The Nightshift | 17 Again (2009)
Wed Feb 04 2026
If you could rewind to 17, would you fix your life—or finally understand it?This week on Nightshift, we clock back in with 17 Again—a comfort-movie fantasy that hits a lot harder when you’re closer to Matthew Perry’s age than Zac Efron’s. What looks like a light rom-com is actually midlife crisis therapy disguised as a star-making vehicle for Zac Efron—and it works because the movie knows exactly what it is.We break down why this was Efron’s real post-Disney audition, how Matthew Perry brings instant credibility to adult regret, and why Leslie Mann might be the quiet MVP holding the entire movie together. Along the way, we talk body-swap classics (Big, Freaky Friday, 13 Going on 30), underrated performances, rewatchable scenes, what aged well (and didn’t), and whether this movie could—or should—ever be rebooted.This one’s not about redoing your past.It’s about re-understanding your present.
Nightshift clocks in after dark for deep dives into the movies you love.Each episode revisits iconic films through storytelling, performance, cultural impact, and the business decisions that shaped them. The conversations are opinionated, reflective, and rooted in rewatching movies that still stick with us.Nightshift is about understanding why certain films endure, how they shaped our taste, and what they still say about the eras that produced them.🎙️ Part of the Housecats Podcast Network🔗 Network hub: https://www.thehousecatspod.com🔗 Listen on audio: Spotify & Apple PodcastsNew episodes drop regularly.
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If you could rewind to 17, would you fix your life—or finally understand it?This week on Nightshift, we clock back in with 17 Again—a comfort-movie fantasy that hits a lot harder when you’re closer to Matthew Perry’s age than Zac Efron’s. What looks like a light rom-com is actually midlife crisis therapy disguised as a star-making vehicle for Zac Efron—and it works because the movie knows exactly what it is.We break down why this was Efron’s real post-Disney audition, how Matthew Perry brings instant credibility to adult regret, and why Leslie Mann might be the quiet MVP holding the entire movie together. Along the way, we talk body-swap classics (Big, Freaky Friday, 13 Going on 30), underrated performances, rewatchable scenes, what aged well (and didn’t), and whether this movie could—or should—ever be rebooted.This one’s not about redoing your past.It’s about re-understanding your present. Nightshift clocks in after dark for deep dives into the movies you love.Each episode revisits iconic films through storytelling, performance, cultural impact, and the business decisions that shaped them. The conversations are opinionated, reflective, and rooted in rewatching movies that still stick with us.Nightshift is about understanding why certain films endure, how they shaped our taste, and what they still say about the eras that produced them.🎙️ Part of the Housecats Podcast Network🔗 Network hub: https://www.thehousecatspod.com🔗 Listen on audio: Spotify & Apple PodcastsNew episodes drop regularly.