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Overview

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5.4/10   3,177 votes
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Director:
Writers:
F. Anstey (novel)
Dick Clement (written by)
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Release Date:
11 March 1988 (USA) more
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The Comedy For The Kid In All Of Us. more
Plot:
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win more
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(2 articles)
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Top 7 Body Switching Comedies
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Hilarious comedy/fantasy more (24 total)

Cast

  (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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Runtime:
98 min
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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). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Marshall pulls Charlie into the limo, you can see the camera reflected on it. more
Quotes:
Charlie: "For Charlie, love Malice, party 'till you puke." more
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Features Space Invaders (1982) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Crazy in the Night more

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Hilarious comedy/fantasy, 20 September 2001
9/10
Author: jhaggardjr from Chicago, Illinois

"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)

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