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Nature vs. nurture is given a cynical test by the Duke brothers, Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer (Don Ameche), snobby Wall Street one-percenters who engineer an outrageous change of fortune — framing their star broker Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) for crimes, while giving a plum position to street hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) — to settle a bet. The excellent cast, including Jamie Lee Curtis as a financially savvy streetwalker and Denholm Elliott as a put-upon butler, give top-of-their game performances, led b y the hilariously inventive Murphy. The film also features cameos from Frank Oz, Bo Diddley and Al Franken. DIR John Landis; SCR Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod; PROD Aaron Russo. U.S., 1983, color, 116 min. RATED R
Run Time: 116 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, July 17, 2026
Genre: Comedy
