Review of Trading Places (1983) by Vin Mariani — 04 Jul 2008

One of the funniest movies made in the past 25 years.

This review of Trading Places (1983) was written by Vin Mariani on 04 Jul 2008.

Trading Places has generally received very positive reviews.

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