Summer Switch (1984)
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Synopsis of Summer Switch
Often cited as a rip-off of such "parent-kid personality switch" films of the 1980s as Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa, this ABC Afterschool Special actually predates those projects by several years. Summer camper Ben Andrews (Scott Schwartz) would like to be a grown-up. Ben's father, Bill Andrews (Robert Klein), a harried movie executive, yearns for the carefree days of childhood. Inevitably, Ben and Bill switch personalities, with uproarious results. Amazingly, no one seems to notice the switch, not even when 12-year-old Ben puffs away on a pipe while heading a movie conference, and middle-aged Bill totes a teddy bear all around summer camp. (One would think that the overacting of both stars would rather give the game away, but we shouldn't be seeking logic here, should we?) Summer Switch is based on a novel by Bruce Rodgers. ~ All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Summer Switch
- Robert Klein - Bill Andrews
- Margo Skinner - Ellen Andrews
- Lenora May - Annabel Andrews
- Rex Everhart - Capt. Splasher Wilking
- Sam Stoneburner - Ty Donovan
- Josh Hamilton - Swenson
- Travis Swords - Tony Crane
- John Leonard - Terry Mallison
- Scott Schwartz - Benjy Andrews
- Anna Maria Horsford - Stephanie Marshak
- Knowl Johnson - Duck Levine
- Blake Brocksmith - Brian Hitzigger
- Sloane Shelton - Pegotty Horn
- Helen Harrelson - Betty Lou
- William Metzo - Richard DeVirgillio
- Director(s):
- Ken Kwapis
- Writer(s):
- Bruce Harmon
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