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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. --David Chute
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great movie that deserves to be watched,
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This review is from: Trading Places (DVD)
This is a timeless classic that I have to watch at least once a year. I've been waiting a long time to get hold of this movie on DVD. I hope that they put in special features and the documentary that they made on making the film. This is really Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis at their best. Great supporting actors also. I rate this movie a A+++++
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Great blu-ray version,
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This review is from: Trading Places [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I just finished watching this and the extras. What a great movie that I had only the experience to see the tv version before tonight. Incredible sound improvement and sharp picture quality. I truly enjoyed the movie this time around with many scenes I have never seen before on tv. The extras was a nice touch including interviews that haven't been seen in 20 years. Got this for $9.98 at Wal-mart a few days ago, and very happy I picked it up.
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movie,
This review is from: Trading Places (Widescreen) (DVD)
You ever wonder what the others live like? Well you'll see when a rich white man and a poor black man switch lives based on a one dollar bet. Classic movie!
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