Freaky friday 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film stars barbara harris and jodie foster in the lead roles. The film retains its 1970s dated look, but showcases a sharpness and clarity that would suggest a more recent film. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before moms big wedding. If you like freaky friday you are looking for humorous, feel good and funny movies about with high school, body swapping, adult as child, switching roles, child as adult, fish out of water and parents and children themes of comedy, family and fantasy genre shot in usa. Freaky friday is a 2003 american fantasycomedy film directed by mark waters and written by heather hach and leslie dixon, based on mary rodgers 1972.
I think that the jamie lee curtislindsay lohan version and the original movie starring jodie foster and barbara harris. Parent of a 6 and 7yearold written bydale dietrich march 23, 2020. Once again though not surprisingly, i prefer the original. Ellen andrews shelley long and her daughter, annabelle. The cover to tesss book through the looking glass is the same as the original freaky friday novel. Freaky friday dvddownload started out a fantastic novel that i stumbled onto in the public library as a child, and happily the movie adaptation does not disappoint. Freaky friday 1976 tomboyish and freespirited annabel switches bodies with her straitlaced mother, ellen and suddenly finds herself responsible for running the entire household.
Freaky friday is a 1995 television film made for abc, starring shelley long and gaby hoffmann. John astin, patsy kelly, dick van patten, and sorrell booke are. Barbara harris, jodie foster, john astin, patsy kelly, dick. Though freaky friday doesnt pretend to be original like the 1977 film starring barbara harris and jodie foster, it is based on the popular book by mary rodgers, it also doesnt offer much in. Freaky friday is a 1977 american animated adventure fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation in association with silver screen partners i and released by paramount pictures, the first paramount animated film to be recorded in dolby stereo. Tess coleman jamie lee curtis and her teenage daughter anna lindsay lohan have one thing in common. Disney channels infectiously charming musical reboot is a new instant classic. Its obvious the original text has been revised in order to include the language of today.
Happy madefortv remake of the 1970s original, starring shelly long. Actually, this is about the first film that has made me laugh since bringing down the house that came out earlier this year. Freaky friday 1976 while i have been to many of the locations of the freaky friday 2003 remake, the only location i sought out from the original is the house below screenshots. Freaky friday is a 1995 american madefortelevision fantasycomedy film and a remake of the 1976 film of the same name produced by walt disney television which premiered on may 6, 1995 as an abc family movie.
It is based on the novel of the same name by mary rodgers, in which a mother and daughter switch bodies and get a taste of each others lives. Freaky friday is a surprisingly fun remake of the 1976 original. My favourite, and the original, version of the story. Bring home the adventure of freaky friday on disney dvd september i love these movies, so i cant wait to see this version. Freaky friday may have debuted 16 years ago, but it remains a disney classic thats fun for the whole family. Its been a long time since ive seen the original freaky friday, but to my recollection, this is quite a different film. The trailer shows tess and anna switching bodies right after they open the cookies, but in the actual movie, they dont switch until the. The cast is perfect, the movie is very funny, and its exciting too. Colors are vibrant and faithful to the palette of the decade. There is a fullscreen presentation on the same disc, which is a mix of cropping in which a portion of the picture is lost and open matte in which you gain some image that wasnt intended to be seen. Freaky friday is one of the funniest films ive watched for a long time. Her adult demeanor serves her well, playing a thirteen year old inhabited by her mothers personality. Kids month concludes with yet another disney gem later remade with lindsay lohan. Tess coleman and her fifteenyearold daughter, anna, are not getting along.
Freaky friday has been adapted four times by the walt disney company into films with similar plots. Freaky friday 1976 g 1h 35min comedy, family, fantasy 21 january 1977 usa a mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each others lives on one strange friday. Filmed when jody was only 14 or 15, her part is outstanding and well worth an oscar. Walt disneys freaky friday starts with an idea that will appeal to a lot of yearolds if they could change places with their parents for a day, they wouldnt mess things up half as much as the grownups do. This movie is hilarious, from the bad lip syncing and singing down to the irrational and suspension of disbelief shattering level of unrealistic behavior the characters exhibit. Bodyswitch plots are a license for adults to act like kids. Freaky friday is a 1976 american fantasycomedy film directed by gary nelson, with the screenplay written by mary rodgers based on her 1972 novel of the. The main reason to watch and enjoy the original freaky friday is the spirited performance of barbara harris, a broadway darling who never had enough chances to display her comedic gifts on film. While the original novel may not have explained exactly how the bodyswitching. In this disney film, middleaged barbara harris wishes she could be as carefree as her yearold daughter jodie foster. When a freespirited tomboy switches bodies with her mom on friday the th, they must suddenly live each others lives.
