Anybody ever watch the 80s comedy "Trading Places"?

[Wetzelbill]

I stars Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis.

I remember watching it all the time when I was young. My parents owned the vhs of it.

It's amazing how much truth it has in it pertaining to our current situation with corrupt people on Wall Street etc. It has a satisfying ending too. It's good to see the bad guys get a comeuppance like that.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Yeah. I own that VHS. I remember being shocked

at the 'bet' and what the Dukes were betting as they destroyed Dan Ackroyd's character's life.

[edbermac]

2. Ripped off the 3 Stooges short Hoi Polloi, but still very funny.

Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche were all funny as hell!

And Jamie Lee Curtis gets nekkid as well! Twice! :wow: :wow:

[Bertha Venation]

3. Loved it.

Especially the scene where Jamie Lee Curtis tells Dan Ayckroyd, "By the way, rent isn't the only thing that costs money around here. You sleep on the couch."

Hubba. :9

[bicentennial_baby]

4. One of my favorite movies

LOVE it.

[NJmaverick]

5. I always enjoyed that movie

and you are right. It's almost chilling how that movie pretty much was spot on about the greed and manipulation that was rampant on Wall Street.

[charlie and algernon]

6. ah boo boo yah boo boo yah boo boo yah hah! ah boo boo yah boo boo yah boo boo yah hah!

Love that movie!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Yep, and I talked to John Landis on the phone once.

[blondeatlast]

8. First movie I ever went to alone; three other people in the whole theater

and we still all laughed out loud.

Remains one of my top 5 "mood lifters" even now.

[geardaddy]

9. Guess who else is in "Trading Places?"

The future senator from MN. :D

Al Franken (and his comedy partner Tom Davis)

[Wetzelbill]

10. I know I was just thinking that yesterday

when watching it. I was like: "And that guy's eventually became a senator.." Still not seated, but it's his. :)

[geardaddy]

11. I hope so.

"Chompers" Coleman still has a few tricks up his sleeve, I'm sure.

:grr:

[Blue_Tires]

12. i was thinking about that a couple years ago

just how well the comedy has held up in the 25+ years since the formative years of Reaganism...just as sharp and witty now as it was then...

[ForrestGump]

13. About 85 million times.

Not just the Jamie Lee bits, either.

Brilliant stuff.

[pinniped]

14. The pawn shop scene was classic.

Pawnbroker: Burnt my fingers, man.

Louis Winthorpe III: I beg your pardon?

Pawnbroker: Man, that watch is so hot, it's smokin'.

Louis Winthorpe III: Hot? Do you mean to imply stolen?

Pawnbroker: I'll give you 50 bucks for it.

Louis Winthorpe III: Fifty bucks? No, no, no. This is a Rouchefoucauld. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is *the* sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!

Pawnbroker: You got a receipt?

Louis Winthorpe III: Look, it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.

Pawnbroker: In Philadelphia, it's worth 50 bucks.

Louis Winthorpe III: Just give me the money.

Louis Winthorpe III: How much for the gun?
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The ending sequence where Mortimer Duke says "fuck him" when referring to his fallen brother is hilarious.

[Wetzelbill]

16. Bo Diddley was the pawnbroker!

Yes Mortimer Duke was channeling future VP Dick Cheney on that one. :)

[pinniped]

20. If you saw Coming to America, Murphy's character tossed a couple of NY bums a wad of cash.

It was the Dukes.

Margin call, gentlemen!

[Wetzelbill]

21. yes I remember that!

That's classic. :)

[lost-in-nj]

15. I love that movie

but I always wondered if the guy in the
gorilla suit ever got home


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



lost

[Wetzelbill]

17. same here

I always wonder what happened to him.

Paul Gleason, he passed away a few years ago, great actor.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. Al Franken's a great actor.

He put lots of fab characterizations into "Amtrak Baggage Handler #1".

:rofl:

It's also educational. Ayckroyd taught us about commodity futures!!!

[dysfunctional press]

19. jamie lee curtis's tits.

reason enough to like that one.

[gmoney]

22. "Once you had a man with no legs baby, you'll never go back."

My favorite line...