Trading Places (1983) (2025)

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1983

Directed by John Landis

Synopsis

They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.

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 Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz Jim Belushi Al Franken Tom Davis Maurice Woods Richard D. Fisher, Jr. Jim Gallagher Anthony DiSabatino Bonnie Behrend Sunnie Merrill James Newell Mary St. John Bonnie Tremena David Schwartz Tom Degidon William Magerman Alan Dellay Florence Anglin Ray D'Amore Show All…

DirectorDirector

John Landis

ProducersProducers

Aaron Russo Irwin Russo Sam Williams

WritersWriters

Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod

CastingCasting

Bonnie Timmermann

EditorEditor

Malcolm Campbell

CinematographyCinematography

Robert Paynter

Executive ProducerExec. Producer

George Folsey Jr.

Additional PhotographyAdd. Photography

Hank Muller

Production DesignProduction Design

Gene Rudolf

Art DirectionArt Direction

Linda Conaway-Parsloe

Set DecorationSet Decoration

George DeTitta Jr. George DeTitta Sr.

Special EffectsSpecial Effects

Andy Perillo

ComposersComposers

Elmer Bernstein Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SoundSound

Charles L. Campbell Frank Graziadei James Sabat Larry Carow Samuel C. Crutcher Don Digirolamo Robert Glass Robert Knudson Larry Mann Bruce Richardson Jerry Stanford

Costume DesignCostume Design

Deborah Nadoolman Landis

MakeupMakeup

Jack Engel

HairstylingHairstyling

Frank Bianco

Studios

Cinema Group Ventures Paramount Pictures

Country

USA

Language

English

Alternative Titles

Их поменяли местами, Їх поміняли місцями, Polythrona gia dyo, Polithrona gia dyo, Поменяться местaми, Entre pillos anda el juego, Zengin ve Sefil, Die Glücksritter, Una poltrona per due, Поменяться местами, Un fauteuil pour deux, Záměna, 颠倒乾坤, Bossen og bumsen, Rollebyttet, Os Ricos e os Pobres, Szerepcsere, Πολυθρόνα για δύο, Nieoczekiwana zmiana miejsc, Ombytta roller, משנה מקום משנה מזל, Trocando as Bolas, 대역전, Schimbul de locuri, 大逆転, 你整我,我整你, De mendigo a millonario, Смяна на местата, Помінятися місцями, Vaihtokaupat, Výmena, Kolo sreće, Pasikeisti vietomis, Joc de murris, Kohavahetus, รวยคนละที

Genre

Comedy

Themes

Crude humor and satire Amusing jokes and witty satire Gags, jokes, and slapstick humor Funny jokes and crude humor Laugh-out-loud relationship entanglements Catchy songs and hilarious musical comedy Show All…

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Theatrical

07 Jun 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (3)Canada
  • Trading Places (1983) (4)USAR

16 Sep 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (5)Sweden11

29 Sep 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (6)Argentina

26 Oct 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (7)SpainA

03 Nov 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (8)Netherlands6

16 Nov 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (9)France

09 Dec 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (10)UK15

10 Dec 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (11)Japan

16 Dec 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (12)FinlandK-16
  • Trading Places (1983) (13)Germany12
  • Trading Places (1983) (14)Norway12

