Freaky Friday (1976)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Gary Nelson

Writers:

Mary Rodgers (screenplay)
Mary Rodgers (book)

Release Date:

21 January 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Annabel and her Mother are not quite themselves today- in fact, they're each other! [UK]

Plot:

A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.

Plot Keywords:

Wish | Water Skiing | Typewriter | Wish Fulfillment | Hockey

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Cast

Barbara Harris	...	Ellen Andrews
Jodie Foster	...	Annabel Andrews
John Astin	...	William Waring Andrews
Patsy Kelly	...	Mrs. Schmauss - Maid
Dick Van Patten	...	Harold Jennings
Vicki Schreck	...	Virginia
Sorrell Booke	...	Charles Dilk - School Principal
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Mr. Joffert
Ruth Buzzi	...	Opposing Coach
Kaye Ballard	...	Coach Betsy
Marc McClure	...	Boris Harris
Marie Windsor	...	Mrs. Murphy - Typing Teacher
Sparky Marcus	...	Ben Andrews
Ceil Cabot	...	Miss McGuirk
Brooke Mills	...	Lucille Gibbons - Secretary

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (video rating) | Australia:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

One of the actresses who tried out for the role of Annabel was Debra Winger.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During police chase there is a camera frame visible on the drivers side of the "Bug" while it runs through the traffic cones.

Quotes:

Mrs. Ellen Andrews (as Annabel): Do this... do that... everybody's had breakfast but me!
[rummages in the fridge]
Mrs. Ellen Andrews (as Annabel): Ah! Macaroni and cheese, breakfast at last.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Powerpuff Girls: Criss Cross Crisis (#3.3)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

I'd Like to Be You for a Day

Good family fun

FREAKY FRIDAY was one of several vehicles Disney crafted for future star Jodie Foster, when the precocious teen actress was under that company's tutelage. Her adult demeanor serves her well, playing a thirteen year old inhabited by her mother's personality. The real joy in this slapsticky farce is Barbara Harris, whose brand of humor is gainfully employed as the irrepressible Annabelle, stuck in her mother's body. This and FAMILY PLOT are probably Harris' most readily available films. Too bad Harris didn't make more.