A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
James Newell
- Duke & Duke Employee
- (as Jim Newell)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaRalph Bellamy (Randolph) and Don Ameche (Mortimer) make cameo appearances in Coming to America (1988) as the same characters; the two are now homeless, and Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) gives them a large amount of money to get them back off the streets.
- GoofsThe train leaving Washington, D.C. has a different style locomotive than the same train shown later in a pass-by shot.
- Crazy creditsJon Tenney is credited as "Big Black Guy" and James D. Turner as "Even Bigger Black Guy".
- Alternate versionsA scene that is available only in the television version is where Valentine first enters the Duke and Duke building. The cut version shows Coleman dropping off Valentine for his first day of work, then shows a smiling Valentine exiting an elevator and speaking to a receptionist. The uncut scene (television version) has Valentine entering the main hall of the building and going through a series of interactions with the same people that was nearly identical to the scene near the beginning when Winthorpe enters the building to go to work. This scene is one of the many ways of portraying contrasts in the movie; in this case "not knowing what to expect rookie" versus "veteran snob". This scene also shows why Valentine has a smile on his face as he exits the elevator and speaks confidently to the receptionist. Valentine surely was nervous before he entered the building talking to Coleman, but he gains confidence as he progresses down the main hall toward the elevator.
Featured review
Good, well written comedy
One of the best comedies of the 1980's, this stars Eddie Murphy in one of his best roles alongside Dan Aykroyd. The plot is great, a poor, homeless man who has resorted to a life of crime (Murphy) and an upper class yuppie involved in the stock market (Aykroyd) trade places when two devious brothers (Aykroyd's employees) have a bet. This is a very well written, well acted, and well executed comedy, that makes you laugh, but also grips you with a strong plot. Also has a satisfying ending.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- De mendigo a millonario
- Filming locations
- Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(Billy Ray Valentine is questioned by officers Pantuzzi [link=nm0546306] & Reynolds [link=nm0113225] while he is panhandling & pretending to be crippled & blind)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $90,404,800
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,348,200
- Jun 12, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $90,404,800
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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