Trading Places (1983) | Ep. 50 - Part 1
Two heartless old men bet a single dollar on whether they can ruin one man's life and remake another's. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the sharpest comedy of its era.
In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director John Landis, the cast, and the second act — including Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd swapping lives, Jamie Lee Curtis's scene-stealing turn, and the Duke brothers' cruel little experiment.
The revenge on the trading floor is still to come. Part 2 settles the score: crew, finale, reception, legacy. Out now.
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