History Film / Switch1991

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Amanda considered having an abortion, she was even in the doctor's office for it, but then concluded that God might want her to have a baby.

* CassandraTruth: Amanda testifies in court who "she" really is and gets committed. She's then thrown when Walter visits her there and realizes he ''still'' doesn't believe her story.

* LoopholeAbuse: For once, it's the Devil pointing out a flaw in a plan by Heaven. As he points out, the deal would be for Steve to "find a woman who loves him" but nothing about whether Steve would love the woman back. Thus, the Devil argues, it'll be all too easy for Steve to seduce some poor lady into truly and honestly falling for him when he feels nothing for her and still come out on top on the deal. But if there was a challenge like, say, Steve being a woman instead, then Heaven will know the bond is for real.

Not to be confused with ''Film/TheSwitch'', or the 1975 TV series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert.

Not to be confused with ''Film/TheSwitch''.

Steve Brooks (Perry King), a promiscuous and sexist man, is murdered by his ex-lovers. He is offered acceptance into {{Heaven}} only if he finds a woman who truly likes him and is sent back among the living in order to accomplish this. However, the Devil (Creator/BrucePayne) suggests a complication to [[AnAesop teach Steve a lesson]] and prevent him from easily seducing a woman, and turns him into a beautiful blonde woman (Creator/EllenBarkin).

* RealityEnsues: Amanda declaring in court that she's a dead man in a woman's body causes her to be committed. She's next seen after three months in a mental institution.

* LipstickLesbian: Sheila Faxton is certainly not the "butch" type. She both acts quite feminine and wears very stylish, glamorous clothing, while nearly hooking up with Amanda.

* {{Tomboy}}: Amanda, of course. Just put the mind of a manly womanizer into a woman's body, and see what happens. Although she doesn't dress or fashion her hair like a man, she's still very much Steve inside.

* LipstickLesbian: Sheila Faxton is certainly not the "butch" type. She's both acts quite feminine and wears very stylish, glamorous clothing.

* BabiesEverAfter: Amanda dies leaving a baby behind.

* DealWithTheDevil: The Devil is the most involved in Steve's post-mortem deal.

* DudeMagnet: Amanda.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Amanda.
* FetusTerrible: What the Devil suggests to a horrified Amanda at one point.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * FirstLawOfGenderBending
* GenderBender: On the Devil's advice, God makes Steve return to the world as a woman so that he can't use his [[TheCasanova Casanova]] wiles to cheat his way into heaven.

* GraveMarkingScene: Walter visits Amanda's grave with their daughter at the end]].
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * GroinAttack

* KarmaHoudini: Steve's three ex-lovers get away scott-free.
* LipstickLesbian: Sheila Faxton is certainly not the "butch" type.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Amanda and Walter. Even though Walter is not really a feminine guy, Amanda outmatches him in "manly" behaviour, being Steve in the body of a woman.

* OrgyOfEvidence: Margo Brofman ([=JoBeth=] Williams), one of Steve's exes and murderer, leaves the gun with which she killed him in his apartment to frame Amanda for the murder.

Steve Brooks (Perry King), a promiscuous and sexist man, is murdered by his ex-lovers. He is offered acceptance into {{Heaven}} only if he finds a woman who truly likes him and is sent back among the living in order to accomplish this. However, the Devil (Bruce Payne) suggests a complication to [[AnAesop teach Steve a lesson]] and prevent him from easily seducing a woman, and turns him into a beautiful blonde woman (Creator/EllenBarkin).

Steve Brooks (Perry King), a promiscuous and sexist man, is murdered by his ex-lovers. He is offered acceptance into {{Heaven}} only if he finds a woman who truly likes him and is sent back among the living in order to accomplish this. However, the Devil (Bruce Payne) suggests a complication to [[AnAesop teach Steve a lesson]] and prevent him from easily seducing a woman, and turns him into a beautiful blonde woman (Ellen Barkin).

Steve Brooks (Perry King), a promiscuous and sexist man, is murdered by his ex-lovers. He is offered acceptance into {{Heaven}} only if he finds a woman who truly likes him and is sent back among the living in order to accomplish it. However, the Devil (Bruce Payne) suggests a complication to [[AnAesop teach Steve a lesson]] and prevent him from easily seducing a woman, and turns him into a beautiful blonde woman (Ellen Barkin).

