a very strained working relationship on set, and both have commented negatively on one another in years since. In 2018, Kathleen Turner said the following of her experience working with Burt Reynolds on Switching Channels: In March 2018, when he was asked by Andy Cohen who the most overrated actor of the 1970s and 1980s was, Reynolds cited Turner. Reception Critical response Siskel & Ebert gave Switching Channels mixed results: Ebert was positive about the film and liked how the film did overall; however, Siskel expressed strong disappointment in the film and gave Switching Channels a thumbs down. Rotten Tomatoes currently lists Switching Channels with a 57% rating based on 14 reviews. Reeve, who played against type as the hapless fiancé, later expressed regret in making the film, believing he "made a fool of himself" and that he had only taken the project as a distraction from depression following a divorce. He also reportedly had to act as "referee", as costars Turner and Reynolds feuded with each other during filming. According to his autobiography Still Me, one of the main reasons he took the role was because Michael Caine was originally lined up to play Sullivan, and he had enjoyed working with Caine six years earlier in Deathtrap, but after signing on found out that Caine had been booted out in favor of Reynolds. Another scene Reeve was in disfavor of was his character suffering acrophobia by showing fear when in a scenic glass elevator, a likely spoof of Reeve's best known role as Superman. The film was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards: Burt Reynolds was nominated for Worst Actor and Christopher Reeve for Worst Supporting Actor. However, they respectively "lost" to Sylvester Stallone for Rambo III and Dan Aykroyd for Caddyshack II. References External links 1988 films 1988 comedy films Remakes of American films American comedy films Comedy of remarriage films Films scored by Michel Legrand Films about journalists Films about television American films based on plays Films directed by Ted Kotcheff Films set in Chicago Films shot in Chicago Films shot in Miami Films shot in Montreal Films shot in Toronto TriStar Pictures films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films