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Switch (1991) 5.4
A sexist, chauvinist pig gets his just desserts when his angry ex-girlfriends murder him and he is reincarnated as a woman. Director:Blake EdwardsWriter:Blake Edwards |
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Cast
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Walter Stone
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| JoBeth Williams | ... |
Margo Brofman
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| Lorraine Bracco | ... |
Sheila Faxton
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| Tony Roberts | ... |
Arnold Freidkin
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| Perry King | ... |
Steve Brooks
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The Devil
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Liz
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Felicia
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Higgins
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Dan Jones
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David Wohl | ... |
Attorney Caldwell
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Lieutenant Laster
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Plot Synopsis
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Steve Brooks is a sexist and the prototype macho. Unfortunately one day he is killed by one of his girlfriends. In heaven, though, there is no place for men like him and he is sent back to earth in the body of a woman so that he can see how women are treated by men like the one he once was. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
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Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 May 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blake Edwards' Switch See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
Gross:
$15,545,943 (USA)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Margo Brofman: Know how many rich animals I had to fuck to get this coat?
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Written by Joni Mitchell
Performed by Paul Young & Clannad
Produced by Ciarán Brennan
Published by Siquomb Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Paul Young appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Clannad appears courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
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Trivia
The Devil (played by Bruce Payne) makes a total of six appearances in this movie. Aside from his two speaking roles (when Steve is sent back to earth, and when he visits Amanda at 3:00 in the morning), he also makes four sneak appearances: Once as a patron at the City Grille's bar when Amanda meets Walter for lunch, once as a piano player at Sheila's party, once as a piano player (in drag) at the lesbian club, and finally as a televangelist on TV when Margo hides the murder weapon in Amanda's couch. See more »Goofs
In the last scene, the CPR given by the doctor is just above the left of the navel. This is the incorrect place to do it. See more »Quotes
Fur Protestor: Do you know how many poor animals they had to kill to make that coat?Margo Brofman: Know how many rich animals I had to fuck to get this coat?
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Soundtracks
"Both Sides Now"Written by Joni Mitchell
Performed by Paul Young & Clannad
Produced by Ciarán Brennan
Published by Siquomb Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Paul Young appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Clannad appears courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
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Alright, the premise is hokey, but not completely as Mel Gibson did it nine years later. I was funny and it had one thing that Gibson couldn't bring, and that is Ellen Barkin.
Yes, I am prejudiced. Ever since I saw Barkin in The Big Easy, I have been in love with her quirky smile and hot body. She is the main reason I will be plopping my bucks down in a week to see Ocean's Thirteen. And, she did get a Golden Globe nomination out of this (Losing to Bette Midler of all people, if you can believe it!), so it is not as bad as they say.
I only had two criticisms: She never got the hang of walking in heels, and the ending sucked.