By means of an accident the soul of David and his swinging grandfather get swapped. While the grandfather's body is still in coma, he enjoys having a young body again and repairs some facts...
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| George Burns | ... | Jack Watson / David Watson | |
| Charlie Schlatter | ... | David Watson / Jack Watson | |
| Tony Roberts | ... | Arnie Watson | |
| Anita Morris | ... | Madeline | |
| Miriam Flynn | ... | Betty Watson | |
| Jennifer Runyon | ... | Robin Morrison | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Charlie | |
| George DiCenzo | ... | Coach | |
| Bernard Fox | ... | Horton | |
| Kenneth Tigar | ... | Professor Swivet | |
| Anthony Starke | ... | Russ | |
| Pauly Shore | ... | Barrett | |
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Emory Bass | ... | Art Teacher |
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Josh Devane | ... | J.P. (as Joshua Devane) |
| Benny Baker | ... | Red | |
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By means of an accident the soul of David and his swinging grandfather get swapped. While the grandfather's body is still in coma, he enjoys having a young body again and repairs some facts in David's life, who he finds not to be self-confident enough. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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His mind was 81. His body was 18. When Jack Watson found his fountain of youth, it overflowed with comedy. See more »Parents Guide:
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8 April 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,475,645, 10 April 1988, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$2,567,099Company Credits
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Part of a late 1980s mini-cycle of age-swap / body-swap pictures. The movies included Big (1988), 18 Again! (1988), Vice Versa (1988), Dream a Little Dream (1989), and Like Father Like Son (1987). See more »Goofs
For David's big race, Charlie gives him the running shoes that he wore back in 1928, however the leather on sixty year old shoes would have deteriorated to point that the shoes would be unusable. See more »Quotes
David Watson: I don't want to hit a lady, Horton, but I wouldn't mind hitting her.See more »
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Charming comedy about the fate that intervenes in the lives of Jack, a swinging 81 year old bachelor who has everything but youth, and his grandson David, who change souls after a freak accident. Burns is lovely, but it is Schlatter who steals the picture with a witty and youthful version of Burns.