Trading Places [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Overview

The "nature-nurture" theory that motivated so many Three Stooges comedies is the basis of John Landis's hit comedy. The fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt Duke brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) make a one-dollar bet over heredity vs. environment. Curious as to what might happen if different lifestyles were reversed, they arrange for impoverished street hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) to be placed in the lap of luxury and trained for a cushy career in commodities brokerage. Simultaneously, they set about to reduce aristocratic yuppie Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd to poverty and disgrace, hiring a prostitute (Jamie Lee Curtis) to hasten his downfall. When Billy Ray figures out that the brothers intend to dump him back on the streets once their experiment is complete, he seeks out Winthorpe, and together the pauper-turned-prince and prince-turned-pauper plot an uproarious revenge. With the good-hearted prostitute and Winthorpe's faithful butler (Denholm Elliott) as their accomplices, they set about to hit the brothers where it really hurts: in the pocketbook.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2021
UPC:	0191329206843
Original Release:	1983
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	13,313

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dan Aykroyd	Louis Winthorpe III
Eddie Murphy	Billy Ray Valentine
Ralph Bellamy	Randolph Duke
Don Ameche	Mortimer Duke
Jamie Lee Curtis	Ophelia,Muffy
Denholm Elliott	Coleman
Paul Gleason	Beeks
Kristin Holby	Penelope
Alfred Drake	President of Exchange
Bo Diddley	Pawnbroker
Frank Oz	Corrupt Cop
Al Franken	Baggage Handler No. 1
Tom Davis	Baggage Handler No. 2
Jim Gallagher	D&D Employee
Bonnie Behrend	D&D Employee
Jim Newell	D&D Employee,Duke & Duke Employee
Richard D. Fisher Jr.	D&D Employee
Anthony DiSabantino	D&D Employee
Sunnie Merrill	D&D Employee
Mary St. John	D&D Employee
David Schwartz	D&D Employee
Maurice Woods	D&D Employee
Bonnie Tremenal	D&D Employee
Tom Degidon	Duke Domestic
Alan Dellay	Duke Domestic
Ray D'Amore	Duke Domestic
Herb Peterson	Duke Domestic
Walt Gorney	Duke Domestic,Duke Domestic
William Magerman	Duke Domestic
Florence Anglin	Duke Domestic
Bobra Suiter	Duke Domestic
Sue Dugan	Duke Domestic
B. Constance Barry	Duke Domestic
P. Jay Sidney	Heritage Club Doorman
Avon Long	Ezra
Tom Mardirosian	Officer Pantuzzi
Charles D. Brown	Officer Reynolds,Officer Reynolds
Nicholas Guest	Harry
Tony Sherer	Philip
Robert Earl Jones	Attendant,Cop,Trader
Robert E. Lee	Cop
John McCurry	Cop
Peter Hock	Cop
Clint Smith	Doo Rag Lenny
Ron Taylor	Big Black Guy,Duke's Secretary
James D. Turner	Even Bigger Black Guy
Giancarlo Esposito	Cellmate
Steve Hofvendahl	Cellmate
James Eckhouse	Guard
Gwyllum Evans	President of Heritage Club
Michele Mais	Hooker,Hooker #1
Barra Kahn	Hooker
Bill Cobbs	Bartender
Joshua Daniels	Party Goer
Jacques Sandulescu	Creepy Man
W.B. Brydon	Bank Manager
Margaret H. Flynn	D&D Receptionist
Tracy K. Shaffer	Constance
Susan Fallender	Bunny
Lucianne Buchanan	President's Mistress
Paul Garcia	Junior Executive
Jed Gillin	Junior Executive
Jimmy Raitt	Ophelia's Client
Philip Bosco	Doctor
Bill Boggs	Newscaster
Deborah Reagan	Harvey's Girl Friend
Don McLeod	Gorilla
Stephen Stucker	Station Master
Richard Hunt	Wilson
Paul Austin	Trader
Jack Davidson	Trader
Bernie McInerney	Trader
Maurice Copeland	Secretary of Agriculture
Ralph Clanton	Official
Bryan Clark	Official
Gary Klar	Longshoreman
Afemo Omilami	Longshoreman
Shelly Chee Chee Hall	Monica
Donna Palmer	Gladys
Barry Dennen	Demitri
Anthony DiSabatino	Duke & Duke Employee
Jim Belushi	Harvey
John Bedford Lloyd	Andrew
Robert Curtis Brown	Todd
Henschel Weingrod	Actor
Bonnie Timmermann	Actor
Robert Curtis-Brown	Todd
Robert Lee	Actor
Joshua Daniel	Party Goer
Kelly Leigh Curtis	Muffy
Elmer Bernstein	Composer

Technical Credits

John Landis

Timothy Harris

Herschel Weingrod

John Landis	Director,Screenwriter
Aaron Russo	Producer,Producer,Director,Director
George Folsey Jr.	Executive Producer,Producer
Timothy Harris	Screenwriter
Herschel Weingrod	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Neil Burrow	Sound Effects
Charles L. Campbell	Sound Effects
Larry Carow	Sound Effects
Samuel C. Crutcher	Sound Effects
Don Digirolamo	Sound Effects
Sam Williams	Producer,Director
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
James Sabat	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The role reversal premise was an old one, even if it was refreshed by casting a black actor and a white actor in the lead roles. But Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd were sure-fire box-office bets, and the film helped Murphy take another step up the ladder of comic stardom. It was one of the choicest film roles for Aykroyd, whose career has had its share of dim parts, and director John Landis knew how to mix the ingredients into box-office gold. The supporting performance of veterans Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, and Denholm Elliott give the comedy surprising depth.

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