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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:
(43 articles)
Eddie Murphy: a defence
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 9:43 AM, PST)
Eddie Murphy’s Return To R-Rated Comedy To Be ‘Fluffy?’
(From Screen Rant. 20 November 2009, 3:04 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 9:43 AM, PST)
Eddie Murphy’s Return To R-Rated Comedy To Be ‘Fluffy?’
(From Screen Rant. 20 November 2009, 3:04 PM, PST)
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Hugely funny film - Eddie Murphy's finest moment
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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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Also Known As:
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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When explaining how their business works we can see a portrait of the Marquis De Lafayette over the right shoulder of Randolph Duke.
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Miscellaneous: In the large room when framing Louis, everyone is instructed to place the contents of the jacket pocket of the person to their right on the table. The people lining the walls have no such tables. The people on the right end have nobody emptying their left pockets.
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Quotes:
[approaching the New York Commodities Exchange]
Louis Winthorpe III: Think big, think positive, never show any sign of weakness. Always go for the throat. Buy low, sell high. Fear? That's the other guy's problem. Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the absolute carnage you are about to witness. Super Bowl...
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Louis Winthorpe III: Think big, think positive, never show any sign of weakness. Always go for the throat. Buy low, sell high. Fear? That's the other guy's problem. Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the absolute carnage you are about to witness. Super Bowl...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Tripping the Rift: Power to the Peephole (#1.8)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Pomp and Circumstance March op.39 No.1
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Right from the opening credits, this film shows quality. It stands above other comedies due to the lack of filler material - every line is memorable. The cast is great; the two leads make the most of their characters (both as brokers and bums) but never overstep the mark, thanks partly to the tight editing. The plot becomes a little bizarre, but by that time you're already hooked, and the ending of the film is pure joy. To my mind, no recent comedy has been this good; it mixes high and low brow jokes without resorting to toilet humour, it doesn't pull any punches (spot the social commentary), the performances are masterful and the script achieves depth without sacrificing the one-liners or slowing the pace.