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Trading Places (1983)

Rating: 3 1/2 Stars (out of 4)

For Richer and For Poorer

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

Buy Trading Places on DVD.

Eddie Murphy stars in one of his greatest roles as a beggar who "trades places" with a snotty rich white guy (Dan Aykroyd) thanks to a bet between rich brothers Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche. It's tough to find yourself broke and alone at Christmas, so hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold Jamie Lee Curtis lends Aykroyd a hand. Paramount presents this classic comedy in a new letterboxed transfer.

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Frank Oz
Written by: Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod
Directed by: John Landis
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 118 minutes
Date: December 19, 2002