: Contrast this "R-rated" version with family-friendly predecessors like Freaky Friday .
: Mitch ( Ryan Reynolds ) is a carefree, womanizing slacker. Dave (Jason Bateman) is a stressed-out lawyer and family man. The Change Up
The film’s original script was titled The Change Up (baseball term for a slow pitch), but the fountain wish scene was a late addition to explain the swap—initially, the film just cut from drunkenness to waking up swapped, which tested poorly. which tested poorly.