Hero in the Family

Hero in the Family

Hero in the Family

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Hero in the Family

1986

2h 0m

6.8(6 votes)

Family

Comedy

TV Movie

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...

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Walt Disney Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Benjamin Reed

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Digger Reed

Annabeth Gish

Annabeth Gish

Jessie

Darleen Carr

Darleen Carr

Lisa Reed

Keith Dorman

Ralph

David Wohl

David Wohl

Loudon

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

General Presser

Jay Brazeau

Jay Brazeau

Zoo Guard

Bernard Cuffling

Bernard Cuffling

Galleria Manager

Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

Capcom

Creative team

Directed by: Mel Damski
Written by: John Drimmer
Geoffrey Loftus
Produced by: John Drimmer

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