26 Dec 1983
  • Trading Places (1983) (15)Denmark

13 Jan 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (16)Switzerland16

14 Jan 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (17)Switzerland

19 Jan 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (18)ItalyT

26 Jan 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (19)AustraliaM

10 Feb 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (20)Ireland15

12 Apr 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (21)Brazil

10 May 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (22)Uruguay

24 May 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (23)Mexico

30 Aug 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (24)Colombia

31 Aug 1984
  • Trading Places (1983) (25)Portugal

01 Mar 1985
  • Trading Places (1983) (26)Germany

20 Jun 1985
  • Trading Places (1983) (27)Belgium

01 Feb 1986
  • Trading Places (1983) (28)Poland18

13 May 1986
  • Trading Places (1983) (29)India

16 Apr 1987
  • Trading Places (1983) (30)Hungary12

08 Dec 2018
  • Trading Places (1983) (31)Netherlands

Physical

08 Jul 1990
  • Trading Places (1983) (32)Turkey

02 Jan 2002
  • Trading Places (1983) (33)Poland

24 Sep 2002
  • Trading Places (1983) (34)Canada

02 Dec 2002
  • Trading Places (1983) (35)Czechia
  • Trading Places (1983) (36)United Arab Emirates

04 Dec 2002
  • Trading Places (1983) (37)Sweden11

03 Jun 2008
  • Trading Places (1983) (38)Singapore

08 Apr 2019
  • Trading Places (1983) (39)Sweden11

TV

18 Mar 1997
  • Trading Places (1983) (40)Slovakia12

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Trading Places (1983) (41)Argentina
29 Sep 1983
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Trading Places (1983) (42)Australia
26 Jan 1984
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Trading Places (1983) (43)Belgium
20 Jun 1985
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (44)Brazil
12 Apr 1984
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Trading Places (1983) (45)Canada
07 Jun 1983
  • Theatrical
24 Sep 2002
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Trading Places (1983) (46)Colombia
30 Aug 1984
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (47)Czechia
02 Dec 2002
  • PhysicalDVD
Trading Places (1983) (48)Denmark
26 Dec 1983
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (49)Finland
16 Dec 1983
  • TheatricalK-16
Trading Places (1983) (50)France
16 Nov 1983
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (51)Germany
16 Dec 1983
  • Theatrical12WestGermany
01 Mar 1985
  • TheatricalEastGermany
Trading Places (1983) (52)Hungary
16 Apr 1987
  • Theatrical12
Trading Places (1983) (53)India
13 May 1986
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (54)Ireland
10 Feb 1984
  • Theatrical15
Trading Places (1983) (55)Italy
19 Jan 1984
  • TheatricalT
Trading Places (1983) (56)Japan
10 Dec 1983
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (57)Mexico
24 May 1984
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (58)Netherlands
03 Nov 1983
  • Theatrical6
08 Dec 2018
  • TheatricalRe-release
Trading Places (1983) (59)Norway
16 Dec 1983
  • Theatrical12
Trading Places (1983) (60)Poland
01 Feb 1986
  • Theatrical18
02 Jan 2002
  • PhysicalDVD
Trading Places (1983) (61)Portugal
31 Aug 1984
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (62)Singapore
03 Jun 2008
  • PhysicalBlu-ray
Trading Places (1983) (63)Slovakia
18 Mar 1997
  • TV12Markíza
Trading Places (1983) (64)Spain
26 Oct 1983
  • TheatricalA
Trading Places (1983) (65)Sweden
16 Sep 1983
  • Theatrical11
04 Dec 2002
  • Physical11DVD
08 Apr 2019
  • Physical11Blu-ray
Trading Places (1983) (66)Switzerland
13 Jan 1984
  • Theatrical16
14 Jan 1984
  • Theatrical
Trading Places (1983) (67)Turkey
08 Jul 1990
  • PhysicalVHS
Trading Places (1983) (68)UK
09 Dec 1983
  • Theatrical15
Trading Places (1983) (69)USA
07 Jun 1983
  • TheatricalR
Trading Places (1983) (70)United Arab Emirates
02 Dec 2002
  • PhysicalDVD
Trading Places (1983) (71)Uruguay
10 May 1984
  • Theatrical

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  • Review by lauren ★★★★★ 12

    I’ve seen this film about 50 times and I still don’t understand how the trading pit works

  • Review by Sean Fennessey ★★★★½ 4

    **Eddie Murphy looks into camera as Mortimer explains that pork bellies are used to make bacon, which is found on a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich**

  • Review by matt lynch ★★★★½ 1

    "Here. One dollar."

    Class and race and gender and labor and no matter how many times I see this it's one of the greatest American comedies ever made.

  • Review by Jamelle Bouie ★★★★ 1

    probably the great american comedy about race and class and labor? there’s some problematic stuff in here of course but i actually don’t think it’s too bad all things considered.

  • Review by demi adejuyigbe 10

    Deeply, deeply mean-spirited and undercooked in a way that made me feel bad from its comically-evil set up untilits unearned con of an ending. Merry Christmas!

