Comedy · United States of America · 1983 · 1h 56m

Trading Places

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Director
John Landis
Cast
Dan Aykroyd as Louis Winthorpe III Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine Ralph Bellamy as Randolph Duke Don Ameche as Mortimer Duke Denholm Elliott as Coleman Jamie Lee Curtis as Ophelia
Crew
Robert Paynter — Director of Photography Malcolm Campbell — Editor Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer Timothy Harris — Writer Herschel Weingrod — Writer Aaron Russo — Producer
Tagline

They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.

Synopsis

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Trailer Trading Places — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new year's eveprostitutephiladelphia, pennsylvaniabutlerchristmas partyrags to richesbrokerbeggarwagerstockbrokerfish out of watermillionaire
Key Collaborators
John Landis Director Robert Paynter Director of Photography Malcolm Campbell Editor Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer Timothy Harris Writer Herschel Weingrod Writer Aaron Russo Producer Irwin Russo Producer Sam Williams Producer Gene Rudolf Production Design Deborah Nadoolman Landis Costume Design
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