18 Again! (1988)

Director:

Paul Flaherty

Writers:

Josh Goldstein (writer)
Jonathan Prince (writer)

Release Date:

15 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

His mind was 81. His body was 18. When Jack Watson found his fountain of youth, it overflowed with comedy.

Plot:

By means of an accident the soul of David and his swinging grandfather get swapped. While the grandfather's body is still in coma...

Plot Keywords:

Wish | Grandfather | Grandson | Body Swap | Soul Transference

Cast

George Burns	...	Jack Watson / David Watson
Charlie Schlatter	...	David Watson / Jack Watson
Tony Roberts	...	Arnold 'Arnie' Watson
Miriam Flynn	...	Betty Watson
Red Buttons	...	Charlie
Anita Morris	...	Madeline
Pauly Shore	...	Barrett
Jennifer Runyon	...	Robin Morrison
Earl Boen	...	Robin's Dad
Toni Sawyer	...	Robin's Mom
Stephanie Baldwin	...	Robin's Sister
Anthony Starke	...	Russ Deacon
Kenneth Tigar	...	Professor Swivet
Bernard Fox	...	Horton the Butler
Nancy Fox	...	Rita the Waitress

Also Known As:

Eighteen Again! (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Peru:14

Company:

New World Entertainment Films

Trivia:

When Arnold Watson thinks that he hears Jack Watson's voice over the intercom from beyond this life, it was an obvious in-joke to Burns' "Oh, God" (1977).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Ben Stiller Show: At the Beach (#1.11)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

A fun and entertaining comedy!

In this delightful fantasy comedy, George Burns plays a 81-year-old bachelor who smokes a lot of cigars. After an involving his grandson, David [Charlie Schlatter] his soul ends up in Charlie's body and Charlie's soul ends up in his body. That is when things start to get a little weird which is one of the many problems I had with this movie. Though a lot a things about this movie annoy and bother, it is pretty funny. George Burns provides loads of laughs in some really fun scenes and Charlie Schlatter makes this movie extremely entertaining. Pauly Shore has a little, but great part as one David's friends. The supporting cast is excellent, the music is fantastic, the movie was shot beautifully, and out of all the other body-switching comedies, this one is by far the best. Compare this to the Corey Haim and Corey Feldman body-switching comedy, DREAM A LITTLE DREAM and 18 AGAIN! looks like a masterpeace. This is actually one of the funniest comedies of the 1980's. I'm surprised that it isn't very popular. It's probably because it is hard to find. I had to go to four different video stores before I could find this, but it was well worth it!!!