Trading Places

Trading Places
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Landis
Produced by	Aaron Russo
Written by	Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod
Starring	Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Jamie Lee Curtis
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography	Robert Paynter
Edited by	Malcolm Campbell
Production company	Cinema Group Ventures Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 10, 1983 (1983-06-10)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$90.4 million

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. Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis also star. The storyline is often called a modern take on Mark Twain's classic 19th-century novel The Prince and the Pauper.

The film was written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod and was produced by Aaron Russo. It was released to theaters in North America on June 10, 1983, where it was distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film earned over US $90 million during its theatrical run in the United States, finishing as the fourth highest earning film of the year and the second highest earning R-rated film of 1983.

Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis won the awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively, at the 37th British Academy Film Awards. The film was nominated for several additional awards including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 41st Golden Globe Awards.