"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"
"America – and give them an opportunity to try to change things"". On August 24, 2007, Russo died at the age of 64 of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Aaron Russo Aaron Russo (; February 14, 1943 – August 24, 2007) was an American entertainment businessman, film producer and director, and political activist. He was best known for producing such movies as ""Trading Places"", ""Wise Guys"", and ""The Rose"". Later in life, he created various Libertarian-leaning political documentaries including ""Mad as Hell"" and """". After a six-year battle with cancer, Russo died on August 24, 2007. Aaron"
"Aaron Russo Aaron Russo (; February 14, 1943 – August 24, 2007) was an American entertainment businessman, film producer and director, and political activist. He was best known for producing such movies as ""Trading Places"", ""Wise Guys"", and ""The Rose"". Later in life, he created various Libertarian-leaning political documentaries including ""Mad as Hell"" and """". After a six-year battle with cancer, Russo died on August 24, 2007. Aaron Russo was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1943 in a Jewish family. Growing up on Long Island, Russo worked for his family's undergarment business. In April 1968, Russo opened the nightclub"
"Marta Kauffman Marta Fran Kauffman (born September 21, 1956) is an American writer and TV producer, best known as the co-creator of the popular sitcom ""Friends"", alongside David Crane. Both Kauffman and Crane were also executive producers of the show, along with Kevin Bright. Kauffman and Crane also produced ""Veronica's Closet"", starring Kirstie Alley, and ""Jesse"", starring Christina Applegate. From 2005–2006 she was an executive producer on ""Related"". Both writers were the creators of the 1990 HBO series ""Dream On"". Marta Kauffman also studied Acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York City. Born to a"
"Adam Fields Adam Fields is an American executive, entrepreneur, and film and television producer. During his career, he has produced movies for Sony Pictures, Miramax, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Warner Bros., Relativity Media, and Broad Green Pictures. He founded his own production company in 1984, producing movies including ""Great Balls of Fire!"", ""Brokedown Palace"", ""Johnny Be Good"", ""Donnie Darko"", ""Vision Quest"", ""Limitless"", ""The Wedding Ringer"", and ""Money Train"". Fields’ most notable contributions as an executive include ""An American Werewolf in London"", ""Sixteen Candles"" and ""The Breakfast Club"". He also produced ""Bad Santa 2"", and """". Fields also executive produced the"
"Billy Bob Thorton, released in November 2016. Adam Fields Adam Fields is an American executive, entrepreneur, and film and television producer. During his career, he has produced movies for Sony Pictures, Miramax, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Warner Bros., Relativity Media, and Broad Green Pictures. He founded his own production company in 1984, producing movies including ""Great Balls of Fire!"", ""Brokedown Palace"", ""Johnny Be Good"", ""Donnie Darko"", ""Vision Quest"", ""Limitless"", ""The Wedding Ringer"", and ""Money Train"". Fields’ most notable contributions as an executive include ""An American Werewolf in London"", ""Sixteen Candles"" and ""The Breakfast Club"". He also produced ""Bad Santa 2"","
"Geoffrey James Clark Geoffrey James Clark (born June 12, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television director, producer and entertainment executive. He is mostly known for Producing unscripted content with a cause, inspirational story or social action element. Clark has been credited as a producer and executive producer in numerous film and television projects. His credits in television include Travel Channel's ""Trip Testers"", HGTV's ""Million Dollar Closet's"", Youtube Red's ""Provocateur"", Nat Geo Wild's ""Worlds Weirdest: Animal Apocalypse"", and Esquire's ""The Short Game"", amongst others. Additionally, he has developed and sold numerous other unscripted projects while acting"
"Hawkins has signed up with US-based manager Seth Lockhart for features development. In addition to his film work, Hawkins has directed a number of TV commercials for a wide range of advertising agencies and production companies. Phil Hawkins Phil Hawkins (born December 26, 1984) is an award-winning commercial, television and independent film director from Manchester, United Kingdom. His work in feature film includes ""The Women Of Troy"" (2006) and Philip Pullman's ""The Butterfly Tattoo"" (2008). He is also known for appearing in the Fox/DreamWorks reality television show ""On The Lot"". Hawkins directed his first short film when he was 13,"
