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Double Switch
57%
Movie
1h 32m
AI Analysis
Double Switch (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Double Switch (1987) — a movie tagged as Comedy and TV Movie with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him and can imitate his dancing style perfectly. Bart proposes to switch roles for a week. At first Matt enjoys being chased … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Double Switch 57% (3 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him and can imitate his dancing style perfectly. Bart proposes to switch roles for a week. At first Matt enjoys being chased by hysterical groupies and Bart enjoys hitting on the highschool girls, but of course both learn quickly that the other's life is quite different from what they'd expected.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-01-25
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 197418
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Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him a... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Double Switch?
The official runtime for Double Switch is approximately 92 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

George Newbern
Bart/Matt

Elisabeth Shue
Kathy

Michael Des Barres
Simon

Tom Bresnahan
Greg

Mark Bringelson
Lone Man
- T
Tsutomu Carton
Valet

Martin Casella
Lawyer

Alyson Croft
Emily
- C
Claude Knobler
Jason

Christopher Peters
Darryl
- B
Betty Ramey
Secretary
- L
Lucinda Dooling
Costumer
- C
Chris Drury
Roadie
- V
Vicki Gabrielli
Stage Manager
- K
Karen Michaels
Waitress

Rick Overton
Deejay
- L
Lena Pousette
Princess Regina
- J
John Reade
Bus Driver
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