Freaky Friday

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

2003 1h 37m EN

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★6.6TMDB · 4,384

ComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

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

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Cast

Lindsay Lohan
Anna Coleman
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tess Coleman
Harold Gould
Grandpa
Chad Michael Murray
Jake
Mark Harmon
Ryan
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mr. Bates
Christina Vidal Mitchell
Maddie
Ryan Malgarini
Harry Coleman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Heather Hach, Leslie Dixon
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.2× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Freaky Friday Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Waters, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis and Harold Gould carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Waters directs. Oliver Wood behind the camera. Rolfe Kent scores. Bruce Green cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

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1Made its money back 6.2× over at the box office.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
4Part of the "Freaky Friday Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Mark Waters, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis and Harold Gould carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Mondays are manic. Wednesdays are wild. And Fridays are about to get a little freaky.".
10IMDB entry: tt0322330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 18 themes, including "high school", "concert", "sibling relationship", "single parent".

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Original score: Rolfe Kent
Editing: Bruce Green
Production design: Cary White
Costume design: Genevieve Tyrrell
Makeup / hair: Christina Smith
VFX supervisor: Peter Donen
Sound: Dean A. Zupancic
Stunt coordinator: Jimmy Romano
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $26,000,000
Box office: $160,846,332
Return: 619% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Freaky Friday (2003)

Part of

Freaky Friday Collection

Freaky Friday is a series of American fantasy comedy films based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers. Freaky Friday (2003) marks the third film adaptation of the novel, as well as the fifth installment overall in the Freaky Friday franchise. The sequel, Freakier Friday (2025) is the seventh overall film in the franchise.

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Kamurai2020-07-13
★ 7/10
Really good watch, will watch again, and can recommend. I'm not sure what it is about this movie, but it's just an easy, fun watch. Jamie Lee Curtis is a seasoned actress, and Lindsey Lohan had finally built enough experience to be reliable in this role where she's basically doing an impression of Jamie Lee Curtis being her mom. I'm not a huge fan of either one, but I'm not going to deny their acting "chops" and they bring it here, giving the audience a natural and fun atmosphere to the dilemma. There are several very good improvements on original movie in this: cutting a lot of the thought narrative, adding a medium for the swap magic, having them wake up different instead of insta-switching, and several of the added plot lines really help fill out the world better. A career woman is more interesting to follow than a housewife (not that it's necessarily more important), the romance line(s) in this are surprising and slightly less creepy, and swapping a sports game out for musical show not only allowed for the cross competition between character events, but also allows for some great alt rock music throughout the movie: I'll admit to enjoying a movie more when I can relate to the music better. There are several good supporting actors (big and small), to include the Chinese restaurant family which, I think is a very nice cherry on top of the story. By having the source of the magic be an outside party, I think it helps the complexity of the story without causing confusion. It's a fun watch, give it a go.
r96sk2020-11-01
★ 8/10
Unlike with <em>'The Parent Trap'</em> films, there is a fair gap in favour of the original for <em>'Freaky Friday'</em>. This 2003 remake is still very good, I definitely enjoyed it. It just feels a little hollow in some areas, at least until the sweet ending. Lindsay Lohan is great as the daughter, giving Jodie Foster a solid match. Jamie Lee Curtis gives a fairly strong performance, though Barbara Harris' portrayal of the mother is superior in my opinion. There's fun to be had here for sure, it's just not on the same level as the excellent original for me.