"Ed Bianchi Edward Bianchi (born April 24, 1942) is an American television director and producer. He is better known for his work on ""Deadwood"", ""Boardwalk Empire"" and ""The Get Down"". Prior to ""Deadwood"", Bianchi directed several music videos for Luther Vandross and the dance title sequence of each season of ""The Cosby Show"". From 1976 to 1995 he directed hundreds of commercials for clients such as: American Express, Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Eastern Airlines, Jello Pudding and the Jamaica Tourist Board. Bianchi won every major Commercial award including in 1985 ""The Director's Guild Award"" for The Best commercial Director"
"instead of ‘Delancey Place’, or a hybrid of the two names for the blocks between Seventeenth Street and Twenty-sixth Street Scenes from at least six movies and a television show were filmed on Delancey Place and all on the 2000 block, which is Philadelphia’s ‘most filmed residential block’. In the films and the show, the main characters live in real houses on the block, in nos. 2006, 2014, 2032, 2036, and 2037 Delancey Place. In ""Trading Places"" (1983), a poor street hustler named Billy Rae Valentine (played by Eddie Murphy) trades places with the managing director of a brokerage firm,"
"is used to help in recruiting players, to retail sales, where companies such as Nike and Chevrolet use it new retail sources. Lucas Foster Lucas Foster is a Hollywood Film Producer. He is known for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film), Man on Fire (2004 film) and Equilibrium. His movies generated all together 2.1 billion dollars of gross revenues. In recent years, he is one of the co-founders of HeadcaseVR, a virtual reality company. In late 2009, it was revealed that Foster would be producing ""Go Like Hell"" for 20th Century Fox. Based on the book, ""Go Like Hell: Ford,"
"Richard Brick Richard Michael Brick (September 20, 1945 – April 2, 2014) was an American film producer, professor of film at Columbia University, and former Commissioner of New York City’s Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting. He was born in New York City, United States. As a producer, Brick is best known for his three pictures with Woody Allen: ""Deconstructing Harry"", ""Celebrity"" and ""Sweet and Lowdown"". He also was the Co-Producer of Emir Kusturica’s only picture in the U.S., ""Arizona Dream""; Producer of Robert M. Young’s ""Caught"" and Joseph Vasquez’ ""Hangin' with the Homeboys"". In television Brick was senior"
"non-cinema projects such as music videos, political ads, documentaries, and reality television shows: Torrey Loomis Torrey Loomis (born 1974) is an American filmmaker, executive producer, photographer, and business owner. One of the first known owners of the RED ONE digital cinema camera, Loomis acquired two RED ONE cameras #20 and #21 (known as ""Hobbes"" and ""Calvin"") from RED Digital Cinema in 2007. One of the first full length feature films to be shot on RED ONE, ""Sensored"", involved his RED ONE camera #21. In addition to ""Sensored"", he best known for films such as ""Bloodline"", ""Cafe"", and ""The Killing of"
"Beau Flynn Beau Flynn is an American film producer. He is known for producing large commercial films such as ""Skyscraper"", ""Rampage"", ""San Andreas"" and ""Hercules"", as well as critically acclaimed independent films like ""Requiem for a Dream"", ""Tigerland"" and ""Choke"". Over the course of his career, Flynn has produced over 32 films that have grossed more than $3 billion at the worldwide box office. Through his dynamic FlynnPictureCo. (FPC), Flynn focuses on high-concept, tentpole studio films designed for the global audience. He has been married to film actress Marley Shelton since 2001 and they have two daughters. Flynn has been"
"Eric Leopardi Eric Leopardi is an American businessman, voice actor, producer, and consultant known for his work on TV shows ""Up All Night"", ""Suits"", ""Go On"", ""Hot in Cleveland"", and the Canadian primetime hit ""Rookie Blue"", among others. As a commercial voice, Eric has been heard on campaigns for brands including NBA, McDonald's, Chevrolet, Skechers, and many more. He is currently signed with the exclusive William Morris Endeavor agency (WME) in Beverly Hills, California, and remains CEO of The Micc Group, a Marketing & Branding agency with locations in Denver and Beverly Hills. A serial entrepreneur, Eric has successfully launched"
"Jennifer Todd Jennifer Todd (born October 3, 1969) is an American film producer. After serving as President of Film at the Mark Gordon Company, she accepted the position of President of Pearl Street Films, the production company of actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Todd was born in Los Angeles, California. Her credits include the three ""Austin Powers"" films, ""Boiler Room"", ""Prime"", ""Must Love Dogs"", and ""Memento"", for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for producing. Jennifer mainly works alongside her sister, Suzanne Todd, also a producer. Todd also produced ""Across the Universe"", starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim"
