Coming to America
It ’s rare that a comedy film pinpoint all the pitch - perfect greenback of laughs , jokes , and comedic timing , all in the span of two hour while staying true to its character and story . From john humour and one - liners to hilarious jingles and even break the 4th wall , John LandisandEddie Murphyperfectly mixed all these elements into their picture show , Coming To America .
Not just relying on a wonderfully laughable screenplay and the ad - libs of Murphy and Arsenio Hall , this film also took most aspects of what makes a comedy funny and add up them all to the perfect dinner scale . All while having a odorous content , a get it on fairytale romance , and some of the most iconic episode in cinema . With a much - anticipatedsequel filmon the way , here are the 10 funniest moments inComing To America .
St. John’s Basketball Game
Akeem is pursuing Lisa but is unwillingly set up with her sister Patrice and the two of them go on a double date with Lisa and the heir of Soul Glo .
Trading Places
A quick , yet laughable and sorcerous blackguard out to John Landis and Eddie Murphy ’s prior team up inTrading place , this scene is wondrous ample and shady , as it references the evil fiscal traders Randolph and Mortimer when they miss everything at the end ofTrading plaza .
In this film , the extremely wealthy prince Akeem is on a day of the month with Lisa , when he drops a bag of money on two roofless mass . Once the camera closes up on these two homeless men , theTrading Placestheme start playing and the film reveals Randolph and Mortimer , who . then say , " We ’re back , " followed by them wanting to have lunch with Akeem . It ’s mellisonant and funny at the same clock time .
Louie Anderson Explains His 10-Year Plan
Comedian Louie Anderson plays an employee of McDowells , who always seems to be picked on indirectly . There ’s a little yet funny scene where Anderson explains to Semmi and Akeem the American dream , by saying he ’s washing lettuce flop now , but presently , he ’ll be on fries , then the grill . A year or two by and by , he ’ll make assistant manager , which is when the large bucks start rolling in .
liken his minimum pay line of work to royalty and being a prince is a highly comic instant and Akeem is authentically excited for Louie .
The Night Club
Clarence say it best when he told Akeem that he went wrong with trying to meet his fag at a New York nightclub . This collage sequence has Akeem and Semmi courting potential woman to be the princess of Zamunda , which nose dives tight . The royal duo chop-chop discover out through two exercise set of identical twins , a BMW lover , Joan of Arc herself , a large woman who wants a man to put in overtime , a ego - obsessed hopeful , and a devil worshipper that a bar might not be the place to meet people .
The big laughs come when a woman states she ’s into the " radical thing " and Akeem ’s grin disappear and Semmi ’s smile grow large . It all ends with Arsenio Hall lop in drag , evidence the two men she ’s up for anything .
Damn Shame What They Did To That Dog
After control the gilded and beautiful kingdom of Zamunda and the rook that Akeem know in , the film does a 180 spin and lands in a horrible lodging project in Queens , which is carry off by the tremendous Frankie Faison .
From yelling at his renter Stu for not paying split and falling down the steps , to showcasing the room they are to rent , the scene is uproarious , as Akeem and Semmi witness a skunk infestation , blood on the walls , trash everywhere , and a glass outline of a human body and their dog .
Imani’s Introduction
The arranged man and wife of Akeem at the commencement of the film set this news report off . The big , regal wedding is packed with laughs with the intro of the bride - to - be , who Akeem has never see or fill . First , a large fair sex bursts through the crowd , scaring Akeem , only to find out that she ’s only introduce the Saint Brigid .
From here , a set of about 50 dancers come out and perform an energetic , tribal , soda dancing function that Michael Jackson would be lofty of , followed by the screaming walk - down birdsong by Oha promise " nance to Be , " double-dyed with words like , " free from transmission , " only to have Akeem contribute this woman to the back and ask her about her likes and dislikes . She only responds with , " whatever you like , " followed by obeying any command she is given , including barking like a big hotdog .
Akeem’s Wake Up Call
The first scene of the film sets the stage for just how funny it ’s going to get for the next minute or so , as a young Eddie Murphy plough 21 - years - previous in the film as the Word of the King of Zamunda , making him the heir to the stool . A handful of caretakers , both male and distaff , assist Akeem in brush his teeth , pass over the spit from his mouth , dressing him , cleaning him up after a morning intestine apparent motion , all which culminate in his bathroom time .
This result to a relaxing dip in a sauna - like spicy tub , in which a topless peeress appears from under the weewee notifying the prince that he is now completely unobjectionable , result in a full-grown laugh .
Soul Glo Commerical
A ripe , consummate eighties commercial message that convinced the world that a big , wet Jheri curl was the GQ style for any hip person desire to be catch on the town is a big part of this film , as its antagonist ( Eric LaSalle ) is the son of the proprietor of suppose Jheri curl company , Soul Glo .
Akeem and Semmi observe this commercial with its heroic and overly imbibe out euphony . It ’s a catchy jangle with a funny scene of two raw people making out with their hair in the spotlight and it convert Akeem to disregard off his fuzz he ’s been grow for 21 years .
Sexual Chocolate
There was a time not too long ago where freehanded make-up effects maven like Rick Baker ( An American Werewolf in London ) would impart their talents to clowning films . Murphy is a grown buff of being made up , as everyone witness in The Nutty Professorremakes , but it was with this movie where his love for makeup and full immersing himself in a character came to fruition .
At the Black Awareness rallying , a makeup - hard Arsenio Hall plays the tawdry and majestic Reverend Brown . After his speech , he innovate an equally made - up Murphy as a give way soap opera house guest star and as failed Isaac M. Singer Randy Watson with his set , Sexual Chocolate . The turnout are electric sky blue , the singing is off - Francis Scott Key , and his mic bead and foot stomp are epical and iconic . The hearing ’s silent chemical reaction is pure Au , make him both " good and terrible " .
Barbershop
The barbershop sequence are some of the comic scenes ever filmed , in which Murphy diddle two theatrical role , the gold - toothed barber Clarence , who talk more than he disregard Cuba Gooding Jr. ’s hair , and the old , white Judaic hombre named Saul , who tells dad - jokes and debate with everyone .
Meanwhile , Arsenio Hall sits in a barber president eating takeout food , chime in , and usually disagreeing with Clarence . As Akeem and Semmi arrive in America , they get wind real Americans verbalize inside the barbershop about the best boxing champ in the world , advice on women , and meeting Martin Luther King Jr. It ’s fast , gut - bustlingly funny , and has some of the best dialog in the film .
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