Trading Places (1983)

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R | Comedy | Released: 6/1/1983

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Synopsis:

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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/1/1983

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
John Landis	Director
George Folsey Jr	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Dan Aykroyd	Louis Winthorpe III
Eddie Murphy	Billy Ray Valentine
Ralph Bellamy	Randolph Duke
Don Ameche	Mortimer Duke
Denholm Elliott	Coleman
Jamie Lee Curtis	Ophelia
Paul Gleason	Beeks
Kristin Holby	Penelope
Robert Curtis Brown	Todd
Maurice Woods	Duke & Duke Employee
Jim Gallagher	Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Behrend	Duke & Duke Employee
Jim Newell	Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Tremena	Duke & Duke Employee
Richard D Fisher Jr	Duke & Duke Employee
Anthony DiSabatino	Duke & Duke Employee
Sunnie Merrill	Duke & Duke Employee
Mary St John	Duke & Duke Employee
David Schwartz	Duke & Duke Employee
Tom Degidon	Duke Domestic
Alan Dellay	Duke Domestic
Ray D'Amore	Duke Domestic
Herb Peterson	Duke Domestic
Walt Gorney	Duke Domestic
William Magerman	Duke Domestic
Florence Anglin	Duke Domestic
Bobra Suiter	Duke Domestic
Sue Dugan	Duke Domestic
B Constance Barry	Duke Domestic
P Jay Sidney	Heritage Club Doorman
Avon Long	Ezra
Tom Mardirosian	Officer Pantuzzi
Charles Brown	Officer Reynolds
Nicholas Guest	Harry
John Bedford Lloyd	Andrew
Tony Sherer	Philip
Robert Earl Jones	Attendant
Robert Edwin Lee	1st Cop
Peter Hock	2nd Cop
Clint Smith	Do Rag Lenny
Ron Taylor	Big Black Guy
James D Turner	Even Bigger Black Guy
Giancarlo Esposito	2nd Cellmate
Steve Hofvendahl	3rd Cellmate
James Eckhouse	Guard
Gwyllum Evans	President of Heritage Club
Frank Oz	Corrupt Cop
Eddie Jones	3rd Cop
John McCurry	4th Cop
Michelle Mais	1st Hooker
Barra Kahn	2nd Hooker
Bill Cobbs	Bartender
Joshua Daniel	Partygoer
Jacques Sandulescu	Creepy Man
W B Brydon	Bank Manager
Margaret H Flynn	Duke & Duke Receptionist
Kelly Curtis	Muffy
Tracy K Shaffer	Constance
Susan Fallender	Bunny
Bo Diddley	Pawnbroker
Alfred Drake	President of Exchange
Lucianne Buchanan	President's Mistress
Paul Garcia	1st Junior Executive
Jed Gillin	2nd Junior Executive
Jimmy Raitt	Ophelia's Client
Kate Taylor	Duke's Secretary
Philip Bosco	Doctor
Bill Boggs	Newscaster
James Belushi	Harvey
Deborah Reagan	Harvey's Girlfriend
Al Franken	1st Baggage Handler
Tom Davis	2nd Baggage Handler
Don McLeod	Gorilla
Stephen Stucker	Station Master
Richard Hunt	Wilson
Paul Austin	1st Trader
John Randolph Jones	2nd Trader
Jack Davidson	3rd Trader
Bernie McInerney	4th Trader
Maurice Copeland	Secretary of Agriculture
Ralph Clanton	1st Official
Bryan Clark	2nd Official
Gary Howard Klar	Longshoreman
Afemo Omilami	Longshoreman
Shelly Chee Chee Hall	Monica
Donna Palmer	Gladys
Barry Dennen	Semitri
Production Credits	Credit
George Folsey Jr	Executive Producer
Aaron Russo	Producer
Sam Williams	Associate Producer
Irwin Russo	Associate Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Writer	Credit
Timothy Harris	Screenplay
Herschel Weingrod	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Eugene Powell	Scenic Artist - master scenic artist
Gene Rudolf	Production Designer
David Weinman	Set Dresser
George DeTitta	Set Decorator
Bruno Robotti	Scenic Artist
Anthony Gamiello	Set Dresser
George DeTitta Jr	Set Decorator
Leslie Salter-Griffin	Scenic Artist
William Chaiken	Scenic Artist
Casting	Credit
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Robert Paynter	Director of Photography
Warren Rothenberger	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Josh Weiner	Photography - stills
Richard Kratina	Camera Operator
Don Sweeney	Camera Operator
Jonathan Fauer	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Elmer Bernstein	Music Conductor
Elmer Bernstein	Music
Peter Bernstein	Orchestrations
David C Williams	Song
David C Williams	Song Performer
David Schwartz	Music Performer
Jeff Carcon	Music Editor
Patrick Cowley	Song
Murray Adler	Music Performer
Sylvester	Song Performer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Kathy Durning	Music Editor
Harris Goldman	Music Performer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music - music extract
Sylvester	Song
The Hot Toddies	Song Performer
Michael Lang	Song Performer
Armand Kaproff	Music Performer
Nicholas Guest	Song
Chuck Domanico	Song Performer
Robert Curtis Brown	Song
Joseph Beal	Song
George Doering	Song Performer
Jim Boothe	Song
Ron Lee	Song Performer
Brenda Lee	Song Performer
Lyn Murray	Song
Little Eva	Song Performer
Gerry Goffin	Song
The Silhouettes	Song Performer
Carole King	Song
The Silhouettes	Song
Production Management	Credit
Adeline Leonard Seakwood	Production Coordinator
David Sosna	Assistant Director
David Schwartz	Location Manager
Renee Bodner	Script Supervisor
William C Gerrity	Unit Production Manager
Joseph Ray	Assistant Director
Linda Montanti	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Eric Myers	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Neil Burrow	Foley Editor
Charles L Campbell	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
John Roesch	Foley
Frank Graziadei	Sound - sound recording mixer
Joan Rowe	Foley
Dan Wallin	Sound - sound recording mixer
Larry Crutcher	Sound Editor
Jerry Stanford	Sound Editor
James Sabat	Sound - sound recording mixer
Bruce Richardson	Sound Editor
Robert Knudson	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Larry Mann	Sound Editor
Robert W Glass Jr	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Don Digirolamo	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Frank Bianco	Hair - hairstyles
William Loger	Wardrobe
Guy Tanno	Costumes
Deborah Nadoolman	Costume Designer
Jack Engel	Makeup
Alba Schipani	Wardrobe

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