Trading Places (1983)
| Release Date | 08 June 1983 |
| US Box Office | $90,000,000 |
| Tagline | They're not just getting rich... They're getting even. |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 30th Street Station - 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Satire, Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Rags To Riches, Class Differences, Cons and Scams, Fish Out of Water, Riches To Rags, Down on Their Luck |
| Tones | Satirical, Cynical, Madcap, Quirky, Irreverent, Light, Silly |
| Tags | Broker, Business, Con/scam, Homeless, Prostitute/prostitution, Rags To Riches, Revenge, Role Switching, Street Gang |
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 and Jamie Lee Curtis also star.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Maurice Woods
Duke & Duke Employee
Richard D. Fisher Jr.
Duke & Duke Employee
Jim Gallagher
Duke & Duke Employee
Anthony DiSabatino
Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Behrend
Duke & Duke Employee
Sunnie Merrill
Duke & Duke Employee
James Newell
Duke & Duke Employee
Mary St. John
Duke & Duke Employee
Bonnie Tremena
Duke & Duke Employee
David Schwartz
Duke & Duke Employee
Tom Degidon
Duke Domestic
William Magerman
Duke Domestic
Alan Dellay
Duke Domestic
Florence Anglin
Duke Domestic
Ray D'Amore
Duke Domestic
Bobra Suiter
Duke Domestic
Herb Peterson
Duke Domestic
Sue Dugan
Duke Domestic
Walt Gorney
Duke Domestic
B. Constance Barry
Duke Domestic
P. Jay Sidney
Heritage Club Doorman
Avon Long
Ezra
Tom Mardirosian
Officer Pantuzzi
Robert Curtis Brown
Todd
Nicholas Guest
Harry
John Bedford Lloyd
Andrew
Tony Sherer
Philip
Robert E. Lee
Cop #1
Peter Hock
Cop #2
Kristin Holby
Penelope Witherspoon
Clint Smith
Doo Rag Lenny
Ron Taylor
Big Black Guy
James D. Turner
Even Bigger Black Guy
Steve Hofvendahl
Cellmate #3
Gwyllum Evans
President of Heritage Club
John McCurry
Cop #4
Michelle Mais
Hooker #1
Barra Kahn
Hooker #2
Joshua Daniel
Party Goer
Jacques Sandulescu
Creepy Man
W.B. Brydon
Bank Manager
Margaret H. Flynn
Duke & Duke Receptionist
Tracy K. Shaffer
Constance
Lucianne Buchanan
President's Mistress
Paul Garcia
Jr. Executive #1
Jed Gillin
Jr. Executive #2
Jimmy Raitt
Ophelia's Client
Kate Taylor
Duke's Secretary
Deborah Reagan
Harvey's Girlfriend
Tom Davis
Baggage Handler #2
Don McLeod
Gorilla
Stephen Stucker
Stationmaster
Paul Austin
Trader #1
John Randolph Jones
Trader #2
Jack Davidson
Trader #3
Maurice Copeland
Secretary of Agriculture
Ralph Clanton
Official #1
Bryan Clark
Official #2
Gary Howard Klar
Longshoreman
Shelly Chee Chee Hall
Monica
Donna Palmer
Gladys
Murray Bandel
Man at Police Station
Charles Pendelton
Cop
Ronald Sylvers
Rolls Royce Driver
Director
Producer
Timothy Harris
written by
Herschel Weingrod
written by
George Folsey Jr.
executive producer
Irwin Russo
associate producer
Sam Williams
associate producer
Original Music
Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer
Robert Paynter
Editor
Malcolm Campbell
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Casting Director
Production Designer
Gene Rudolf
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Set Decorator
George DeTitta Jr.
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George DeTitta Sr.
