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On his 81st birthday, grandpa George Burns, bemoans the fact that he's wasted his life, and wishes he had it to do all over again. He gets his wish when he and his 18-year-old grandson Charles Schlatt... read more read more...er are involved in an auto accident. When he awakens, Burns' personality has been transferred to Schlatter's body, and vice versa! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Paul Flaherty

Release Date: April 8, 1988

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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002

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  • February 17, 2011
    Ready for another Freaky Friday rip off? Of course Burns is funny as usual, but the rest of the cast is boring, and the story is as I said before, over used by this point. Not bad, but not good either.
  • January 7, 2012
    As much as I like George Burns, I wanted to give this movie a good review but the best thing about 18 Again was George Burns.The rest of the movie was just something to pass the time away since nothing else was on.1 star for George Burns & 1 Star for Charlie Schlatter's impersona... read moretion of George Burns when they switched characters.He did do an alright job
  • June 9, 2009
    The story has been done many times before, I prefer Vice Versa over this one. Not really worth watching.
  • June 15, 2007
    This is yout typical switching souls movie while learning a lesson. I still loved it though. It was funny to watch.
  • March 4, 2007
    The old guy becomes young and the young guy becomes old. Wow! what a great concept!!! Hollywood should do this every year just with different actors and actresses oh they should even use animals!!! Oh wait, they allready have ran this plot into the ground, buried it, unburied... read more it, and creamated it, and then buried it again.
  • February 1, 2007
    i remember this movie!!!
    specially when george burns turns into his grandson and starts making flips on the lawn...
    Good Movie
  • January 23, 2007
    Charlie Schlatter at his best. Not sure what happened to him. But George Burns is always fun to watch. Generally average comedy about body switching.
  • September 23, 2006
    george burns funny. charlie schlatter not funny. why were there so many movies made in the 80's about body-switching? I would like to see a comprehensive list of all body-switching movies from the 1980s.

Critic Reviews


Ken Hanke
January 26, 2005
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Hardly the worst of this peculiar sub-genre.

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Not even the charms of Mr. George Burns can salvage this long-in-the-tooth "Big" rip-off.

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
October 2, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Daniel M. Kimmel
February 20, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Philip Martin
December 8, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Mark R. Leeper
January 1, 2000
Mark R. Leeper, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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