Switch (1991)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer (WGA):

Blake Edwards (written by)

Release Date:

10 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Fantasy | Comedy

Tagline:

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?

Plot:

A sexist, chauvinist pig gets his just desserts when his angry ex-girlfriends murder him and he is reincarnated as a woman.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Makeup | Barbershop | 1980s | Fishing

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 3

4:45 AM

HBO

Cast

Ellen Barkin	...	Amanda Brooks
Jimmy Smits	...	Walter Stone
JoBeth Williams	...	Margo Brofman
Lorraine Bracco	...	Sheila Faxton
Tony Roberts	...	Arnold Freidkin
Perry King	...	Steve Brooks
Bruce Payne	...	The Devil (as Bruce Martyn Payne)
Lysette Anthony	...	Liz
Victoria Mahoney	...	Felicia
Basil Hoffman	...	Higgins
Catherine Keener	...	Steve's Secretary
Kevin Kilner	...	Dan Jones
David Wohl	...	Attorney Caldwell
James Harper	...	Lieutenant Laster
John Lafayette	...	Sergeant Phillips

Also Known As:

Blake Edwards' Switch (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Norway:10 (1991) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Beco Films

Trivia:

JoBeth Williams was up for a different part in this film but when she read the script, she said the only part she would consider playing was Margo and she got that part instead.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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.

Quotes:

Walter Stone: Hey, you're not gay, are you?
Amanda Brooks: Hey, if I'm gay, then Clint Eastwood's a transvestite.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dobol dribol (1992)

Soundtrack:

It's All There

Another sex switcheroo...weakly cast

Typical Blake Edwards comedy, covering familiar ground while tickling potentially amusing male-female gender issues, ultimately settling for timeworn, routine gags. Womanizer Perry King is killed off and reincarnated as sexy Ellen Barkin--a man in a woman's body! How will he handle the men who lust after her...and what about those pesky high heel problems? Flaccid time-waster didn't even attract top talent: Barkin, so promising earlier in her career, manages to whittle her character's personality down to two vaguely different expressions (repulsed and pi**ed off), while her supporting players (Jimmy Smits, Tony Roberts, and Lorriane Bracco) fumble about trying to find the tone of this piece. Edwards doesn't really hope to be racy here; he wants just enough saucy material to liven up the trailer, while the film itself is devoid of courage. *1/2 from ****