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Trading Places

Average Member Rating: 9.8 (from 8 ratings)
Produced In Year: 1983
Directed By: John Landis
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis
IMDB Reference: tt0086465
Duration: 118
In Language: English
Origin Country: USA

Description

In this crowd-pleasing 1983 comedy of high finance about a homeless con artist who becomes a Wall Street robber baron, Eddie Murphy consolidated the success of his startling debut in the previous year's 48 Hours and polished his slick-winner persona.

The turnabout begins with an argument between super-rich siblings, played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche: Are captains of industry, they wonder, born or made? To settle the issue, the meanies construct a cruel experiment in social Darwinism. Preppie commodities trader Dan Aykroyd (perfectly cast) is stripped of all his worldly goods and expelled from the firm, and Murphy's smelly derelict is appointed to take his place, graduating to tailored suits and a world-class harem in record time. Eventually the two men team up to teach the nasty old manipulators a lesson, cornering the market in frozen orange juice futures in the process.

Director John Landis (The Blues Brothers) doesn't have the world's lightest touch, but he hits most of the jokes hard and quite a few of them pay off. Trading Places is also a landmark film for fans of Jamie Lee Curtis.



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1 of 1 members found the following review helpful:

My favorite Holiday film
10/10
Forget "It's a Wonderful Life" or Dickens' "Christmas Carol". Every year, after getting the kids' packages wrapped and the stockings hung by the chimney with care, I pour a scotch, sit back, and laugh my way through Trading Places. Not only is it classic Aykroyd/Murphy (and a very nubile young JLC), but a great intro to futures trading. What better way to celebrate the Holidays?
dwt_fx   05-10-2009 15:53:23

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5 of 5 members found the following review helpful:

Murphy at his best
10/10
I've seen this over and over. Eddie Murphy is in his prime and film is both funny and insightful.

Now, where do I get hold of the that Orange Crop Report ?
rizcenzo   01-09-2005 07:09:47

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6 of 6 members found the following review helpful:

great film - an all time trading classic
10/10
this was the film that first got me interested in trading as a kid! An oldie, but a must see!

Love the part towards the end where the guys are in the Orange Juice pit, total mayhem as everyone is selling after the crop report, Dan Ackroyd shouts "Buying!" and every single person in the pit screams "SOLD!"
Directional   09-08-2005 14:40:11

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