The Change-Up

The Change-Up
The Change-Up
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Dobkin
Written by	Jon Lucas; Scott Moore;
Produced by	David Dobkin; Neal H. Moritz;
Starring	Ryan Reynolds; Jason Bateman; Leslie Mann; Olivia Wilde; Alan Arkin;
Cinematography	Eric Edwards
Edited by	Lee Haxall; Greg Hayden;
Music by	John Debney; Theodore Shapiro;
Production; companies	Original Film; Relativity Media; Big Kid Pictures;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 5, 2011 (United States);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$52 million
Box office	$75.5 million

The Change-Up is a 2011 American fantasy romantic comedy produced and directed by David Dobkin, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman as Mitch Planko and Dave Lockwood, two best friends living in Atlanta who “switch bodies” after urinating into a fountain while wishing they had each other's lives. The film was released on August 5, 2011, in North America by Universal Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics.