Trading Places

Trading Places

116 mins | Comedy | June 7, 1983

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Trading Places

116 mins | Comedy | June 7, 1983

Trading Places
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paramount, Cinema Group Ventures
Original title Trading Places
Directors Renee Bodner, John Landis
Writers Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

as Louis Winthorpe III

Eddie Murphy

as Billy Ray Valentine

Ralph Bellamy

as Randolph Duke

Don Ameche

as Mortimer Duke

Denholm Elliott

as Coleman

Kristin Holby

as Penelope Witherspoon

Paul Gleason

as Clarence Beeks

Jamie Lee Curtis

as Ophelia

Alfred Drake

as President of Exchange

Bo Diddley

as Pawnbroker

Frank Oz

as Corrupt Cop

Jim Belushi

as Harvey

Al Franken

as Baggage Handler #1

Tom Davis

as Baggage Handler #2

Maurice Woods

as Duke & Duke Employee

Richard D. Fisher, Jr.

as Duke & Duke Employee

Jim Gallagher

as Duke & Duke Employee

Anthony DiSabatino

as Duke & Duke Employee

Bonnie Behrend

as Duke & Duke Employee

Sunnie Merrill

as Duke & Duke Employee

James Newell

as Duke & Duke Employee

Mary St. John

as Duke & Duke Employee

Bonnie Tremena

as Duke & Duke Employee

David Schwartz

as Duke & Duke Employee

Tom Degidon

as Duke Domestic

William Magerman

as Duke Domestic

Alan Dellay

as Duke Domestic

Florence Anglin

as Duke Domestic

Ray D'Amore

as Duke Domestic

Bobra Suiter

as Duke Domestic

Herb Peterson

as Duke Domestic

Sue Dugan

as Duke Domestic

Walt Gorney

as Duke Domestic

B. Constance Barry

as Duke Domestic

P. Jay Sidney

as Heritage Club Doorman

Avon Long

as Ezra

Tom Mardirosian

as Officer Pantuzzi

Charles Brown

as Officer Reynolds

Nicholas Guest

as Harry

John Bedford Lloyd

as Andrew

Tony Sherer

as Philip

Robert Earl Jones

as Attendant

Robert E. Lee

as Cop #1

Peter Hock

as Cop #2

Clint Smith

as Doo Rag Lenny

Ron Taylor

as Big Black Guy

James D. Turner

as Even Bigger Black Guy

Giancarlo Esposito

as Cellmate #2

Steve Hofvendahl

as Cellmate #3

James Eckhouse

as Guard

Gwyllum Evans

as President of Heritage Club

Eddie Jones

as Cop #3

John McCurry

as Cop #4

Michelle Mais

as Hooker #1

Barra Khan

as Hooker #2

Bill Cobbs

as Bartender

Joshua Daniel

as Party Goer

Jacques Sandulescu

as Creepy Man

W.B. Brydon

as Bank Manager

Margaret H. Flynn

as Duke & Duke Receptionist

Kelly Curtis

as Muffy

Tracey K. Shaffer

as Constance

Susan Fallender

as Bunny

Lucianne Buchanan

as President's Mistress

Paul Garcia

as Jr. Executive #1

Jed Gillin

as Jr. Executive #2

Jimmy Raitt

as Ophelia's Client

Kate Taylor

as Duke's Secretary

Philip Bosco

as Doctor

Bill Boggs

as Newscaster

Deborah Reagan

as Harvey's Girlfriend

Don McLeod

as Gorilla

Stephen Stucker

as Stationmaster

Richard Hunt

as Wilson

Paul Austin

as Trader #1

John Randolph Jones

as Trader #2

Jack Davidson

as Trader #3

Bernie McInerney

as Trader #4

Maurice Copeland

as Secretary of Agriculture

Ralph Clanton

as Official #1

Bryan Clark

as Official #2

Gary Klar

as Longshoreman

Afemo Omilami

as Longshoreman

Donna Palmer

as Gladys

Barry Dennen

as Demitri

Murray Bandel

as Man at Police Station (uncredited)

Benjean

as Stray Dog (uncredited)

John Black

as Man Sitting on Couch at Party (uncredited)

John Landis

as Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

Shirley Levine

as Bag Lady (uncredited)

Charles Pendelton

as Cop (uncredited)

Yvonna Russell

as Girl in Park (uncredited)

Jan Saint

as Man in Police Station (uncredited)

Arleen Sorkin

as Woman at Party (uncredited)

Ronald Sylvers

as Rolls Royce Driver (uncredited)

Marlene Willoughby

as Woman Passed Out on Couch (uncredited)