂
The bath scene serves as the first time that I had ever seen a pair of breasts on screen. And for that, this movie will always hold a special place in my heart.
But that aside, this movie is pure comedic brilliance. I love Coming to America.
So you just saw the movie last week? 🤗
@@mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412 🔥🔥🔥
Some beautiful sistas breast💪🏿😳👍
Oddly enough mine was another Landis flick...An American Werewolf in London.
Omg same! Lll I was like 7 or 8!
you failed to mention Luey Anderson. he was big in the 80's as well.
I heard Chadwick Boseman was supposed to be in the sequel
I gave this a thumb up before it even started.
just netflixed ...it's there! thanks for reminding me of this classic preparing to watch now...best wishes and take care
When the queen tells her husband, the king, "Put a sock in it, Geoffrey, the boy is in love!"
Jaffe, but yea 😂
Which proves, you may be the ruler of a (AFAIK) prosperous African nation, but you still best listen to your wife 😂 (who after all is the Queen)
Fun fact- This is not the only movie where Madge Sinclair, and James Earl Jones played a royal couple. They played the King, and Queen in "The Lion King."
This is one of those movies that whenever it is on I can't not watch it.
Even with commercials!
I’m right there with you!
“YOU MUST BE OUT YO GODDAMN MIND!”
- Clarence the Barber
Same here!
That’s when you know it’s a true gem
Wreck it Ralph EXACTLY!
One of my fav cameos was Vonde Curtis Hall. Hilarious! And of course Sam Jackson brings his own brand of Samjackson-ness to everything he does. Lol
Lol "who the fuck is this asshole?"
I think I’ve watched this movie like 500 times and i never get tired of it.
Of Eddie Murphy's films, this is probably my all-time favorite. I never grow tired of watching this film whenever it comes on TV, or if I watch it on DVD. I can't wait for the sequel, out this Christmas.
We were introduced to Samuel Jackson because of this movie. And that was a good thing. McDowell,I like the part when he asks are the people from McDonald's here.
"Who the f%&k is this asshole?!" and the look on his face gets me every time!
And he actually had a McDonald's manual
actually school daze introduced us to him which came out 3 months prior.
“That ain’t nothin’ but Ultra Perm” “SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!” Seen this movie at least 30 times. Can’t wait for the sequel
30 times, is that it???
@ I watch this and Trading Places (Trading Places always first) at least weekly, and have for years. These two movies are so fucking funny that I just can't get tired of them.
@Bobby Knuckles good and terrible
@ I know pffft...fake fan over here! 😜 I've seen it 30 times or more in the last 10 years. I'm not joking. It's quite pathetic.
I found this at a resell store and was like, why's the vhs cut in half? It was friggin beta max!
Thanks again for another great video. This is one of my favorite movies of all time that I still quote to this day.
Love your work Minty, keep them coming !!
"Donations, donations!!"
"AH THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRASH"
He puts the chicken bone in the plate.
"You ugly black mutha fucka!" HAAAAA!
"shut up ya tall black,,,," LOL
Landis also directed Michael Jackson’s Thriller which is a great class
Yeah, he also did American Werewolf in London a few years earlier.
Possibly my favorite horror flick!
One of my all time favorite films! A masterpiece on all levels!
This gave me all the sentimental feels. Love this movie so much, we had it on VHS and wore it out.
“My son, WORKS!?”
....must....resist....grammar nazi.....
@@drawingdead9025 ?
"I was Joan of Arc in a past life..."
🖐🔥
"My name is peaches, and im the best. All the djs want to feel my breast" (beat box continues)
"I have a secret, I worship the devil"
I'm into the group thing 🍸😀😐
@@stanislasd3881 awe you aint meet no frank Sinatra 😂😂😂😂
**"in my former life"
Love that Louie Anderson was in this as a McDowell employee
I’ve been waiting for a long time for you to do this video, it’s my favourite film, thank you so much!!
