The Switch
File:Switchposter10.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Produced by
Screenplay by Allan Loeb
Based on "Baster" by
Jeffrey Eugenides
Starring
Music by Alex Wurman
Cinematography Jess Hall
Editing by John Axelrad
Studio Mandate Pictures
Distributed by Miramax Films (theatrical)
Lionsgate (DVD)
Release date(s)
  • August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20)
Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $19 million[1]
Box office $49,830,607[2]

The Switch, formerly titled The Baster[3], is a 2010 comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory) directed the comedy from the screenplay written by Allan Loeb. The film is based on the short story "Baster" by Jeffrey Eugenides.[4][5] Filming began in March 2009, and ended in May 2009. Re-shoots took place in October 2009.[6]

Contents

Plot [link]

Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston) decides she wants to have a baby. Despite the objections of her neurotic best friend Wally Mars (Jason Bateman), she chooses to do so alone, with the services of handsome and charming sperm donor Roland (Patrick Wilson). Wally has always had feelings for Kassie, but as his friend Leonard (Jeff Goldblum) points out, he missed his chance and she put him in the "friend zone." Kassie organizes an "insemination party," where Roland produces the sperm in the bathroom, and leaves behind the cup. Wally uses the bathroom and sees the sample. Drunk, and not liking the idea of Kassie being inseminated with this sperm, he plays with the cup, and accidentally spills it into the sink. Panicking, he replaces the sperm with his own. The insemination is successful but Kassie has to leave New York because of her work; still believing that she is pregnant with Roland's child.

Seven years later, Kassie returns to New York along with precocious-but-neurotic son Sebastian (Thomas Robinson). Wally forms a bond with this loveable mini-version of himself and Sebastian has started to become close with Wally, but the bad news is that Roland is in the picture too: Kassie has started dating him because she thinks he is Sebastian's father. In the end, Wally reveals to Kassie that Sebastian is his son, along with his true feelings for her. At first she is angry, and does not want to see him again, but Sebastian misses him and so does she; finally she breaks up with Roland. Wally proposes to her, and Kassie accepts. The final scene shows a very happily-married Wally and Kassie at Sebastian's birthday party.

Cast [link]

Context [link]

The plot, involving artificial insemination by donor, has similarities to The Back-up Plan, which was filmed at approximately the same time, and followed in the wake of Baby Mama, which involved surrogacy.[7]

Home media [link]

Maple Pictures released The Switch on DVD and Blu-ray in Canada on January 18, 2011, while Lionsgate released it on DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2011. It grossed $7,717,945 in US DVD sales.[8]

Critical reception [link]

The Switch has received mixed reviews from critics, garnering a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating "The Switch has an interesting premise and a charming cast; unfortunately, it also has a trite script that hews too close to tired rom-com formulas."[9] Eventhough it gained mixed to negative reviews from critics, the film was considered a box office success by making a $30,000,000 profit.

Soundtrack [link]

The Switch
File:The Switch Cover.jpg
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)
Genre Film soundtrack
Label Rhino
Tracklist
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Opening Titles"   Alex Wurman 1:54
2. "Instant Replay"   Dan Hartman 3:25
3. "Freakshow On The Dance Floor"   The Bar-Kays 6:34
4. "I Can't Wait (Edited Version)"   Nu Shooz 3:40
5. "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Pop Radio Mix)"   Sunrider 2:43
6. "Here Comes The Sun"   Fat Larry'S Band 5:22
7. "Pushin' On Feat. Alice Russell"   Quantic Soul Orchestra 3:19
8. "Little L"   Jamiroquai 3:57
9. "Lice"   Alex Wurman 2:49
10. "Open Your Heart"   Lavender Diamond 3:11
11. "Sea Green, See Blue"   Jaymay 6:17
12. "Bluebird Of Happiness (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)"   Mojave 3 9:56
13. "All The Beautiful Things"   Eels 2:22
14. "Numbered Days"   Eels 3:42
15. "Lovers' Carvings"   Bibio 3:54

