Trading Places

In 1983, John Landis brought us the double fish out of water comedy, Trading Places. Landis’s classic examines the nature vs nurture debate as two Wealthy wall street investors bet to see if a smooth-talking homeless conman can be converted into a successful executive, while an upper-crust executive will turn to crime when everything good in his life is stripped from him. Starring Dan Akroyd, Eddie Murphy, and Jamie-Lee Curtis, Trading Places was an instant hit making $90 million from a $15 million dollar budget, securing an Oscar nomination for the music, and was an instant classic. But, does hold up? Listen in as Jon, Colin, and Brent debate margin calls and gorilla love affairs as we try to determine if this one is worth a dollar or leaves us ruined.