Rotten
Toward the end there are some amusing car-chase scenes. Elsewhere the humor is clotted by the feeling that the jokes are chasing the reactions, instead of the other way around.
Richard Eder, New York Times
Freaky Friday
Annabel and her mother are not quite themselves today... In fact, they're each other!
1976 · 1h 35m · G
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Gary Nelson
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.
Director and cast
- Gary Nelson Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The situation -- a mother and daughter switch personalities for a day -- is rife with possibilities, but since this 1977 comedy is a Disney film, said possibilities are scrupulously squandered.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Good performances struggle gamely to overcome the increasingly predictable plot.
Time Out
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