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

1983

1h 56m

7.2(3423 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

98 members

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Dan Aykroyd

Louis Winthorpe III

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Eddie Murphy

Billy Ray Valentine

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Ralph Bellamy

Randolph Duke

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Don Ameche

Mortimer Duke

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Denholm Elliott

Coleman

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Kristin Holby

Penelope Witherspoon

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Paul Gleason

Clarence Beeks

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Ophelia

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Alfred Drake

President of Exchange

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Bo Diddley

Pawnbroker

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Frank Oz

Corrupt Cop

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Jim Belushi

Harvey

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Al Franken

Baggage Handler #1

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Tom Davis

Baggage Handler #2

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Maurice Woods

Duke & Duke Employee

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Richard D. Fisher, Jr.

Duke & Duke Employee

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Anthony DiSabatino

Duke & Duke Employee

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Bonnie Behrend

Duke & Duke Employee

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Sunnie Merrill

Duke & Duke Employee

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James Newell

Duke & Duke Employee

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Mary St. John

Duke & Duke Employee

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Bonnie Tremena

Duke & Duke Employee

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David Schwartz

Duke & Duke Employee

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Tom Degidon

Duke Domestic

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William Magerman

Duke Domestic

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Alan Dellay

Duke Domestic

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Florence Anglin

Duke Domestic

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Ray D'Amore

Duke Domestic

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Bobra Suiter

Duke Domestic

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Herb Peterson

Duke Domestic

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Sue Dugan

Duke Domestic

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Walt Gorney

Duke Domestic

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B. Constance Barry

Duke Domestic

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P. Jay Sidney

Heritage Club Doorman

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Avon Long

Ezra

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Tom Mardirosian

Officer Pantuzzi

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Charles Brown

Officer Reynolds

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Robert Curtis Brown

Todd

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Nicholas Guest

Harry

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John Bedford Lloyd

Andrew

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Tony Sherer

Philip

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Robert Earl Jones

Attendant

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Robert E. Lee

Cop #1

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Peter Hock

Cop #2

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Clint Smith

Doo Rag Lenny

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Ron Taylor

Big Black Guy

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James D. Turner

Even Bigger Black Guy

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Giancarlo Esposito

Cellmate #2

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Steve Hofvendahl

Cellmate #3

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James Eckhouse

Guard

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Gwyllum Evans

President of Heritage Club

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Eddie Jones

Cop #3

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John McCurry

Cop #4

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Michelle Mais

Hooker #1

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Barra Khan

Hooker #2

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Bill Cobbs

Bartender

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Joshua Daniel

Party Goer

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Jacques Sandulescu

Creepy Man

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W.B. Brydon

Bank Manager

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Margaret H. Flynn

Duke & Duke Receptionist

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Kelly Curtis

Muffy

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Tracey K. Shaffer

Constance

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Susan Fallender

Bunny

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Lucianne Buchanan

President's Mistress

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Paul Garcia

Jr. Executive #1

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Jed Gillin

Jr. Executive #2

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Art

Jimmy Raitt

Ophelia's Client

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Kate Taylor

Duke's Secretary

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Philip Bosco

Doctor

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Bill Boggs

Newscaster

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Deborah Reagan

Harvey's Girlfriend

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Don McLeod

Gorilla

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Stephen Stucker

Stationmaster

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Richard Hunt

Wilson

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Paul Austin

Trader #1

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John Randolph Jones

Trader #2

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Jack Davidson

Trader #3

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Bernie McInerney

Trader #4

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Maurice Copeland

Secretary of Agriculture

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Ralph Clanton

Official #1

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Bryan Clark

Official #2

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Gary Klar

Longshoreman

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Afemo Omilami

Longshoreman

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Shelly Chee Chee Hall

Monica

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Donna Palmer

Gladys

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Barry Dennen

Demitri

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Murray Bandel

Man at Police Station (uncredited)

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Benjean

Stray Dog (uncredited)

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John Black

Man Sitting on Couch at Party (uncredited)

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John Landis

Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

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Shirley Levine

Bag Lady (uncredited)

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Charles Pendelton

Cop (uncredited)

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Yvonna Russell

Girl in Park (uncredited)

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Jan Saint

Man in Police Station (uncredited)

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Arleen Sorkin

Woman at Party (uncredited)

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Ronald Sylvers

Rolls Royce Driver (uncredited)

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Marlene Willoughby

Woman Passed Out on Couch (uncredited)

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Jim Gallagher

Duke & Duke Employee

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