| Freaky Friday | |
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| Directed by | Melanie Mayron |
| Produced by | Joan Van Horn |
| Written by | Stu Krieger Mary Rodgers |
| Starring | Shelley Long Gaby Hoffmann Sandra Bernhard |
| Music by | James McVay Lisa Harlow Stark |
| Cinematography | Russ T. Alsobrook |
| Editing by | Henk Van Eeghen |
| Release date(s) | May 6, 1995 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Freaky Friday is a 1995 television film based on the book Freaky Friday.
A mother, Ellen, (Shelley Long) and daughter Annabelle (Gaby Hoffmann) find it difficult to get along with each other, each professing that the other has no idea what her life is like. A pair of magical amulets causes the two of them to switch bodies for a day, after which they have reached a better understanding of each other.
Among many changes from the original, this version of the story has diving instead of waterskiing as Annabelle's main hobby, which again plays a big role in the film's climax. Also, in the original (and the book), Ellen and Bill are marital partners and Bill is Annabelle's dad, whereas in this adaptation, Ellen is a single mom and Bill is her new boyfriend
In addition to the leads Shelley Long, Gaby Hoffmann, and Alan Rosenberg (as Ellen's boyfriend Bill), the film features several notable actors in supporting and cameo roles: Eileen Brennan as Annabelle's principal, Carol Kane as twin sister teachers, Drew Carey as a government-paid repo man, Sandra Bernhard as an impatient fashion retailer, Jackie Hoffman as the swim team coach, Andrew Keegan as Annabelle's love interest Luke, and Marla Sokoloff as the school's resident Queen Bee.
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