Movie

Hero in the Family

1986 · 120 min

A gentle, silly body-swap comedy that plays it safe and warm, easy to watch with family.

Overview: 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...
How it feels: Light, warm, whimsical and absurd. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, parenthood, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
parenthood
coming-of-age
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none