IMDb RATING
5.2/10
6.6K
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A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned-up doctor and his laid-back son.A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned-up doctor and his laid-back son.A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned-up doctor and his laid-back son.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Randy Lowell
- Dr. Spellner
- (as Randolph Dreyfuss)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStar Dudley Moore was immediately smitten with Like Father Like Son (1987). Moore said: "The idea of swapping bodies appealed to me, and it was a good excuse to be a kid again . . . although I don't need an excuse. It was just a fun story. I had been sixteen years old once, and I don't pretend to be a professional adult. I really didn't play a sixteen year old. I think that would have been mildly boring. So, instead of going for accuracy, we went for the fun of the situation. I was playing an attitude, not an age".
- GoofsWhen Chris (Dr. Hammond) is delivering the baby, he picks it up immediately after the birth to reveal that the umbilical cord has already healed, and the baby is perfectly clean and dry.
- Quotes
Chris Hammond: How can she stand to be so close to her own body without constantly feeling herself up?
- ConnectionsEdited into Left Behind: Like Son (2013)
Featured review
I think I have seen every example of the "body switch" genre, at least all of those that have been made in the past 40 years or so, and "Like Father Like Son" is the worst of them. The first 20 minutes or so are painless mediocrity, but then soon after the movie collapses. What's the problem? I think the main problem is that the characters are stupid. If I was in their situation, I know I would be terrified and trying my best to not raise suspicion. If the movie had done that, it could have been funny seeing these people trying to do their best but making mistakes. But the movie's two main characters seem to be trying their best to blow the charade - not realistic. And the movie's sense of humor is really bad - we have such stuff as audiences falling asleep during lectures, a gag that's done TWICE. If you want to see a good example of this genre, see "Freaky Friday" (the original or the remake) or "Vice Versa".
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Like Father, Like Son
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,377,585
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,189,452
- Oct 4, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $34,377,585
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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