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58% Critic Match
Like Father Like Son
“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.”
5.8 / 10• 1987• 1h 36m•PG-13• English
ComedyFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dudley Moore
Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rod Daniel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Like Father Like Son is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
