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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. 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
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Bet
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Criminal
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Broker
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Commodities
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Millionaire
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(44 articles)
'Beverly Hills Cop' is 25 Years Old Today... Can You Believe It?
(From Rope Of Silicon. 5 December 2009, 2:38 AM, PST)
Eddie Murphy: a defence
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 9:43 AM, PST)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 5 December 2009, 2:38 AM, PST)
Eddie Murphy: a defence
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 9:43 AM, PST)
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Murphy and Aykroyd are Perfect!
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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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Black or White (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:6 |
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 electronic status board at Duke & Duke's (seen prominently in the Christmas scene) is the "Big Money" board from "Family Feud" (1976).
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Continuity: When Billy Ray is giving the briefcase to Louis, the two baggage handlers walk past Billy with a bag of pretzels (the Keebler logo is shown). In the next shot, the baggage handlers are in the bar car.
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Quotes:
Randolph Duke:
Exactly why do you think the price of pork bellies is going to keep going down, William?
Billy Ray Valentine: Okay, pork belly prices have been dropping all morning, which means that everybody is waiting for it to hit rock bottom, so they can buy low. Which means that the people who own the pork belly contracts are saying, "Hey, we're losing all our damn money, and Christmas is around the corner, and I ain't gonna have no money to buy my son the G.I. Joe with the kung-fu grip! And my wife ain't gonna f...
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Billy Ray Valentine: Okay, pork belly prices have been dropping all morning, which means that everybody is waiting for it to hit rock bottom, so they can buy low. Which means that the people who own the pork belly contracts are saying, "Hey, we're losing all our damn money, and Christmas is around the corner, and I ain't gonna have no money to buy my son the G.I. Joe with the kung-fu grip! And my wife ain't gonna f...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Knocked Up (2007)
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Soundtrack:
JINGLE BELL ROCK
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When it comes to great comic films, nobody recalls the magic between Murphy and Aykroyd in Trading Places. In the early 80's Eddie Murphy was considered the funniest black comedian next to Richard Pryor. Dan Aykroyd was one of the all time great cast members of Saturday Night Live. Both actors started on SNL and were ready to make their career in films. Trading Places is an example of a perfect comedy. It is funny yes, but there is so much more. With its story, the acting, and the political, racial, and economical plots in the film add to its greatness. One of the best comedies to come out of the 1980's, it stands as one of Eddie Murphy's best earlier films as well as Aykroyd's performances as a character actor. A wonderful and somewhat good family film. If you're that kind of family that is.