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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 11/21/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Fantasy Comedy, Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies

Ellen Barkin stars in this mystical comedy about a detestable male chauvinist temporarily reincarnated into the body of a woman. Steve Brooks (Perry King) foolishly accepts an invite for an evening of debauchery from three former girlfriends, and thinks he's got it made when he shows up to find them waiting for him in a hot tub. Eager to exact revenge on the scoundrel, the women proceed to drown him, and Steve is cast into a purgatory in which two unseen voices are deciding whether to send him to heaven or hell. Steve is given one chance to save himself from damnation -- if he can find a woman alive who actually liked him. To complicate his task and teach him a lesson, Steve is reincarnated as a sexy woman (Barkin), just the type who would have been the target of his cheesy advances. Sloppily adjusting to his new body, Steve (now Barkin) tells people he is the sister of the missing Steve Brooks, and begins working at his old advertising agency as a means toward completing his arduous task. As Steve's sister, he also enlists the help of his best friend, Walter (Jimmy Smits), despite the complication that Walter is noticeably attracted to the woman he has become. Steve's homophobia -- and several of his other hateful traits -- are put to the test. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Ellen Barkin - Amanda Brooks
Jimmy Smits - Walter Stone
JoBeth Williams - Margo Brofman
Lorraine Bracco - Sheila Faxton
Perry King - Steve Brooks
Tony Roberts - Arnold Friedkin

This gender-shift comedy starring Ellen Barkin has been given a respectable presentation for its release on DVD. Switch has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono; the dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Bonus materials include the film's original trailer and biographies of the leading cast and crew members. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide