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SNL50: Trading Places (1983)

They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.

John Landis

Upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy). An employee of the Dukes, Winthorpe is framed by the brothers for a crime he didn't commit, with the siblings then installing the street-smart Valentine in his position. When Winthorpe and Valentine uncover the scheme, they set out to turn the tables on the Dukes.

Credits

Director(s):

John Landis

Producer(s):

Sam Williams

Writer(s):

Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod

Cast:

Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Kristin Holby

Composer(s):

Elmer Bernstein