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:

Soul Transference | Body Swap | 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

Color:

Color

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:

Continuity: 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:

Charlie: How old are you dad?
Marshall: Younger than I used to be, kid.

Movie Connections:

Features Space Invaders (1982) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Crazy in the Night

The best of the bunch

This movie is not the one people think of when talking about those "body switching" comedies that came out between '87 and '89. Big always gets the attention, but for my money Vice Versa is funnier, smarter and more memorable. Judge Reinhold didn't get the Oscar nomination that Tom Hanks scored, and more or less dropped off the face of the earth after making this movie (except, of course, for "Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will"). He was in several '80s blockbusters and stole many scenes in them (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Beverly Hills Cop and its sequel, Ruthless People....) But this movie is his shining hour, where he is believable and funny as both the uptight adult and the 11-year old kid. Fred Savage is equally good--very convincing when he becomes his dad. The movie builds up its jokes nicely, and has a Capra-esque quality to it. It also makes terrific use of character actors Swoosie Kurtz and David Proval, who is light years away from his Sopranos character. The fact that this movie is lumped in with lesser films like 18 Again and Like Father Like Son baffles me. This one is definitely in the league with Big.