FantasyComedyFamily

Freaky Friday

- Annabel and her mother are not quite themselves today... In fact, they're each other!

School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews' body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday.

Release Date : 1976-12-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Annabel Andrews

Original Name : Jodie Foster

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ellen Andrews

Original Name : Barbara Harris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bill Andrews

Original Name : John Astin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs Schmauss

Original Name : Patsy Kelly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harold Jennings

Original Name : Dick Van Patten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virginia

Original Name : Vicki Schreck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr Dilk

Original Name : Sorrell Booke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Joffert

Original Name : Alan Oppenheimer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Opposing Coach

Original Name : Ruth Buzzi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coach Betsy

Original Name : Kaye Ballard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boris Harris

Original Name : Marc McClure

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs Murphy

Original Name : Marie Windsor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ben Andrews

Original Name : Sparky Marcus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss McGuirk

Original Name : Ceil Cabot

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Gibbons

Original Name : Brooke Mills

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Kay Gilbert

Original Name : Karen Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carpet Cleaner

Original Name : Marvin Kaplan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drapery Man

Original Name : Al Molinaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Passenger

Original Name : Iris Adrian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Benson

Original Name : Barbara Walden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hilary Miller

Original Name : Shelly Juttner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bambi

Original Name : Charlene Tilton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jo-Jo

Original Name : Lori Rutherford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lloyd

Original Name : Jack Sheldon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Mills

Original Name : Laurie Main

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delivery Boy

Original Name : Don Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Driver

Original Name : Fuddle Bagley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Jackman

Original Name : Fritz Feld

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harvey Manager

Original Name : Dermott Downs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : James Van Patten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diner Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Karvelas

Gender : Male

Reviews

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Okay watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. It was interesting to see a young Jodie Foster... While I appreciate this popularizing (I'm still not convinced it birthed) a trope of "body swapping", it seems very uninspired: as if they said, "Wouldn't it be great if a kid and a parent swapped?" and then just stopped coming up with ideas. It was honestly very jarring on both swaps, the latter being honestly confusing (despite having addressed it directly). The movie made me realize how difficult it would be to swap places and attempt to "be" that person without a shred of preparation. I'm sure that's a bad sign as I should be more entertained by the novelty or adversity of the situation, but no. It's not that its a bad movie, there's a lot going on, a lot of it decent, but it's very dated. Even the action in it is a little awkward, but I certainly see why people in 1976 would have been impressed with this. On the other hand, I don't imagine people were talking about it for very long. There is a lot of thought narration that occurs, which isn't very engaging, and most of the engaging humor is cheap physical humor of "what's going to go wrong this time" so you're not engaged very long and the impression doesn't hold. The part of the movie that is actually rather good is the substance of teaching everyone to appreciate everyone else in the family, but we really took "walk a mile in his shoes" to an extreme here. There are more palatable ways to express the concept, and more movies that use this trope. I honestly suggest the 2003 version over this one, it's just not very memorable.

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster are superb in 'Freaky Friday'! Having only seen the 2003 remake, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this 1976 original. In short, I loved it. It's funny and charming, a real shining light in Disney's live-action stuff from the 1970s. They only give you a snippet of Ellen (Harris) and Annabel (Foster) in their actual state, before switching it up, but it's more than enough to set up how the characters should act versus how they then act. The two leads are utterly fantastic, they both boss their respective roles. It's easy to forget they're acting as their opposing characters in moments, which is very impressive. Obviously a load of the story elements are outdated in terms of gender roles etc., but even when that stuffs occurs the film - at least in my interpretation - sniggers at it - especially with Bill (John Astin). The actual comedic moments remain amusing. I enjoyed this way more than I would've predicted, I haven't watched the '03 production in an incredibly long time so look forward to seeing how it compares to this. A great film, elevated by Harris and Foster.