Continuity mistake: In the scene when Jamie Lee Curtis brings Dan Aykroyd home, you can visibly see she is wearing pantyhose. However, just a few second later, inside the apartment, she takes off her dress and is only wearing panties. (00:58:40)
Trading Places (1983)
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Directed by: John Landis
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Frank Oz, James Belushi, Denholm Elliott, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche
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Answer: It's about nothing. The man is not exactly normal, and he begins a nonsense conversation with a very prim, uptight woman who looks like she should be anywhere but there.
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