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Switch

Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?

5.9 / 10 1991 1h 44mR English
FantasyComedy

Storyline

Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.

Cast & Crew

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Amanda Brooks

Lead
Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Walter Stone

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Margo Brofman

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

Sheila Faxton

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

Arnold Freidkin

Perry King

Perry King

Steve Brooks

BP

Bruce Payne

The Devil

Lysette Anthony

Lysette Anthony

Liz

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Blake Edwards's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Switch is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker