Vice Versa

"Just when he was ready for mid-life crisis, something unexpected came up. Puberty."

Mar 11 1988 PG 1h 38m
Comedy, Fantasy

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

Plot

Upon returning from a buying trip abroad for the department store he works at, a divorced executive named Marshall finds he is in possession of a strange ornamental skull. He is looking after his 11-year-old son, Charlie, for a few days. The skull has special powers, and when Marshall and Charlie simultaneously wish they were each other's age, they switch bodies. Now Charlie has to go to work, and Marshall has go to school. Charlie also has to deal with Marshall's girlfriend, Sam. If that wasn't enough a pair of smugglers are in pursuit of the skull.

Written by

Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Thomas Anstey Guthrie

Directed by

Brian Gilbert

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
11,167
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA