Body Switch Movies

Arthur Conan Doyle may have written about the first “body swap” in his short story, The Great Keinplatz Experiment 1890 and screen writers have been running wild with the idea ever since.

Movie title and Actor #1	Role	Switch	Role #2	Actor #2
In 18 Again George Burns	is a 81 year old grandfather	who switches bodies with his	18 year old grandson	Charlie Schlatter
In All of Me Lily Tomlin	is a dying millionairess	who’s soul enters the body of	an attorney	played by Steve Martin
In Big David Moscow	is a 13 year old boy	who ages 18 years overnight into	a 31 year old man	played by Tom Hanks
In Freaky Friday (1976) Barbara Harris	is a mother	who switches bodies with her	13 year old daughter	played by Jodie Foster
In Freaky Friday (2003) Jamie Lee Curtis	is a psychologist	and switches bodies with her	teenage daughter	played by Lindsay Lohan
In The Hot Chick Rachel McAdams	is a cheerleader	who switches bodies with a	a common criminal	played by Rob Schneider
In Like Father Like Son Dudley Moore	is a Doctor	who switches bodies with his	teenage son	played by Kirk Cameron
In Prelude to a Kiss Meg Ryan	is a beautiful newlywed	who switches bodies with a	diseased old man	played by Sydney Walker
In Vice Versa Judge Reinhold	Department store V.P.	who switches bodies with his son	an 11 year old student	played by Fred Savage
In Wish Upon a Star Katherine Heigl	is a popular and pretty teenager	who switches bodies with her	brainy little sister	played by Danielle Harris