Freaky Friday( 1976)

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jodie Foster
Annabel Andrews
Barbara Harris
Ellen Andrews
John Astin
Bill 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
Miss Gibbons
Karen Smith
Mary Kay Gilbert
Marvin Kaplan
Carpet Cleaner
Al Molinaro
Drapery Man
Iris Adrian
Bus Passenger
Barbara Walden
Mrs. Benson
Shelly Juttner
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
James Van Patten
Cashier
Robert Karvelas
Diner Customer (uncredited)

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A review by Kamurai

Written by Kamurai on Mon Jul 13 2020

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...