| Freaky Friday (1976) | |
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 The Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | Gary Nelson |
| Produced by | Ron Miller |
| Written by | Mary Rodgers |
| Starring | Barbara Harris Jodie Foster John Astin |
| Music by | Johnny Mandel |
| Cinematography | Charles F. Wheeler |
| Editing by | Cotton Warburton |
| Release date(s) | December 17,1976 |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Freaky Friday is a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster as Annabel Andrews and Barbara Harris as her mother. It is based on a novel by Mary Rodgers, in which mother and daughter switch bodies and get a taste of each others' lives. The cause of the switch is left unexplained in this film, but occurs when Mrs. Andrews and Annabel, in two different places, say about each other at the same time "I wish I could switch places with her for just one day." Rogers adds a waterskiing subplot to her screenplay. The cast includes John Astin, Ruth Buzzi, Dick Van Patten, and Charlene Tilton. Neither Barbara Harris nor Jodie Foster did any actual waterskiing in the film. In both cases, these scenes were achieved with the use of professional waterskiiers in long shot on location, and cutaway shots of the actresses in front of a green-screen projection. Foster did, however, play field hockey in the film. The movie was remade into a 2003 comedy directed by Mark Waters, with Lindsay Lohan as the daughter and Jamie Lee Curtis as the mother.
Cast
- Barbara Harris ... Mrs Andrews
- Jodie Foster ... Annabel Andrews
- John Astin ... Mr. Andrews
- Patsy Kelly ... Mrs. Schmauss
- Dick Van Patten ... Harold Jennings
- Vicki Shreck ... Virginia
- Sorrell Booke ... Mr. Dilk
- Alan Oppenheimer ... Mr. Joffert
- Ruth Buzzi ... Opposing coach
- Kaye Ballard ... Coach Betsy
- Marc McClure ... Boris Harris
- Marie Windsor ... Mrs. Murphy*
- Sparky Marcus ... Ben Andrews
- Ceil Cabot ... Miss McGuirk
- Brooke Mills ... Mrs. Gibbonsâ€
- Karen Smith ... Mary Kay Gilbert
- Marvin Kaplan ... Carpet cleaner
- Al Molinaro ... Drapery man
- Iris Adrian ... Bus passenger
- Barbara Walden ... Mrs. Benson
- Shelly Jutner ... Hilary Miller
- Charlene Tilton ... Bambi
- Lori Rutherford ... Jo-Jo
- Jack Sheldon ... Lloyd
- Laurie Main ... Mr. Mills
- Don Carter ... Delivery boy
- Fuddle Bagley ... Bus driver
- Fritz Feld ... Mr. Jackman
- Dermott Downs ... Harvey manager
- Jimmy Van Patten ... Cashier
* Although incorrect (the character is referred to in dialogue as "Ms. Murphy"), this is how the credit appears on-screen.
†Although incorrect (the character is referred to in dialogue as "Miss Gibbons"), this is how the credit appears on-screen.
Parodies
"Those Freaky McGuires", an episode of Lizzie McGuire, follows a similar plot to "Freaky Friday" with Lizzie (Hilary Duff) and her brother Matt switching places. In "Freaky Friday", an episode of 8 Simple Rules, Cate switches places with Briget, C.J. changes places with Grandpa Jim, and Rory switches places with his hamster. Kerry is the only one who did not change places with anyone. The Wrong Coast, a claymation series that parodies movies, did a parody called "Sort Of But Not That Freaky Friday".
