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Nilda Whitsitt's blog ::...between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut... of 17 and 40. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed the first time...










Perhaps               no               other               comedy               has               ever               captured               the               essence               of               the               times               in               which               it               was               made               better               than               1983's               Trading               Places,               directed               by               John               Landis               and               starring               Dan               Aykroyd,               Eddie               Murphy               and               Jamie               Lee               Curtis.

In               the               decade               of               the               80's,               especially               the               early               part               of               the               decade,               it               seemed               as               if               the               rich               got               richer,               the               poor               got               poorer               and               the               middle               class               seemed               destined               to               slide               into               oblivion.

As               stock               traders'               portfolio's               grew               fatter               and               fatter,               tent               cities               known               as               "Reagan               Ranches"               sprang               up               across               the               countryside.

Cocaine               use               was               widespread               among               the               nouveau               riche               as               President               Ronald               Reagan,               in               his               genial,               favorite               Uncle               kind               of               way               tried               to               declare               ketchup               a               vegetable               for               school               children's               lunches.
               It               is               in               this               backdrop               that               the               80's               movie               classic               Trading               Places               takes               place,               giving               we               hoi               polloi               a               glimpse               into               the               "beautiful               people's"               lives.

Trading               Places               kind               of               borrows               from               Mark               Twain's               The               Prince               and               the               Pauper"               and               is               set               in               a               swanky               section               of               Philadelphia,               PA.

The               film               begins               with               a               montage               of               shots               of               some               of               the               more               historic               parts               of               the               city,               then               segues               into               an               inside               look               at               one               Louis               Winthorpe               III,               played               by               Dan               Aykroyd.
               Winthorpe,               as               he               is               known               to               his               uber-rich               bosses               at               Duke               and               Duke,               a               huge               firm               that               has               been               in               the               Duke               family               for               decades,               is               an               insufferable               preppy               with               a               Harvard               degree               and               a               large               bank               account               with               many               perks               in               his               position               as               the               Head               of               Duke               and               Duke.
               The               evil               Duke               brothers,               Randolph               and               Mortimer,               played               by               Hollywood               veterans               Don               Ameche               and               Ralph               Bellamy,               seem               enamored               of               their               boy               Winthorpe               as               he               has               put               millions               into               their               already               deep               pockets.

Not               so               enamored,               however,               that               the               brothers               would               not               be               above               putting               Winthorpe               in               harms               way               as               a               "sociological               experiment".
               Randolph               and               Mortimer               have               a               running               debate               of               heredity               vs               environment,               with               Randolph               insisting               that               a               man               of               "proper               breeding"               would               ,               like               cream,               rise               to               the               top               regardless               of               any               adverse               circumstances               he               might               encounter.
               Mortimer               is               equally               insistent               that               given               a               few               severe               setbacks,               that               any               man,               regardless               of               breeding,               might               turn               to               crime               if               his               situation               was               dire               enough.
               Then,               along               comes               street               hustler               Billy               Ray               Valentine               (Eddie               Murphy),               pretending               to               be               a               disabled               Viet               Nam               veteran.

Here's               where               the               Trading               Places               comes               in.

As               Billy               Ray               makes               a               hasty               exit               to               avoid               Philly               police,               he               bumps               into               Winthorpe               who's               carrying               a               briefcase               containing               Duke               and               Duke               payroll               checks.

Winthorpe               assumes               Billy               Ray               is               attempting               a               robbery               and               has               him               arrested.
               As               the               scheming               Duke               brothers               look               on,               the               light               bulb               goes               off               in               their               heads.

What               if               they               framed               Winthorpe               for               crimes,               put               Billy               Ray               in               Winthorpe's               job,               gave               him               Winthorpe's               house,               butler               and               all               the               other               amenities?

In               the               brothers               eyes,               this               was               the               perfect               way               to               settle               their               long-running               debate,               so               they               shook               hands               on               the               bet,               for               their               usual               amount,               ONE               dollar.
               As               an               example               of               their               penny-pinching               ways,               we               see               the               ultra-rich               Dukes               give               their               butler               a               $5               Christmas               bonus.

The               poor,               underwhelmed               man               sarcastically               says               "5               dollars,               maybe               I'll               go               to               the               movies,               ...by               myself".

To               which               Randolph               replies:               "half               of               it               was               from               me".

In               one               exchange,               Mortimer               tells               Randolph               "Mother               always               said               you               were               greedy!"               Randolph               snorts               "she               meant               it               as               a               compliment".
               It's               at               this               point               that               the               Trading               Places               begins.

Winthorpe               has               drugs               planted               in               the               pocket               of               his               expensive               jacket,               along               with               money               reported               missing               from               members               of               the               exclusive               club               to               which               he               belongs.

The               Dukes               bail               Billy               Ray               out               of               jail,               get               his               charges               dropped               and               tell               him               in               a               limo               ride               that               they               would               like               to               give               him               a               chance               at               a               better               life,               running               their               firm.
               The               Dukes               stand               idly               by               as               Louis               Winthorpe               III               is               booked               by               a               sadistic               police               officer               who               seems               totally               unconcerned               as               Winthorpe               explains               that               in               the               holding               cell               "those               men               tried               to               have               sex               with               me!"               All               his               cash,               credit               cards               and               his               tickets               to               La               Boheme               (it's               an               OPERA!)               have               been               confiscated.

