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Vice Versa is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Brian Gilbert and starring Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage. It is the fourth film adaptation of F. Anstey's 1882 novel of the same name, following the British films released in 1916, 1937 and 1948.

Vice Versa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian Gilbert
Written by	Dick Clement Ian La Frenais
Based on	Vice Versa by F. Anstey
Produced by	Dick Clement Ian La Frenais
Starring	Judge Reinhold Fred Savage Swoosie Kurtz
Cinematography	King Baggot
Edited by	David Garfield
Music by	David Shire
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 11, 1988 (1988-03-11)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million[1]
Box office	$13.7 million[2]

Plot

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In Thailand, a pair of thieves steal an ancient skull from a Buddhist monastery.

Marshall Seymour is vice president of a Chicago department store in charge of buying. He is divorced and has an 11-year-old son named Charlie, for whom he has little time. He and his girlfriend Sam visit Thailand to purchase exotic merchandise. At the same time, an art thief named Turk tries to purchase the skull but must find a way to smuggle it out of the country. He places it with one of Marshall's purchases so that he and his accomplice Lillian Brookmeyer can make a switch.

When Marshall returns, he takes Charlie for a few days while his mother Robyn and stepfather Cliff are on vacation. Tensions run high in the family because Charlie cannot understand why Marshall is not more involved in his life. While holding the skull, they enter into an argument about how they wish that they could be in each other's bodies. It is revealed that the skull possesses supernatural magical powers, and after they both express a wish and touch it, Charlie assumes Marshall's body, and Marshall shrinks into Charlie's. After the initial shock, they realize they must live out their lives as each other, and Marshall heads to school to deal with tests, bullies and hockey practice while Charlie assumes his father's role as a vice president from an 11-year-old's viewpoint.

One night, Charlie and Sam attend a concert that Marshall had forbidden him to attend. The date improves Marshall's relationship with Sam.

Marshall and Charlie visit the museum and talk with Professor Kerschner, who explains the true nature of the skull and wishes to show it to a lama before returning it to them. Robyn arrives home earlier than expected, and not knowing what has transpired, she sees Charlie with a martini and is furious at both him and Marshall.

After failing to reacquire the skull, the thieves embark on a mission to steal it. Charlie learns from Marshall's boss Avery that he has called a meeting to pull the plug on Marshall's business. He collects Marshall at school and, after purchasing a device that will allow them to communicate with each other, Marshall listens in on the boardroom meeting and instructs Charlie as to what he should say. However, Turk kidnaps Marshall, leaving Charlie to fend for himself in the boardroom. No longer able to speak eloquently, he rises and speaks in Marshall's defense before leaving the meeting.

With Turk and Lillian holding Marshall for ransom, Charlie tries to retrieve the skull from the lama. Marshall tries to explain to the thieves that he is not himself, and that he and Charlie have switched bodies because of the skull. Turk considers what Marshall is saying, but Lillian dismisses the story as a ploy. When Charlie finally arrives with the skull, the switch is made and Marshall is returned. However, he and Charlie rush to reacquire the skull so that they can switch themselves back. They manage to catch the thieves just after they have accidentally switched bodies, and they take the skull back from them, leaving Turk and Lillian in their new bodies as punishment.

The police arrest Charlie for possible kidnapping and Cliff posts his bail. Charlie tells him that Robyn is not aware of what has happened. Sam appears and reports that Marshall still has a job despite Charlie's outburst. He asks Sam to take him home so that he can give Charlie a present. On the way, Charlie proposes marriage to Sam.

Charlie climbs through his bedroom window and he and Marshall touch the skull, successfully switching back into their own bodies. Marshall then goes to see Sam while Charlie hears their conversation about the proposal. Though initially caught off guard, Marshall relents and embraces the proposal that Charlie had made for him.

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed reviews.[3][4][5] It has a score of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes from 16 critics.[6]

It grossed $13,664,060 in the United States during its theatrical run.[2]

In popular culture

The film has been mentioned in episodes of Clerks: The Animated Series, Community and Difficult People.

The Rooster Teeth card-based party game Million Dollars, But references the film in a card included in its 1980s theme pack.

See also

• Body swap appearances in media (film)

References

External links

• Vice Versa at IMDb
• Vice Versa at AllMovie
• Vice Versa at Box Office Mojo
• Vice Versa at Rotten Tomatoes
• Based on the novel by F. Anstey - free from manybooks.net

На других языках

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[de] Ich bin Du

Ich bin Du (Originaltitel: Vice Versa) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie von Brian Gilbert aus dem Jahr 1988. Dick Clement und Ian La Frenais schrieben das Drehbuch anhand des Romans Vice Versa: A Lesson to Fathers von F. Anstey (Pseudonym von Thomas Anstey Guthrie) aus dem Jahr 1882, der bereits mehrmals zuvor verfilmt wurde.

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- [en] Vice Versa (1988 film)

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[ru] Всё наоборот (фильм, 1988)

«Всё наоборо́т» (англ. Vice Versa) — фильм-комедия 1988 года, где в главных ролях снимаются Джадж Рейнхолд и Фред Сэвидж. Это уже четвёртая экранизация одноимённого романа 1882 года (англ.) писателя Ф. Энсти. Три предыдущих адаптации были выпущены в Великобритании в 1916, 1937 и 1948 (англ.) годах.

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