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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   26,703 votes
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Director:
John Landis
Writers:
Timothy Harris (written by)
Herschel Weingrod (written by)
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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
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(19 articles)
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User Comments:
Good, well written comedy more
US TV Schedule:
Sun. July 56:30 AMTBS   

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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Trivia:
Several scenes were kept in the movie, even though they were considered either goofs or errors. The scene where Mortimer is trying to catch the money clip and having trouble wasn't supposed to happen that way, but both kept going with it and not breaking character, so it was kept in. Another, where Jamie Lee Curtis is doing her lines on the train and is questioned about her accent and outfit not matching, wasn't supposed to be shown either. Curtis couldn't do the correct Austrian accent. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: At the Christmas party when Winthorpe jumps on the table waving the gun, the clocks show that it is 1905 in Los Angeles, 2205 in Philadelphia and 0205 in London. Daylight Savings Time was not observed between late October and late April so London would be five hours, not four, ahead of Philadelphia. more
Quotes:
Ophelia: [Ophelia notices Louis watching her undress] By the way, food and rent aren't the only things around here that cost money. You sleep on the couch. more
Movie Connections:
References The Million Pound Note (1954) more
Soundtrack:
GET A JOB more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Good, well written comedy, 12 July 2003
8/10
Author: Stuart from Melbourne, Australia

One of the best comedies of the 1980's, this stars Eddie Murphy in one of his best roles alongside Dan Aykroyd. The plot is great, a poor, homeless man who has resorted to a life of crime (Murphy) and an upper class yuppie involved in the stock market (Aykroyd) trade places when two devious brothers (Aykroyd's employees) have a bet. This is a very well written, well acted, and well executed comedy, that makes you laugh, but also grips you with a strong plot. Also has a satisfying ending.

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