As               his               shocked               and               horrified               fiancee               looks               on,               Ophelia,               a               hooker               played               by               Jamie               Lee               Curtis               kisses               Louis               and               tells               him               she'll               do               all               those               things               he               likes               in               exchange               for               more               drugs,               like               before.
               The               basic               concept               of               Trading               Places               is               that               the               better               Billy               Ray's               life               becomes,               the               worse               things               get               for               Louis.

The               now               poor               slob               can't               access               his               bank               accounts               or               cards,               they'be               been               frozen               by               the               Feds,               and               Louis               is               reduced               to               sleeping               on               Ophelia's               couch               until               he               can               get               back               on               his               feet.
               Meanwhile,               Billy               Ray               is               hosting               parties               in               his               new               digs,               complete               with               a               jacuzzi.

In               fact,               probably               the               most               famous               line               from               the               film               is               when               Coleman               the               Butler,               played               by               Denholm               Elliott,               and               the               Dukes               show               Valentine               one               of               the               top               perks               of               his               new               job.

"When               I               was               a               kid,               when               we               wanted               a               jacuzzi,               we               had               to               fart               in               the               tub"               Billy               Ray               exclaimed.
               The               Trading               Places               continues               until               Winthorpe               is               caught               trying               to               plant               drugs               in               Valentine's               desk.

Billy               Ray               sneaks               a               joint               out               of               the               stash               unnoticed               and               when               he               goes               into               a               bathroom               stall               to               indulge,               overhears               a               conversation               between               the               Duke               brothers.

They               had               been               ready               to               return               the               pair               to               their               old               lives,               trading               places               once               again,               but               Randolph               was               adamant               that               he               didn't               want               Winthorpe               back               due               to               his               boorish               behavior.
               When               asked               by               Mortimer               if               he               wanted               Valentine               to               continue               in               the               job,               Randolph               snorted               "do               you               honestly               think               I'd               have               a               ------               running               our               family               business?"               That               sends               Valentine               looking               for               Winthorpe,               who               he               finds               after               Louis               has               had               his               leg               urinated               on               by               a               dog               during               a               failed               suicide               attempt.

Louis               has               overdosed               on               drugs               and               hit               rockbottom               by               then.

With               the               help               of               Ophelia               and               Coleman,               Winthorpe               is               nursed               back               to               health,               swearing               vengeance               on               the               evil               Dukes.
               The               pair               learn               of               a               plan               by               the               Dukes               to               corner               the               frozen               orange               juice               market               by               having               their               private               eye,               Clarence               Beeks,               played               by               Paul               Gleason,               to               intercept               the               top               secret               crop               report.

By               knowing               the               results               of               the               report               in               advance,               the               Dukes               figure               to               make               a               killing.

Only,               the               pair               didn't               count               on               Winthorpe               and               Valentine               teaming               up               to               stop               them.
               "It               seems               to               me               that               the               best               way               to               get               back               at               rich               people               is               to               turn               them               into               poor               people"               Valentine               opines               to               Winthorpe.

By               getting               their               hands               on               the               crop               report               and               giving               a               fake               to               the               Dukes...,               well,               I               won't               completely               give               away               the               ending.

Let's               just               say               that               the               Dukes               get               their               comeuppance               for               their               evil               experiment,               and               the               ruthless               Beeks               winds               up               in               a               gorilla               suit               being               shipped               in               a               cage               with               a               real               gorilla.

Winthorpe,               Ophelia,               Coleman               and               Billy               Ray               meet               with               a               much               better               fate.
               Trading               Places'               funniest               moments               are,               of               course,               the               double               fish-out-of-water               scenes               involving               the               manicured               Winthorpe               trying               to               make               it               on               the               street               and               the               hustler               Valentine               trying               equally               hard               to               fit               in               with               the               hoity-toity               bluebloods               who               hang               with               the               Dukes.
               Dan               Aykroyd               is               a               scream               as               the               priggish               Winthorpe,               a               man               Ferris               Bueller               might               describe               as               being               such               a               "tightass"               that               he               could               turn               a               lump               of               coal               into               a               diamond               overnight.

Louis               Winthorpe               III               is               the               kind               of               guy               who               pronounces               'been'               like               'bean',               as               in               "Penelope,               where               have               you               'bean'?

Eddie               Murphy's               considerable               comic               talents               are               put               to               good               use               as               the               two               SNL               alums               (although               not               on               the               show               at               the               same               time)               play               extremely               well               off               each               other.
               Paul               Gleason               is               over               the               top               as               the               tough               guy               PI               Beeks,               but               in               a               good               way.

Lastly,               Don               Ameche               and               Ralph               Bellamy               are               perfectly               cast               as               the               oily,               aristocratic               Duke               brothers,               men               who               think               nothing               of               turning               others'               lives               upside               down               on               a               whim.
               Minnesota               Senator               Al               Franken,               yet               another               SNL               alum,               has               a               small               role               as               a               dim-witted               baggage               handler               on               a               train               going               from               Philadelphia               to               New               York.

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