Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday is a 1976 American fantasy comedy film directed by Gary Nelson from a screenplay by Mary Rodgers, based on her 1972 novel. The film stars Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster in the lead roles. John Astin, Patsy Kelly, and Dick Van Patten are featured in supporting roles. In the film, a mother and her daughter switch their bodies, and they get a taste of each other's lives. The cause of the switch is left unexplained in this film, but occurs on Friday the 13th, when Ellen and Annabel, in different places, say about each other at the same time, "I wish I could switch places with her for just one day." Rodgers added a water skiing subplot to her screenplay.
Plot
Ellen Andrews and her teenage daughter Annabel frequently quarrel. On a Friday the 13th, they simultaneously wish aloud to trade places for just one day. Their wish is granted instantly, and they are shocked to find themselves in each other's bodies.
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| author | Mary Rodgers |
|---|---|
| director | Gary Nelson |
| editor | Cotton Warburton |
| events | body swap |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | aquacade baseball basset hound bike business deal business trip card game chocolate mousse clean credit card date dinner party dirt biking electric typewriter end even field hockey film friday the 13th help history class how to korean war marching band motorcycle photographic film pizzeria school life smörgåsbord teenage daughter typing class understand |
| musicBy | Joel Hirschhorn |
| producer | Ron W. Miller |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Buena Vista Distribution |
| recordedAt | San Diego |
| theme | children's children's comedy high school wish fulfillment |