Bill Morrison, Camille Cooper, Catherine Hicks

A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned up doctor and his laid back son.

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PG-13, 99 min.

Directed by: Rod Daniel

Release Date: October 2, 1987

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DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004

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  • January 26, 2007
    decent comedy
  • May 29, 2006
    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.
  • February 2, 2007
    Not as good as Vice Versa.
  • October 30, 2009
    funny love to see it
  • April 25, 2009
    Um............very very very strange....NOWAY!
  • November 22, 2008
    Funny but it's been done before
  • September 14, 2008
    A high school senior Chris Hammond (Kirk Cameron & his dad named Dr. Jack Hammond (Dudley Moore) becomes chief of staff. Chris's buddy named Trigger (Sean Astin) has a wacky uncle stay with him live in the desert with experiment with body-switching potions.

    Trigger gets a hold ...( read more)of the brain transference serum & it switches Chris & Jack's brains so, Chris is Jack & Jack is Chris.
  • September 11, 2008
    GOOD MOVIE WORTH WATCHING
  • June 23, 2008
    Funny comedy. It a funny comedy night for rent.
  • June 8, 2008
    Not at all interested

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