I want you and that young man to tie that knot .... Imma pray for ya ... AND I WANT YA TO HOLD ONTO GOD'S UNCHANGING HAAAANNNDD! Cause he helped Joshua fight The Battle at Jericho! Yeeaaaasss! He helped Daniel get out the Lion's Den! He helped GILLIGAAAAAN get off the island!! Laaarrwdd!!
Brian Cangemi You know... I didn’t come to preach to y’all today. But you knowwwahh, when I look at these contestantsahh, for the Miss Black Awareness Pageantahh, I feel goodahh! Because there’s a gawwd, somewhereahh!😂😂🤣🤣😅😅
@@dozer30.... yesssss! Oh my god!! This movie is SO GOOD!! So many amazing quotes!!! ... Hugh Heffnah! Larry Flynt! They can take the pictcha ... but they can't make it ahh! Only God above can make it ahhh! The Hugh Heffnah On High ahh!! 🤣
I want you to put your hands together for Jackson Heights own Mr. Randy! Watson!!
😅😅😅🚪
“I wanna talk to you now!”
One of my favorite pieces of trivia involving this movie is that James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair played another famous king and queen in 1994, with the release of The Lion King. :)
I know that and I wish it could've been mentioned and it is a great fact.
I just found that out a few months ago! Lol
Simba's mother has two lines in the entire Lion King so it's very forgettable it was Madge Sinclair at all.
Much like monkey being voiced by Jackie Chan in Kung Foo Panda.
two lines in the entire movie.
Here's her entire script for Lion King:
"your son is awake"
"and it's time for yours"
"all right but only if Zazu goes with you."
Done.
@@xenxander And Elizabeth Taylor probably got paid a lot more just for when she voiced Maggie Simpson saying, ''Daddy'' at the end of that one Simpsons episode. Someone who reads this will remember that. :)
@@martins_alternate_universe6783 Yup, that's right, Maggie's first word was spoken by Liz Taylor. 🙂 She also had a slightly bigger cameo as herself in Kristy Gets Kancelled. 🙂
YES!!! Thank you Minty, been waiting for this one! 😃👌🏽👍🏽
Good stuff, keep up the great work,it's fun to watch,..thanks!
I think that last poster, with Akeem holding a broom, looks off because the Akeem illustration looks like the love child of both Eddie and Arsenio.
Precisely.
That should be the lost kid in the second movie. Arsenio in drag mamma.
Exactly.
whomever drew that poster and conceived that idea with the broom was on some other ignorant crap.
You are absolutely right 😂
My favorite movie, especially around Christmas for some reason 😂💣
Ironically, I'm watching this vid on Christmas Day!
Nice! Coming to America is a classic! I can never get that SOUL GLO theme out of my head, I actually made a guitar rock version of that theme!! haha Looking forward to 'Better off Dead'!
Great review Minty! I am now going to watch this again, based on this review!
it's fun to learn that both of the dance scenes I would fast forward through when I was a kid were choreographed by Paula Abdul
Same here. They seemed to go on forever.
One of the funniest movies ever
I strongly disagree, Tommy boy is still comedy gold in 2020
@Jacob Dean you shut you ignorant comedic mouth up! And bow down to the king of his time chris farley!
Lol Farley Still rips and I didnt even think his movie was funny until i got older to which im 35 now
@Jacob Dean 😲😮 I'm gonna need more time to process and think......ugh (smh)
@Jacob Dean Eddie Murphy was from snl and I believe trading places was better.
Too bad the pair were both creepy criminal stalkers and that there's evidence within the next movie, coming to America part 2
Yup, my aunt worked at that McDowalls back in 1988 until about 1990. It was originally a Wendys. She went to school at the St. John's campus just down the street from there on Queens Blvd and Atlantic. I remember my dad used to take me there to visit her and get free happy meals (I was born in 85) and she told me way later that she didn't start working there until right after filming ended and it got switched back to Wendys. This movie is one of our favorites, yes partially because of that.
