Did You Forget About These Cinematic Universes (That Aren’t Marvel or DC)?

The Landis-verse

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In Trading Places, the classic John Landis/Eddie Murphy ’80s comedy, the mega-rich Duke Brothers get their just desserts, losing their fortune on the stock floor. In Coming To America, the classic John Landis/Eddie Murphy ’80s comedy, we see the Dukes again, as homeless men whom Prince Akeem takes pity on. This crossover, combined with Landis’ penchant for “See You Next Wednesday” posters, means there is definitively a Landis-verse.

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