Vice Versa

Vice Versa (1988)

  • 43% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 40% of users liked it
    (7,739 ratings)

A magical jeweled skull makes the wish of 11-year-old Charlie (Fred Savage) come true in this routine but entertaining situation comedy. Charlie wishes he can switch places with his father Marshall (Judge Reinhold), a shallow junior executive of a toy-manufacturing company. Marshall retains his… More

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PG, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By
Brian Gilbert
Genres
Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 11, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Apr 27, 2004
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media

    Sweet dad-son switcheroo has booze, cursing.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    An inoffensively entertaining '80s comedy...

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    the difference between Big and Vice Versa is Hanks' amazing talent and Reinhold's above average acting skills

  • Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com

    Gimmicky and whimsical father-son out-of-body switcheroo farce that's too flaccid and flaky to take in one sitting

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    Often confused with Like Father, Like Son, and for good reason. Both films are similarly forgettable.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    Yes, I know it's the whole Freaky Friday story once again, but this version has two of my favourite actors of the 80s: Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage. It's very 80s and very fun, so I enjoy watching it, even though it's not that great.

  • Anthony L


    Liked it as a child, less so as an adult. Fred Savage was cool though back then!

  • Brian D


    the best one out of the bodie switching moives of the 80's

  • Candy R


    In similar vein to Freaky Friday, Big and Like Father, Like Son, this is a movie about body switching. Cute performances by Judge and Fred.

  • xGary X


    Yet another bodyswap film in which a so-called comic actor thinks lolloping around with a vacant stare and saying "dude" a lot is acting, and it has exactly the same plot as all the others. As they say is Texas, "Big" is better.

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