Costume Designer
Deborah Nadoolman
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Makeup Department
Frank Bianco
hair stylist
Jack Engel
makeup artist
Jay Cannistraci
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Christopher Cronyn
assistant production manager
William C. Gerrity
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Folsey Jr.
second unit director
Linda Montanti
second assistant director
Mindy Ordan
dga trainee
Joseph Ray
second assistant director
David Sosna
first assistant director
Art Department
Richard T. Allen
shop craftsman
Henry Bauer
shop craftsman
Billy Bishop
props
William Chaiken
scenic
Linda Conaway-Parsloe
assistant art director
Tony Gamiello
set dresser
Sue Gandy
buyer
Michael Gerrity
construction grip
Pete Grippaldi
construction grip
Richard Guinness Jr.
construction grip
Richard Guinness
construction grip
Bruce J. Paquette
shop craftsman
Ronald Paquette Jr.
shop craftsman
Eugene Powell
master scenic artist
Jimmy Raitt
property master
Bruno Robotti
scenic
Leslie Salter-Griffin
scenic
Dave Weinman
set dresser
Robert Wilson Sr.
props
Sound Department
Neil Burrow
foley editor
Charles L. Campbell
supervising sound editor
Larry Carow
sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
sound editor
Don Digirolamo
sound re-recording mixer
Robert Glass
sound re-recording mixer
Frank Graziadei
sound recordist
Maggie Greenwald
adr assistant
Robert Knudson
sound re-recording mixer
Larry Mann
sound editor
Chuck Neely
assistant sound editor
Bruce Richardson
sound editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Joan Rowe
foley artist
James Sabat
sound mixer
Louis Sabat
boom operator
Larry Singer
adr editor
Jerry Stanford
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry DeBlau
best boy
John W. DeBlau
gaffer
Jon Fauer
second camera operator
Dennis Gamiello
key grip
Vincent Guarriello
dolly grip
Jim Hovey
assistant camera: second unit
Richard C. Kratina
camera operator
Gary Muller
second assistant camera
Hank Muller
first assistant camera
Steve Nallan
second grip
William J. Nallan
grip
Warren Rothenberger
camera operator: second unit
Donald Sweeney
camera operator
Josh Weiner
still photographer
Sal Martorano
electrician
Scott Rathner
additional second assistant camera
Casting Department
Cynthia Neil
assistant extras casting
Bernard Styles
extras casting
Gary M. Zuckerbrod
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gary Jones
assistant costume designer
William Loger
wardrobe: men
Teresa Alba Schipani
wardrobe: women
Guy Tanno
costumer
Editorial Department
Margaret Adachi
assistant editor
Jill Demby
assistant editor
Lori Hollingshead
assistant editor
Dennis McNeill
color timer
Emily Paine
assistant editor
Peck Prior
apprentice editor
Brian Ralph
negative cutter
Music Department
Peter Bernstein
orchestrator
Jeff Carson
music editor
Kathy Durning
music editor
Dan Wallin
music recording engineer
Other Crew
Jim Barr
assistant auditor
Leslie Belzberg
assistant: George Folsey
Renee Bodner
script supervisor
Martha Burczyk
assistant office coordinator
Lucia Butts
production assistant
Anthony C. Castelbuono
provider: Phantom V Rolls Royce Limousine
Patrick J. Feerick
teamster
Cornelius Forrest
teamster
Christopher T. Gerrity
production assistant
Maureen Hudson-Murari
assistant auditor
Larry Kirsch
production assistant
Adeline Leonard Seakwood
production office coordinator
Reggie Life
intern: AFI
Scott MacQueen
production assistant
Charles Miller
production assistant
Edward Mulhern
teamster
Eric Myers
unit publicist
Tom O'Brien
teamster captain
Nathalie Plemiannikov
production assistant
Thomas Reilly
teamster
Randi Rosen
production assistant
David Schwartz
locations: Philadelphia
Lucille Smith
production auditor
Randee Lois Smith
assistant: John Landis
Michael Sweney
assistant location manager
Mitchell Tadross
production assistant
Victoria Theodore
assistant auditor
Thanks
John Hannemann
thanks
David Jones
thanks
Rachel Landis
thanks
Mel Lazarus
thanks
Jim McHale
thanks
Charlie Rasher
thanks
Frank Siciliano
thanks
Production Company
Cinema Group Ventures
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Paramount Pictures
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
CIC Vídeo
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
Paramount Home Video
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Miscellaneous
Camera Mart
production facilities: New York
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Fidelity Bank, Philadelphia
thanks
Modern Film Effects
titles and opticals
New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The
thanks
Pennsylvania Bureau of Motion Picture & Television Development
thanks
Production Payments
payroll services
Talent Payments
payroll services
The City of Philadelphia
thanks
Todd-AO Studios
recording
U.S. Virgin Islands Film Promotion Office
thanks
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