"and Stella. Director Ed Bianchi Edward Bianchi (born April 24, 1942) is an American television director and producer. He is better known for his work on ""Deadwood"", ""Boardwalk Empire"" and ""The Get Down"". Prior to ""Deadwood"", Bianchi directed several music videos for Luther Vandross and the dance title sequence of each season of ""The Cosby Show"". From 1976 to 1995 he directed hundreds of commercials for clients such as: American Express, Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Eastern Airlines, Jello Pudding and the Jamaica Tourist Board. Bianchi won every major Commercial award including in 1985 ""The Director's Guild Award"" for The"
"Dream On! Dream On! is a film which premiered in 1981 at the Festival International du Nouveau Cinema, Montreal. It was shot in 16mm film from 1975 to 1980, and was blown up to 35mm in 1984. The film's action follows a group of young actors as they struggle to survive in L.A. and hang on to their artistic principles. Ed Harris and Paul ""Pee-wee Herman"" Reubens have since become well known actors. No relation to the later cable-TV sitcom of the same name, ""Dream On!"" is a tale of struggling LA actors seeking out an audience. This talented but"
"Guymon Casady Guymon Patrick Casady is an American talent manager and producer. Guymon is a two time Emmy Award winning co executive producer on HBO's Game of Thrones, which holds the distinction for being the most Emmy award winning scripted series in television history. He is also the producer of ""Steve Jobs"" written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, which was nominated for two Oscars, ""Office Christmas Party"" starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon, Hope Springs starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carnell, an executive producer on the $800M grossing franchise The Expendables, and"
"by film-noir and spaghetti westerns. Usher Morgan Usher Morgan (born May 23, 1985) is a film director, producer, publishing executive and entrepreneur based in New York City. Best known as the writer, director, and producer of films such as ""Prego"" and ""Pickings"". Morgan was born in Israel and immigrated to the United States in his early twenties. He founded companies in the publishing, real estate and film production industries. After experimenting with film production and distribution, Morgan began showing interest in producing and directing his own films. His first film was a documentary entitled The Thought Exchange, starring David Friedman"
"Dreams on Spec Dreams on Spec is a 2007 American documentary film that profiles the struggles and triumphs of emerging Hollywood screenwriters. It was written and directed by Daniel J. Snyder, who learned first-hand about the screenwriter's travails in the late 1980s when he was a teenager working alongside aspiring writer/directors Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary in the famed Video Archives video store in Manhattan Beach, California. The film follows three aspiring screenwriters as they struggle to turn their scripts into movies. David is a hip talent agent's assistant with three scripts circulating around town. He's plugged into ""young Hollywood"""
"John Landis John David Landis (; born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed, such as ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978), ""The Blues Brothers"" (1980), ""An American Werewolf in London"" (1981), ""Trading Places"" (1983), ""Three Amigos"" (1986), ""Coming to America"" (1988) and ""Beverly Hills Cop III"" (1994), and for directing Michael Jackson's music videos for ""Thriller"" (1983) and ""Black or White"" (1991). Landis was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirley Levine (née Magaziner) and Marshall Landis, an"
"Alex Rivera Alex Rivera (born New York City, 1973) is an American film maker, best known for his films about labor, immigration, and politics. Rivera was born in 1973 in New York City, New York. His father is a Peruvian immigrant and his mother is an American citizen. Growing up as a bicultural youth in New Jersey, he took an interest in the fields of film, digital media, and science fiction. He is well known for his work ""Sleep Dealer"", which premiered in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He was awarded the Creative Capital Moving Image Award, Alfred P. Sloan"
"the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard on February 8, 1960. Wood is played by John Getz in Jay Roach's ""Trumbo"". With Academy Award nominations and wins in the table Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as ""A Night at the Opera"", ""A Day at the Races"", ""Goodbye, Mr. Chips"", and ""The Pride of the Yankees"". He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects. Wood was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his"
"49,000,000 views. His video was also used unofficially to feature the remix of ""Apologize"" in a new video, which has garnered over 100,000,000 views, and is listed as YouTube's seventh most watched video of all-time. Platt's commercial work includes projects for Alexander Wang, Mercedes-Benz, Range Rover, Tom Ford, Bloomingdale's, Gap, Inc., ALDO Group, Garnier, Spike TV, and Nintendo Wii, among many others. Aaron Platt Aaron Platt, (born June 9, 1981), is an American film director and cinematographer, currently residing in Venice, California and Brooklyn, New York. Platt's worked steadily as a cinematographer and director since 2002 on music videos, feature"
