
In this fantasy comedy, Jack Winston, a swinging 81– year-old bachelor with everything but youth, blows out his birthday candles with the wish that he could be 18 again. When he and his outcast grandson David are involved in a bizarre car accident, their souls switch places in the operating room. Inside David’s body, Jack turns his grandson’s image around, making him into a popular, confident trendsetter. At the same time, he makes some revelations about his own life and must turn his mistakes around in a hurry because David’s soul, in his body, is about to be taken off the life support machine.
By means of an accident the soul of David and his swinging grandfather get swapped. While the grandfather's body is still in coma, he enjoys having a young body again and repairs some facts in David's life, who he finds not to be self-confident enough. Written by Tom Zoerner {Tom.Zoerner (at) informatik.uni-erlangen.de}
Jack Watson is an 81 year old businessman, who is not exactly liked by his son, and who is pushing his meek grandson, David to excel in athletics as he did. At his birthday party, before blowing out the candles he's asked to make a wish and his wish is to be 18 again. While out with David they get into a car accident and when he wakes up, he discovers that he is now in David's body and David is in his body which is comatose. He then goes out to enjoy himself but at the same discovers just how tough David has it in school and finds out how his girlfriend, Madeline feels about him, and also how his son feels about him. Written by rcs0411 (at) yahoo.com
George Burns ... Jack Watson
Charlie Schlatter ... David Watson
Tony Roberts ... Arnold 'Arnie' Watson
Miriam Flynn ... Betty Watson
Red Buttons ... Charlie
Anita Morris ... Madeline
Pauly Shore ... Barrett
Jennifer Runyon ... Robin Morrison
Earl Boen ... Robin's Dad
Toni Sawyer ... Robin's Mom
Stephanie Baldwin ... Robin's Sister
Anthony Starke ... Russ Deacon
Kenneth Tigar ... Professor Swivet
Bernard Fox ... Horton the Butler
Nancy Fox ... Rita the Waitress
Runtime:93 min
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Stereo
Certification:Iceland:L / Australia:PG / Argentina:13 / Chile:14 / USA:PG / West Germany:12 / Peru:14
In this delightful fantasy comedy, George Burns plays a 81-year-old bachelor who smokes a lot of cigars. After an involving his grandson, David [Charlie Schlatter] his soul ends up in Charlie's body and Charlie's soul ends up in his body. That is when things start to get a little weird which is one of the many problems I had with this movie. Though a lot a things about this movie annoy and bother, it is pretty funny. George Burns provides loads of laughs in some really fun scenes and Charlie Schlatter makes this movie extremely entertaining. Pauly Shore has a little, but great part as one David's friends. The supporting cast is excellent, the music is fantastic, the movie was shot beautifully, and out of all the other body-switching comedies, this one is by far the best. Compare this to the Corey Haim and Corey Feldman body-switching comedy, DREAM A LITTLE DREAM and 18 AGAIN! looks like a masterpeace. This is actually one of the funniest comedies of the 1980's. I'm surprised that it isn't very popular. It's probably because it is hard to find. I had to go to four different video stores before I could find this, but it was well worth it!!!