Jody foster and barbara harris are absolutely brilliant in this story. At around a 70 minute runtime it is the perfect movie to watch when youre bored and looking for a laugh. This is not great filmmaking, but the film works for two reasons. Almost anyone could predict the plot twists that await these two characters as they fumble through each others lives.
Disney channels original movie freaky friday is coming out on dvd september and we have seven copies of the film to give away. Freaky friday 2003 soundtrack complete list of songs. Now experience all the laughs of the original comedy classic that inspired. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. I cannot at the moment think of any reason why a grownup would want to change places with a yearold, but never mind. Freak friday is frivolous film with nothing much to offer except fun. In this film, tess coleman played by jamie lee curtis is a widowed psychiatrist juggling her job and family while. Look at the fun jamie lee curtis and lindsay lohan have in freaky friday. Freaky friday is a 2003 american fantasy comedy film directed by mark waters and written by heather hach and leslie dixon, based on mary rodgers 1972 novel of the same name. Trading places was never so funny, and it could only happen on friday the th. Freaky friday is an american musical television film that premiered as a disney channel original movie on august 10, 2018. Freaky friday 1976 jodie foster in freaky friday 1976 barbara harris in freaky. But the best thing about the movie is the casting assembled for it, with a sure directors hand behind it. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Jamie lee curtis and lindsay lohan both deliver excellent and amusing performances. Freaky friday is the soundtrack album to the 2003 film of the same name. Watch lil dickys freaky friday featuring chris brown. In turn, ellen, now in her daughters body, faces the daunting challenges of school, including a typing test, field hockey competition, and much more. Parents need to know that freaky friday is a switchedidentities comedy that will appeal to older kids, tweens, and teens alike. Freaky friday seemed short and predictable too me but that was probably because the american remake version added lots more stuff and funnier jokes to it that this movie didnt have. Alternate versions early 80s disney home video releases of the parent trap are missing the scene in the car between sharon playing susan and her father before they drive up to the ranch. On the next morning, their friday gets freaky when tess and anna find themselves inside. Its a good movie for families to watch together, as it will spark shared laughter and possible lively conversation about parentchild relationships.
This pristine transfer displays the film with hardly a flaw. All the problems i listed above combine for a special kind of awful. Freaky friday is a 1977 american animated adventure fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation in association with silver screen partners i and released by walt disney pictures, the first disney animated film to be recorded in dolby stereo. Written by dicky, brown, cashmere cat, lewis hughes, wilbart mccoy iii, ammo and its producers dj mustard, benny blanco and twice as nice, it was released by dirty burd on march 15, 2018, alongside its. Based on the book freaky friday by mary rodgers and the disney theatrical productions stage adaptation by bridget carpenter, the film stars cozi zuehlsdorff and heidi blickenstaff. Each one gets to imitate the body language and inner nature of the other, while firing salvos across the generation gap. Disneys freaky friday is the extremely funny and heartwarming comedy everyone will love. Freaky friday is a song recorded by american rapper lil dicky, featuring guest vocals from american singer chris brown and uncredited vocals from ed sheeran, dj khaled, and kendall jenner. It stars jamie lee curtis and lindsay lohan as a mother and daughter who switch bodies for a day. The 2003 flick, based on a 1977 film of the same name, is filled with. The album was called a mixed bag by allmusic, which specifically cited american hifis the art of losing, the donnas backstage, andrew w. Freaky friday is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.
Freaky friday will have you wondering what freak of nature has occurred to bring us first, a delightfully refreshing remake and adaptation superior to the original and second, another home run for. Freaky friday was one of several vehicles disney crafted for future star jodie foster, when the precocious teen actress was under that companys tutelage. Fans of the 2003 freaky friday remake starring lindsay lohan and jamie lee curtis will instantly recognize the rappers homage to the film from the opening scene at a chinese restaurant to. Freaky friday is a 1976 american fantasycomedy film directed by gary nelson, with the screenplay written by mary rodgers based on her 1972 novel of the same name. John astin, patsy kelly, dick van patten and sorrell booke are featured in supporting roles. If you like comedy and who doesnt then this is one film you really need to buy. It was the last in a series of four remakes of liveaction disney films produced for broadcast on abc during the 199495 television season. Barbara harris lost the chance to recreate her dual roles as quirky daisy and regal melinda in alan jay lerners. The film is also as sentimental and some might say sappy as any disney film of yesteryear. Freaky friday is a 1976 american fantasy comedy film directed by gary nelson, with the screenplay written by mary rodgers based on her 1972 novel of the same name. Freaky friday 2003 original motion picture soundtrack. The first adaptation was freaky friday 1976, written by rodgers, which stars barbara harris and jodie foster as ellen and annabel.
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