we sat down with a star, dan aykroyd. let's take a look. >> nothing you have ever experienced ken prepare you for the unbridled carnage you are about to witness. in this building, it is kill or be killed. take no prisoners. one minute you're up. the next minute, but am, the kids don't go to college. are you with me? weand here at street smart, have always been fans, in part, because my cohost looks a whole thelike louis winthrop third. you see the resemblance? so, the special treat, we have him here on set with us. and ceo.yd, actor such a pleasure to have you. >> how are you? like when thorpe, but you don't look like aykroyd. >> there is a very strong resemblance. here.great to have you this is a movie that is still on the street.ed i remember summer analyst at us the sachs showing orange juice seen. lost duringing was the terrible attack on 9/11, but it was a wonderful project to work on because we actually were in the pits with the real guys and they were teaching us how to call, how to sell, to buy and sell after we d

first up, bloomberg -- bloomberg businessweek corner dan aykroyd to find out why trading places is thereatest is this movie of all time. everybody knows that trading places, which turned 30 this year is the classic american comedy. i would say it is one of the aboutovies american made american business. >> i cannot think of comedies about american business that have been successful. fax when you first got the script on the did you know what was happening at a financial level. >> i lived downtown and near the world trade center. i understood enough about it. washat i did not understand that in the pits mechanism of trading. i did not understand the response system. when i got in there with the guys taking the orders and learned about it, we became infected with the enthusiasm and adrenaline and believed we were there. you can see us in the movie shouting and out. we were trying to replicate the theory and frenzy that happens and that setting. that is entirely replaced by terminals. >> exactly. >> it is very complex at the end. can you describe to me in plain english why your character a

dan aykroyd explains "trading places here on "street smart jerk off >> time to bring you the businessd media, entertainment, and pop-culture. kind of crowded under the christmas tree. studios have lined up -- five new releases for december 20 five. featuring bankers, warriors, even justin bieber. let's start with this naughty and nice with editor of boxofficeguru.com. five films coming out on christmas. >> it is vital. the audience is out of work and school, more leisure time. the spending potential is higher. for studios trying to break records and get market share, this is the final week for them to go in and really blow over some records if they can. street" seemsll to get attention. is it deserved? it is the most high profile film opening on christmas day. you have five films. if you add "mandela," six. add in four from last weekend. in a one-week period, 10 films are going. about "wolfquestion of wall street." it makes sense that adam and i will love it. howard, you will love it. sense.s we are associated with that field. you go out to kansas and the rest of america, are people g

there's dan aykroyd, and hanks, alec baldwin, steve martin, chevy chase. martin short.y testosterone in that room. it was just pulsating. >> jimmy: how fun was that? was it crazy? >> it was crazy. yeah. >> jimmy: it was? >> of course, i forgot my lines, and -- of course justin timberlake knew them. so that -- that was even more humiliating. >> jimmy: how perfect is this guy? slow down. stop being so perfect? yeah. he knew your lines? >> oh yeah. >> jimmy: that's how he is. he's a perfectionist. i'm excited to go back. the holiday season, i'm psyched. >> i'm going to be watching you. >> jimmy: oh thank you. i appreciate that. are you going to be in new york city? >> no, we're going to be in l.a. for christmas. >> jimmy: oh, you are? >> yeah. >> jimmy: do you like the holiday season? do you enjoy it? >> i -- i love christmas. i love the holidays. but it's -- it's more and more an effort for me just not to be weeping all the time because i find christmas carols are so anguishing. and i -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you get sad at christmas carols? please. wait until you get ol

find out dan aykroyd's thoughts 30 years after the release on the only trading commodities, he. ♪ ofleonardo "wolf wall street" took second place at the box office behind "the hobbit" sequel, but for many, the classic wall street movie places" whichng turns 30 this year so, we asked the star. >> one million, you what -- one minute, you are up one million on soybeans. >> everybody knows that "trading americans a classic comedy, but it is the best movie made about american business. comediesot think about about american business that have been that successful. >> when you first got the script, did you understand what at a financial level? >> i live downtown. i understood enough about it. low, sell high. fear, that is the other guys problem. do not understand the call and response system. when i learned about it, eddie murphy and i became infected with their enthusiasm and adrenaline. in the end, we are shouting it out. we were trying to replicate that theory and frenzy in that setting. >> that setting is entirely replaced by computers. >> oberg terminals. -- bloomberg terminals. >> exactly. ex

and dan aykroyd went public with his diagnosis ten years ago. >> when celebrities come out with thesecelebrity but also for the public. >> reporter: boyle tells "the observer" she hopes going public will help her treatment saying, quote, i am not strong on my own. when i have the support of people around me, i am fine. well, before her diagnosis, susan boyle said she worried she might have more serious illness. and after being tested, she found out her i.q. was actually above average. so this, you know, sparks a conversation. i was surprised, i didn't realize darryl hannah, dan aykroyd as well. >> speaking out, though, raises a lot of awareness, which is really important. >> it takes braveness because you're worried again that people will judge you. >>> let's stay across the pond for a moment. the wildly popular british drama "downton abbey" returns next month. hold me, al and matt. but if you can't wait, relax. our andrea canning traveled to england for a peek at the new season. >> welcome to downton abbey. >> reporter: thank you. always on duty. mr. carson, downton's cool-headed but