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1976 film by Gary Nelson

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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.

Released: 1976-12-1795 minDir: Gary NelsonFantasy, Comedy, FamilyBox office: $25.9M

Cast

  • Jodie Foster as Annabel Andrews
  • Barbara Harris as Ellen Andrews
  • John Astin as Bill Andrews
  • Patsy Kelly as Mrs Schmauss
  • Dick Van Patten as Harold Jennings
  • Vicki Schreck as Virginia

Themes

  • based on children's book
  • body-swap
  • water skiing
  • body switch
  • field hockey
  • hilarious
  • whimsical

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

15,585 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

65%

Metacritic

51/100

Year
1976
Runtime
98 min
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rated
G
Awards
3 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
body swap
Director
Gary Nelson
Screenwriter
Mary Rodgers
Cast member
Marvin Kaplan
Production company
Walt Disney Pictures
Cinematographer
Charles F. Wheeler
Filming location
San Diego
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
488124
Distribution format
video on demand
Significant event
principal photography
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publication date
1981-03-23
film editor
Cotton Warburton
title
Freaky Friday
distributed by
Disney+
after a work by
Mary Rodgers
production code
0151
review score
71%
assessment
Bechdel test
form of creative work
feature film
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