Trading Places (1983)
Jamie Lee Curtis’ sex worker character, Ophelia, is maybe the most likable character in Trading Places, a rags-to-riches/riches-to-rags comedy based on Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
Though the film pulls no punches about the rough life led by Ophelia, it ultimately presents an optimistic vision of the world — like that of Pretty Woman — in which a random encounter on the mean streets can eventually lead to a life of luxury.
By the end of the movie, Ophelia is living the good life in a tropical paradise with Louis (Dan Aykroyd) and Billy Ray (Eddie Murphy). And if you’re looking for an unconventional Christmas movie, Trading Places delivers.
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