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Like Father Like Son is a american film of genre Fantastic directed by Rod Daniel released in USA on 2 october 1987 with Kirk Cameron
Like Father Like Son (1987)
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Add to a movie listLike Father Like Son is a 1987 comedy film starring Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore. This film has a similar premise to but is not a direct remake of the 1976 classic Disney film Freaky Friday. The film is one of four body swap comedies to appear in the space of a year; the others were the Italian film Da grande (1987), 18 Again! (1988) and Vice Versa (1988). The blockbuster Big had a similar premise as well. Shortly thereafter, Dream a Little Dream (1989) also had a body swap theme involving teenagers.
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Chris Hammond (Kirk Cameron) is a high school senior who is very self-conscious about the stains in his underwear. He's a special needs student, a decent Special Olympian, and he likes a girl at school who happens to be dating his best friend. His father Jack (Dudley Moore), a proctologist, wants him to get into barber school. Chris' friend Trigger (Sean Astin) has an uncle who had experimented with body-switching potions, and helps Jack and Chris switch brains.Actors
Kirk Cameron
(Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond)
Dudley Moore
(Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond)
Margaret Colin
(Ginnie Armbruster)
Catherine Hicks
(Dr. Amy Larkin)
Sean Astin
(Clarence / Trigger)
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