Vice Versa | | Cast : | Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage | | Director : | Brian Gilbert | | Studio : | Columbia Tristar Hom | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 11, 1988 | | DVD Released Date : | October 04, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | July 20, 2005 | | Summary | Enduring comedy. | Content
 | Vice Versa is one of the funniest comedies about a child changing places with an adult. There are several other movies like this in which the mind of a child occupies an adult body and, in this case, vice versa, or some similar variation. They include Like Father Like Son, Freaky Friday, Big, Dream A Little Dream, Eighteen Again, and The Kid. In Vice Versa Judge Reinhold plays Marshall Seymour, a divorced department store purchaser who has his son Charlie (Fred Savage of The Wonder Years, The Wizard, etc.) for the weekend. Marshall just returned from a buying trip in the orient, mistakenly in posession of a magical skull. Charlie thinks his dad's unfairly ragging on him and in the midst of an argument, he finds the skull and Marshall tries to take it away from him. Just as they are both handling it, in the heat of argument Charlie wishes they could trade places, and they do. Before they figure out how to change back, Marshall has to attend Charlie's school in the boys body, and Charlie has to go to work at the department store as Marshall, as well as deal with the man's rocky relationship with his girfriend. All these situations provide plenty of laughs. One of my favorite parts is when Charlie's mother walks in on them, and sees her son Charlie - really her ex Marshall - drinking a martini. His reaction is as funny as hers: "S*#& what's she doing here?" You have to see it to get it. Other good comedy emerges from Charlie's adventures as a grownup in the department store and Marshall's experiences as a kid, dealing with bullies and teachers at school. It has a happy ending |
| Rating | | | Date | August 13, 2004 | | Summary | The best of the "Switch" comedies. | Content
| In the late 80's, there were several of switched-places comedies, where a young/older relative would trade places with each other.
Here, Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage are in the roles of father and 11-year-old son, respectively. Charlie (Savage) goes to stay with his nice, but slightly uptight divorced, workaholic dad, Marshall (Reinhold), a vice-president of a large department store. Marshall goes on a business trip to Thailand and accidentally gets ahold of a mystical skull, bought cheap by a pair of husband/wife thugs trying to sell it for more money.
Upon returning home, Marshall's likeable, but easily distracted rocker son comes to stay with him for a week. They accidentally unleash the skull's powers during an argument. Now we watch Marshall have to deal with bullies at school, all the while weirding out Charlie's friends and teachers. This was the only thing in the movie that got slightly annoying sometimes, as if Marshall doesn't always remember how to talk or act, and that he's supposed to be 11 again. As quoted by his secretary at one point, he turns into a "little [expletetive] who sounds just like his father."
Charlie's end (in his dad's body) is actually the funnier, and more believable of the two, IMHO. I got the feeling he eased into the adult role easier than the other way around, and as such, enjoyed it more.
The stressed-out 30-something man suddenly gets a kid's POV on things, and is making immediate decisons at work, such as recalling millions of toy moose just because one broke, He also gets to stand up for his "son" at school. In one scene, he pretends to bust some older punks for smoking in the bathroom and also threatens them about leaving the younger kids alone. In another, he simply starts rocking out on the drums in the mall music shop in his office building. To top this off, he begins to (even further) charm the pants off a young co-worker that his dad has been dating.
In the end, though, they both learn to see the other's side of things. Out of all the switch comedies, I'd actually say this had the best ending.
If you pay close attention, Jane Kycsmeric plays Charlie's mom and Marshall's ex-wife -- she would go on to bigger success as the loud, opinionated mother, Lois, on the sitcom 'Malcolm in the Middle' over a decade later. In fact, I could see (more subtle) shades of that character here. Also the husband thug is David Proval, who also played a similar role in Weird Al's 'UHF'.
Another (albeit smaller) unique thing about this movie is the bigger age difference in the characters. For instance, in 'Like Father Like Son,' as well as 'Freaky Friday,' it's a late teen who trades spaces with their parent. '18 Again' had it between a guy of that age and his grandpa. Whereas, since Charlie was still a "kid" kid, that made it all the more entertaining and different, for me at least.
Recommended if you like any kind of lighthearted 80's comedies. I could also see fans of John Hughes-directed movies liking it. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 23, 2004 | | Summary | My All Time Favorite Movie | Content
| Whatever you do, don't miss this jewel. I have enjoyed this movie since it came out in 1988. Frankly, it remains my favorite all time movie. This movie is just PURE FUN to watch and moves along in a brilliant manner. You can't watch this movie without laughing out load. Now, isn't this the reason we watch movies? The complete cast should be applauded for a wonderful performance. If you have not seen this movie, buy it or rent it as fast as you can and join in the FUN! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 23, 2001 | | Summary | This is quite an exquisite movie. | Content
| WOW! what excellent promos. You cant do any better, I mean Judge Reinhold and fred savage in the same film. It is a really good movie. Al i've got to say is, "GIMMIE TWO FOR MALICE" |
| Rating | | | Date | March 05, 2001 | | Summary | Vice Versa | Content
| Judge Reinhold was very funny transforming into a young boy. But the most amazing thing in the whole picture is my ex-wife, Michelle Philpot. She was brilliant as the cosmetic salesgirl; smearing eye cream on the bad guy. She was amazingly beautiful and funny in her short but sweet part. I still feel proud when I see the movie and, by the way, I own it! Look for her 51 minutes into the film. Everyone on the set gave her the nickname Pebbles. Watch it and you'll see why! |
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