References [link]

  1. ^ "'Switch' a bitch for Jennifer Aniston". The Hollywood Reporter. August 24, 2010. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia4556ea7eb5985d2d2d5ad2bf693b6e3. Retrieved March 25, 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ "The Switch". Box office mojo. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=baster.htm. 
  3. ^ Jeff Labrecque, "Jennifer Anniston's 'The Baster': Jeff Goldblum joins the comedy," Entertainment Weekly, March 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "Jen & Jason get to Basting". x17online. https://x17online.com/celebrities/jennifer_aniston/jen_and_jason_get_to_basting-04102009.php. 
  5. ^ "Jennifer aniston and Jason Bateman team up for the Baster". Reelloop. https://reelloop.com/news/343-jennifer-aniston-and-jason-bateman-team-up-for-the-baster.html. 
  6. ^ "Just Baste It". x17online. https://x17online.com/celebrities/jennifer_aniston/just_baste_it-10132009.php#more. 
  7. ^ Colleen Mastony (June 21, 2009). "Heartache of infertility shared on stage, screen". Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/art/chi-0621-fertility-dramasjun21,0,2997759.story. 
  8. ^ "The Switch - DVD Sales". The Numbers. https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/SWITC-DVD.php. Retrieved 2011-11-1. 
  9. ^ "The Switch". Rotten Tomatoes. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_switch_2010/. Retrieved 2011-11-1. 

External links [link]

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The Switch is a type of confidence trick designed to obtain money from a victim by exchanging a phoney package or bundle for the package containing the money. This trick requires two con artists.

The Switch has 6 steps:

  • The con artists spot a target (the mark) and one of the con artists approach and engages the target in a brief conversation. The second con artist approaches the both of them and feigns to be injured, attracting the attention of both the target and the other con artist.
  • The second con artist claims that he needs to transport a large amount money to a location across town immediately but cannot get there because of his injury, and begs one of the two men to go. The first con artist says that he isn't going in that direction, thus shifting responsibility over to the target.
  • The second con artist offers the target some of the money if he'll agree to take it to the location. Following his agreement to the deal, the first con artist will question his method of transportation - "what if you get mugged?"
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    The Switch

    The Switch may refer to:

  • "The Switch" (Seinfeld), the eleventh episode in the sixth season of Seinfeld
  • The Switch (1963 film), a 1963 British crime film
  • The Switch (2010 film), a 2010 American comedy film
  • The Switch (TV series), a Canadian television comedy series
  • The Switch (beverage), a beverage company
  • The switch (con), a confidence trick
  • "The Switch", the second episode of the first season of Kappa Mikey
  • The Switch, a novel by Elmore Leonard, adapted as 2014 film Life of Crime

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    "The Switch" is the 97th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode for the sixth season. It aired on January 5, 1995. This episode is notable for revealing Kramer's first name.

    Plot

    After playing tennis, Elaine is recognized by Mrs. Landis (Gail Strickland), a former potential employer from Doubleday. Elaine lends Mr. Pitt's tennis racket, a Bruline, to her in hopes of getting a new job. Meanwhile, Jerry is dating Sandy, a "non-laugher". George is dating Nina (Charlotte Lewis), a model who eats a lot and whom Kramer thinks may be bulimic.

    George has dinner with Nina; she feasts on the food and then goes to the bathroom to "freshen" herself. Jerry has dinner with Sandy; he keeps making funny remarks but she doesn't laugh, just saying "that's funny". Back at the apartment, Jerry describes how his jokes just bounce off his girlfriend. George now strongly suspects his girlfriend is bulimic because he heard a "blah" in the bathroom, and wants a matron to spy on her to verify that she intentionally throws up. Kramer's mother Babs (Sheree North) is introduced, who happens to work as a matron, but Kramer doesn't want anything to do with her. When she first sees her son, she yells out his first name in shock, the first time in the series the audience learns Kramer's first name. A bewildered George, who went with Kramer, confusedly repeats his name, "Cosmo"?

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