A report on Trading Places
1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, with a screenplay by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod.
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Tom Davis (comedian)
2 linksAmerican comedian, writer, and author.
American comedian, writer, and author.
The duo wrote the screenplay for and appeared in the film One More Saturday Night, and had brief appearances in Trading Places and The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
Herschel Weingrod
1 linksAmerican screenwriter.
American screenwriter.
He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris.
Denholm Elliott
0 linksEnglish actor, with more than 125 film and television credits.
English actor, with more than 125 film and television credits.
His well-known roles include the abortionist in Alfie (1966), Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Coleman in Trading Places (1983), and Mr Emerson in A Room with a View (1985).
Don Ameche
0 linksAmerican actor, comedian and vaudevillian.
American actor, comedian and vaudevillian.
Returning to film work in his later years, Ameche enjoyed a fruitful revival of his career beginning with his role as a villain in Trading Places (1983) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cocoon (1985).
Jim Belushi
1 linksAmerican actor, comedian and musician.
American actor, comedian and musician.
Belushi also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party.
Elmer Bernstein
0 linksAmerican composer and conductor.
American composer and conductor.
He is known for his work on the comedic films, Animal House (1978), Meatballs (1979), Airplane! (1980), The Blues Brothers (1980), Stripes (1981), Trading Places (1984), Ghostbusters (1984), Spies Like Us (1985), and Three Amigos (1986).
Beverly Hills Cop III
2 linksBeverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on Trading Places and Coming to America.
Paul Gleason
0 linksAmerican film and television actor.
American film and television actor.
He was known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, and Die Hard.
Alfred Drake
0 linksAmerican actor and singer.
American actor and singer.
He appeared in a minor film role as president of the stock exchange in the classic comedy Trading Places (1983), with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd.
Ralph Bellamy
1 linksAmerican actor whose career spanned 62 years on stage, film, and television.
American actor whose career spanned 62 years on stage, film, and television.
This was quickly followed by his role as Randolph Duke, a conniving millionaire commodities trader in Trading Places (1983) alongside Don Ameche.