Like Father Like Son
5.3
“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.”
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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Cast
44 people
Dudley Moore
Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
Known for
Arthur
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Billy Stevenson
Biology Student
Kirk Cameron
Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond
Known for
Fireproof
Growing Pains
Margaret Colin
Ginnie Armbruster
Known for
Gossip Girl
Independence Day
Catherine Hicks
Dr. Amy Larkin
Known for
Child's Play
7th Heaven
Patrick O'Neal
Dr. Larry Armbruster
Known for
Under Siege
New York Stories
Sean Astin
Clarence / Trigger
Known for
Stranger Things
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Camille Cooper
Lori Beaumont
Known for
Shocker
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Micah Grant
Rick Anderson, Lori's Boyfriend
Known for
Waxwork
Bill Morrison
Trigger's Uncle Earl
Also in
Cyborg
Skeeter Vaughan
Medicine Man
Also in
Revolution
The Six Million Dollar Man
Larry Sellers
Navajo Helper
Known for
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Lightning Jack
Rod Daniel Director · Lorne Cameron Writer David Hoselton Writer
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $10M · United States release October 2, 1987
Box office
Budget
$10,500,000
Worldwide gross
$34,377,585
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Questar Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 2, 1987
Theatrical
Germany
January 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
March 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 22, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
March 18, 1988 · Theatrical
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