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!
@@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.
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.
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!
@@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?
@@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.
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)
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!)
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.
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.
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?
Forgot about their cameo in Coming to Amercia! LOL There are two things that I distinctly remember about Trading Places though. Two spectacular things.
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??"
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.
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."
Well, now... let's hope that these two cantankerous Brothers, Mortimer and Randolph Duke, will have FINALLY learned to put aside their differences, and their prejudices towards others, and will go back to their former way of life, with a new and positive attitude!
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.
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.
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 ..😢
I love this movie . Something similar happened to me. However they are about to lose their bet. I am about to teach them and the rest of the world a lesson in humanity, ethics and it will leave some speechless. All classes of people are people . The elite attitudes of some and how they treat others makes them worse than any other person or class of human they like to make fun of . I throw this wish out into the universe- please see me as the man I am. Nothing will change me. Make my dreams come true so that I may pay it forward.
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 😜
@@tiadaid Yes but their portrait was shown in their grandson/nephew office. He said his grandfather and granduncle started these company with next to nothing and today here I'm.
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?
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
i heard don amiche was very hesistant in saying the N word as he was one of the few early civil rights activists in hollywood dating back to the 1940s. eddie was like "it's ok. i understand".
Funny enough even though that money probably wasn't a ton, with how skilled those two are at stocks and the like they can probably earn their fortunes back with it.
How weird would it be to go bankrupt to one dude. Then, years later, when you're out on the street, you get thousands of dollars from a dude who looks exactly like him. I think God is trying to tell you something.
There is a plot hole in Trading Places. If Beeks was shipped off overseas as the lover of an ape, then how did the crop report get delivered to its proper destination to be read on TV? Wouldn't someone get suspicious if Beeks didn't deliver it himself? Or what was the point of having Beeks' security firm courier the document in the first place?
@@mikechilders they looted it off him when he was tied up in the back of the train and changed the results to ruin the dukes and get themn rich as hell