I have been watching Coming to America many time since first discovering it when I was about 14 or 15, loved it ever since. I last watched it over christmas! This was recommended to me by chance just now. I've not even watched the film on youtube
10 Things You Didn't Know About Harlem Nights (1989 Eddie Murphy)
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10 things you didn't know about the transgender man Eddie Murphy picked up. 😂
Yes, both
@@AndrewMartinez1776Redux we don't want to know!🤦🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️😅🤣😂
Watched it again just last Saturday after many years. I can officially say, Im sad enough to still know almost all the dialogue 🤣.
Ain't nuthin' wrong with that, in fact if you don't know 80% of the dialogue I can't trust you. "Hey Stu! The rent's due muthaphuckah! And don't try that falling-down-the-steps shit, you conscious!..."
Great movie, and as always a great review. Thanks very much
In my top 10 movies of all time for sure. Cheers for this video Minty.
Love your work cobra ;)
Great movie. Love your channel Minty. Keep up the good work
I have to admit this is another one of any Murphy's best films ever cause it is funny and romantic and murphy played the Prince amazingly well and I heard there's gonna be coming to America 2 and it's got this same cast. Also Minty if you don't mind this request 10 things we didn't know about mortal kombat? Anyway take care yourself and stay healthy👍❤👍❤👍❤
Bet you anything it's gonna be a soft reboot with the son of the prince. It's gonna have every popular modern black actor like Kevin Heart and Craig Robinson. They will modernize it of course and Hakeem's son will be a hipster nerd of some kind just trying to find a girl that would like him. Being a millennial and Hakeem's son, he will have grown up without the same privileges he had and has never interacted with a girl before. He spent all his time playing videogames and being on the computer. How close do you think I am?
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@@DeathBYDesign666 Everyone is hollywood is trying to follow the nostalgia trend
You should check out Boomerang if you like Coming to America
@@jordanslingluff287 thats a nipple, cause im drooling 😂😂😂😂😂
Great video. This film is a classic and I cant wait to see the sequel.
This channel keeps getting better and better. Good job
One of the greatest comedies all time!
So many quotable lines in this movie. There wasn’t a day when I didn’t quote a line from this movie when I worked line assembly with people my age.
Me too. I quote it almost weekly if not daily
Your channel is mega awesome, I've watched all of your "10 things" videos in the last 2 days. I'm also a mega film fan. Please keep going. Your humor is awesome
i watch all your videos Minty, keep up the good work!
Giancarlo Esposito. Frickin' Gus!
"Zumoonda" is not a fictional country. It's right next to "wakanda" for christ's sake
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NO, it's just outside of Toronto!
@@zephyr332 yep, Toronto AFRICA
you stupid LOL
Thank you! The way he pronounced it drove me crazy but overall, he did a good job.
13:50 ahh so he did sew his royal oats after all
You have great taste in films - its the same as mine so I am biased! Also big thanks for doing these, I look forward to watching and learning what you have learned, top man Minty!
The Black Awareness Rally is one of my all time favorite scenes in a comedy. "SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!"
"That boy's good!"
Good and terrible 😂
Randy Watson must have been inspired by Engelbert Humperdinck.
It's still very very funny. 🤣👍
How about that Dottie? What an actor!
The pic w/ McDowell's employees in uniform is actually Chicago's Weiner Circle for Halloween 2017.
Can you imagine if Hall and Murphy got dressed up as one of there characters, then go to the McDowell restaurant and order food.
GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!
"That boy good"!
unh hhuh he goodalright..good and terrible
Who played this character? I could never figure out who it was. I know it was one of the only roles neither Eddie nor Arsinio played
@@msdesoto05 Per IMDb, Clint Smith
Thank you for this video!! I love this movie!! Now I have to watch it.
Coming to America is a classic!! I've watched it so many times that I know the dialogue verbatim. I have so many favorite scenes that I can't choose one!! Thanks for doing this one Minty!!🙋🏾♀️🙋🏾♀️I'm still waiting for vids on Mannequin, Mannequin 2, Drop Dead Fred and Sister Act....helllooooo!!🤷🏾♀️🙆🏾♀️