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Release Date:
8 June 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even. See more »
Plot:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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3 nominations
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(77 articles)
'Lottery Ticket' and Our Favorite Rags to Riches Comedies
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Video: Peter Jackson Unveils His Childhood Movie
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(From AMC - Script to Screen. 19 August 2010, 7:54 AM, PDT)
‘Yogi Bear’ Teaser Confirms Apocalypse
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Video: Peter Jackson Unveils His Childhood Movie
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Ahmwoonanawoonanawoonana-huh!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Denholm Elliott | ... | Coleman |
 | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Louis Winthorpe III |
| Maurice Woods | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Richard D. Fisher Jr. | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Jim Gallagher | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Anthony DiSabatino | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Bonnie Behrend | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Sunnie Merrill | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| James Newell | ... | Duke & Duke Employee (as Jim Newell) |
| Mary St. John | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Bonnie Tremena | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| David Schwartz | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Randolph Duke |
 | Don Ameche | ... | Mortimer Duke |
| Tom Degidon | ... | Duke Domestic |
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118 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Peru:14 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #26982) | West Germany:16
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The exterior shots of Louis Winthorpe's house are of a real house on a very affluent street in Philadelphia. The wreath on the door was replaced when the producers wanted something bigger and better. They borrowed a hand-made wreath from a house across the street.See more »
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Billy Ray is in the limo, Randolph Duke introduces himself and Billy Ray asks if the name Randolph is like Randy Jackson of the Jackson 5. Randy was not a member of the Jackson 5. He did not join the group until they became The Jacksons.See more »
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This is one of the best comedies out there, made back in the days when John Landis was still good. It is bursting with brilliant scenes for fans to act out and loads of hilarious lines to recite. I find myself doing this quite a lot. Who cannot resist Eddie Murphy's foreign exchange student disguise or Ackroyd's Lionel Josef. The ape in the train is a thigh-slapper too.
For a comedy it has a great plot and a decent running time but it has dated quite a bit. Please though, no remake. Let this film stand on it's own as proof that Ackroyd, Murphy and Landis were once brilliant at what they did.