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Switch

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
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5.8/10
9.8K
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Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
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ComedyFantasy
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
5.8/10
9.8K
YOUR RATING
    • 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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    Trailer 1:52
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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)
    Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
    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
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    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.

    User reviews49

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    A different twist on a cross-gender storyline.
    An amusing film where a sexist man is killed by one of his girlfriends, and sent back to earth to live in a woman's body. He must find a woman who loves him in order to make it into Heaven. Great performance by Ellen Barkin.
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    • Nov 18, 1998

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Beco Films
      • Cinema Plus
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
      • Color

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