"September 2011. Geoff's favorite sports are surfing, football and baseball. Geoffrey James Clark Geoffrey James Clark (born June 12, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television director, producer and entertainment executive. He is mostly known for Producing unscripted content with a cause, inspirational story or social action element. Clark has been credited as a producer and executive producer in numerous film and television projects. His credits in television include Travel Channel's ""Trip Testers"", HGTV's ""Million Dollar Closet's"", Youtube Red's ""Provocateur"", Nat Geo Wild's ""Worlds Weirdest: Animal Apocalypse"", and Esquire's ""The Short Game"", amongst others. Additionally, he"
"George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. Among his most notable films are ""A Place in the Sun"" (1951; winner of six Academy Awards including Best Director), ""Shane"" (1953; Oscar nominated), ""Giant"" (1956; Oscar for Best Director), and ""The Diary of Anne Frank"" (1959; nominated for Best Director). He was born in Oakland, California, the son of Landers Stevens and Georgie Cooper, both stage actors. His uncle was drama critic Ashton Stevens. He also had two brothers, Jack and writer Aston Stevens. He learned about the"
"Usher Morgan Usher Morgan (born May 23, 1985) is a film director, producer, publishing executive and entrepreneur based in New York City. Best known as the writer, director, and producer of films such as ""Prego"" and ""Pickings"". Morgan was born in Israel and immigrated to the United States in his early twenties. He founded companies in the publishing, real estate and film production industries. After experimenting with film production and distribution, Morgan began showing interest in producing and directing his own films. His first film was a documentary entitled The Thought Exchange, starring David Friedman and Lucie Arnaz, it was"
"Roy Price Roy Price (born 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.) is an American entertainment executive and the former president of Amazon.com's media development division, Amazon Studios. Price has been described as being from ""Hollywood royalty."" His mother, Katherine Crawford, was an actress known for ""Riding with Death"" (1976), ""A Walk in the Spring Rain"" (1970) and ""Gemini Man"" (1976). His father, Frank Price, held a number of Hollywood executive positions including head of Universal TV in the 1970s; President, and later Chairman and CEO, of Columbia Pictures; and president of Universal Pictures. His maternal grandfather, Roy Huggins, created and"
"Farren Blackburn Farren Blackburn is a British film and television director and screenwriter. His work includes Netflix's young adult love story, ""The Innocents"", the psychological thriller 'Shut In"" starring Naomi Watts, Netflix/Marvel's ""Daredevil"", ""Iron Fist"" and ""The Defenders"". As a young man he was on the books of Cambridge United Football Club and represented England at youth level. He has adapted John Richardson's golfing novel ""Dream On"" into a film script and will begin shooting that early in 2013.<ref name=""http://www1.skysports.com/golf/news/12177/7422903/Dream-On-the-film""></ref> He directed ""The Fades"" for which he received a BAFTA for best Drama Series. He also directed the Golden Globe"
"1982. Nolte was scheduled to host the December 11, 1982, Christmas episode of ""Saturday Night Live"", but became too ill to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, ""Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!"" The following year, Murphy starred in ""Trading Places"" with fellow ""SNL"" alumnus Dan Aykroyd. The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in ""Coming to America"" and ""Beverly Hills Cop III"") and proved to be an even greater"
"between N. Cahuenga Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue. Richard Brooks Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for ""Blackboard Jungle"" (1955), ""Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"" (1958) ""Elmer Gantry"" (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), ""In Cold Blood"" (1967) and ""Looking for Mr. Goodbar"" (1977). Brooks was born as Reuben Sax to Hyman and Esther Sax, Russian Jewish immigrants. Married teenagers when they immigrated to the United States in 1908, they"
"Scott, ""Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting."" BearManor Media, 2009. . Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on television series such as ""All My Children"" and films such as ""The Breakfast Club"", ""Trading Places"", and ""Die Hard"". Gleason was born on May 4, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Eleanor (née Doyle), a registered nurse, and George L. Gleason, a restaurateur, professional boxer, iron worker, and roofing manufacturer. Gleason was raised in Miami Beach,"