Vice Versa
1988 · 98 min · Director: Brian Gilbert, Brian Gilbert
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Upon returning from a buying trip abroad for the department store he works at, a divorced executive named Marshall finds he is in possession of a strange ornamental skull. He is looking after his 11-year-old son, Charlie, for a few days. The skull has special powers, and when Marshall and Charlie simultaneously wish they were each other's age, they switch bodies. Now Charlie has to go to work, and Marshall has go to school. Charlie also has to deal with Marshall's girlfriend, Sam. If that wasn't enough a pair of smugglers are in pursuit of the skull.
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Vice Versa (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Surprise 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Surprise25%
- Love15%
- Confusion15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Love. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Relief
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Relief | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 33 % | 18 % | 2 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 34 % | 26 % | 3 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 39 % | 38 % | 1 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 51 % | 48 % | 1 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Surprise | 61 % | 54 % | 3 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 4 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 51 % | 51 % | 6 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 55 % | 55 % | 8 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 55 % | 55 % | 8 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 51 % | 51 % | 9 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 54 % | 54 % | 9 % | 32 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 59 % | 53 % | 9 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 55 % | 42 % | 13 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 49 % | 41 % | 11 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 5 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 59 % | 43 % | 8 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 63 % | 48 % | 24 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 70 % | 49 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Relief | 74 % | 44 % | 64 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Relief | 70 % | 45 % | 65 % | 7 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Hockey Coach
Receptionist
Mrs. Luttrell
Details
- Directed by
- Brian Gilbert, Brian Gilbert
- Written by
- Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Thomas Anstey Guthrie
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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