Trading Places

1983 · directed by John Landis

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

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

Trading Places (1983), directed by John Landis, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Dan Aykroyd
• Eddie Murphy
• Ralph Bellamy
• Don Ameche
• Denholm Elliott
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Paul Gleason
• Frank Oz
• Jim Belushi
• Kristin Holby

Crew

• Robert Paynter — Director of Photography
• Malcolm Campbell — Editor
• Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Herschel Weingrod — Writer
• Timothy Harris — Writer

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