Trading Places Trading Places Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet. Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis also star. The storyline is often called a modern take on Mark Twain's classic 19th-century novel "The Prince and the Pauper". The film was written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod and was produced by Aaron Russo. It was released to
Going Places (upcoming film) Going Places (upcoming film) Going Places is an upcoming American crime comedy film written by, directed by, and starring John Turturro, acting as both a remake of the 1974 French film of the same name by Bertrand Blier, and a spin-off to the 1998 cult film "The Big Lebowski" by the Coen brothers, from which Turturro reprises his role as Jesus Quintana. Like the original "Going Places", it follows a trio of sexually depraved misfits, played by Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, and Audrey Tautou. The Coen brothers, who wrote, directed, and produced "The Big Lebowski", stated on several occasions that they