The Switch story
Carlton Webster, a rich elderly bachelor, wants to propose to his crush, a young woman named Linda. After being rejected for his age, Carlton ends up meeting a doctor who helps him slowly switch bodies with a younger man known as Hans. In the end, Carlton discovers that Linda's affection comes at a price he simply cannot afford. Directed by: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Story by: Richard Tuggle & Michael Taav.
14 total · 2 choice · 10 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| body part transplant | choice | A main novelty of the story is the elderly gentleman Carlton being gradually transplanted with the exterior body parts of a much younger man. |
| body swap | choice | Through a series of radical surgeries, the elderly gentleman Carlton ended up effectively switching bodies with a much younger man, named Hans. |
| coping with aging | major | Carlton severely felt his years as he was, time and again, spurned by his much younger love interest. |
| facing financial ruin | major | The moneyed, elderly man Carlton spent his fortune on radical cosmetic surgeries. |
| greed for riches | major | Linda revealed her true colors in the end by marrying Hans in Carlton's elderly body for money. |
| medical occupation | major | Carlton repeatedly visited a disgraced, and possibly deranged doctor to undergo radical cosmetic surgeries. |
| romantic courtship | major | The story follows the elderly gentleman as he courts a much younger love interest, named Linda. |
| the desire to be beautiful | major | The elderly gentleman Carlton was excited to have Hans' beautiful body for his own. |
| unrequited love | major | Carlton was greatly enamored with Linda, but she serially rejected him because of his advanced age. |
| what if I could be young again | major | The elderly gentleman Carlton Webster spent his entire fortune on a series of back-alley cosmetic surgeries that left him with the outward appearance of a young man. |