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Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy and Christmas film directed by John Landis. The screenwriter was Herschel Weingrod, with Aaron Russo serving as producer. The cast includes Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, and Don Ameche. Robert Paynter was the director of photography, and Elmer Bernstein composed the music. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and Cinema Group Ventures.
Set in New York City and Philadelphia, the movie was filmed in Philadelphia and the United States Virgin Islands. It has a runtime of 116 minutes and was released on June 7, 1983. The production had a budget of 15,000,000 and generated revenue of 90,404,800. The film is distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, available in video on demand format.
The work is written in English and features a tagline stating, "They're not just getting rich... They're getting even." It is noted for including blackface. Review scores include 7.5/10, 87%, and 69/100, with an IMDb rating of 7.5 based on 183,084 votes. The film is set during the New Year and Christmas holiday season.
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Film · TMDB
7.2A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Cast
- Dan Aykroyd as Louis Winthorpe III
- Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine
- Ralph Bellamy as Randolph Duke
- Don Ameche as Mortimer Duke
- Denholm Elliott as Coleman
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Ophelia
Themes
- new year's eve
- prostitute
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- butler
- christmas party
- satire
- rags to riches
- broker
- beggar
- wager
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Landis
- Written by
- Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod
- Produced by
- Aaron Russo
- Starring
- Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Jamie Lee Curtis
- Cinematography
- Robert Paynter
- Edited by
- Malcolm Campbell
- Music by
- Elmer Bernstein
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- June 8, 1983 ( 1983-06-08 )
- Running time
- 116 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $120.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Landis
- Screenwriter
- Herschel Weingrod
- Cast member
- Avon Long
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Aaron Russo
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert Paynter
- Narrative location
- Philadelphia
- Filming location
- United States Virgin Islands
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 190881
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-01-01
- title
- Trading Places
- distributed by
- Netflix
- has characteristic
- blackface
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 69/100
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