The Change-Up Page #28

Synopsis: 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 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
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): David Dobkin
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
R
Year:
2011
112 min
$37,000,000
Website
4,117 Views


Why don't you take a picture?

Mitch!

Come on!

It's snipped.

Mitch! Mitch!

By the way, why didn't you invite

me to your anniversary party?

Okay, look...

I feel really

bad about that

but can we talk about

that at another time?

There is a girl scout

staring at my penis.

I want to talk

about it right now.

Really?

Are you embarrassed of me?

I'm sorry.

Yeah. Yeah, I was.

But I'm not any more.

I'm actually

proud of you, Mitch.

Really?

Really.

(GROANS IN RELIEF)

(CROWD GASPING)

Attaboy!

I think that's what

had me all locked up.

Hey!

Sh*t, we got

security on us.

We got to do

this right now.

Three, two, one...

BOTH:
I wish I had

my old life back!

What did they say?

Do you feel any different?

No, go again.

BOTH:
I wish I had

my old life back!

Oh, sh*t!

Come on, guy!

We are running out of time here.

Three, two, one...

BOTH:
I wish I had

my old life back!

MITCH:
Bingo! DAVE: Nice!

Let's go, this way!

I'm peeing all over people,

slow down!

WOMAN:
Watch it!

MITCH:
Excuse me,

I'm sorry. Pardon me.

(ALL MURMURING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(BABY CRYING)

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, thank God.

Oh, thank God.

Pumpkin! Pumpkin, I'm back.

Pumpkin, wake up.

Can you wake up, baby?

I'm back, I'm back.

Oh, my God, I missed you so much.

Oh, honey.

Okay, I owe you an

explanation for last night.

I owe you an apology

for this week.

And most importantly, I owe you

a fix for the last five years.

Honey, things are

changing, I promise.

You and the kids mean everything to me.

Nothing is more important.

In fact, I'm going

to quit my job.

I'm going to work today,

I'm going to quit my job.

I'm going to apply

to Kinko's, all right?

Or maybe Chick-fil-A or Waffle House?

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hold on, just a second.

Foot Locker?

It is the middle

of the night. Shh.

All right, I don't know what's

going on with you two dorks.

That's enough.

I don't want you

to quit your job.

What are you

talking about?

You love your job

and you love the law.

I love that about you.

I just want you to

come home for dinner.

I know.

And Dialogue Night.

And to see the kids.

And I want you

to want to be here.

I do. You have no idea.

You don't have

to get all, like,

"I'm going

to quit my job."

(BABY RESUMES CRYING)

It's my turn.

No, no, no.

Back to bed.

They're mine.

I love you.

Hi!

Look who's up.

Good morning.

Hi, my little man.

(LAUGHING) And how are you

this morning, little princess?

Good morning.

How was your sleep?

Yeah, I know.

Okay, she's first.

She's a little

bit more vocal.

Right?

Are you trying to tell me

you've got a little surprise?

Did you make me

something special?

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Jon Lucas

Jonathan Lucas (born October 29, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborative work with Scott Moore, which includes The Hangover, 21 & Over and Bad Moms. more…

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