Trading Places

Trading Places1983

Stars: Denholm Elliott, Dan Aykroyd, Maurice Woods, Richard D. Fisher Jr.
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 116 minutes

What happens when you combine the comic genius of Eddie Murphy with Dan Akroyd and director John Landis? You get a timeless comedy classic laced with sidesplitting, satiric humor. Murphy stars as a small-time con artist who gets a chance to switch l… more »



Pawnbroker:
Burnt my fingers man.

Louis Winthorpe III:
I beg your pardon?

Pawnbroker:
Man, that watch is so hot, its smokin'.

Louis Winthorpe III:
Hot? Do you mean to imply stolen?

Pawnbroker:
I'll give you fifty bucks for it.

Louis Winthorpe III:
Fifty bucks? No, no, no. This is a Rouchefoucauld. The finest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is *the* sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!

Pawnbroker:
You got a receipt?

Louis Winthorpe III:
It tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverley Hills, London, Paris, Rome and Gstaad.

Pawnbroker:
In Philadelphia it's worth 50 bucks.

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