Directed by:
John LandisCinematography:
Robert PaynterComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis, Paul Gleason, Frank Oz, Jim Belushi, Robert Curtis Brown (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
The fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt Duke brothers make a one-dollar bet over heredity vs. environment. Curious as to what would happen if different lifestyles were reversed, they arrange for impoverished street hustler Billy Ray Valentine to be placed in the lap of luxury. Simultaneously, they strip wealthy Louis Winthorpe III of his identity and wealth. When Billy Ray figures out that the brothers intend send him back to his life of poverty once their experiment is complete, he seeks out Winthorpe, and together they plot their revenge on the Duke brothers. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Dan Aykroyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267402_aa8b69.jpg)
Dan Aykroyd
Canada
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
The Rutles in All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
![Eddie Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002510_d57d4e.jpg)
Eddie Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Shrek (2001)
![Ralph Bellamy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272319_ce221a.jpg)
Ralph Bellamy
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Trading Places (1983)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
![Don Ameche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413200_0ab7e2.jpg)
Don Ameche
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
Trading Places (1983)
Midnight (1939)
![Denholm Elliott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267410_7cbbf8.jpg)
Denholm Elliott
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Bangkok Hilton (1989) (series)
![Jamie Lee Curtis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/352/162352492_36ef21.jpg)
Jamie Lee Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Knives Out (2019)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
Trading Places (1983)
![Paul Gleason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269471_aa499d.jpg)
Paul Gleason
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Trading Places (1983)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
![Frank Oz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269908_1ae0e6.jpg)
Frank Oz
UK
Best movies:
![Jim Belushi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268888_da4ac2.jpg)
Jim Belushi
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Salvador (1986)
Palermo Connection (1990)
![Robert Curtis Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/358/161358511_c9a4b7.jpg)
Robert Curtis Brown
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Trading Places (1983)
Red Dragon (2002)
![Nicholas Guest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/967/161967986_3d3d59.jpg)
Nicholas Guest
USA
Best movies:
Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look at (1994) (music video)
Tangled (2010)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
![John Bedford Lloyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/074/162074463_0f1012.jpg)
John Bedford Lloyd
USA
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Abyss (1989)
![Giancarlo Esposito](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245407_fcdc01.jpg)
Giancarlo Esposito
Denmark
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
![James Eckhouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440498_368df4.png)
James Eckhouse
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Big (1988)
![Eddie Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273976_029e9e.jpg)
Eddie Jones
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Seabiscuit (2003)
A League of Their Own (1992)
![Bill Cobbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270881_984402.jpg)
Bill Cobbs
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Demolition Man (1993)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
![Philip Bosco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270885_e65e40.jpg)
Philip Bosco
USA
Best movies:
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Trading Places (1983)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Bryan Clark
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Trading Places (1983)
Sweet Liberty (1986)
![Tom Mardirosian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809387_4803d3.jpg)
Tom Mardirosian
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Trading Places (1983)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Gary Howard Klar
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Big (1988)
Gloria (1980)