Rich, septugenarian brothers Randolph Duke and Mortimer Duke both fall for the same homeless schlepp. Only problem is, they're in it for the money. a money. one money. a dollar.
A droll send up of Casablanca, Trading Places declares itself as philosophalic treatise on ontology from its onset. Banned by the Catholics for being anti-poverty, and banned by Poverty for glamorizing keeping a piece of chicken cordone bleu in one's wallet, the movie was originally concieved as a vehicle for Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas reunion picture (think "Jaws II"). Of course the project fell by the wayside when Lincoln decided to go back into theater.
Featuring Eddie Murphy in his first ever role as a black man. Also featuring Dan Ackroyd who after years of struggling with being typecast as a chair in most films since 1953 (See Sabrina) makes his breakthrough role as an on-screen character. Also come watch the the first film since the Hayes Code era to be sponsored by the word "motherfucker." Watch and listen for the product placements.
A funny sidenote: due to his strong religious convictions, actor Eddie Murphy (a mennonite) refused to continue using the word "motherfucker," featured heavily in the script. So halfway through production, he insisted scratching it out and having it replaced with either the word "gentleman" or "noodles."
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