‘Trading Places’: a comedy classic

Released in June of 1983, Trading Places tells the story of a managing director for a commodities firm and a homeless man who, as the title implies, have their livelihoods completely switched around, as part of a “nature versus nurture” experiment by the Duke brothers. This film stars Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, and Jamie Lee Curtis, featuring performances by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche as Randolph and Mortimer Duke.

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• By Jake Schexnaydre
• June 18, 2021