Freaky Friday (1976)

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:

Dysfunctional Family | Humor | Family | Daughter | Wish Fulfillment

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Cast

Barbara Harris	...	Mrs. Andrews
Jodie Foster	...	Annabel
John Astin	...	Mr. Andrews
Patsy Kelly	...	Mrs. Schmauss
Dick Van Patten	...	Harold Jennings
Vicki Schreck	...	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. Gibbons

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Certification:

Canada:G (video rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | 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:

Charlene Tilton's film debut.

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Mrs. Andrews: That child hasn't got a clue about my life, not a single clue.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Ugly Betty: Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral (#1.8)" (2006)

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.