Hero in the Family

Name: Hero in the Family
Genre: Family, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 1986-01-01
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.5

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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Top cast

10 people

Christopher Collet

as Benjamin Reed

Cliff DeYoung

as Digger Reed

Annabeth Gish

as Jessie

Darleen Carr

as Lisa Reed

Keith Dorman

as Ralph

David Wohl

as Loudon

M. Emmet Walsh

as General Presser

Jay Brazeau

as Zoo Guard

Bernard Cuffling

as Galleria Manager

Don S. Davis

as Capcom

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1 min read · Published July 21, 2026

6.5/10

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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