References
Hoi Polloi (1935)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
- 2 old men bet on the effect of making a poor man rich for a month.
Auntie Mame (1958)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
- In one scene, Billy Ray Valentine is riding around on a soapbox with wheels, as Porgy usually does in productions of "Porgy and Bess", but in this case Valentine is only pretending to be disabled. He tries to pick up a woman who ignores him. Calling after her, he says, "I know what you're thinkin' man, - you seen "Porgy and Bess'?"
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)
All the President's Men (1976)
Silver Streak (1976)
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
- Propoganda from John Landis's fake movie "See You Next Wednesday" are seen in both films
The Blues Brothers (1980)
- The restaurant has the same background music from the Chez Paul.
Referenced in
Hell (1984) (V)
"Jeopardy!: (#1.1)" (1984)
- Subject of a $200 clue in the category "Actors & Roles", it was the first-ever clue to deal with film.
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
"Cagney & Lacey: Trading Places (#7.11)" (1988)
- title reference
Coming to America (1988)
- Randolph and Mortimer Duke appear homeless and Eddie Murphy gives them a large amount of money to get them off the streets.
"Step by Step: Trading Places (#3.5)" (1993)
- episode title
Scream (1996/I)
"Family Matters: Trading Places (#9.8)" (1997)
- title reference
20 Dates (1998)
Happy, Texas (1999)
Behind the 'Scream' (2000) (V)
Pieniadze to nie wszystko (2001)
- presents the clash of the rich and the poor
Shrek (2001)
"Chappelle's Show: (#1.7)" (2003)
- "This ain't Trading Places, nigga!"
"ER: Foreign Affairs (#9.20)" (2003)
- Open reference by a character
"Tripping the Rift: Power to the Peephole (#1.8)" (2004)
- Gus wears the same disguise as Jamie Lee Curtis
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Father's Day (#1.22)" (2006)
- Rochelle takes the children to the movie
Knocked Up (2007)
- The boys talk about Jamie Lee Curtis and when she is showing her boobs in the movie
High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)
- scene in dining room opens with Mr. Evans finishing a story for the entire table with "and she stepped on the ball". This is a reference to the country club scene from "Trading Places".
"iCarly: iPromote Techfoots (#1.18)" (2008)
- Carly and Freddie quote the last lines of Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy after their newfound fortune
Features
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
- TV version only includes clip from Sunset Blvd.
To Catch a Thief (1955)
- As Winthorpe and Valentine are discussing what is to be done, Ophelia is watching TV. A brief clip of the costume ball is shown, just before the newsflash.
Featured in
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
- Twin Peaks re-uses a shot of the Philidelphia bell from this film.
"HBO First Look: The Making of 'Dr. Dolittle 2' (#8.7)" (2001)
- clips shown
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
- Clips are shown.
Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' (2007) (V)
- clips
Spoofs
The Shining (1980)
- "Here's Johnny" line when Ophelia opens the door to a customer
Terror Train (1980)
Spoofed in
Next Friday (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V)
- 29:48 "Looking jiggy Burt, Feeling jiggy Kronk"
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