18 Again!
1988 · Movie · PG · 100 min · ★ 5.6 · 34% critics
After a freak accident, an elderly millionaire and his college-age grandson find themselves living in each other’s bodies, forcing both to navigate unfamiliar worlds and rethink what they want from life. As the family faces a heartbreaking medical decision, the younger body must race to set things right while juggling campus pressures and new attention.
Also known as Eighteen Again!
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-04-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (97 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an ’80s body-swap comedy with a mix of heart, campus antics, and some surprisingly adult moments; Not for you if you want family-friendly humor or dislike dated innuendo like in Big.
Pros: body-swap laughs; warm grandparent bond; nostalgic charm | Cons: adult-leaning content; predictable story beats; uneasy implications
Themes
- wish
- grandfather
- role reversal
- body-swap
- wishes come true
Cast & crew
George Burns
as Jack Watson / David Watson
Charlie Schlatter
as David Watson / Jack Watson
Tony Roberts
as Arnold 'Arnie' Watson
Miriam Flynn
as Betty Watson
Red Buttons
as Charlie
Jennifer Runyon
as Robin Morrison
Pauly Shore
as Barrett
- MS
Michael J. Shea
as First Orderly
- NF
Nancy Fox
as Waitress
Anita Morris
as Madeline
Directed by Paul Flaherty