The Change-Up Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Sep. 19, 2011

The Change-Up

Release Date: Friday, August 5, 2011 Nationwide

Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Alan Arkin, David Dobkin, Olivia Wilde, Leslie Mann, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, Scott Bernstein, Jeff Kleeman

R Comedy N/A

3.6

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14% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Growing up together, Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) and Dave (Jason Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they’ve slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann), kids who adore him and a... high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch’s stress free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true.

Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave’s worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other’s bodies and proceed to freak the &*#@ out.

Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other’s lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. Further complicating matters are Dave’s sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch’s estranged father (Alan Arkin). With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Change-Up.

Ryan Reynolds
... Mitch

Deadpool & Wolverine, Spirited
Jason Bateman
... Dave

Carry-On, Zootopia
Olivia Wilde
Babylon, Love the Coopers
Leslie Mann
Rio, THIS IS 40
Alan Arkin
Love the Coopers, The Muppets

Crew Behind the Film

The The Change-Up behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Dobkin last directed Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and The Judge. The film's writer Scott Moore last wrote Jexi and A Bad Moms Christmas.

Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriters: Scott Moore
Jon Lucas
Producers: David Dobkin
Jeff Kleeman

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Big Kid Pictures; Original Film; Universal Pictures United States

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for pervasive strong crude sexual content and language, some graphic nudity and drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The Change-Up movie trailers and clips.

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The Change-Up Theatrical Trailer

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The Change-Up Restricted Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Change-Up movie production.

Production Updates

Jul 2011

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Apr 2011

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Oct 2010

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Mar 2010

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Aug 2009

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Change-Up was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 5, 2011. in around 2,913 theaters There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Mysteries of Lisbon and Magic Trip.

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2011-08-05 Nationwide

United States

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