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* [[Real Life Writes the Plot|The Plot Writes Real Life]]: In 2010, the "Eddie Murphy Rule" was proposed to prevent commodities traders from using nonpublic information, such as the {{spoiler|Department of Agriculture crop report depicted in the film}}, to corner the market in the same way as shown in the movie.
* [[Values Dissonance]]: Dan Akroyd in blackface is [[Played for Laughs]] for how ridiculous the disguise is, but they still probably couldn't get away with it today.
* [[Values Resonance]]: The themes of how wealth, or the lack of it, affect the character of people, and of course the cautionary tale of people (attempting) to ruin lives to turn a profit probably make the movie a bit more poignant in the wake of the 2009 Recession. Also [[Anvils That Needed to Be Dropped]].
* [[Vindicated by Cable]]: The movie was a box office hit, but might have faded into obscurity, if not for constant replaying on cable around Christmas-time, even though the movie is not inherently a "Christmas movie."
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