‘The Switch’ Is An Even Less Appealing Title Than ‘The Baster’
When producers of Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman’s new move were brainstorming new titles for the film formerly known as The Baster, do you think they automatically went with the most generic one they could think of? Because that’s what it seems like. The trailer for The Switch, the movie’s new title, debuted today, and there are just so many different directions they could’ve gone with the title that would’ve made it sound even a little more appealing. Would you pay $12.50 to see a movie called The Switch if you didn’t already know what it was about or who was in it?
The movie’s about a woman who is accidentally inseminated with her best friend’s sperm (his drunken antics caused a sperm sample mixup), and he has to figure out a way to tell her that her child is actually his. While The Baster was kind of a terrible title because it’s gross and conjures up way too graphic imagery, The Switch is even worse because it gives no clues to what kind of film it is, what genre it is, or really anything about the movie at all. Couldn’t they have come up with a pun to better represent the film’s plot? Or a bit of clever dialogue? What they’ve got now is basically the least imaginative film title ever.
Here’s the trailer. Feel free to watch, then leave your suggestions for alternate titles.
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