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"$5! I think I'll go to the movies...by myself"

This and Winthrop crying out to declare his innocence while the statues look on in silence are great moments.

that movie was a good idea, poorly executed it should be remade

“I like how on LAPD cop cars “To Protect and To Serve” is in quotes like they're being sarcastic” - Neal Brennan

One of my favorite parts was Eddie Murphy breaking the 4th wall:

Due to your post, I am currently rewatching!

not only that, the entire plot revolves around an actual loophole in insider trading law that wasn’t closed until the movie publicized it www.npr.org/sections/mon...

I don’t think they get it😉

From the Simpsons

Isn't that crazy? It's an exact description of what's going on now and so close to the Heritage Foundation.

Except one

The Christmas Adventurers, avant le lettre.

Lmfao

Seething heritage.

"FOR EVERYONE.... WHO'S A MEMBER" is just chef's kiss

None of us are

*union league

Wow! It’s been a while since I’ve seen the film. How incredibly relevant it still is today.

Weren’t these guys more like the Koch brothers? Oops…Koch, um, brother

Do an episode of the patreon! Who cares that it’s not on-theme, it’s the patreon, and that movie’s a banger!

Can't wait

Santa would gift us a commentary track.

Surprised no one has mentioned the great Bo Diddley cameo. Love the joke that four of the cities Aykroyd lists are actually in the same timezone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYlO...

♪♪ There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me Sign was painted, said, "Private Property" But on the back side, it didn't say nothing This land was made for you and me ♫

Righteous

Look at that big escargot!

I took a finance class and asked the professor to explain the ending of Trading Places and he couldn’t. Epic fail.

don't get me excited

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Please.

One of my favorites and an annual Xmas season watch. Would absolutely love your 20min video.

cannot wait

*Marriage of Figaro intensifies*

Yes please

I have long used this as an example of how the mighty fall; mostly anticipating that something like this might befall #47 +cronies, incl. the power brokers in the shadows, because their arrogance got the better of them. Time will tell.

YES

Watched last night, as every Christmas.

YES

I love your Bluesky content, but I've never watched one of your videos. I'd definitely watch that one, though.

Yes, sir. I'm here for it. 🙏🏽

I know it doesn’t fit, at all, with Unclear and Present Danger’s raison d'etre, but I would love to hear you and @lioneltrolling.bsky.social discussion this film

mj popcorn dot gif

Yes please, thank you!

Please and thank you!

We use the Eddie Murphy on wheels revelation scene in our acting classes to teach improv and comedy timing

The Christmas Adventurers Society. #iykyk

I watched this movie about 50 times starting around age 7 and didn't get the joke until like 15 years later

I love Trading Places but I always thought the ending was terrible.

It reminds me of the Alabama state motto which taunts visitors to the building housing the Legislature. "We Dare Defend Our Rights." "Our" doesn't include most of us. It includes government officials and the Big Mules who run the state: business, agriculture, timber, banking, insurance, energy.

The Heritage Club was the very real the Union League building in Philadelphia. The Union League didn't let Black people, Jews or Women be members for most of its history.

bought from home depot

my favorite movie all time

I watched it again a few years ago. The most 80s film of all time. I had fun! Not sure how well it holds up to younger generations.

Thank you Jamelle for this gem. Started watching last night. Eddie is that good.

Can be a good reminder to all of us that if you encounter someone IRL who describe themselves as a Heritage American, a good question to ask in response is “oh like the Heritage Club in Trading Places?”

Merry New Year! Easily my favourite Christmas movie of all time

Reluctantly accepts $50 for the watch. *Excitedly* "How much for the gun!"

FREEDOM!! *but not for women that would be crazy

Seems like that would be a trickier transition than for a huge, national party, but I'm guessing money greased the skids.

I got invited to join the Union League in Philly many years ago. I went to a prospective members night and everything. I couldn't get past the Black service workers having to play their deferential roles to the mostly white members. Well, that and I'm a democratic socialist.

Top-tier Christmas movie

and finally... "looking good, Billy Ray! "Feeling good!"

"you're brother's having a heart attack!" "fuck him!!"

"Ophelia! "you realize..." "yeah, yeah, you sleep on the couch"

Same here!

Watching it now on Tubi. Rajim, Muhammed, Larry!!

I wonder how many viewers recognized Al Franken - I hadn’t seen it in a long time so it surprised me.

Vance announces White House name change. Some find it controversial, while others happily celebrate another white Christmas.

Who would have been the standard-bearer for this ideology back when Trading Places was made? Pat Buchanan?

The Dukes would have been founding members of the Christmas Adventurers Club

Meatball ron... DerpSlantis? Did he wear his gogo-galoshes for the ceremony?

Oh shit I never paid attention to that!

I’ve always loved this one too. Movie is an absolute classic overall. Could talk about it for hours. I’m dating myself but also it is quoted by me and my friends to this day. “In Philadelphia, it’s 50 bucks.”