Trading Places
Belgian movie poster for the classic 1983 American comedy film
Trading Places.
Overview
The film stars Dan Aykroyd as a wealthy commodities broker, Louis Winthorpe III, and Eddie Murphy as a street hustler, Billy Ray Valentine. Their lives are swapped as the result of a cruel bet made by two callous millionaire brothers, Randolph and Mortimer Duke, to test the age-old question of whether success is determined by nature or nurture.
Key Details
Release Date: June 8, 1983
Director: John Landis
Starring Cast: In addition to Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, the film features performances by Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, and Denholm Elliott.
Plot: Winthorpe is framed for a crime and stripped of his status, while Valentine is given his job and fortune. After discovering the scheme, the two protagonists team up to exact revenge on the Duke brothers through a brilliant stock market manipulation involving frozen orange juice futures.
Legacy: The movie is a sharp satire on social class and greed and became a major commercial success, launching Eddie Murphy's film career into superstardom. A U.S. financial regulation known as the "Eddie Murphy Rule" was even named after the film's climax, which banned insider trading using misappropriated government information.
Trading Places.
Overview
The film stars Dan Aykroyd as a wealthy commodities broker, Louis Winthorpe III, and Eddie Murphy as a street hustler, Billy Ray Valentine. Their lives are swapped as the result of a cruel bet made by two callous millionaire brothers, Randolph and Mortimer Duke, to test the age-old question of whether success is determined by nature or nurture.
Key Details
Release Date: June 8, 1983
Director: John Landis
Starring Cast: In addition to Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, the film features performances by Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, and Denholm Elliott.
Plot: Winthorpe is framed for a crime and stripped of his status, while Valentine is given his job and fortune. After discovering the scheme, the two protagonists team up to exact revenge on the Duke brothers through a brilliant stock market manipulation involving frozen orange juice futures.
Legacy: The movie is a sharp satire on social class and greed and became a major commercial success, launching Eddie Murphy's film career into superstardom. A U.S. financial regulation known as the "Eddie Murphy Rule" was even named after the film's climax, which banned insider trading using misappropriated government information.
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