Sporting billionaire brothers reverse the roles of a Wall Street commodities broker (Dan Aykroyd) and a... (Learn more)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy (View All)
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Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy
The "nature-nurture" theory that motivated so many Three Stooges comedies is the basis of John Landis's hit comedy. The fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt Duke brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) make a one-dollar bet over heredity vs. environment. Curious as to what might happen if different lifestyles were reversed, they arrange for impoverished street hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) to be placed in the lap of luxury and trained for a cushy career in commodities brokerage. Simultaneously, they set about to reduce aristocratic yuppie Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd to poverty and disgrace, hiring a prostitute (Jamie Lee Curtis) to hasten his downfall. When Billy Ray figures out that the brothers intend to dump him back on the streets once their experiment is complete, he seeks out Winthorpe, and together the pauper-turned-prince and prince-turned-pauper plot an uproarious revenge. With the good-hearted prostitute and Winthorpe's faithful butler (Denholm Elliott) as their accomplices, they set about to hit the brothers where it really hurts: in the pocketbook. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
6/8/83
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
106 mins.
Locations
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Language
- English
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score award at the 1983 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1983 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 1983 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 1983 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1983 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
Distributor
- Paramount Pictures
