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11 March 1988 (USA)
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The Comedy For The Kid In All Of Us. more
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A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa. full summary | add synopsis
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I see a silohuett-a of a man!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Judge Reinhold | ... | Marshall Seymour / Charlie Seymour | |
| Fred Savage | ... | Charlie Seymour / Marshall Seymour | |
| Corinne Bohrer | ... | Sam | |
| Swoosie Kurtz | ... | Tina Brooks | |
| Jane Kaczmarek | ... | Robyn Seymour | |
| David Proval | ... | Turk | |
| William Prince | ... | Stratford Avery | |
| Gloria Gifford | ... | Marcie | |
| Beverly Archer | ... | Mrs. Jane Luttrell | |
| Harry Murphy | ... | Larry | |
| Kevin O'Rourke | ... | Brad | |
| Richard Kind | ... | Floyd | |
| Charles Lucia | ... | Cliff (as Chip Lucia) | |
| Ajay Naidu | ... | Dale Ferriera | |
| Raymond Rosario | ... | Dooley |
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viceVersa (International: English title) (poster title)
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Boom mic visible: When Marshall is in his taxi, going to his building, you can see the boom mic reflected on the window of the taxi when he opens the car door.
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Features Space Invaders (1982) (VG)
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Vice Versa, despite the trite plot, distinguishes itself from other 80s body-switching comedies, because of the age and personality difference between the two characters. To watch Judge Reinhold act like a wild ten year-old trapped in an adults body and Fred Savage to act like a short-tempered middle aged man trapped in a child's body, it makes fine family fun and hilarious comedy. I think, in fact, it is Judge Reinhold in one of his finest moments, being allowed to act like a wild kid, curiously handling adult responsibilities with a child's touch.
Marshall (Judge Reinhold) and his girlfriend take a business trip to Southeast Asia to order some cheap vases for their company's Christmas stock. The shipments get mixed up, and Marshall gets his hands on a strange looking sacred golden skull with mysterious powers that was supposed to be given to some bumbling theives who were going to sell it for a hefty price.
Meanwhile, Marshall's son, Charlie (Fred Savage) is miserable, having to spend the holidays with his dad, an uptight work-a-holic who never seems to have time for Charlie, and usually scoffs at Charlie's suggestions for a little adventure. Charlie was optimistic about the vacation, but it seems that the two just can't get along at all. During an argument about how the other doesn't understand what it's like to be a kid/adult, they get their hands on the skull, and one...two...switcheroo. Charlie becomes Marshall and Marshall becomes Charlie.
Like I said, the thing that makes this movie better than say, 'Like Father, Like Son' which is essentially the same deal (father and son switch), is the contrasting personalities and age differences of the two characters. Judge Reinhold goes from uptight middle-aged guy to a kid who's perpetually stoked about everything. He really turns things around in Marshall's life. And Charlie goes from regular little kid, to something of an arrogant smart-ass. Like 18 Again!, the characters are perfect for a story like this.