Story Line
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
“They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.”
Top Cast
Dan Aykroyd
Louis Winthorpe III
Eddie Murphy
Billy Ray Valentine
Ralph Bellamy
Randolph Duke
Don Ameche
Mortimer Duke
Denholm Elliott
Coleman
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ophelia
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
1983-06-07
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Comedy
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User Reviews (4)
John Chard
8/10
•12/23/2018The 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 ...
JPV852
8/10
•11/26/2020Seen 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 ...
Peter89Spencer
8/10
•12/29/2020Is 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.
CinemaSerf
7/10
•10/20/2024I 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 a...