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Director:
Paul Flaherty
Writers:
Josh Goldstein (writer)
Jonathan Prince (writer)
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Release Date:
15 April 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy more
Tagline:
His mind was 81. His body was 18. When Jack Watson found his fountain of youth, it overflowed with comedy. more
Plot:
By means of an accident the soul of David and his swinging grandfather get swapped. While the grandfather's body is still in coma... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
The old switcheroo. more

Cast

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George Burns ... Jack Watson

Charlie Schlatter ... David Watson
Tony Roberts ... Arnold 'Arnie' Watson

Miriam Flynn ... Betty Watson

Red Buttons ... Charlie
Anita Morris ... Madeline

Pauly Shore ... Barrett
Jennifer Runyon ... Robin Morrison
Earl Boen ... Robin's Dad

Toni Sawyer ... Robin's Mom
Stephanie Baldwin ... Robin's Sister

Anthony Starke ... Russ Deacon
Kenneth Tigar ... Professor Swivet
Bernard Fox ... Horton the Butler
Nancy Fox ... Rita the Waitress
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Eighteen Again! (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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One of five body-swap movies all released around the same time. The others were Big (1988), Vice Versa (1988), Like Father Like Son (1987), and Dream a Little Dream (1989). more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
The old switcheroo., 20 April 2004
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Author: Pepper Anne from Orlando, Florida

18 Again is another one of those 80s role reversals, which for the decade, seemed to always involved young men and their fathers or grandfathers. Here, a young man switches bodies with his grandfather, and both see what it's like to live young and old.

Charlie Schlatter is David Watson, a college kid who's quiet, and far too held back in saying what he wants to say, especially around girls. But all that changes when he switches bodies with his grandfather Jack (George Burns), a charismatic, funny old guy with a whole lot of energy who, in switching bodies with his grandson, gives David a lot of appeal. Suddenly, he does the 180 from quiet to cool. It's your typical story about learning about self-confidence aside from sharing experiences about being that age these days in the same that Vice Versa, Dream a Little Dream, and Like Father Like Son did when they were released.

But this one is much more appealing than those previously mentioned, particularly driven by George Burn's great sense of humor and universal ability to charm, and also with Charlie Schlatter doing a pretty good job trying to act like George Burns would. Schlatter is hardly an annoying or selfish teenager, and neither is Burns, and I think that's what sets this movie apart from the others as well, despite being one of many using that plot. It's well worth the time. Plus, Pauley Shore has a small part as David's cooky friend.

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