Trading Places (1983)
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Cast
as Corrupt Cop
as Billy Ray Valentine
as Harvey
as Ophelia
as Louis Winthorpe III
as Coleman
as Mortimer Duke
as Baggage Handler #1
as Cellmate #2
as Bartender
as Randolph Duke
as Trader
as Clarence Beeks
as Harry
as Doctor
as Off. Reynolds
as Wilson
as Duke Domestic #3
as Guard
as Pawnbroker
as Trader #2
as Duke Domestic #9
as Cop #3
as Muffy
as Officer Reynolds
as Andrew
as Todd
as Trader #1
as President of Exchange
as Demitri
as Longshoreman #2
as Stationmaster
as Trader #4
as Cop #2
as Creepy Man
as Officer Pantuzzi
as Todd
as Cop #4
as Heritage Club Doorman
as Cop
as Ezra
as Official #1
as Duke & Duke Employee #1
as Official #2
as Attendant
as Big Black Guy
as Newscaster
as Duke Domestic #2
as Doo Rag Lenny
as Longshoreman #1
as Duke & Duke Employee #10
as Bunny
as Hooker #1
as Duke Domestic #10
as Secretary of Agriculture
as Duke Domestic #4
as President of Heritage Club
as Duke Domestic
as Muffy
as Duke Domestic #1
as Gladys
as Jr. Executive #1
as Duke & Duke Employee #7
as Gorilla
as Duke Domestic #7
as Duke Domestic #8
as President's Mistress
as Penelope Witherspoon
as Bank Manager
as Party Goer
as Hooker #2
as Duke & Duke Employee #8
as Duke & Duke Employee #3
as Duke's Secretary
as Cellmate #3
as Ophelia's Client
as Harvey's Girlfriend
as Duke & Duke Employee #5
as Duke & Duke Employee #2
as D&D Employee
as Duke & Duke Employee #6
as D&D Employee
as Duke Domestic #5
as Duke Domestic #6
as Philip
as Even Bigger Black Guy
as Hooker
as Hooker #2
as Party Goer
as Duke & Duke Receptionist
as Constance
as Jr. Executive #2
as Monica
as Cop #1
as Duke's Secretary
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Trading Places is a comedy of unavoidable fits and starts.
Trading Places also makes Eddie Murphy a force to be reckoned with.
This 1983 film re-creates a screwball comedy format and then eliminates everything but the crudest audience-gratification elements; any incursions into the more morally complicated side of the genre are quickly curtailed.
Trading Places is a light romp geared up by the schtick shifted by Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.
As a satire on the internecine savagery of fiscal doings under late Reaganite capitalism, the movie is not as biting as it thinks it is; but it's still the best hoot since Arthur.
What's most visible in the movie is the engaging acting. Murphy and Aykroyd are perfect foils for each other.
Audience Reviews for Trading Places
A classic 80s comedy that's still surprisingly relevant in our day.
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That was amazing. Eddie Murphy killed it. Didn't like Winthorpe though.
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Billy Ray Valentine: Hey that's the motherf- I mean... that's the gentleman that had me busted. "They're not just getting rich... They're getting even." Trading Places is one of the best comedies of the 80's and maybe ever. It's my personal favorite Eddie Murphy film and probably tied for my favorite Dan Aykroyd and John Landis film(the other of course being The Blues Brothers). What we have here was an instant comedy classic, that is as much fun as it is funny. There's not a moment of wasted screen time. It's smart, it injects a variety of different forms of humor, and it's fast paced and widely entertaining. There's not much more you can ask for from a comedy. This is the cream of the crop. So, two greedy, manipulative, and corrupt investors make a bet. The bet involves two totally different men. One, Louis Winthorpe runs the Duke brothers investment firm and has made them a lot of money in the process. He comes from a good environment. The other is Billy Ray Valentine, a hustler who makes his money acting like a wounded Vietnam vet. He came from a bad environment. One of the Duke brothers believes that if they throw Louis into the bad environment, he will become a no good thief. He also believes that if they put Valentine into the good environment, he will be able to run the firm just as well as Louis. The other doesn't. It's all part of a fun wager until, Louis and Valentine get wise to it. There's a lot to love about the movie from the great performances from Murphy and Aykroyd to an Oscar nominated score. The versatility showed by Murphy and Aykroyd is what makes their performances so memorable. They both give two different performances within the same movie. Both must act like poor, beaten bums and like wealthy, high class investors. Neither of them waver at any moment and it's pure comedic gold. Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Paul Gleeson, and Jamie Lee Curtis are all very good as well. Trading Places is a must see comedy for all film lovers out there. It's one of those select few comedies that really stands out above the rest for me. It's up there, for me, with movies like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This is a comedic masterpiece and there's just no other way to describe it. If you haven't seen this before, watch it as soon as possible.
Super Reviewer
Trading Places Quotes
| Mortimer Duke: | Turn the machines back ON!!!!!! |
| Billy Ray Valentine: | That's my Harvard tie! Like, oh sure, he went to Harvard! |
| Louis Winthorpe III: | That's my Harvard tie! Like, oh sure, he went to Harvard! |
| Billy Ray Valentine: | I was agent Orange. That was me! |
| Gorilla: | The party's over? It's only ten o'clock! |