Comedy

The Change-Up

- Who says men can't change?

Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

Release Date : 2011-08-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesRelativity MediaOriginal FilmBig Kid PicturesRampage VFX

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dave Lockwood

Original Name : Jason Bateman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitch Planko

Original Name : Ryan Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jamie Lockwood

Original Name : Leslie Mann

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sabrina McArdle

Original Name : Olivia Wilde

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mitch's Dad

Original Name : Alan Arkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flemming Steel

Original Name : Gregory Itzin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tatiana

Original Name : Mircea Monroe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cara Lockwood

Original Name : Sydney Rouviere

Gender : Female

Character Name : Parks Foreman

Original Name : Matthew Cornwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valtan

Original Name : Craig Bierko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kinkabe Lawyer

Original Name : TJ Hassan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted Norton

Original Name : Ned Schmidtke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ken Kinkabe

Original Name : Ming Lo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blow-Dried Goon

Original Name : Dax Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sophia

Original Name : Andrea Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mona

Original Name : Taaffe O'Connell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Babysitter

Original Name : Bailey Anne Borders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boom Operator

Original Name : Clay Chamberlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carla Nelson

Original Name : Jeanine Jackson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Movie Set PA

Original Name : Fred Stoller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Jamie Renell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Businessman at Sonsie Café

Original Name : Kenny Alfonso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amalgamated Exec

Original Name : Joe Knezevich

Gender : Male

Character Name : PA

Original Name : Matthew Stanton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Gabe Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victor

Original Name : Ed Ackerman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erin Walsh

Original Name : Vickie Eng

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beautiful Woman

Original Name : Amber Seyer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cute Girl in Elevator

Original Name : Anna Colwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tattoo Artist

Original Name : Steven Dean Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pamela

Original Name : Suzanne Arkin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dave's Secretary

Original Name : Patricia French

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grandma Taylor

Original Name : Jeanette Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Construction Worker

Original Name : Greg Savage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tattoo Artist

Original Name : Adam Boyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tattoo Artist

Original Name : Matthew Rimmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Ken DeLozier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amalgamated Attorney

Original Name : Paul Barlow Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amalgamated Attorney

Original Name : Anthony G Breed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amalgamated Attorney

Original Name : Gary Babiarz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greased Up Lorno Guy

Original Name : Dimitrius Pulido

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st AD

Original Name : Blake Goza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sexy Girl in Bar

Original Name : Arin Logan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Lady

Original Name : Martha B. Knighton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Michael Beasley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Clay Edmund Kraski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Courtney Amis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teen #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : India Batson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Nadej K. Bailey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pretzel Stand Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Holly Britt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : Orlando Vargas Diaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dad (uncredited)

Original Name : Bradford Haynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shopper (uncredited)

Original Name : Josiah Lyricq

Gender : Male

Character Name : Recital Parent (uncredited)

Original Name : Todd Maynor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : Miles Mussenden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Firefly Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Anna Rappaport

Gender : Female

Character Name : Parks Dept. Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Steven Reddington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Businessman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valet (uncredited)

Original Name : Joshua Tanksley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amalgamated Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : Lesley E. Warren

Gender : Female

Character Name : Business Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Webber

Gender : Female

Character Name : Puppeteer

Original Name : Clinton Wayne

Gender : Male

Reviews

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is probably my favorite "body swap" trope movie. It's Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman for crying out loud. If you've ever liked anything they've ever done (aside from "Green Lantern") then you'll probably like this. Seeing them do "impressions" of each other is a bonus. As far as "body swapping" goes, I think this is the only non-parent child, non-male female swap that I've seen, which is probably what makes it a lot of fun: there's no socio-political debate sitting in the background on single vs married, but all the fun of "now I have to deal with THIS". Maybe there are some issues of how redeemable the characters are in their flaw sets, but it's built into the premise. With Leslie Mann and Olivia Wilde backing up the leads, everyone gives a stellar performance. The production value is clearly there, though I think most of it went into locations and cast budgets: this isn't an action-car-chase movie, it's a "body swap" dirt humor rom com. The writing does skew dirty in the humor, but if you have an open mind, then the humor ends up being in the surprise of dealing with each others lives unprepared. Despite the juvenile basis of guys trying to do whatever they want, the movie is surprisingly touching and about togetherness.