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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097361247748
Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: June 03, 2008
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 3184
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: June 08, 1983
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Product Description:
Paramount Trading Places: Looking Good, Feeling Good Edition (Blu-ray)
The fun begins when the rich and greedy Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) wager a bet over whether born loser Valentine (Eddie Murphy) could become as successful as the priggish Winthorpe (Dan Akroyd) if circumstances were reversed. The Dukes have the money to make this happen, but when Valentine and Winthorpe catch on they arrange for a rich and riotous payback!
Amazon.com essential video:
In this crowd-pleasing 1983 comedy of high finance about a homeless con artist who becomes a Wall Street robber baron, Eddie Murphy consolidated the success of his startling debut in the previous year's 48 Hours and polished his slick-winner persona. The turnabout begins with an argument between super-rich siblings, played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche: Are captains of industry, they wonder, born or made? To settle the issue, the meanies construct a cruel experiment in social Darwinism. Preppie commodities trader Dan Aykroyd (perfectly cast) is stripped of all his worldly goods and expelled from the firm, and Murphy's smelly derelict is appointed to take his place, graduating to tailored suits and a world-class harem in record time. Eventually the two men team up to teach the nasty old manipulators a lesson, cornering the market in frozen orange juice futures in the process. Director John Landis (The Blues Brothers) doesn't have the world's lightest touch, but he hits most of the jokes hard and quite a few of them pay off. Trading Places is also a landmark film for fans of Jamie Lee Curtis. --David Chute
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - When Eddie Murphy was Funny...
This feature is definitely a highlight in Eddie Murphy's film career before he embarked on a long run of 'family-aimed duds' and badly chosen projects. With few highlights during this run(The Shrek series,Life,Dreamgirls etc.), Eddie has yet to return to full form. If he lets his guard down and stars in say, a Judd Apatow film(Superbad,Knocked Up) or costars with Ben Stiller or Dave Chappelle in another* using the same formula that's made him a comedic legend, who's to say he couldnt have another ... Read More
Rating:  - trading places special collector's edition
Aside from this being one of the greatest movies of all time, the special collector's edition has some really cool special features. My husband and I really enjoyed the piece about the costuming done for the movie and the piece on the futures trade is excellent! It made our favorite movie even more interesting!
Rating: - The greatest comedy of all time!
This film is the absolute best comedy ever! It may not be the funniest (that probably goes to Tommy Boy - also with Dan Ackroyd - hmm - the burning model car scene makes me laugh until I cry just thinking about it), but for laughs and satisfaction it doesn't get any better. I defy viewers to stop themselves from grinning when Billy Ray explains to the Dukes how Winthorp could "do this to us after all that we've done for you"! The villains are developed admirably and then knocked down in MORE than ... Read More
Rating: - And Old Time Best. Gotta have it.
This is one of the old time favorites. YOu must have it in your collections of comedies. If you can't buy it, Rent It.
Rating: - Great Classic
Great movie, even better in HD, one of Eddie Murphys best, If you area fan this is going to be a non stop laugh, you cant go wrong, especially with the great supporting cast.
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