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trading places (1983)

Trading Places
R
Comedy

Director
John Landis
Release Date
June 8, 1983
Cast
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Dan Aykroyd, Denholm Elliott
Writers
Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod
Runtime
116 minutes
Budget
$15 million
Main Genre
Comedy
Cinematographer
Robert Paynter
Producer
Aaron Russo
Production Company
Paramount Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures
Sfx Supervisor
Andy Perillo
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Assistant Director
David Sosna

Summary

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

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