Trading Places Movie Review 1983

Two elderly businessmen wager that environment is more important than heredity in creating a successful life, using a rich nephew and an unemployed street hustler as guinea pigs. Curtis is winning as a hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold who helps the hapless Aykroyd. Oft-told tale succeeds thanks to strong cast. Murphy's second screen appearance.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Oldest Profession, Role Reversal, Corporate Shenanigans, Gambling, Top Grossing Films of 1983, Rags to Riches, Yuppie Nightmares, Christmas, Trains, Philadelphia, The Help: Male, Men in Prison, New Year's Eve

Screenplay

Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Paul Gleason, James Belushi, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Kristin Holby, Stephen Stucker, Nicholas Guest, Robert Earl Jones, Bill Cobbs

Director

John Landis

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Aaron Russo

Awards

British Acad. 1983: Support. Actor (Elliott), Support. Actress (Curtis).