Steve Brooks (Perry King), a promiscuous and sexist man, is murdered by his ex-lovers. He is offered acceptance into {{Heaven}} only if he finds a woman who truly likes him and is sent back among the living in order to accomplish it. However, the Devil (Bruce Payne) suggests a complication to [[AnAesop teach Steve a lesson]], and turns him into a beautiful blonde woman (Ellen Barkin).

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * AllMenArePerverts: ''And how''.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * BarBrawl

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Steve's three exes: Liz, Felicia and Margo.

* DeathByChildbirth: Amanda gives birth, and dies without rational explanation. It was time for her/Steve to go, since someone eventually and genuinely liked him/her.

* Dude Magnet: Amanda.

* GenderBender: On the Devil's advice, God makes Steve return to the world as a woman so that he can't us his [[TheCasanova Casanova]] wiles to cheat his way into heaven.

* Jerkass Has A Point: The Devil, asserting his equal claim to Steve's soul, getting God to turn Steve into a woman for the duration of his test. Sure he's only looking out for his own interests, but he is right that Steve probably would have done what he's always done to women or even just written the whole thing off as a bad dream.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * MrSeahorse:

* {{Tomboy}}: Amanda, of course. Just put the mind of a manly womanizer into a woman's body, and see what happens. Although she doesn't dress or fashion her hair like a man, it's still very much Steve

Steve Brooks (Perry King) a promiscuous and sexist man, is murdered by his ex-lovers. He is offered acceptance into {{Heaven}} only if he finds a woman who truly likes him and is sent back among the living in order to accomplish it. However, the Devil (Bruce Payne) suggests a complication to [[AnAesop teach Steve a lesson]], and turns him into a beautiful blonde woman (Ellen Barkin).

* BackFromTheDead: Steve Brooks is resurrected with a time limit to find someone who genuinely likes him. To complicate matters a bit and teach him a lesson, he's turned into a woman.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * TheCasanova: Steve Brooks.

* ChickMagnet: Dude Magnet: Amanda.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * GenderBender

Not to be confused with ''Film/TheSwitch''. For other works called ''Switch'', go [[{{Switch}} here]].

* AllMenArePerverts: ''And how''.

* BarBrawl

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Steve's three exes : Liz, Felicia and Margo.
* TheCasanova: Steve Brooks.

* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Amanda.

* FirstLawOfGenderBending
* GenderBender

* GroinAttack

* MrSeahorse:

!!!For other works called ''Switch'', try [[{{Switch}} this page]].

Not to be confused with ''Film/TheSwitch''.

The film's trailer is infamous for the bit where the film's title is said, followed by a different voice quickly adding "Jimmy Smits" without even a "starring" or "featuring" beforehand.

* AllMenArePerverts: And how.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BackFromTheDead

* DeadToBeginWith: Amanda gives birth, and dies without rational explanation. It was time for her/Steve to go, since someone genuinely loved him/her.

* DeathByChildbirth

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Steve/Amanda dies giving birth to her daughter, but her soul earns her access to Heaven. She has now all eternity to decide whether she will be a man or a woman in Heaven]].

* DeadToBeginWith

* [[spoiler: DeathByChildbirth]]

* [[spoiler: DiedHappilyEverAfter]]

* GraveMarkingScene: [[spoiler: Walter visits Amanda's grave with their daughter at the end]].

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Steve's three ex-lovers]].
* LipstickLesbian: Sheila Faxton.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Amanda and Walter. Even though Walter is not really a feminine guy, Amanda outmatches him in what can be considered a "manly" behaviour.
* MoodWhiplash: While the movie is mostly comedic in tone, the Devil's visit to Amanda and [[spoiler: her death]] are really not played for laughs.
* MrSeahorse

* ScreamingBirth
* {{Tomboy}}: Amanda, of course. Just put the mind of a manly womanizer into a woman body and see what happens.

* BlessedWithSuck: Being a gorgeous blonde woman has its advantages, but when AllMenArePerverts ...

* HannibalHasAPoint: The Devil suggests to turn Steve into a woman because he thinks Steve, being a womanizer, will easily convince a woman to love him.