Like Father Like Son (1987)

A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned up doctor and his laid back son.

Director:

Rod Daniel

Writers:

Lorne Cameron (story by), Lorne Cameron (screenplay by)

Stars:

Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron, Margaret Colin

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dudley Moore	...	Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
Kirk Cameron	...	Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond
Margaret Colin	...	Ginnie Armbruster
Catherine Hicks	...	Dr. Amy Larkin
Patrick O'Neal	...	Dr. Armbruster
Sean Astin	...	Trigger
Camille Cooper	...	Lori Beaumont
Micah Grant	...	Rick Anderson
Bill Morrison	...	Uncle Earl
Skeeter Vaughan	...	Medicine Man
Larry Sellers	...	Navajo Helper
Tami David	...	Navajo Girl
Maxine Stuart	...	Phyllis
David Wohl	...	Dr. Roger Hartwood
Michael Horton	...	Dr. Mike O'Donald

Storyline

Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for his teenage son Chris' problems with school. By accident one of them drinks a brain-exchanging serum, and it switches their identities. This leads of course to extraordinary complications in school and at work, but also to insight in the problems and feelings of each other.

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Plot Keywords:

adult as child | child as adult | serum | body switching | native american | 

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Taglines:

Chris and his dad have accidentally changed bodies - but no big deal. Chris gets the Jag and the Gold Card. Dad gets the fake ID and the bio final.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dudley Moore portrayed a doctor character in Lovesick (1983) (a psychiatrist), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) (Dr. Watson), and in Like Father Like Son (1987) (a surgeon).

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Goofs

When Chris (Dr. Hammond) is delivering the baby, he picks it up immediately after the birth to reveal that the umbilical cord has already healed, and the baby is perfectly clean and dry.

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Quotes

Chris Hammond: How can she stand to be so close to her own body without constantly feeling herself up?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll/Like Father Like Son/Baby Boom/Big Shots/Matewan (1987)

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Soundtracks

Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
Written by Desmond Child (uncredited), Joe Perry (uncredited) and Steven Tyler (uncredited)
Performed by Aerosmith
Courtesy of Geffen Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Closes the "generation gap"

The way I see it, this story gave each of the two groups (teenaged students and middle-aged professional people) a better understanding of the trials and tribulations the other experiences on a daily basis. As kids, we think our parents' lives are easy, and as adults, we tend to forget the pressures experienced by highschoolers. I enjoyed this film, and hope others will, too.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Like Father Like Son

Filming Locations:

Mojave Desert, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,189,452, 4 October 1987

Gross USA:

$34,377,585

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,377,585

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Films Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1