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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Timothy Harris (written by) &
Herschel Weingrod (written by)
Release Date:
8 June 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even. more
Plot:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Director: Rob, Kristen Have 'Nervous Attraction'
(From Extra. 2 November 2009, 8:12 AM, PST)
Vintage Robert Pattinson
(From Extra. 29 October 2009, 2:05 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Ahmwoonanawoonanawoonana-huh! more (113 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Denholm Elliott | ... | Coleman |
 | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Louis Winthorpe III |
| Maurice Woods | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Richard D. Fisher Jr. | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Jim Gallagher | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Anthony DiSabatino | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
 | Bonnie Behrend | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Sunnie Merrill | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| James Newell | ... | Duke & Duke Employee (as Jim Newell) |
| Mary St. John | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Bonnie Tremena | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| David Schwartz | ... | Duke & Duke Employee |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Randolph Duke |
 | Don Ameche | ... | Mortimer Duke |
| Tom Degidon | ... | Duke Domestic |
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Also Known As:
Black or White (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #26982) | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
30th Street Station - 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more
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Trivia:
Louis's (Dan Aykroyd) prison number is 7474505B, which is the same prison number as Jake (John Belushi) in The Blues Brothers (1980), also directed by John Landis and starring Aykroyd. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Billy Ray is pan handling, the Police officers pick him up and his blanket falls on the sidewalk and appears folded and not folded in following scenes. more
Quotes:
Billy Ray Valentine: Hey that's the motherf- I mean... that's the gentleman that had me busted. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Chappelle's Show: (#1.7)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
OUT OF THE SHEETS-INTO THE STREETS more
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This is one of the best comedies out there, made back in the days when John Landis was still good. It is bursting with brilliant scenes for fans to act out and loads of hilarious lines to recite. I find myself doing this quite a lot. Who cannot resist Eddie Murphy's foreign exchange student disguise or Ackroyd's Lionel Josef. The ape in the train is a thigh-slapper too.
For a comedy it has a great plot and a decent running time but it has dated quite a bit. Please though, no remake. Let this film stand on it's own as proof that Ackroyd, Murphy and Landis were once brilliant at what they did.