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Freaky Friday

1976 · 95 min

A breezy, good-natured body-swap romp full of slapstick mishaps and gentle family warmth that coasts by on charm.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, family
Directed by
Gary Nelson
Written by
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Starring
Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin, Patsy Kelly, Dick Van Patten, Vicki Schreck, Sorrell Booke, Alan Oppenheimer
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
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Languages
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