Trading places

DVD 2017

Murphy stars as a ghetto hustler; Aykroyd as a wealthy investment executive. The owners of Aykroyd's firm wager whether a loser like Murphy could be as successful as Aykroyd if put in the proper environment, and if Aykroyd would turn to a life of crime if he were to lose everything.

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Swindlers and swindling Social conditions Drama

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Edition:

Looking good, feeling good edtion

Description:

1 videodisc (116 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital mono
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1983
Special features: "Insider trading" the making of Trading Places ; trading stories ; deleted scenes ; "Dressing the part" ; "The trade" in Trading Places ; trivia pop-ups ; industry promotional piece
Director of photography, Robert Paynter ; editor, Malcolm Campbell ; music, Elmer Bernstein
Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital mono
For private home use only
Includes audio tracks in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese with subtitles in English
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

3029273

UPC:

032429260734

Other Authors:

Ameche, Don, actor
Aykroyd, Dan, actor
Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991, actor
Bernstein, Elmer, composer
Campbell, Malcolm (Film editor), editor of moving image work
Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- actor
Elliott, Denholm, actor
Harris, Timothy, 1946- screenwriter
Landis, John, 1950- film director
Murphy, Eddie, 1961- actor
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher
Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter
Paynter, Robert, 1928-2010, director of photography
Russo, Aaron, film producer
Weingrod, Herschel, screenwriter

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