Rated R
Starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche
Directed by John Landis
The Story:
The Duke Brothers (Ameche and Bellamy) make a wager that they can take a street bum (Murphy) and give him everything he could want while taking a life of luxury from someone (Aykroyd) which would cause him to resort to a life of crime. Their behavior experiment works at first, but when the two figure out what the Dukes are up to, the tables are about to be turned!
And just like that, I snuck a Christmas movie in on you that you probably forgot takes place around Christmas time. :)
Eddie Murphy was on his meteoric rise to stardom, following up 48 Hours with this buddy comedy before moving on to star in Beverly Hills Cop.
The movie is still pretty fun, if a little dated, throughout.
However, for a movie over 30 years old, it's still got more than its fair share of comedy that still works after all these years.
So, if you're still slowly easing into the holidays, here's another one that you can watch that's a Christmas movie, without being overly Christmas-y.
:)
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: This one gets revisited every decade or so.
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