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Trading Places

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Remake of:

Man with a Million

Original title

Trading Places

Year

1983

Running time

117 min.

Country

United States

Director

John Landis

Screenwriter

Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod

Cast

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography

Robert Paynter

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Comedy | Business & Stock Exchange. Buddy Film. New Year's Eve. Remake

Synopsis

As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. Once they discover the switch played on them, they set out to exact their comic revenge on the execs, played by the grand old actors Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche..

Awards: 1983: Nominated for Oscar: Best Original Song of la OST

1983: 2 nominations for Golden Globes: Best Comedy, Best in Comedy (Eddie Murphy)

1983: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Elliott) & Best Supporting Actress (Lee Curtis)

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Trading Places

1983

John Landis

6.3

(10,634)