Annabel and her mother are not quite themselves today... In fact, they're each other!
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.
Freaky Friday (1976) is a fantasy, comedy and family film directed by Gary Nelson, released on December 17, 1976 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin and Patsy Kelly. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 318 ratings.
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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
Sorrell Booke
as Mr Dilk
Alan Oppenheimer
as Mr Joffert
Ruth Buzzi
as Opposing Coach
Kaye Ballard
as Coach Betsy
Marc McClure
as Boris Harris
Marie Windsor
as Mrs Murphy
Directed by Gary Nelson, written by Mary Rodgers, Mary Rodgers and Mary Rodgers, produced by Ron Miller.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 318 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on July 13, 2020
Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster are superb in <em>'Freaky Friday'</em>! Having only seen the 2003 remake, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this 1976 original. In short, I loved it. It's funny and charming, a real shining light in Disney's live-action stuff from the 1970s. They only give you a snippet of Ellen (Harris) and Annabel (Foster) in their actual state, before switching it up, but it's more than…
Reviewed on August 27, 2020
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Freaky Friday (1976) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Freaky Friday (1976) includes Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin, Patsy Kelly and Dick Van Patten. The film was directed by Gary Nelson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Freaky Friday was released on December 17, 1976 and runs for 1h 35m.
Freaky Friday (1976) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 318 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, comedy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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