18 Again!
18 Again! is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Paul Flaherty and starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a college student switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident. The film is based on the song "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" written by Sonny Throckmorton and recorded by Burns in 1980.
Plot
Jack Watson is a millionaire playboy and businessman who is about to turn 81 years old just as his grandson David is about to turn 18, but Jack laments his old age and wishes to get back to his teens once more. When an accident switches their souls, Jack gets to live his grandson's life and all that it entails: school, sports, and romance. Unfortunately, David gets the "short end of the deal", as not only is he trapped in his grandfather's 81-year-old body, but he is also in a coma. The only one who knows the truth is his longtime friend Charlie, whom Jack was able to convince by recounting experiences only they knew.
More details
| author | Jonathan Prince Josh Goldstein |
|---|---|
| director | Paul Flaherty |
| editor | Danford B. Greene |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | bank account bet bow tie bully chapel coma family business family company frat boy gold digger graphic design harry s truman life support meet old age think trap unfinished world war |
| musicBy | Billy Goldenberg |
| producer | Walter Coblenz |
| publisher | New World Pictures |
| theme | fantasy-comedy wish fulfillment |