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Switch

  • 19911991
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  • 1h 43m
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5.8/10
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Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
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A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.
IMDb RATING
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    • Blake Edwards
    • Blake Edwards
  • Stars
    • Ellen Barkin
    • Jimmy Smits
    • JoBeth Williams
    • Blake Edwards
    • Blake Edwards
  • Stars
    • Ellen Barkin
    • Jimmy Smits
    • JoBeth Williams
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    • 49User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin in Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
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    Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin in Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)

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    Ellen Barkin
    Ellen Barkin
    • Amanda Brooks
    Jimmy Smits
    Jimmy Smits
    • Walter Stone
    JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    • Margo Brofman
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Sheila Faxton
    Tony Roberts
    Tony Roberts
    • Arnold Freidkin
    Perry King
    Perry King
    • Steve Brooks
    Bruce Payne
    Bruce Payne
    • The Devil
    • (as Bruce Martyn Payne)
    Lysette Anthony
    Lysette Anthony
    • Liz
    Victoria Mahoney
    Victoria Mahoney
    • Felicia
    Basil Hoffman
    Basil Hoffman
    • Higgins
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Steve's Secretary
    Kevin Kilner
    Kevin Kilner
    • Dan Jones
    David Wohl
    David Wohl
    • Attorney Caldwell
    James Harper
    James Harper
    • Lt. Laster
    John Lafayette
    John Lafayette
    • Sgt. Phillips
    Jim J. Bullock
    Jim J. Bullock
    • The Psychic
    Diana Chisney
    • Mrs. Weatherspoon
    Joe Flood
    Joe Flood
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      • Blake Edwards
      • Blake Edwards
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    • Trivia
      Téa Leoni's film debut. The same with Yvette Freeman.
    • 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.
    • 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?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Movies We Loved as Kids (1991)
    • 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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    7/10
    Great acting by Ellen Barkin
    Advertising exec. Steve Brooks, a sexist male chauvinist pig, is invited to a party by a lady friend who suggestively tells him the only other guests will be two other women who he is fond of. The party gets sexy when the four get into a hot tub, but together they bind and murder him. God and the Devil aren't sure where his soul belongs, so they tell him that he will be allowed to return to life for a limited time in order for him to find one woman who likes him. If he doesn't find at least one, he will go to Hell. In order that he can't just use his ability to charm women to find one that doesn't know him, they bring him back as a woman. She retains his memory and chooses to call herself Amanda Brooks.

    Ellen Barkin has a remarkable performance as a womanizer in a woman's body. There is a vast difference in personalities between Barkin's Amanda/Steve and Julie Andrews' Victor/Victoria.

    Lorraine Bracco also is great in her quiet understated role as major cosmetics client Sheila Faxton.

    In addition to watching some great performances, the movie has some pretty funny bits, although some got repetitive. In particular, I thought the the bit about Amanda stumbling when wearing high heels was repeated too often. Regarding the stiletto heels, why would Amanda continue to choose the highest of stiletto heels? Also, while obviously gorgeous, I don't think then 37-year old Ellen Barkin looked as strikingly sexy as Amanda as the male characters (and Amanda herself) thought she did. She didn't seem as hot as the younger actresses who planned Steve's murder.

    The resolution at the ending also was somewhat disappointing to me.
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      • May 10, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Beco Films
      • Cinema Plus
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
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