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Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron, Sean Astin, Patrick O'Neal, Margaret Colin ... see more see more... , Catherine Hicks , Teresa Bowman , Cami Cooper , Tami David , James Deeth , Randolph Dreyfuss , Art Frankel , Micah Grant , Corki Grazer , Les Lannom , James Lashly , Nancy Lenehan , Dakin Matthews , Bill Morrison , Lloyd Nelson , Larry Sellers , Armin Shimerman , Bill Stevenson , John Stinson , Maxine Stuart , Kitty Swink , Skeeter Vaughan , David Wohl , Kedric Wolfe , Steven Isham , Steve Lynch , Brian Peck , Steve Plunkett , Chris Robinson , Jack Starrett , Lorna Hill , Robert Balderson , Johnathan Brecht , Mary Jane Courier , Jan Duncan , Richard Gilberts , Chera Holland , Alexandra Kenworthy , Mark McCannon , Lisa Robins , Todd Selby , Carol Swarbrick , John Tokatlian , Debbie Zipp , Michael Horton , Christine Healy

Dr. Jack Hammond (Dudley Moore) is a noted heart surgeon whose personality is switched with his teenage son Chris (Kirk Cameron) in this uninspired comedy. The ingestion of a brain transference serum ... read more read more...is the catalyst for the comic catastrophe and the confusion that follows. Sean Astin and Patrick O'Neal co-star with Margaret Colin and Catherine Hicks. A decent idea for a comedy that has since been done better in Brian Gilbert's 1988 comedy Vice Versa starring Fred Savage and Judge Reinhold. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Rod Daniel

Release Date: October 2, 1987

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DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004

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  • sanjurosamurai
    January 26, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    decent comedy
  • santasgift73
    January 14, 2010
    santasgift73
    This one came out at the same time as VICE VERSA both had the same premise.Sweet but weak script n acting
  • AndySitzerFan
    June 6, 2008
    AndySitzerFan
    Such an original storyline, really broke new ground.... Oh wait... This is with Kirk cameron and Dudley Moore?
    Pretty generic, but as a 8 year old, it was hilarious.
  • MangoChutChut
    May 6, 2008
    MangoChutChut
    Such a cheesy movie! Wow, this is back when Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore were culturally relevant. It really can't compare to the original Freaky Friday (with Jodi Foster) but I guess it's entertaining enough. Meh.
  • feelingfine2
    July 27, 2007
    feelingfine2
    Good movie! Like 'Freaky Friday'..but the switching happens to the guys. Dudley Moore is funny..also starring Kirk Cameron, Margaret Colin and Sean Astin.
  • partywill
    June 16, 2007
    partywill
    This movie is sooo funny.
    You got the son (Kirk Cameron) who doesn't like getting told what to do by his dad . So fate happens and bam..they switch roles..
    The adventure begins and doesn't end.
    I must tell you Sean Astin is tooo sexy beyound words.
  • jeffman52001
    March 17, 2007
    jeffman52001
    A great film, Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore are awesome as father and son, literally. A great film about a father and son who switch personalities cause of a formula introduced by Kirk's friend. A good film to watch.
  • johnnyblaze2k
    March 4, 2007
    johnnyblaze2k
    Body switching plot. Now when Kirk Cameron was "in" I thought this was a good movie. But, now have no interest in seeing it again. Ok maybe once more.
  • richardcardellioni
    November 14, 2006
    richardcardellioni
    Freaky Friday, only this time with father & son. Pretty much a waste of 90 minutes. Lame, not every entertaining.
  • Drewbacca
    May 29, 2006
    Drewbacca
    There were a whole slew of these movies that came out right around the same time. I don't remember which one came first, but now, they're all the same.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 25, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

The film doesn't really click as a satire on generational differences in manners and morals.

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