Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an upper class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet. The storyline has been commented upon as a modern take on Mark Twain's classic 19th century novel The Prince and the Pauper. Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott...
Two beat cops stop Billy Ray on the street. He does his best Steve Wonder imp...
Approaching the New York Commodities Exchange, Louis advises Billy Ray with i...
After demonstrating several martial art type moves, replete with sounds, Bill...
Ophelia walks into the bedroom and removes her dress. She covers her breasts ...
Displeased with the way his guests from the bar are behaving themselves, Bill...
After hearing the Duke's proposal, Billy Ray leans forward to get straight ta...
Billy Ray is in the Duke's office. He's gotten Randolph to countermand Mortim...
Standing across the office from each other at Duke & Duke, Louis takes except...
Billy Ray tells his story to a few sympathetic cellmates but some other are n...
Coleman, dressed as a priest, enters the train cabin with a flask in his hand...
Facing Louis in the Heritage Club, Billy ray, hands cuffed and under arrest, ...
One cop takes Billy Ray's dark glasses off while the other questions him.
Two Big Black guys sitting across the cell question the truth in Billy Ray's ...
After all the guests have departed, Coleman and Billy Ray prove to have very ...
Billy Ray exits the elevator in the Duke building and steps to the receptionist.
Billy Ray looks around the car and considers the whiskey and cigars they've g...
Unbeknown to them Billy Ray over hears the Duke's entire conversation, They b...
Standing in the middle of the floor at the Heritage Club, Randolph starts gat...
Louis and Billy Ray calmly primp before the mirror in the men's room while al...
Billy Ray, misunderstanding Coleman's intent, refuses to hand Coleman the whi...
Mortimer looks up from the check signings and gives Louis a disapproving glan...
Billy Ray refuses to answer any more of Randolph's questions and his query is...
As Billy Ray kneels on his roller board, working his hustle on the cops, the...
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