Freaky Friday (1976 film)

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Freaky Friday (1976)
The Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Gary Nelson
Produced by	Ron Miller
Written by	Mary Rodgers
Starring	Barbara Harris Jodie Foster John Astin
Music by	Johnny Mandel
Cinematography	Charles F. Wheeler
Editing by	Cotton Warburton
Release date(s)	1976
Running time	95 min
Country	USA
Language	English
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Freaky Friday is a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster as Annabel Andrews and Barbara Harris as her mother. It is based on a novel by Mary Rodgers. The cause of the switch is left unexplained in this film, but occurs when Mrs. Andrews and Annabel, in two different places, say about each other at the same time "I wish I could switch places with her for just one day." Rogers adds a waterskiing subplot to her screenplay. The cast includes John Astin, Ruth Buzzi, Dick Van Patten, and Charlene Tilton.

Neither Barbara Harris nor Jodie Foster did any actual waterskiing in the film. In both cases, these scenes were achieved with the use of professional waterskiiers in long shot on location, and cutaway shots of the actresses in studio being sprayed with water in front of back-projection. Unfortunately, in the finished film, the latter is all too obvious.^{[citation needed]}

The movie was remade into a 2003 comedy directed by Mark Waters, with Lindsay Lohan as the daughter and Jamie Lee Curtis as the mother. The movie was a major box office success, and launched Lohan into stardom.

Tagline: Annabel isn't herself today – neither is her mother this morning
THEY BECAME EACH OTHER!

[edit] Cast

Barbara Harris ... Mrs Andrews
Jodie Foster ... Annabel Andrews
John Astin ... Mr. Andrews
Patsy Kelly ... Mrs. Schmauss
Dick Van Patten ... Harold Jennings
Vicki Shreck ... Virginia
Sorrell Booke ... Mr. Dilk
Alan Oppenheimer ... Mr. Joffert
Ruth Buzzi ... Opposing coach
Kaye Ballard ... Coach Betsy
Marc McClure ... Boris Harris
Marie Windsor ... Mrs. Murphy*
Sparky Marcus ... Ben Andrews
Ceil Cabot ... Miss McGuirk
Brooke Mills ... Mrs. Gibbons†
Karen Smith ... Mary Kay Gilbert
Marvin Kaplan ... Carpet cleaner
Al Molinaro ... Drapery man
Iris Adrian ... Bus passenger
Barbara Walden ... Mrs. Benson
Shelly Jutner ... Hilary Miller
Charlene Tilton ... Bambi
Lori Rutherford ... Jo-Jo
Jack Sheldon ... Lloyd
Laurie Main ... Mr. Mills
Don Carter ... Delivery boy
Fuddle Bagley ... Bus driver
Fritz Feld ... Mr. Jackman
Dermott Downs ... Harvey manager
Jimmy Van Patten ... Cashier

* Although incorrect (the character is referred to in dialogue as "Ms. Murphy"), this is how the credit appears on-screen.
† Although incorrect (the character is referred to in dialogue as "Miss Gibbons"), this is how the credit appears on-screen.