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Trading Places

Trading Places

Comedy

7.231/10

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116 min

Release Date: 1983-06-07

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

Production Companies

Cinema Group VenturesParamount Pictures

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

User Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

8/10

The Prince and the Pauper with Eddie & Dan on sparkling form. Mortimer & Randolph Duke are two repugnantly rich brothers, they make a bet that sees the role reversal of top toff yuppie, Louis Winthorpe, and wise cracking street hustler bum, Billy Ray Valentine. That's about the strength of the films plot, yet it makes for a very funny film that crackles with glee due to it's excellently written...

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JPV852

JPV852

8/10

Seen this one numerous times over the years, not quite a laugh-out-loud riot or anything but still pretty funny throughout with great performances all around. Although their screen time together was mostly limited to the last 30-minutes, Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy were great as were Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis (hot as hell). Also appreciate Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche as the pompous an...

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Peter89Spencer

8/10

Is it offensive? Very much. Is it worth watching? Absolutely. Is it funny as hell? Hell yeah! This classic OUTRAGEOUS comedy caper is the perfect holiday film to watch in between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/10

I am not really a fan of Eddie Murphy, but with the help of Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche doing their own version of a more manipulative pairing akin to "Stadler and Waldorf", he delivers well here in this rather punchy comedy. Our two elderly gents are wealthy and employ "Winthorpe" (Dan Akyroyd) to run their business empire for them. He does well for them, makes them a fortune and himself lives t...

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