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 Trading Places
Comedy of high finance about a homeless con artist who becomes a Wall Street robber baron. The turnabout begins with an argument between super-rich siblings, played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche the question is are captains of industry born or made? To settle the issue, they construct an experiment in social Darwinism. Preppie commodities trader Dan Aykroyd is stripped of all his worldly goods and expelled from the firm, and Murphy is appointed to take his place. Eventually the two men team up to teach the nasty old manipulators a lesson, cornering the market in frozen orange juice futures in the process. Star: Denholm Elliott, Dan Aykroyd, Maurice Woods, Richard D. Fisher Jr., Jim Gallagher. Star rating: * * * * *
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