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Like Father Like Son

  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
7K
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Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron in Like Father Like Son (1987)
Official Trailer
Play trailer1:28
1 Video
54 Photos
Body Swap ComedyComedyFantasy

A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned-up doctor and his laid-back son.A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned-up doctor and his laid-back son.A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned-up doctor and his laid-back son.

  • Director
    • Rod Daniel
  • Writers
    • Lorne Cameron
    • Steve Bloom
    • David Hoselton
  • Stars
    • Dudley Moore
    • Kirk Cameron
    • Margaret Colin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rod Daniel
    • Writers
      • Lorne Cameron
      • Steve Bloom
      • David Hoselton
    • Stars
      • Dudley Moore
      • Kirk Cameron
      • Margaret Colin
    • 31User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Videos1

    Like Father Like Son
    Trailer 1:28
    Like Father Like Son

    Photos54

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    Top Cast59

    Dudley Moore
    Dudley Moore
    • Dr. Jack Hammond…
    Kirk Cameron
    Kirk Cameron
    • Chris Hammond…
    Margaret Colin
    Margaret Colin
    • Ginnie Armbruster
    Catherine Hicks
    Catherine Hicks
    • Dr. Amy Larkin
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Dr. Armbruster
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Trigger
    Camille Cooper
    Camille Cooper
    • Lori Beaumont
    Micah Grant
    • Rick Anderson
    Bill Morrison
    • Uncle Earl
    Skeeter Vaughan
    • Medicine Man
    Larry Sellers
    Larry Sellers
    • Navajo Helper
    Tami David
    • Navajo Girl
    Maxine Stuart
    Maxine Stuart
    • Phyllis
    David Wohl
    • Dr. Roger Hartwood
    Michael Horton
    Michael Horton
    • Dr. Mike O'Donald
    Randy Lowell
    Randy Lowell
    • Dr. Spellner
    • (as Randolph Dreyfuss)
    Art Frankel
    • Mr. Racine
    Christine Healy
    Christine Healy
    • Hospital Administrator
    • Director
      • Rod Daniel
    • Writers
      • Lorne Cameron
      • Steve Bloom
      • David Hoselton
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews31

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    Related interests

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    Fantasy

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Star Dudley Moore was immediately smitten with Like Father Like Son (1987). Moore said: "The idea of swapping bodies appealed to me, and it was a good excuse to be a kid again . . . although I don't need an excuse. It was just a fun story. I had been sixteen years old once, and I don't pretend to be a professional adult. I really didn't play a sixteen year old. I think that would have been mildly boring. So, instead of going for accuracy, we went for the fun of the situation. I was playing an attitude, not an age".
    • Goofs
      When Chris (Dr. Hammond) is delivering the baby, he picks it up immediately after the birth to reveal that the umbilical cord has already healed, and the baby is perfectly clean and dry.
    • Quotes
      • Chris Hammond: How can she stand to be so close to her own body without constantly feeling herself up?
    • Connections
      Edited into Left Behind: Like Son (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Dance All Night
      Performed by Autograph
      Courtesy of RCA Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 2, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Like Father, Like Son
    • Filming locations
      • Mojave Desert, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Tri-Star Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • The Malpaso Company
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $10,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,377,585
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,189,452
      • Oct 4, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,377,585
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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