Vice Versa (1988)

Director:

Brian Gilbert

Writers:

F. Anstey (novel)
Dick Clement (written by)

Release Date:

11 March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Comedy For The Kid In All Of Us.

Plot:

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

Plot Keywords:

Skull | Child As Adult | Soul Transference | Role Reversal | Remake

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Judge Reinhold	...	Marshall Seymour / Charlie Seymour
Fred Savage	...	Charlie Seymour / Marshall Seymour
Corinne Bohrer	...	Sam
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Tina Brooks
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Robyn Seymour
David Proval	...	Turk
William Prince	...	Stratford Avery
Gloria Gifford	...	Marcie
Beverly Archer	...	Mrs. Jane Luttrell
Harry Murphy	...	Larry
Kevin O'Rourke	...	Brad
Richard Kind	...	Floyd
Charles Lucia	...	Cliff (as Chip Lucia)
Ajay Naidu	...	Dale Ferriera
Raymond Rosario	...	Dooley

Also Known As:

viceVersa (International: English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Vice Versa is based on a novel written in 1882 by F. Anstey. Three previous adaptations were released in the UK in 1916, 1937 & 1948.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Marshall pulls Charlie into the limo, you can see the camera reflected on it.

Quotes:

Hockey Coach: [to his ice-hockey team] Can someone tell me what's going on here? Am I in the wrong place, or are these the auditions for the Ice Capades? In the locker room, in the classroom, you guys may be buddies. Out here, all I want to see is hate!
Charlie: [to one of this teammates, about that coach] The city pays this man to shape young minds?

Movie Connections:

Features Space Invaders (1982) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Set the Night to Music

Ah, the 80's.....

....for kids it was great, every movie released in some way seemed to pander to the childlike fascination with gizmo's and toys and exploring all those weird things we'd only read about in Famous Five books and their ilk.

Along with Mannequin http://us.imdb.com/Title?0093493 Big http://us.imdb.com/Title?0094737 The Goonies http://us.imdb.com/Title?0089218 and of course Gremlins http://us.imdb.com/Title?0087363 Vice Versa is one of those movies that practically every kid has seen (and before I forget - "Drop Dead Fred" too) and enjoyed, they might not stand up to intense scrutiny but for sitting in front of and watching without a care in the world - you can't beat them. Formulaic but fun and I don't think the 90's produced a single film on par (if you discount animated stories like Toy Story) to match up (90's spawned seemingly endless 'tongue in cheek' cynical versions that had 'adult' appeal also sacrificing a little of the out and out entertainment value for kids).

Great fun, worth seeing if it's on TV - but leave deep thinking behind.