Trading Places

Summary

Trading Places is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,893 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Trading Places's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Trading Places was directed by John Landis^[4].
• Timothy Harris wrote the screenplay for Trading Places^[5].
• Herschel Weingrod wrote the screenplay for Trading Places^[6].
• Trading Places's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein^[7].
• Trading Places's genre is comedy film^[8].
• Trading Places's genre is Christmas film^[9].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Dan Aykroyd^[10].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Eddie Murphy^[11].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Ralph Bellamy^[12].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Don Ameche^[13].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Denholm Elliott^[14].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Jamie Lee Curtis^[15].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Paul Gleason^[16].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Frank Oz^[17].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Jim Belushi^[18].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Bo Diddley^[19].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Al Franken^[20].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Alfred Drake^[21].
• A cast member of Trading Places was James Eckhouse^[22].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Kelly Curtis^[23].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Robert Earl Jones^[24].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Ron Taylor^[25].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Tom Davis^[26].
• A cast member of Trading Places was Robert Curtis Brown^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Trading Places was produced by Aaron Russo^[28]. It was directed by John Landis^[4]. Screenwriters include Timothy Harris^[5] and Herschel Weingrod^[6]. Cast members include Dan Aykroyd^[10], Eddie Murphy^[11], Ralph Bellamy^[12], Don Ameche^[13], Denholm Elliott^[14], and Jamie Lee Curtis^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include December 16, 1983^[29] and January 1, 1983^[30]. The original language of Trading Places was English^[31]. Genres include comedy film^[8] and Christmas film^[9]. It was distributed by video on demand^[32].

Subject and Themes

Trading Places's main subject is frozen concentrated orange juice^[33].

Reception

Reviews include 7.5/10^[34], 87%^[35], and 69/100^[36].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Trading Places include A Milhouse Divided^[37], a television series episode^[38], directed by Steven Dean Moore^[39] and The Frying Game^[40], an animated series episode^[41], directed by Michael Polcino^[42].

Why It Matters

Trading Places ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,893 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include A Milhouse Divided^[37], a television series episode^[38], directed by Steven Dean Moore^[39] and The Frying Game^[40], an animated series episode^[41], directed by Michael Polcino^[42].