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Trading Places (1983)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (22,584 votes)
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Overview

Director:
John Landis
Writers:
Timothy Harris (written by)
Herschel Weingrod (written by)
Release Date:
8 June 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even. more
Plot:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
"In Sickness And In Health" (From The AV Club. 26 June 2008, 9:43 PM, PDT)
"In Sickness And In Health" (From The AV Club. 26 June 2008, 9:43 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Murphy and Aykroyd at their best more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Denholm Elliott ... Coleman

Dan Aykroyd ... Louis Winthorpe III
Maurice Woods ... Duke & Duke Employee
Richard D. Fisher Jr. ... Duke & Duke Employee
Jim Gallagher ... Duke & Duke Employee
Anthony DiSabatino ... Duke & Duke Employee

Bonnie Behrend ... Duke & Duke Employee
Sunnie Merrill ... Duke & Duke Employee
James Newell ... Duke & Duke Employee (as Jim Newell)
Mary St. John ... Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Tremena ... Duke & Duke Employee
David Schwartz ... Duke & Duke Employee
Ralph Bellamy ... Randolph Duke

Don Ameche ... Mortimer Duke
Tom Degidon ... Duke Domestic
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black or White (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Randolph and Mortimer Duke later appear in Eddie Murphy's movie Coming to America (1988), where, in a cameo appearance, the two are homeless on the street and Prince Akeem gives them a large amount of money to get them back off the streets. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Billy Ray is walking away from the two policemen his knees are wet. After crossing the street towards the Heritage Club, his knees are suddenly dry. more
Quotes:
Bunny: And she stepped on the ball. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Tripping the Rift: Power to the Peephole (#1.8)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
OVERTURE, MARRIAGE OF FIGARO more

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30 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Murphy and Aykroyd at their best, 11 December 2005
7/10
Author: B. Caesar Cubillos (CubeJack@aol.com) from El Paso, TX

Could this movie honestly have been any more funny? I saw it again, as I have repeatedly for years, and still laughed. My new son had never seen it before and liked it as well. Murphy was at the top of his game back then and Aykroyd is the perfect snob-class elitist. Some of these jokes are so timeless that I still refer to them from time-to-time and they STILL get laughs, both from people who have and haven't seen this film.

Yes, the jokes are a bit dated and somewhat slapstick, but this was a sign of the times. Most 80s comedies were full of slapstick moments. Jamie Lee Curtis was at the height of her sexy image and I'd forgotten how well she'd played her role. The late Don Ameche is so animated that it played perfectly into the mood of the film.

You can find this film in the bargain bin of most stores these days. I saw it for sale for only $5.50. It's worth owning.

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