Synopsis
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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Cast
- Dan AykroydLouis Winthorpe III
- Eddie MurphyBilly Ray Valentine
- Ralph BellamyRandolph Duke
- Don AmecheMortimer Duke
- Denholm ElliottColeman
- Kristin HolbyPenelope Witherspoon
- Paul GleasonClarence Beeks
- Jamie Lee CurtisOphelia
- Alfred DrakePresident of Exchange
- Bo DiddleyPawnbroker
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
But what's most visible in the movie is the engaging acting. Murphy and Aykroyd are perfect foils for each other. - 88
Boston Globe
It's easily the best of the movies I've seen by the various "Saturday Night Live" alumni, and part of the reason it's funny and satisfying is that it doesn't strain. [09 Jun 1983] - 88
Chicago Tribune
It's the funniest new movie on town. [July 22, 1983] - 80
Variety
Trading Places is a light romp geared up by the schtick shifted by Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. - 80
Empire
Saturday Night Live activist Murphy, capitalising on the promise he showed in "48 Hrs.," steals the show as the quick-witted Billy Ray Valentine in what is certainly more mainstream fare than the earlier SNL staffed capers. - 80
Time
[Murphy] makes Trading Places something more than a good-hearted comedy. He turns it into an event. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Trading Places, which is wildly funny at times, is Murphy's film. [10 Jun 1983] - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Although it tends to rely heavily on slapstick in the second half, the movie provides plenty of laughs and is one of director Landis's best efforts.
