Trading Places

Trading Places is an American feature film of the comedy genre. It was directed by John Landis with a script written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. It was produced by Cinema Group Ventures and Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on June 8th, 1983. Inspired by the classic tale of "The Prince and the Pauper", the film stars Dan Aykroyd as the wealthy Louis Winthorpe, III, and Eddie Murphy as homeless man, Billy Ray Valentine. They become the targets of a friendly wager forged by elite brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke (played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche, in which Louis and Billy Ray find themselves exchanging economic status and lifestyles.

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