Like Father Like Son
Chris and his dad have accidentally changed bodies - but no big deal. Chris gets the Jag and the Gold Card. Dad gets the fake ID and the bio final.
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10/2/1987Runtime
96 minsOverview
Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for his teenage son Chris' problems with school. By accident one of them drinks a brain-exchanging serum, and it switches their identities. This leads of course to extraordinary complications in school and at work, but also to insight in the problems and feelings of each other.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$10,500,000Revenue
$34,377,585Homepage
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A dad and son swap bodies and discover each other's worlds, learning empathy through fish-out-of-water comedy. It's a lighthearted romp that uses its high-concept premise to actually say something about parent-child understanding.
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Dudley Moore
Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
Kirk Cameron
Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond
Margaret Colin
Ginnie Armbruster
Catherine Hicks
Dr. Amy Larkin
Patrick O'Neal
Dr. Larry Armbruster
Sean Astin
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Camille Cooper
Lori Beaumont
Micah Grant
Rick Anderson, Lori's Boyfriend
Bill Morrison
Trigger's Uncle Earl
Skeeter Vaughan
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Larry Sellers
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Tami David
Navajo Girl
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