"They're not just getting rich... They're getting even."

1983

1h 56m

7.2(3765 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Paul Gleason

Clarence Beeks

Frank Oz

Corrupt Cop

Jim Belushi

Harvey

Kristin Holby

Penelope Witherspoon

Creative team

Directed by: John Landis
Written by: Timothy Harris
Herschel Weingrod
Produced by: Aaron Russo
Irwin Russo

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