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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: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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
 
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$90,404,800
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)

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