Billy Ray Valentine learns commodities

Classic scene from Trading Places

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[Justin Bustin]

You existing at all ruins every scene

[MrSelman]

LMFAO... "BACON lettuce and tomato sandwich".... Classic...

[ayokay123]

And if an actor is gonna do it, it should be at least half as good as Murphy's is here.

[ayokay123]

Murphy's camera glance is one of the best in all of moviedom.

[iammetalguy]

We in the film academies call this "breaking the 4th wall"

[regi6500]

eddie looking at the camera was the best part

[Weequay2]

In the movie they look down on him because they think he is just a dumb homeless black guy and they treat him like he's an idiot. Eddie Murphy looks at the camera to show that he knows they think he's dumb and (like the audience) he doesn't like them either.

[SleipnirOf8]

Hmm, maybe it's because I haven't watched the movie yet, but I didn't get the Bacon Lettuce Tomato sandwich joke. Can someone explain it to me please? Thanks.

[Christopher Woods]

Breaking the fourth wall, as this is called, has been done for decades. It's been done in dozens of films, including The Wizard of Oz. Google "TV Tropes breaking the fourth wall", there's a massive list on the tvtropes wiki. (You will spend HOURS on that web site, I promise you.)

[Ryan C]

you are right.Burt talked to the camera. I mean giving that satirical look though.

[shamarone]

burt reynolds, either smokey and the bandit 1 1977, or smokey and the bandit 2 1980...?