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Writers:
Jim Cruickshank (story) &
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Release Date:
6 March 1988 (USA) more
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Cast

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Steven Eckholdt ... Forndexter (adult Danny) (as Steve Eckholdt)

Daphne Ashbrook ... Peggy Noble
Adam Carl ... Lloyd Duffy

Gabriel Olds ... Danny O'Neil (as Gabey Olds)
Irene Tedrow

Patrick Duffy
Harry Morgan
Loretta Swit

Alan Thicke ... The real Forndexter

Dick Van Patten
Rick Rossovich ... Roy 'Jackjaw' Kelton
Kit McDonough ... Danny's Mom

Richard McGonagle ... Danny's Dad
John Ingle ... Mr. Thomby

Sal Viscuso ... Mr. Lloyd
John 'Bunky' Butler ... Student #2
David C. Cobb ... Beefy Jock (as David Cobb)

Debbie Evans ... Police Officer

Amy Hathaway ... Young Peggy

David Hess ... Host

Rachel Jacobs ... Odemeyer
Milt Jamin ... Waiter
Judith Jones ... Nagel
Andrew Potter ... Student #1

Otis Sallid ... Desk Sergeant

John Howard Swain ... Maitre D' #2
Barry Vigon ... Maitre D' #1
Ahmet Zappa ... Student #3
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Directed by
Paul Schneider 
 
Writing credits
Jim Cruickshank (story) &
James Orr (story)

Richard Jefferies (writer)

Produced by
Jim Cruickshank .... executive producer
Susan B. Landau .... producer
James Orr .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Lee Holdridge 
 
Cinematography by
Fred J. Koenekamp 
 
Film Editing by
Richard A. Harris 
 
Casting by
Allison Jones 
 
Art Direction by
Ray Storey  (as Raymond G. Storey)
 
Set Decoration by
Linda Spheeris 
 
Costume Design by
Tom Bronson 
 
Makeup Department
Rita Bordonaro .... hair stylist
Edwin Butterworth .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Paul Deason .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey M. Ellis .... second assistant director
Stephen Lofaro .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Kent H. Johnson .... property master
 
Sound Department
John Glascock .... production sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Isidoro Raponi .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Allen Gonzales .... visual effects supervisor
 
Casting Department
Peg Halligan .... casting supervisor (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kendall Errair .... key costumer
Terrence K. Smith .... key costumer
 
Other crew
Mary Kay Kelly .... production coordinator
Sally Roddy .... script supervisor (as Sally J. Roddy)
James Tadevic .... location manager
 
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Also Known As:
Fast Forward (USA) (working title)
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94 min
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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty good fantasy, from mindswap genre., 6 March 2001
Author: Psyche-8 from Milton Keynes, UK

If you ask me, this film fits firmly into the "Vice Versa", "Like Father, Like Son", child-magically-becoming-adult movies. It is perhaps most similar in style to "Big", when a young boy makes a wish on a fairground arcade game to "be big", and then when he wakes up the next morning, he's Tom Hanks!

I saw this movie as a child and really enjoyed it. Anyone who has had an unrequited crush on someone completely unreachable, ie teacher, much older adult, will find this movie particularly moving. As will many high school students, who would love to have been given the prospect of running their school for a week - changing uniforms, abolishing homework, introducing half days etc. Danny is hopelessly in love with one of his teachers, but knows he could never have her, not just because of the age gap and the fact that he is her pupil, but because she is dating the high school coach. Magically, he becomes an adult (but still with the brain of a 14 year old) and sets about wooing her. It is a non-demanding, sweet, enjoyable little fantasy which I have never forgotten, even though I have only seen it a couple of times.

Just don't set about trying to analyse the plot and just sit back and suspend your disbelief for a while.

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