As you can tell, this story is convoluted and didn't really make the splash of say, The Lost Boys, but for what it is, Dream A Little Dream is quite the bold body switch odyssey. Meanwhile, Dinger (Corey Haim) is simply left to hang out, chew the scenery, make jokes and help his buddy Bobby. To bring his and his wife's body back to reality, Coleman must agree to fix Bobby's messed up life. Part of his wife's mind has also ended up in Lainie. When an accident occurs Coleman finds himself in Bobby's body and can only contact Bobby in his dreams. Coleman (Jason Robards) is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place where Dreams are reality. In this film, Bobby Kellar (Corey Feldman) has a crush on Lainie Diamond (Meredith Salinger), girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Things would sadly change for them after this film, but that doesn't mean that all the changes were bad. These two actors, believe it or not, were the hottest teen duo going. Also, Dream A Little Dream came out at a time when Corey Feldman and Corey Haim were at their peak of their creative prowess. First of all, it was a very odd, surreal, dream fest that, years later, plays as an almost bold tale of body-switch oddness. This film is ranked as high as it is for a number of reasons. Whatever your feeling about this movie may be, and for the current young generation it might be a body switch film they just can't relate to, Heaven Can Wait is as solid a body switch film as they come. Rather it was seen as sort of a harbinger of the blockbusters to come from the 1980s. This late 1970s film was not seen as one of the great movies from that decade. Rather it almost turns to the theological to explain how the whole body experience thing happens. This is one of those rare body switch movies that doesn't rely on some non-defined paranormal aspect. So the angel that made this mistake decides to make things right by putting Pendleton's soul in the body of a millionaire who was murdered. In this film, Warren Beatty plays a quarterback for the Rams who's soul is taken from his body a bit too soon. That is not why I have it ranked so high on this list here. Having played the Joe Pendleton role in Heaven Can Wait in high school, this body switch movie has a very special place in my heart. As you read, hopefully you recall how much fun you had watching these movies and recalling if you found the body switch premise solid or merely palatable. There's also a lot of oddness and films that might not be thought of as very good. So sit back and enjoy our list of Body Swap Movies Ranked Best to Worst, which was compiled with a little help from Wikipedia. To each their own, right? As you will see, this list more than most I have written, is mainly predicated on comparisons. So the film that I think is the worst might be the best body switch film you've ever seen. However, my taste is probably going to skew differently than some of your tastes. This list does its best to see which body switch films are worth your time, and which ones are ultimately discardable. All they need to do is present a scenario where a body switch can happen, and if the acting and story are entertaining and engaging, generally the film will work overall. They don't need to depend on the exact nature of science. These movies don't need to explain too much. It is the fantastical nature of these films, the idea that a body switch of comedic (and sometimes tragic) proportions can happen, that truly works in their favor. Mulholland Drive) where the actors become other people simply because that's just what makes sense for the story that a particular director is telling. Other times they get something that serves as a conduit to make the switch happen. Sometimes the actors merely bump into one another. Then there's the aspect of how are they going to switch back? And suddenly you have a genre of movies that borders on the fantastic.Īnother aspect of these films is precisely how the switch happens. They are simple tales of people (usually humans) switching bodies, often to hilarious effect when they have to live the other person's life. Body switch movies are probably some of the most fun, unsung films to ever grace the silver screen.
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