Overview:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.| Status: | Released (1983-06-07) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $90,404,800 |
| Screen: | Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod |
| Productions: | Cinema Group Ventures, Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 707: Dan Aykroyd - Louis Winthorpe III
- 776: Eddie Murphy - Billy Ray Valentine
- 1208: Ralph Bellamy - Randolph Duke
- 18156: Don Ameche - Mortimer Duke
- 656: Denholm Elliott - Coleman
- 18160: Kristin Holby - Penelope Witherspoon
- 7675: Paul Gleason - Clarence Beeks
Crews
- 6921: Gene Rudolf - Production Design - Art
- 4610: John Landis - Director - Directing
- 897: Bonnie Timmermann - Casting - Production
- 18173: George DeTitta Jr. - Set Decoration - Art
- 18167: Irwin Russo - Producer - Production
- 7184: George Folsey Jr. - Executive Producer - Production
- 18165: Aaron Russo - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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The Prince and the Pauper with Eddie & Dan on sparkling form. Mortimer & Randolph Duke are two repugnantly rich brothers, they make a bet that sees the role reversal of top toff yuppie, Louis Winthorpe, and wise cracking street hustler bum, Billy Ray Valentine. That's about the st ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Seen this one numerous times over the years, not quite a laugh-out-loud riot or anything but still pretty funny throughout with great performances all around. Although their screen time together was mostly limited to the last 30-minutes, Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy were great as wer ....
Continue reading ->Peter89Spencer
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Is it offensive? Very much. Is it worth watching? Absolutely. Is it funny as hell? Hell yeah! This classic OUTRAGEOUS comedy caper is the perfect holiday film to watch in between Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I am not really a fan of Eddie Murphy, but with the help of Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche doing their own version of a more manipulative pairing akin to "Stadler and Waldorf", he delivers well here in this rather punchy comedy. Our two elderly gents are wealthy and employ "Winthorpe" ....
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