Trivia: Eddie Murphy's entire scene in the jail cell with his "Karate" impersonation was ad-libbed, there was no script direction at all. (00:23:30)
Trivia: The owner of the pawn shop, who offers Louis $50 for his $6000 watch, is blues legend Bo Diddley.
Trivia: When Randolph and Mortimer Duke are telling Valentine about the stock market they say something meant as a joke and Eddie Murphy looks directly at the camera. Eddie Murphy says in the commentary that he had done that so many times on SNL that it became habit for him when someone would make a sarcastic joke to look at the camera.
Trivia: The woman who plays Winthorpe's fiance's friend Muffy (Kelly Curtis) is actually Jamie Lee Curtis' sister in real life.
Trivia: After Valentine is released from jail, he stands near three men wearing trench coats on the steps of the precinct. The man with his back to Valentine, holding a briefcase, is the director, John Landis.
Trivia: During the opening credits, one of the Philadelphia street scenes shows a train passing on an elevated track. The boxcars on the train are painted with advertising showing they are carrying orange juice. Later in the movie, Winthorpe and Valentine get revenge on the Dukes by cornering the market for frozen orange juice concentrate.
Trivia: Walt Gorney, who played Crazy Ralph in the first two Friday the 13th films, is the first person to say "Good morning, Mr. Duke" outside the front doors of their mansion.
Answer: It's about nothing. The man is not exactly normal, and he begins a nonsense conversation with a very prim, uptight woman who looks like she should be anywhere but there.
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