Like Father Like Son
PG-13“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.”
1987·96 min·Released
Studio: Imagine Entertainment, Questar Entertainment, TriStar Pictures
5.7TMDb
5.2IMDb
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Theatrical Oct 2, 1987
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USA · English · USA
Overview
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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Crew
DirectorRod Daniel
WriterSteve Bloom, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton
Cast
Dudley Moore
Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
Kirk Cameron
Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond
Margaret Colin
Ginnie Armbruster
Catherine Hicks
Dr. Amy Larkin
Patrick O'Neal
Dr. Larry Armbruster
Sean Astin
Clarence / Trigger
Camille Cooper
Lori Beaumont
Micah Grant
Rick Anderson, Lori's Boyfriend
Bill Morrison
Trigger's Uncle Earl
Skeeter Vaughan
Medicine Man
Larry Sellers
Navajo Helper
Tami David
Navajo Girl
Maxine Stuart
Phyllis, Hammonds' Housekeeper
David Wohl
Dr. Roger Hartwood
Michael Horton
Dr. Mike O'Donald
Randy Lowell
Dr. Spellner
Art Frankel
Mr. Racine, Heart Patient
Christine Healy
Hospital Administrator
Mary Jane Courier
Operating Nurse
Debbie Zipp
Nurse with Dying Patient
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Keywords
high schoolrole reversalremakedoctorhigh school friendsbody-swapchild as an adultadult as a child
Details
Budget
$11M
Revenue
$34M
TMDb Votes
146
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026