Vice Versa (1988)

Director:

Brian Gilbert

Writers:

F. Anstey (novel)
Dick Clement (written by)

Release Date:

11 March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Comedy For The Kid In All Of Us.

Plot:

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

Plot Keywords:

Body Swap | Soul Transference | Child As Adult | Role Reversal | Remake

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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

Also Known As:

viceVersa (International: English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

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).

Goofs:

As the police in the car start to chase Charlie and Marshall on their own police bike, the driver pulls up the CB mic twice to call in for backup.

Quotes:

Hockey Coach: [to his ice-hockey team] Can someone tell me what's going on here? Am I in the wrong place, or are these the auditions for the Ice Capades? In the locker room, in the classroom, you guys may be buddies. Out here, all I want to see is hate!
Charlie: [to one of this teammates, about that coach] The city pays this man to shape young minds?

Movie Connections:

Features Space Invaders (1982) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Crazy in the Night

Plays Better in Reverse.

Businessman Judge Reinhold and his young son Fred Savage end up transforming into each other in this silly little comedy that is short on laughs. Another sub-genre here that became vastly popular in the late-1980s with several below average productions that are stupid more than anything else. An ornamental skull is the mysterious thing which causes Reinhold and Savage to trade places. A sophomoric screenplay, equally poor direction and a cast of second-rate actors dooms "Vice Versa" in the end. 2 stars out of 5.