Acting
Reinhold's physical comedy as 11-year-old is genuinely committed.
Costume
Peak 80s power suits vs. kid-sized business casual.
Director
Brian Gilbert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of THREE body-swap movies released in 1987-88, beaten to theaters by Like Father Like Son and Big.
The 'mystical Asian artifact' trope here is peak 80s Orientalism; the novel was written in 1882 by F. Anstey.
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