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Trading Places (1983)

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

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

Cast & Crew

Director
John Landis
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    Louis Winthorpe III Dan Aykroyd
  • Profile picture of Eddie Murphy
    Billy Ray Valentine Eddie Murphy
  • Profile picture of Ralph Bellamy
    Randolph Duke Ralph Bellamy
  • Profile picture of Don Ameche
    Mortimer Duke Don Ameche
  • Profile picture of Denholm Elliott
    Coleman Denholm Elliott
  • Profile picture of Kristin Holby
    Penelope Witherspoon Kristin Holby
  • Profile picture of Paul Gleason
    Clarence Beeks Paul Gleason
  • Profile picture of Jamie Lee Curtis
    Ophelia Jamie Lee Curtis

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