River Oaks Theatre Friday Midnight Movie: Trading Places

Every Friday and Saturday night at 11:55pm, it’s another Midnight Movie Classic at the Landmark River Oaks Theatre.

Friday, December 9: Trading Places.

What happens when you combine the comic genius of Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America) with Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers) and director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers)?

You get a timeless comedy classic laced with sidesplitting, satiric humor.

Murphy stars as a small time con artist who gets a chance to switch lives with Aykroyd’s big time stock market maven. But their reversal of fortunes is just a cruel joke perpetrated by two bored, mega-rich brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) as part of an idle bet.

And when the truth comes out… the consequences are sheer comedy gold!

Also starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Denholm Elliott.

TRADING PLACES (R)
1 hrs, 56 mins

RELEASE: 06/08/1983
CAST: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott
DIRECTOR: John Landis