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The Change-Up

The Change-Up

Who says men can't change?

20116.21h 52m

Overview

Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

Directed by David Dobkin
Written by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Produced by David Dobkin, Neal H. Moritz
Box OfficeBudget: $52.0MRevenue: $75.5M

Top Cast

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Dave Lockwood

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Mitch Planko

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Jamie Lockwood

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Sabrina McArdle

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Mitch's Dad

Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin

Flemming Steel

Mircea Monroe

Mircea Monroe

Tatiana

Sydney Rouviere

Sydney Rouviere

Cara Lockwood

Matthew Cornwell

Matthew Cornwell

Parks Foreman

Craig Bierko

Craig Bierko

Valtan

Themes & Keywords

jealousybachelorfountainsarcasmwishslackerlawyerco-workers relationshiptwinsbody-swapenvyoppositesduringcreditsstingeraspiring actorfamily manbody switchweedjob switchbest friendslifelong friendshipliving the dream

About The Change-Up

The Change-Up is a comedy film released in 2011 exploring themes of jealousy, bachelor, fountain, sarcasm, wish, slacker. Directed by David Dobkin, it stars Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann. Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

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