Hero in the Family

Year: 1986

Runtime: 120 mins

Language: English

Director: Mel Damski

FamilyComedy

A teenage boy discovers that his astronaut father’s mind has been swapped into a chimpanzee’s body after a space‑flight accident, while the chimp’s consciousness now occupies his father’s. Determined to rescue his dad, the son must keep the “chimp‑father” safe and find a way to reverse the bizarre brain exchange.

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