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Vice Versa (1988)
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11 March 1988 (USA)
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The Comedy For The Kid In All Of Us. more
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A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa. full summary | add synopsis
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Top 7 Body Switching Comedies
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(From FilmJunk. 30 August 2009, 11:19 PM, PDT)
Top 7 Body Switching Comedies
(From Scorecard Review. 15 April 2009, 9:05 AM, PDT)
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Hilarious comedy/fantasy
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Judge Reinhold | ... | Marshall Seymour / Charlie Seymour |
 | Fred Savage | ... | Charlie Seymour / Marshall Seymour |
 | Corinne Bohrer | ... | Sam |
 | Swoosie Kurtz | ... | Tina Brooks |
 | Jane Kaczmarek | ... | Robyn Seymour |
 | David Proval | ... | Turk |
| William Prince | ... | Stratford Avery |
 | Gloria Gifford | ... | Marcie |
| Beverly Archer | ... | Mrs. Jane Luttrell |
| Harry Murphy | ... | Larry |
 | Kevin O'Rourke | ... | Brad |
 | Richard Kind | ... | Floyd |
| Charles Lucia | ... | Cliff (as Chip Lucia) |
 | Ajay Naidu | ... | Dale Ferriera |
| Raymond Rosario | ... | Dooley |
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viceVersa (International: English title) (poster title)
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One of five body-swap movies all released around the same time. The others were 18 Again! (1988), Like Father Like Son (1987), Big (1988), and Dream a Little Dream (1989).
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Crew or equipment visible: When Marshall pulls Charlie into the limo, you can see the camera reflected on it.
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Features Space Invaders (1982) (VG)
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Crazy in the Night
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"Vice Versa" is a very funny, very sweet comedy about a father and son who switch bodies thanks in part to a mysterious Thai skull that they both just happen to be touching at the same time (not to mention making an unintentional wish that they could trade places with each other). Judge Reinhold ("Beverly Hills Cop") and Fred Savage (TV's "The Wonder Years") are dynamite in their roles as the father and son who have to get used to doing things that they're not used to doing (the father goes to school; the son goes to work, etc.). "Vice Versa" has lots of big laughs and is perfect for the entire family. The film, shot almost entirely in Chicago, also uses the Chicago locations to good effect. A hilarious film from start to finish, and it's easily the best of the body switching movies that came out in 1987/1988 ("Like Father, Like Son", "18 Again", and "Big" were the others). I still can't understand why this movie flopped at the box office in 1988. The thing that shocks me is that "Like Father, Like Son" was the worst of these movies, and it made more money than "Vice Versa". I can't figure that one out. "Vice Versa" has 100 times more laughs than "Like Father, Like Son" ever had. Sometimes I can't understand these moviegoers. And in this case, the fact that "Vice Versa" faired poorly at the box office when released in 1988 to me remains an enigma. I saw this movie in a packed movie house on it's opening weekend and everyone (including myself and a friend of mine) was laughing out loud while watching it. It's that funny of a movie.
***1/2 (out of four)