Switch

19911991
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1h 43m

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.

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)

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King Ralph

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Steve Brooks is a sexist and the prototype macho. Unfortunately one day he is killed by one of his girlfriends. In heaven, though, there is no place for men like him and he is sent back to earth in the body of a woman so that he can see how women are treated by men like the one he once was. —Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>

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Taglines
- 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?
Genres
- Comedy
- Fantasy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language
Parents guide

Trivia
The Devil (played by Bruce Payne) makes a total of six appearances in this movie. Aside from his two speaking roles (when Steve is sent back to earth, and when he visits Amanda at 3:00 in the morning), he also makes four sneak appearances: Once as a patron at the City Grille's bar when Amanda meets Walter for lunch, once as a piano player at Sheila's party, once as a piano player (in drag) at the lesbian club, and finally as a televangelist on TV when Margo hides the murder weapon in Amanda's couch. In a directors cut, he makes another speaking role in an elevator scene.

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: One Good Cop/FX2/Switch/Spartacus/Drowning by Numbers (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.

Top review

7/10

Hey, if I'm gay, then Clint Eastwood's a transvestite.

Alright, the premise is hokey, but not completely as Mel Gibson did it nine years later. I was funny and it had one thing that Gibson couldn't bring, and that is Ellen Barkin.

Yes, I am prejudiced. Ever since I saw Barkin in The Big Easy, I have been in love with her quirky smile and hot body. She is the main reason I will be plopping my bucks down in a week to see Ocean's Thirteen. And, she did get a Golden Globe nomination out of this (Losing to Bette Midler of all people, if you can believe it!), so it is not as bad as they say.

I only had two criticisms: She never got the hang of walking in heels, and the ending sucked.

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5

lastliberal
Jun 2, 2007

Release date
- May 10, 1991 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Blake Edwards' Switch
Filming locations
- Santa Clarita, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $15,545,943
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,770,991
- May 12, 1991
Gross worldwide
- $15,545,943

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Runtime
1 hour 43 minutes
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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