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Trading Places
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.
( Comedy )


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US Runtime: 116 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 07, 1983   [USA]
 
Director: John Landis   [Director]
 
Writers: Timothy Harris   [Writer]
Herschel Weingrod   [Writer]
 
Producers: George Folsey Jr.   [Executive Producer]
Aaron Russo   [Producer]
Irwin Russo   [Producer]
Sam Williams   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Robert Paynter   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Malcolm Campbell   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Elmer Bernstein   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Gene Rudolf   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Deborah Nadoolman Landis   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Bonnie Timmermann   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Cinema Group Ventures   (US)
Paramount Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    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:

Dan Aykroyd
Louis Winthorpe III
Eddie Murphy
Billy Ray Valentine
Ralph Bellamy
Randolph Duke
Don Ameche
Mortimer Duke
Denholm Elliott
Coleman
Kristin Holby
Penelope Witherspoon
Paul Gleason
Clarence Beeks
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ophelia
Alfred Drake
President of Exchange
Bo Diddley
Pawnbroker
Frank Oz
Corrupt Cop
Jim Belushi
Harvey
Al Franken
Baggage Handler #1
Tom Davis
Baggage Handler #2
Maurice Woods
Duke & Duke Employee
Jr. Richard D. Fisher
Duke & Duke Employee
Anthony DiSabatino
Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Behrend
Duke & Duke Employee
Sunnie Merrill
Duke & Duke Employee
James Newell
Duke & Duke Employee
Mary St. John
Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Tremena
Duke & Duke Employee
David Schwartz
Duke & Duke Employee
Tom Degidon
Duke Domestic
William Magerman
Duke Domestic
Alan Dellay
Duke Domestic
Florence Anglin
Duke Domestic
Ray D'Amore
Duke Domestic
Bobra Suiter
Duke Domestic
Herb Peterson
Duke Domestic
Sue Dugan
Duke Domestic
Walt Gorney
Duke Domestic
B. Constance Barry
Duke Domestic
P. Jay Sidney
Heritage Club Doorman
Avon Long
Ezra
Tom Mardirosian
Officer Pantuzzi
Charles Brown
Officer Reynolds
Robert Curtis Brown
Todd
Nicholas Guest
Harry
John Bedford Lloyd
Andrew
Tony Sherer
Philip
Robert Earl Jones
Attendant
Robert E. Lee
Cop #1
Peter Hock
Cop #2
 
Clint Smith
Doo Rag Lenny
Ron Taylor
Big Black Guy
James D. Turner
Even Bigger Black Guy
Giancarlo Esposito
Cellmate #2
Steve Hofvendahl
Cellmate #3
James Eckhouse
Guard
Gwyllum Evans
President of Heritage Club
Eddie Jones
Cop #3
John McCurry
Cop #4
Michelle Mais
Hooker #1
Barra Khan
Hooker #2
Bill Cobbs
Bartender
Joshua Daniel
Party Goer
Jacques Sandulescu
Creepy Man
W.B. Brydon
Bank Manager
Margaret H. Flynn
Duke & Duke Receptionist
Kelly Curtis
Muffy
Tracey K. Shaffer
Constance
Susan Fallender
Bunny
Lucianne Buchanan
President's Mistress
Paul García
Jr. Executive #1
Jed Gillin
Jr. Executive #2
Jimmy Raitt
Ophelia's Client
Kate Taylor
Duke's Secretary
Philip Bosco
Doctor
Bill Boggs
Newscaster
Deborah Reagan
Harvey's Girlfriend
Don McLeod
Gorilla
Stephen Stucker
Stationmaster
Richard Hunt
Wilson
Paul Austin
Trader #1
John Randolph Jones
Trader #2
Jack Davidson
Trader #3
Bernie McInerney
Trader #4
Maurice Copeland
Secretary of Agriculture
Ralph Clanton
Official #1
Bryan Clark
Official #2
Gary Klar
Longshoreman
Afemo Omilami
Longshoreman
Shelly Chee Chee Hall
Monica
Donna Palmer
Gladys
Barry Dennen
Demitri
Jim Gallagher
Duke & Duke Employee
 

Uncredited Cast:


Murray Bandel
Man at Police Station (uncredited)
Benjean
Stray Dog (uncredited)
John Black
Man Sitting on Couch at Party (uncredited)
John Landis
Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
Shirley Levine
Bag Lady (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton
Cop (uncredited)
 
Yvonna Russell
Girl in Park (uncredited)
Jan Saint
Man in Police Station (uncredited)
Arleen Sorkin
Woman at Party (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers
Rolls Royce Driver (uncredited)
Marlene Willoughby
Woman Passed Out on Couch (uncredited)
 

Sound Crew:


Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist
 
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Mann
Sound Editor
Chuck Neely
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Richardson
Sound Editor
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Jerry Stanford
Sound Editor
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Andy Perillo
Special Effects
 
 

Art Department:


Linda Conaway-Parsloe
Assistant Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
 
George DeTitta Sr.
Set Decoration
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Gary Jones
Assistant Costume Designer
 
 

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