The rich Duke Brothers wager on whether a born loser like Billy Ray Valentine, a hustler from the ghetto, can become as successful as Winthorpe, a wealthy investment executive, if put in the proper environment--and would a prig like Winthorpe turn to a life of crime if he were to lose it all.
General Note: Includes English and French language tracks ; English subtitles.Closed-captioned.Program content : Paramount Pictures, c1983.Home use only.Widescreen version presented in a 'letterbox' widescreen format ; enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Writers, Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod ; producer, Aaron Russo ; director, John Landis. LINCOLN
Participant or Performer Note: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliot and Jamie Lee Curtis.