Coming to America Appreciation

Clarence: You must be out your goddamn mind! Joe Louis is the greatest boxer that ever lived. [to Akeem and Semmi] I'll be with you boys in a minute. [to the other barbers] He was better than Cassius Clay, he was better than Sugar Ray, and that new dude-what's his name? Mike Tyson?-looks like a bulldog; he was better than him too.

Saul: Vait a minute, vait a minute. Vat about Rocky Marciano?

Clarence: Oh, there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out their arse. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano. Rocky Marciano. Let me tell you something once and for all. Rocky Marciano was good, but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't shite.

Saul: [waggles finger] He beat Joe Louis' arse.

Morris: [nodding] That's right, he did whoop Joe Louis' arse.

Clarence: Joe Louis was 75 years old when they fought.

Morris: I don't know how old he was, but he got his arse whooped.

Clarence: Joe Louis had come out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano the minute he was 76 years old. Joe Louis is always lying about his age. He lie about his age all the time. One time Frank Sinatra came in here and sat in this chair. I said Frank 'you hang out with Joe Louis, just between me and you, how old is Joe Louis.' You know what Frank told me, he said "Hey, Joe Louis is 137 years old." A hundred and thirty-seven years old!

Sweets: Oh. Man, you lying, you ain't never meet no Frank Sinatra.

Clarence: [points to Morris, Saul and Sweets] frick you, frick you, and frick you! [to Semmi and Akeem] Who's next?



This is one of the greatest comedy scenes out there. They should have done a whole movie on these guys.