Source plot synopsis — includes the ending
Trigger states that he will get in contact with his Uncle Earl to find a way for the two to switch back, but Earl has just left for another trip. Chris goes to town in his dad's body, using his dad's credit card to shop and party with Trigger. He bumps into his dad's boss's wife while out in a bar but does not realize who she is. She comes on to him, and he accepts. In the morning, Jack in his son's body and Chris in his father's body wake up screaming and realize they are not dreaming. Jack goes to school in Chris's place, while Chris calls in sick at the hospital. Jack's boss Larry goes to Jack's house to check on him and sees him feeling better. Jack gets called in to work, and he ends up handing out a bunch of pills to patients while doing rounds. He also seconds a motion proposed by his dad's colleague, suggesting that the hospital could treat patients with no insurance.
Meanwhile, at school, Jack’s knowledge of the schoolwork and his willingness to point out troublemakers in class has him shunned by his fellow students. He takes Lori to a concert but does not enjoy himself, finding the music too loud. Then he fails to perform at the big relay race, and Rick beats him up because of the track meet and taking Lori out.
They finally get in touch with Earl, who explains that they can get the antidote if they go on a trip to Death Valley. After a few hiccups, they find the key ingredient for the antidote. Earl makes it up and they drink it; however looking into each other's eyes does not work. Earl explains it can sometimes take a while to work. The antidote finally works as Jack in Chris' body is running late for a meeting. Chris in Jack's body is on his way to a meeting about his dad becoming Chief of Staff, which will not happen now that Jack's boss found out what Chris did with his wife while in Jack's body. Now back in their own bodies, both of them race to the hospital.
Chris speaks up at the Chief of Staff meeting to try to persuade the boss to give his dad the job, but his boss will not hear it. Jack walks in and says he does not want the job anymore; he would rather spend the overtime with his son. On the way out, Trigger sees Rick and gives him the Brain-Transference Serum. The next person who looks into Rick’s eyes is Jack's employer, Dr. Larry Armbruster. The film end as they both scream after they switch bodies.
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Source and revision history ↗ · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Like Father Like Son (1987 film). Section headings and formatting adjusted. · Content license