Trading Places
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Synopsis
A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.
Cast
- Denholm Elliott
- Dan Aykroyd
- Maurice Woods
- Richard D. Fisher Jr.
- Jim Gallagher
- Anthony DiSabatino
- Bonnie Behrend
- Ralph Bellamy
- Don Ameche
- Eddie Murphy
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- Jun 12, 2018
I’ve seen this film about 50 times and I still don’t understand how the trading pit works
laurenJul 18, 2020**Eddie Murphy looks into camera as Mortimer explains that pork bellies are used to make bacon, which is found on a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich**
Sean FennesseyJan 11, 2016"Here. One dollar." Class and race and gender and labor and no matter how many times I see this it's one of the greatest American comedies ever made.
matt lynch - Dec 23, 2020
probably the great american comedy about race and class and labor? there’s some problematic stuff in here of course but i actually don’t think it’s too bad all things considered.
Jamelle BouieDec 25, 2022Deeply, deeply mean-spirited and undercooked in a way that made me feel bad from its comically-evil set up until its unearned con of an ending. Merry Christmas!
demi adejuyigbeApr 23, 201462/100 Oh, right, Eddie Murphy was really funny once upon a time. His upward climb inspires many more laughs than does Aykroyd's downward spiral, though both contribute to one of the most unabashedly (yet casually) leftist Hollywood movies ever made, which comes down hard…
Mike D'Angelo - Dec 14, 2020
The best representation of December 2020 is Dan Aykroyd as a homeless man in a dirty Santa Claus suit eating a whole salmon on a bus.
John EarlingJan 24, 2021“Trading Places” is a social satire with admirable aims. But the way that it whiffs its landing is emblematic of the deepest problems in the very 1980s culture that it parodies. Annoyingly talented sleazebag of a director John Landis pitched “Places” as an updated version…
theriverjordanNov 25, 2021the whole cast is hot, no i will not elaborate
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- Bridget Goodheart likedTrading Places
Aged like warm milk
Taylor Watts likedTrading Places6/10 it was pretty funny. I definitely got distracted throughout it, but I could still follow along. I like watching older movies like this every once in awhile. Watching now is crazy, like some of the stuff they would say/do (like blackface, omg that would never happen now)
KAYLIMANIZ lovedTrading Places8/10 Jamie Lee Curtis is everything and so is Eddie Murphy they will be the reason I watch this from now on
- sabbie likedTrading Places
closed my eyes like 10 times but still pretty funny
Cory Nunez lovedTrading PlacesMan this fuckin rocked! Besides a few outdated scenes (yes I’m talkin about the blackface) it was funny and had a great theme! Dan, Eddie & Jamie went off! They made a great trio, each bringing something different to the table. (This has GOT to be Jamie Lee Curtis at her finest 😍). Eddie Murphy…
James New likedTrading PlacesFantastic premise executed in such a great way. Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy are prefect in their roles and the supporting cast elevates them. Very funny and witty, albeit one sequence involving blackface hasn’t aged particularly well. The start of John Landis’ prolific comedies
- Caden Crum lovedTrading Places
This movie could never exist in today’s climate , but that’s what makes it great. They did a great job of concealing the twist and I actually laughed a few times. Great chemistry with the actors. I liked the finance-commodity trade aspect of this film. Good for a laugh. 8.1/10
cassius casanova dislikedTrading Placesmy facist bigot of a father tried to show me this as a kid because it has black face in it, i walked out of the room & told him to have fun watching this in hell. goes to show you that eddie murphy is a sell out for letting them treat him like a “dancing monkey”
MovieDaddy lovedTrading PlacesA contender for top 10 all-time comedies. A true screwball comedy if there ever was one. Rewatchability is off the charts and there are more than a few dozen iconic lines and moments within. Decades later and I still don’t understand the stock market.
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- JLjames lenoue
Eddie Murphy and Danny Aykroyd in their prime, then throw in Jamie Lee Curtis, what more could you ask.
OHOlivia Howard
Metacritic
It's a big, lavishly staged farce that aims to please even those who favor sophisticated screwball comedy, a genre to which it is greatly indebted.
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
But what's most visible in the movie is the engaging acting. Murphy and Aykroyd are perfect foils for each other.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Trading Places (1983) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Trading Places (1983)?
The movie is 1hr 56min long.
What's Trading Places (1983) about?
A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.
Who's the cast of Trading Places (1983)?
- Denholm Elliott as Coleman
- Dan Aykroyd as Louis Winthorpe III
- Maurice Woods as Duke & Duke Employee
- Richard D. Fisher Jr. as Duke & Duke Employee
- Jim Gallagher as Duke & Duke Employee
- Anthony DiSabatino as Duke & Duke Employee
- Bonnie Behrend as Duke & Duke Employee
- Ralph Bellamy as Randolph Duke
- Don Ameche as Mortimer Duke
- Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine
Who's the director behind Trading Places (1983)?
John Landis directed Trading Places (1983).
Who produced Trading Places (1983)?
Aaron Russo produced Trading Places (1983).
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