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

very funny movie

This movie, unlike the two so called remakes actually follows the book. My kids have all loved this movie and had no trouble at all relating to the incidents.Sure they have typing class instead of computer class but so what? So what if the Mom stays home and the Dad works. Many families do that today. The brother appears to be in half day kindergarten because he is picked up from school before lunch. Maybe Mom will go back to work next year. It may be a bit dated but that doesn't detract from the movie at all.

Unlike many modern movies the kids are not smart mouthed brats who get away with such behavior. There are no gross jokes or rude, stupid humor.

This is a fun movie for families, especially mothers and daughters to watch together. I would recommend this over the other two because it's how the author intended the story.