| 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 |
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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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.