Synopsis
A teenage son of an astronaut tries to help his father after he and a chimpanzee switch brains as the result of a space flight mis-hap in which the boy must protect the "chimp" in which his...
Movie Information
- Director
- Mel Damski
- Writers
- John Drimmer, Geoffrey Loftus
- Release Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Genre
- Family, Comedy, TV Movie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (6 votes)
Top Cast
Christopher Collet
Benjamin Reed
Cliff DeYoung
Digger Reed
Annabeth Gish
Jessie
Darleen Carr
Lisa Reed
Keith Dorman
Ralph
David Wohl
Loudon
M. Emmet Walsh
General Presser
Jay Brazeau
Zoo Guard
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