description Trading Places Overview
Trading Places is a 1983 comedy film centered around a commodities broker and a street hustler. The narrative involves an orchestrated exchange of lifestyles during the holiday season, exploring contrasting social classes. The cast included Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, and Ralph Bellamy in this story about a high-stakes wager.
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info Trading Places Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
help Trading Places FAQ
What are the Dukes actually betting on in Trading Places?
Randolph and Mortimer Duke make a cruel one-dollar bet over whether environment or heredity determines a person's behavior. They swap the lives of Louis Winthorpe III, played by Dan Aykroyd, and Billy Ray Valentine, played by Eddie Murphy.
Why is orange juice so important in Trading Places?
The finale turns on frozen concentrated orange juice futures, not ordinary stock trading. Valentine and Winthorpe use the Dukes' stolen crop-report scheme against them on the commodities exchange.
Is Trading Places a Christmas movie?
Trading Places is set during the holiday season and includes major Christmas and New Year's scenes. It was released in 1983 and is often watched as a holiday comedy even though the plot is really a class-satire revenge story.
Who directed Trading Places and who plays the butler?
Trading Places was directed by John Landis. Denholm Elliott plays Coleman, the butler who becomes one of the film's most important allies to Winthorpe and Valentine.
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