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About
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Theatrical
Jun 7, 1983
Box Office
$90.4M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
6.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 24, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Cinema Group Ventures, Paramount Pictures
Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvania
prostitute
new year's eve
butler
christmas party
rags to riches
broker
beggar
satire
stockbroker
wager
fish out of water
millionaire
commodities
investor
hoodlum
wrongful arrest
rich snob
christmas
riches to rags
new year
mischievous
christmas eve
irreverent
absurd
dramatic
hilarious
amused
disrespectful
exhilarated
Quotes
See all →Inquiry About Identity
Louis
Who is it?
[after giving the secret knock]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Reconnecting at the African Education Conference
Louis
Nenge! Nenge Mboko, from Cameroon? Do you remember me? It's Lionel Joseph!
Billy Ray
Lionel! From the African Education Conference!
Louis
Yah, mon, I was Director of Cultural Activities at the Haile Selassie Pavilion.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Dan Aykroyd
Louis Winthorpe III
E
Eddie Murphy
Billy Ray Valentine
R
Ralph Bellamy
Randolph Duke
D
Don Ameche
Mortimer Duke
D
Denholm Elliott
Coleman
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ophelia
P
Paul Gleason
Clarence Beeks
F
Frank Oz
Corrupt Cop
J
Jim Belushi
Harvey
A
Alfred Drake
President of Exchange
B
Bo Diddley
Pawnbroker
A
Al Franken
Baggage Handler #1
T
Tom Davis
Baggage Handler #2
M
Maurice Woods
Duke & Duke Employee
J
James Newell
Duke & Duke Employee
M
Mary St. John
Duke & Duke Employee
T
Tom Degidon
Duke Domestic
W
William Magerman
Duke Domestic
A
Alan Dellay
Duke Domestic
F
Florence Anglin
Duke Domestic
