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Trading Places
1983
As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. Once they discover the switch .. Read more
| Starring | Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott |
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| Director | John Landis |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Trading Places
As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. Once they discover the switch played on them, they set out to exact their comic revenge on the execs, played by the grand old actors Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche..
| Starring | Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy |
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| Director | John Landis |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 02 Dec 2002 HD DVD: unknown Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
Trading Places (1983)
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This blatant, unacknowledged reworking of The Prince and the Pauper is a rattling comedy showcase for the unique talents of Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, who have never recaptured the form shown here. However, there is no question that the acting honours go to veterans Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy, as the mischievous business bigwigs whose wager brings about the respective rise and fall of the stars. Director John Landis tends to pull his satirical punches against yuppiedom, and it's a shame he settles for a brash slapstick finale after so many fresh, immaculately timed comic situations, but this remains very entertaining.
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Surprisingly witty comedy, which while not aspiring to great heights, and marred by a few excesses, brought a refreshing breath of air to a declining genre.
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Semi-Classic 80's Comedy
What a great film this is. A classic John Landis (Ghostbusters) Film. One of those great comedy films of the 80's. Not perfect, but enjoyable to watch Eddie Murphy at his best, before his recent downfall. If you have not seen this then do. I can't think of anyone that would not enjoy it. If you have, then it might be worth a re-watch, because its probably been a long time.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Hilarious!
I love this film! One of Eddie Murphy's best when he was young and really out there...
I recall watching this film as a kid and laughing hard at the gags and growing up has not changed a thing. Don't catergorise this as a rags-to-riches spoof. This film presents a finger-on-the pulse sending up of 80s New York that had me rolling about on my seat.
Between then and now so many films have tried to recreate this magic and failed miserably. This is the real McCoy.
If you've not seen it add this to the top of your list. If you have seen it WATCH IT AGAIN!!! -
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Murphy: I'll quit movies at 50
- 08 Jul 2008
Eddie Murphy has confirmed his recent claims that he is returning to his club roots by announcing he will quit movies when he hits 50. During his 30 years in the business, Murphy has made nearly 40 films – including hits such as Trading Places, Beverley Hills Cop and 48 Hours. Now 47, he told TODAY'S Al Roker about his plans: "I am planning to make movies until I am 50,” "That's two years and eight months. Then I am going back to the stage." The Nutty Professor star... Read more
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Trading Places - HD DVD Version
As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a successful stockbroker (Dan Akroyd) are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. Once they ...
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Trading Places
As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. ...
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