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Switch

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
11K
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Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
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A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.

  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writer
    • Blake Edwards
  • Stars
    • Ellen Barkin
    • Jimmy Smits
    • JoBeth Williams
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writer
      • Blake Edwards
    • Stars
      • Ellen Barkin
      • Jimmy Smits
      • JoBeth Williams
    • 50User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Ellen Barkin
    Ellen Barkin
    • Amanda Brooks
    Jimmy Smits
    Jimmy Smits
    • Walter Stone
    JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    • Margo Brofman
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Sheila Faxton
    Tony Roberts
    Tony Roberts
    • Arnold Freidkin
    Perry King
    Perry King
    • Steve Brooks
    Bruce Payne
    Bruce Payne
    • The Devil
    • (as Bruce Martyn Payne)
    Lysette Anthony
    Lysette Anthony
    • Liz
    Victoria Mahoney
    Victoria Mahoney
    • Felicia
    Basil Hoffman
    Basil Hoffman
    • Higgins
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Steve's Secretary
    Kevin Kilner
    Kevin Kilner
    • Dan Jones
    David Wohl
    David Wohl
    • Attorney Caldwell
    James Harper
    James Harper
    • Lt. Laster
    John Lafayette
    John Lafayette
    • Sgt. Phillips
    Jim J. Bullock
    Jim J. Bullock
    • The Psychic
    Diana Chisney
    • Mrs. Weatherspoon
    Joe Flood
    Joe Flood
    • Mac the Guard
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writer
      • Blake Edwards
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Devil (played by Bruce Payne) makes a total of six appearances in this movie. Aside from his two speaking roles (when Steve is sent back to earth, and when he visits Amanda at 3:00 in the morning), he also makes four sneak appearances: Once as a patron at the City Grille's bar when Amanda meets Walter for lunch, once as a piano player at Sheila's party, once as a piano player (in drag) at the lesbian club, and finally as a televangelist on TV when Margo hides the murder weapon in Amanda's couch. In a directors cut, he makes another speaking role in an elevator scene.
    • Goofs
      "Amanda's" hair is back to its same length (and style) when Walter visits "her" in the psychiatric hospital as it was before "she" had the barber cut it. While "she" does say "she" has been there for five months, and apparently five or six months have transpired from the time of the trial, there is no way the hair would have grown from above the ears to down below the shoulders in six months - hair grows about 1/2 inch per month, so it would be about 3 inches longer than before. The hair should have only been slightly longer to show that amount of time has passed.
    • Quotes

      Fur Protestor: Do you know how many poor animals they had to kill to make that coat?

      Margo Brofman: Know how many rich animals I had to fuck to get this coat?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Movies We Loved as Kids (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Both Sides Now
      Written by Joni Mitchell
      Performed by Paul Young & Clannad
      Produced by Ciarán Brennan
      Published by Siquomb Publishing Corp. (BMI)
      Paul Young appears courtesy of Columbia Records
      Clannad appears courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd.

    User reviews50

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    Featured review
    7/10

    Hey, if I'm gay, then Clint Eastwood's a transvestite.

    Alright, the premise is hokey, but not completely as Mel Gibson did it nine years later. I was funny and it had one thing that Gibson couldn't bring, and that is Ellen Barkin.

    Yes, I am prejudiced. Ever since I saw Barkin in The Big Easy, I have been in love with her quirky smile and hot body. She is the main reason I will be plopping my bucks down in a week to see Ocean's Thirteen. And, she did get a Golden Globe nomination out of this (Losing to Bette Midler of all people, if you can believe it!), so it is not as bad as they say.

    I only had two criticisms: She never got the hang of walking in heels, and the ending sucked.
    • lastliberal
    • Jun 1, 2007
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blake Edwards' Switch
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Beco Films
      • Cinema Plus
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,545,943
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,770,991
      • May 12, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,545,943
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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