Freaky Friday (2003)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers (WGA):

Mary Rodgers (novel)
Heather Hach (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Mondays are manic. Wednesdays are wild. And Fridays are about to get a little freaky.

Plot:

An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the others life for one freaky Friday.

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Chinese Restaurant | Widow | Fiancé | Wedding

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	6:00 PM	TBS
Mon. Nov. 16	12:30 AM	TBS

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Tess Coleman
Lindsay Lohan	...	Anna Coleman
Mark Harmon	...	Ryan
Harold Gould	...	Grandpa
Chad Michael Murray	...	Jake
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Mr. Bates
Christina Vidal	...	Maddie
Ryan Malgarini	...	Harry Coleman
Haley Hudson	...	Peg
Rosalind Chao	...	Pei-Pei
Lucille Soong	...	Pei-Pei's Mom
Willie Garson	...	Evan
Dina Waters	...	Dottie Robertson
Julie Gonzalo	...	Stacey Hinkhouse
Christina Marie Walter	...	Same Shirt Girl

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | USA:PG (certificate #39942) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:6 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Casual Friday Productions

Trivia:

The "S" and "Y" on the Sony television in the teacher's lounge is blacked out, leaving "ON" on the front of the set.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the rehearsal dinner, when Tess and Anna switch back, you can hear Grandpa shout "Earthquake!" but in the camera shot you see him looking around and his lips are not moving.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tess: Honey, wake up.
Anna: No.
Tess: Anna. Greet the day.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wild Child (2008)

Soundtrack:

Fight Test

Want a Freakishly Good Time?

I admit, I was dragged to this movie by my 12-year-old cousin. At first I thought, "Lindsay Lohan? Who's that? And Jamie Lee Curtis? Isn't that the 'scream queen'?" I didn't want to go, but that was that.

Within the first few minutes of the movie, I rolled my eyes. I thought it was just a cliche movie about a mom and a daughter that fight a lot. I was bored. But ten minutes later, the magic began. I found my eyes glued to the massive screen, I found myself "shushing" anyone that interrupted my connection with the two stars. I was hooked, and that was that.

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis work wonders together. They have wonderful chemistry on screen that make you believe that they have, in fact, switched bodies. Both actresses were brilliant in their roles of switch reversal. Their acting was so real, their expressions so priceless. Awesome, too, was the movie's supporting cast. Enough said. The script was amazingly well written, the directing extraordinary.

To sum it up, this movie was "freakishly good." Pure magic, I tell you.