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ERA
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38 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Vice Versa
"Just when he was ready for mid-life crisis, something unexpected came up. Puberty."
1988 1h 38m EN
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5.8
MID
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50%
ROTTEN
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61
METACRITIC
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5.9
IMDB
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5.8TMDB ยท 212๐ฅซ50%Rotten Tomatoesโ61Metacriticโ
5.9IMDB ยท 11,077
ComedyFantasy
Synopsis
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A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
โJust when he was ready for mid-life crisis, something unexpected came up. Puberty.โ
Cast
Judge Reinhold
Marshall Seymour
Fred Savage
Charlie Seymour
Corinne Bohrer
Sam
Swoosie Kurtz
Tina
Jane Kaczmarek
Robyn
David Proval
Turk
William Prince
Avery
Gloria Gifford
Marcie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brian Gilbert
- Writers
- Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Brian Gilbert, shot by King Baggot. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by David Shire. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Garfield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage and Corinne Bohrer carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Just when he was ready for mid-life crisis, something unexpected came up. Puberty.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0096380 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brian Gilbert directs. King Baggot behind the camera. David Shire scores. David Garfield cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 138 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Brian Gilbert, shot by King Baggot. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by David Shire. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor David Garfield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage and Corinne Bohrer carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Just when he was ready for mid-life crisis, something unexpected came up. Puberty.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0096380 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "role reversal", "teen movie", "school".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- King Baggot
- Original score
- David Shire
- Editing
- David Garfield
- Production design
- James L. Schoppe
- Costume design
- Jay Hurley
- Makeup / hair
- Kimberly Phillips
- VFX supervisor
- Louie Schwartzberg
- Sound
- Les Fresholtz
- Stunt coordinator
- Max Kleven
- Runtime
- 98 min ยท 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $13,664,060
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 50% ๐ฅซ Rotten
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.9/10 ยท 11,077 votes
- MPAA
- PG
Awards
1 win & 5 nominations total
Also by
Brian Gilbert
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Columbia Pictures
US
- CL
Clement/La Frenais Productions
GB
Key crew
- NovelF. Anstey
- StuntsG.A. Aguilar
- ProducerDick Clement
- ProducerIan La Frenais
- StuntsCorey Michael Eubanks
- StuntsNorman Howell
- Dolly GripJohn S. Robertson
- StuntsCharles Croughwell
- CastingPenny Perry
- EditorDavid Garfield
- Production DesignJames L. Schoppe
- Executive ProducerAlan Ladd Jr.
- Stunt CoordinatorMax Kleven
- StuntsKanin Howell
- StuntsRick LeFevour
- StuntsDaniel K. Moore
- StuntsStacy Logan
- StuntsEddie J. Fernandez
- StuntsJohn-Clay Scott
- Associate ProducerDean O'Brien
- Unit Production ManagerDean O'Brien
- First Assistant DirectorJerry Ballew
- Second Assistant DirectorSteve Danton
- Camera OperatorFrank Miller
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- role reversal
- teen movie
- school
- body-swap
- child as an adult
- identity swap
- adult as a child
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical1988-03-11PG
Also known as
International titles
- Splnฤnรฉ pลรกnรญCZ
