Trading Places

Theatrical - Wide 1983-06-08

Cast Denholm Elliott Dan Aykroyd Maurice Woods Richard Maltby Jr.
Directed by John Landis
Written by Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod

Genres: Comedy

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Mortimer and Randolph Duke are commodity brokers who enjoy a little wager now and then. For the latest bet, Randolph believes they can take a common criminal and make him a successful businessman in the company. The criminal, Billy Ray, is... See more to be given the job and home of Louis, who in turn is set up for crimes he didn’t commit, to see if he resorts to crime once he’s lost his rich environment and friends.

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