  • Review by Mike D'Angelo ★★★½

    62/100

    Oh, right, Eddie Murphy was really funny once upon a time. His upward climb inspires many more laughs than does Aykroyd's downward spiral, though both contribute to one of the most unabashedly (yet casually) leftist Hollywood movies ever made, which comes down hard in favor of Bellamy's thesis about environment mattering much more than genetics. Even more trenchant than Louis turning to crime in response to his deprivation is the way that Billy Ray instantly re-evaluates his entire worldview upon becoming a property owner; without making a big fuss that would detract from the comedy, Trading Places starkly illustrates how easy it is to become callous once you have something worthwhile to lose. Wish the third act didn't waste so much energy on stillborn gags involving goofy costumes (Jamaican blackface? really?) and horny gorillas, though.

  • Review by John Earling ★★★★½

    The best representation of December 2020 is Dan Aykroyd as a homeless man in a dirty Santa Claus suit eating a whole salmon on a bus.

  • Review by Jade talks too much🎄🎁 ★★★★ 22

    “MERRY NEW YEAR!”🙌

    Very funny movie and a great New Year watch🎉. Dan Akroyd dressed as the worlds filthiest Santa🎅🏻 is an iconic disgusting image.🤣 When he puts the salmon down his shirt.🤢🐟

    There’s some very offensive stuff in here that I don’t care for😬 but the laughs make up for it. Eddie Murphy, Dan Akroyd & Jamie Lee Curtis make an entertaining trio. That final scam on those nasty old racists👴🏻🧓🏻 is so very satisfying.😈

    Can’t believe a dude gets fucked by a Gorilla?😭🦍 So wrong.

    I think the shirtless Jamie Lee Curtis scene truly changed me as a child!
    🍈🍈😨

  • Review by Passionatezilla ★★★★½

    Trading Places - Funny and Appealing!

    Trading Places (1983) is a comedy movie directed by John Landis and written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. The movie features Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denhelm Elliot, Paul Gleason, and Kristin Holby.

    The movie focuses on two millionaire brothers Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer Duke (Don Ameche) placing a bet regarding an upper class director for their company named Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor street beggar named Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy). This causes the two individuals to swap their life for the brothers to witness how they will perform. Will Louis and Billy find a way to get their lives back and…

  • Review by theriverjordan ★★★ 9

    “Trading Places” is a social satire with admirable aims. But the way that it whiffs its landing is emblematic of the deepest problems in the very 1980s culture that it parodies.

    Annoyingly talented sleazebag of a director John Landis pitched “Places” as an updated version of the Preston Sturges and Frank Capra socially-conscious comedies of the 30s.

    At first blush, “Places” appears to be an apt homage to these predecessors. Opening to the chords of Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” which mirrors “Places’” own plot, the movie is a slicker, updated version of “The Prince and the Pauper.” Here, the stockbroker (Dan Ackroyd), and the conman (Eddie Murphy).

    Ackroyd plays his entitled baron of privilege with smarmy charm, and Murphy is…

  • Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★★½ 2

    Starring - Female 4 Front: The Sexy, Soldier, Family Woman, Lawyer, TV Movie Superstar and Scream Queen Icon Jamie Lee Curtis

    This is one of those movies that I've probably seen at some point, but never in its entirety; I certainly didn't remember the gorilla's suggestive sodomy scene.

    The film's timeless quality is evident almost immediately. The film's premise is intriguing and has plenty of room for insightful commentary and critique of not only the socioeconomic class but also the time period depicted; yet, these are never explored in any great depth, which I understand given the film's comedic intent. And as such, this is arguably Murphy and certainly Aykroyd at the height of their ability, with a script and…

  • Review by Travis Lytle ★★★½ 6

    John Landis's "Trading Places" is one of those comedies that, when it works, works fantastically. When it does not work, the film sags slightly. Still, thanks to its stars and the care with which the film was made, "Trading Places" is a sturdy and likable piece of work.

    A riff on "The Prince and the Pauper," "Trading Places" follows Eddie Murphy's homeless conman and Dan Aykroyd's wealthy stockbroker as they switch places thanks to a bet placed by two old codgers. It is an appealing rags-to-riches, riches-to-rags story that culminates with Murphy and Aykroyd working together for comic justice.

    Landis allows the film to take its time in getting where its going. "Trading Places" is never lean and borders on…

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