: A classic body-switch setup akin to a raunchy, adult version of Freaky Friday .
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. Directed by David Dobkin, the movie puts a modern, ribald spin on the classic body-switching genre. Plot Overview The Switch Cole’s first line came out like a schematic:
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The Change Up takes the classic body-swap premise—two friends magically trade lives—and filters it through the R-rated, fraternity-house lens of directors David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers ) and writers Jon Lucas & Scott Moore ( The Hangover ). Dave (Jason Bateman) is a stressed-out workaholic lawyer, husband, and father of infant twins. Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) is his lazy, jobless, womanizing best friend who still pees in the sink. After a drunken wish on a fountain (“I want his life”), they wake up in each other’s bodies.