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Freaky Friday (1976)
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Release Date:
21 January 1977 (USA)
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Tagline:
Annabel and her Mother are not quite themselves today- in fact, they're each other! [UK] more
Plot:
A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday. full summary | add synopsis
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Wish
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Water Skiing
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Typewriter
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Wish Fulfillment
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Hockey
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Jay Chandrasekhar Hopes Opposites Attract
(From Cinema Blend. 13 January 2009, 12:58 PM, PST)
Kelly's 'Freaky' New Role
(From WENN. 2 August 2002)
(From Cinema Blend. 13 January 2009, 12:58 PM, PST)
Kelly's 'Freaky' New Role
(From WENN. 2 August 2002)
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It's tough being a parent and a kid
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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
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Continuity: As Boris and the mother head down the street for the first time, there is a child on a swing. When the shot rotates 180 degrees, the child and swing have disappeared.
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Mrs. Ellen Andrews (as Annabel):
Too late, Miss. Gibbons, I've already seen your action!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Haunted Leg (#3.2)" (2002)
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Soundtrack:
I'd Like to Be You for a Day
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What are adenoids?Is "Freaky Friday" based on a novel?
Who sings the opening theme song?
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I loved this film from the start. The whole idea of something like this happening appeals to me....sort of like time traveling. The ending was a riot of car chases, crashes, farout water skiing, and daredevil hang gliding. Corny I'll admit, but slapstick does it for me every time.