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67% Critic Match
A Saintly Switch
“Game Day for Sara. Mother's Day for Dan.”
6.7 / 10• 1999• 1h 28m•NR• English
FamilyComedyFantasy
Storyline
The story is about a married couple with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent divorce, like many, is due to their mutual lack of respect and compassion for each other and the effect it has on their children. When the family makes a traumatic move to New Orleans they move into an old, Victorian home. There, in the attic, the children think they have found the "magic" to solve their parent's problems. The children accidentally manage to switch the souls of their parents. Now the wife must face the perils of the lockeroom and pressures as family breadwinner and the husband must face pregnancy and bond with his children. Newfound respect and appreciation is gained as the couple finally find out what it's like to walk in the other person's shoes.
Cast & Crew
Vivica A. Fox
Sara Anderson
Lead
David Alan Grier
Dan Anderson
Al Waxman
Coach Beasily
Scott Cumberbatch
Clarke
Shadia Simmons
Annette Anderson
David Keeley
Otis
Rue McClanahan
Aunt Fanny
Frank Welker
Voltaire (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Bogdanovich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Saintly Switch is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
