Now Marshall has to deal with school, bullies, and a teacher he thinks is a harridan, and Charlie has to bluff his way through Marshalls' job, and deal with the needs of Marshalls' girlfriend Sam (Corinne Bohrer).Īs this 'body switch' genre goes (it was certainly popular during this period), this is definitely one of the better ones. The skull magically allows them to switch bodies. Judge Reinhold is divorced, workaholic department store executive Marshall Seymour, Fred Savage is his 11 year old son Charlie. Reviewed by Hey_Sweden 7 / 10 An engaging comedy.Īn ancient, mystical skull stolen from a Thai temple makes trouble for our two stars. If that wasn't enough a pair of smugglers are in pursuit of the skull. Charlie also has to deal with Marshall's girlfriend, Sam. Now Charlie has to go to work, and Marshall has go to school. The skull has special powers, and when Marshall and Charlie simultaneously wish they were each other's age, they switch bodies. He is looking after his 11-year-old son, Charlie, for a few days. Upon returning from a buying trip abroad for the department store he works at, a divorced executive named Marshall finds he is in possession of a strange ornamental skull.