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Switch is a 1991 American film directed by and written for Blake Edwards. The cast includes Ellen Barkin, Bruce Payne, Jimmy Smits, and JoBeth Williams. Produced by Tony Adams and HBO Films, the movie was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It was released in the United States in 1991, with specific dates listed as January 1, May 10, and September 12. The narrative takes place in New York City and is presented in English.
The film is categorized as a romantic comedy, fantasy film, crime film, and comedy film. Its main subject involves a body swap, with keywords including dying and death, blackmail, redemption, reincarnation, and role reversal. The runtime is listed as 103 or 104 minutes. Dick Bush served as the director of photography, and Henry Mancini composed the music. Distribution formats include video on demand, with providers such as Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV Channel.
Critical reception includes a review score of 4.9 out of 10 and a 26% rating. Audience metrics show a vote average of 5.892 on TMDb and a rating of 5.8 on IMDb. The film generated revenue of 15,545,943. Production companies involved include Cinema Plus and Beco Films alongside HBO Films. The status of the work is recorded as released.
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5.9Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
Cast
- Ellen Barkin as Amanda Brooks
- Jimmy Smits as Walter Stone
- JoBeth Williams as Margo Brofman
- Lorraine Bracco as Sheila Faxton
- Tony Roberts as Arnold Freidkin
- Perry King as Steve Brooks
Themes
- dying and death
- blackmail
- redemption
- reincarnation
- role reversal
- womanizer
- god
- murder
- purgatory
- psychic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- body swap
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Screenwriter
- Blake Edwards
- Cast member
- David Wohl
- Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Producer
- Tony Adams
- Production company
- HBO Films
- Cinematographer
- Dick Bush
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 201702
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-09-12
- title
- Switch
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 26%
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