Trading Places

Dan Aykroyd plays Louis Winthorpe III, a rich, smug investment broker set up by brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke in their experiment to prove that environment counts for more than breeding. Stripped of his home, money, fiancée and job, he sees the homeless Billy Ray Valentine take his place instead. The only person interested in helping Winthorpe is hooker Ophelia. But when the three discover Randolph and Duke’s plot, they plan to get even (and rich) in John Landis’s landmark, rip-roaring comedy., Randolph and Mortimer Duke of Duke and Duke Commodities Brokers are a pair of old crooks who dominate the Philadelphia Futures Exchange. After a ‘nature vs nurture’ argument, they make a one dollar wager: that they can transform a street hustler into a wealthy broker and turn a pompous, young suit onto the street., Randolph and Mortimer Duke of Duke and Duke Commodities Brokers are a pair of old crooks who dominate the Philadelphia Futures Exchange. After a ‘nature vs nurture’ argument, they make a one dollar wager: that they can transform a street hustler into a wealthy broker and turn a pompous, young suit onto the street. This they succeed in achieving, but it isn’t long before the two saps team up to return the favour in kind. Aykroyd gives one of his better performances as smug Winthorp and Eddie Murphy proves that his early promise in 48 Hrs represents only a fraction of his talent., Randolph and Mortimer Duke are a pair of old crooks who dominate the Philadelphia Futures Exchange. After a ‘nature vs nurture’ argument, they make a one dollar wager to transform a street hustler into a wealthy broker and turn a pompous, young suit onto the street., In this comedy, two fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt brothers make a one-dollar bet over the argument of heredity vs. environment. The brothers arrange for impoverished street hustler Eddie Murphy to be placed in the lap of luxury. Simultaneously, they set about to reduce aristocratic yuppie Dan Aykroyd to poverty and disgrace., Two ancient, wicked stock market barons reverse the roles and fortunes of a young trader and a penniless beggar. Eddie Murphy is terrific in this warm 80s comedy., Funny business about a snobby, wealthy investment broker unwittingly switching roles with a fast-talking street hustler as part of a whimsical wager orchestrated by two billionaire brothers, and then teaming up to exact revenge on the tycoons., In this classic comedy a snobbish investor and a crafty street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires., A bet between two rich old brokers puts skint hustler Eddie Murphy on Wall St and snob Dan Aykroyd in the gutter. Classic John Landis comedy. Contains strong language/sex. (1983)(113 mins), The fortunes are reversed for a streetwise hustler and a Wall Street executive in this classic comedy., Mortimer and Randolph Duke are commodity brokers who enjoy a little wager now and then. For the latest bet, Randolph believes they can take a common criminal and make him a successful businessman in the company. The criminal, Billy Ray, is to be given the job and home of Louis, who in turn is set up for crimes he didn’t commit, to see if he resorts to crime once he’s lost his rich environment and friends., Dan Aykroyd plays a rich, smug investment broker set up by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche in their experiment to prove environment rules over breeding. Stripped of his home, money, fiancée and job, he sees the homeless Eddie Murphy offered his place instead and only hooker Jamie Lee Curtis will help him. But when the three discover Bellamy and Ameche’s plot, they plan to get even (and rich) in John Landis’s landmark, rip-roaring comedy., Dan Aykroyd plays a rich, smug investment broker set up by Ralph Bellamy and Don eche in their experiment to prove environment rules over breeding. Stripped of his home, money, fiancée and job, he sees the homeless Eddie Murphy offered his place instead and only hooker Jamie Lee Curtis will help him. But when the three discover Bellamy and Ameche’s plot, they plan to get even in John Landis’s landmark, rip-roaring comedy., Two gambling men bet on the outcome when they frame a wealthy businessman for crimes he didn’t commit and give his home and job to a common criminal., (1983) Dan Aykroyd plays Louis Winthorpe III, a rich, smug investment broker set up by brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) in their experiment to prove that environment counts for more than breeding. Stripped of his home, money, fiancée and job, he sees the homeless Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) take his place instead. The only person interested in helping Winthorpe is hooker Ophelia (Jamie Lee Curtis). But when the three discover Randolph and Duke’s plot, they plan to get even (and rich) in John Landis’s landmark, rip-roaring comedy. M,R,,HD.