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Actors: Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron, Sean Astin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Like Father Like Son |
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Dr. Jack Hammond (Dudley Moore) and his son Chris (Kirk Cameron) seem to live pretty simple lives.
That is, of course until Chris' best friend Clarence (Sean Astin) gets his hands on a potion discovered in the desert by his uncle that has the power to switch the identities of the person who drank it, and the first person they look at.
Jack is so caught up in his chance to become the medical superintendent in his clinic, he has no understanding of what goes through his son's head.
The potion is accidentally consumed by Jack, and he and his son get the opportunity to see what it is really like in the other person's shoes.
Jack has to go back to high school and Chris has to go to the clinic while Clarence tries to get the antidote from his uncle that would switch the two back to normal.
While not at work or school, Chris gets to feel firsthand what it is like to have a credit card, a Jaguar and to go to bars, while Jack has to hide from the school bully.
--Adam Tobias, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Like Father Like Son |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- adult acting like child
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Has magical powers?
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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