Saw this movie when I was 12 years old on vhs with a few body switching movies Vice Versa and Like Father Like Son. Of the the 3, I remember liking this one best. So I found it on Tubi and decided to check it out again and it still held up with its charming characters. Especially George Burns who's really in the movie for minutes as his character is in a coma. During the 87-88 time frame the body switching movies with teen idols of that time (Kirk Cameron, Charlie Schlatter, and Fred Savage???--wait, really??) were a fad. While the most successful of the three movies was Like Father Like Son, this one was the best in terms of story and characters we actually liked.
If you're expecting a lot of George Burns you might be disappointed as his character's coma is central to the movie's plot.
I think had this movie come out before Like Father Like Son, this could have had a better opportunity at success in the box office. While it was released around Vice Versa, it was ignored compared to that movie. Charlie Schlatter is pretty decent playing opposite a legend like Burns, a comedy legend for decades. So if you want to revisit your childhood like me, or just want a good little decent heartwarming story that has aged well, give this one a try.
If you're expecting a lot of George Burns you might be disappointed as his character's coma is central to the movie's plot.
I think had this movie come out before Like Father Like Son, this could have had a better opportunity at success in the box office. While it was released around Vice Versa, it was ignored compared to that movie. Charlie Schlatter is pretty decent playing opposite a legend like Burns, a comedy legend for decades. So if you want to revisit your childhood like me, or just want a good little decent heartwarming story that has aged well, give this one a try.