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Keanu Reeves has become known as an action hero with roles such as Neo in The Matrix and John Wick in a brutal quadrilogy of movies. Before all that, though, he teamed up with Morgan Freeman and Rachel Weisz on the 1996 conspiracy action thriller Chain Reaction, and the movie is currently finding a new audience on the free streaming platform Tubi.

Chain Reaction sees Reeves play Eddie Kasalivich, a machinist who is forced to go on the run when he is framed for causing a deadly explosion at a groundbreaking clean-energy project. In the usual style of this kind of thriller, Eddie must take on the bad guys, stay alive, and clear his name all within a couple of hours of tense drama. Unfortunately, the film did quite live up to the premise, and did not deliver the kind of box office that Reeves' movies have become known for.

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1967: Dark Shadows' Maggie saw Sarah outside the Old House.

1984: All My Children's Edna didn't want Dottie to see Tad.

1995: One Life to Live's Dorian was up to no good with Viki.

2009: EastEnders' Christian and Syed shared a kiss."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1964: On Another World, Missy Palmer (Carol Roux) had dinner with the Matthews family.

1967: On Dark Shadows, Willie (John Karlen) returned to the Old House to check on Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott), who would rather be dead of...

1960: Eileen Fulton debuted on As the World Turns. 1979: Pat

struggled to get past his religious differences with Nancy on

Ryan's Hope. 1990: The final episode of Falcon Crest.

1994: General Hospital's Maxie received B.J.'s heart."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1960: Eileen Fulton debuted in the role of Lisa Miller on As The World Turns. She would play the iconic role for most of...

A family man and a womanizer realize the grass isn't always greener, when these lifelong friends suddenly find themselves thrown into the good, the bad and the outrageous of each other's lives in The Change-Up available on Blu-ray and DVD, both featuring the theatrical and never-before-seen unrated version, on November 8, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Despite having grown up together, these two couldn't lead more different lives today; Dave (Jason Bateman, Horrible Bosses, Hancock) is a workaholic lawyer, husband and father of three, while ladies' man Mitch (Ryan Reynolds, Green Lantern, The Proposal) lives a single and virtually responsibility free existence.

Over a few too many drinks one night Mitch conveys his envy of Dave's situation complete with beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann, 17 Again, Knocked Up), adoring kids and prestigious career, while Dave admits his own jealousy over Mitch's stress free, laidback lifestyle. Hilarity ensues in the hungover morning that follows,...

Will grandmas like The Change-Up, a raunchy new body-switch comedy from Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin? Stars Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman don't think so, but in this hilarious new promo, they are asked to sell the film as an all-ages, all-lifestyles outing that will appeal to all four quadrants of the movie-going public. Check out the clip below, which proves to have more laughs than the actual film itself.

Click to watch Ryan Reynolds & Jason Bateman Promo!

The Change-Up comes to theaters August 5th, 2011 and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Mircea Monroe, Gregory Itzin, Ned Schmidtke. The film is directed by David Dobkin.

This Friday, August 5th, two men will learn that life isn't always greener on the other side of the fence in The Change-Up, a hilarious new body-switch comedy that finds a swinging bachelor swapping places with a workaholic father. Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as two best friends who wish to live each other's lives, only to learn that old adage is true: Be careful what you wish for! Paulington James Christensen III recently caught up with both Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, as well as their co-stars Leslie Mann and Olivia Wilde, and their director David Dobkin for an insightful chat about the film. Check out our exclusive interviews in the featurette below.

Click to watch Exclusive: Cast and Crew Interview Featurette!

The Change-Up comes to theaters August 5th, 2011 and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Mircea Monroe, Gregory Itzin, Ned Schmidtke. The...