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A high-strung mom and her punky daughter learn what it's like to walk in each other's shoes -- literally -- in Disney's second update of their 1977 teen fantasy comedy. The new-millennium Freaky Frida... read more read more...y has disgruntled teen Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) living, sans father, with her uptight therapist-author mom Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and bratty brother Harry (Ryan Malgarini). The angst between the two reaches a fever pitch on the eve of Tess' wedding rehearsal: Anna wants to ditch the proceedings for an all-important band audition, but Tess sees the conflict as a show of resentment toward imminent step-dad Ryan (Mark Harmon). When the whole clan goes out to dinner at their favorite Chinese restaurant, their sage waitress (Lucille Soong) picks up on the tension between the mother and daughter and casts a spell on them via two magic fortune cookies. The next day, Tess and Anna must put up with life in each other's bodies -- until, as the fortune says, they can come to a greater understanding of one another. Freaky Friday was previously remade for TV in 1995 with Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffman in the leads. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: December 16, 2003

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  • February 1, 2012
    Not so good as the originl version.
  • November 26, 2011
    Freaky Friday for me is a terrible, unimpressive film that really is a waste of time. Hated this film, and I thought that Jamie Lee Curtis was wasted here. She shouldn't have played in this garbage of a film, and this is one of worst films. I really couldn't get into this film. I... read more hate Lindsay Lohan, and considering her current legal problems, it doesn't take Einstein to figure out why I hate her, that and she can't act at all. Freaky Friday is a boring film that I thought was a big waste of time. There is nothing good going on here and the film is simply pointless. I thought the film was stupid. I thought that the film suffered from predictable clichés and it just didn't cut it for me. I didn't laugh once. I love a good comedy like the next person; unfortunately Freaky Friday is not such a film. The film is poorly crafted with no substance, ideas that go nowhere and despite a strong lead (Curtis) the film is bad. I think it's a shame that Jamie Lee Curtis is wasted here, but like with every actor and actress, there's at least one film that put a black mark on their career, for Curtis that film is Freaky Friday, a stupid, unfunny comedy that fails to deliver genuine laughs. If you're looking for a good family oriented comedy with good laughs, Freaky Friday isn't that film. This is a waste and it could have been much better than this.
  • October 30, 2011
    It's aim was to make you laugh, it just made me chuckle under my breath, there was no real fun in it, no laugh out loud moments, but it still gets some respect.
  • October 26, 2011
    Love this movie. Jamie Lee Curtis is hilarious and I adored Lindsay Lohan in movies like this before she got screwed up.
  • August 25, 2011
    Movies aimed at angsty teenage girls have never really appealed to me but considering when this movie came out nearly all of my friends were just so, I was subjected to this mess of sorry acting and poor scripted nonsense time after time. Jamie Lee Curtis is one of my favourite a... read morectress' of all time, but I even found her slightly intolerable in this ramshackle film that is better left untouched.
  • August 15, 2011
    I actually find this movie hilarious, a cheesy and dumb movie at times, but funny and has a good heart.
  • August 4, 2011
    A good, fun, and most important, entertaining film! Jamie Lee Curtis is really funny here and gives a fantastic performance as the mother.
  • June 23, 2011
    Freaky Friday is about a mother and her kid that fell like they do not understand each other. The kid feels like her mother does not know what it is like to be a teenage woman. The next day they trade place to get a better idea on the other life, over time they learned how to acc... read moreept each other and understand each other. They will have a hard time finding out to go back to thier normal lives. Will they be stuck in each other's shoes forever or will they go back to their normal life's. Pros good plot
    Good music
    Con
    Acting was lacking a bit.
  • June 23, 2011
    Hilarious! One of Lindsay Lohan's best films and Chad Michael Murray singing Britney Spears was my favourite scene from the whole movie. Definite must watch, a real family fun film that will have you laughing and smiling all the way through. Must watch!
  • January 3, 2011
    its a girl movie that i thought was okay

Critic Reviews


David Ansen
August 18, 2008
David Ansen, Newsweek

Maybe it's only adults who'll get teary-eyed -- kids just wanna have fun. And they will. Full Review

Ted Shen
July 19, 2007
Ted Shen, Chicago Reader

The premise provides a fine showcase for the two appealing actresses, who appropriate each other's vocal and physical mannerisms with dead-on accuracy. Full Review

Michael Wilmington
August 8, 2003
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

A likable but flimsy retread that's barely worth the effort. Full Review

Ty Burr
August 8, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

The material here may not be the freshest, but screenwriters Heather Hach and the redoubtable Leslie Dixon have buffed the dialogue until it sparkles like the finest cubic zirconium, and the cast is g... Full Review

Jennifer Frey
August 8, 2003
Jennifer Frey, Washington Post

It's really a family film, deftly updated for the 2003 market, but still sweetly funny at its heart.

Desson Thomson
August 8, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Cheerful, energetic and on the money.

Joe Leydon
August 7, 2003
Joe Leydon, Variety

Fleet and funny, Full Review

Carrie Rickey
August 7, 2003
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Curtis' and Lohan's performances are unpredictable and inspired, much fresher than the movie they're stuck in.

Randy Cordova
August 7, 2003
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

The movie is laugh -out-loud funny and surprisingly touching.

Claudia Puig
August 6, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Freaky Friday pulls off the unexpected and offers one of the best family-friendly comedies in a summer that is rife with family movies. Full Review

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Facts


    • Anna Coleman: [in her mom's body, pointing at Pei-Pei] I think she knows exactly what we're talking about!
    • Tess Coleman: [in Anna's body] Let's hit her!
    • Tess Coleman: [in Anna's body] I look like Stevie Nicks!
    • Anna Coleman: [in Tess's body] Who's he?
    • Anna Coleman: [in her mom's body, talking to a patient] You read her diary? Gross! Bad! Bad mom award!
    • Anna Coleman: [in her mom's body] Halibut? Eww!
    • Anna Coleman: [in her mother's body] I mean, I'm allowed because I'm old!
    • Grandpa: [screaming and running around the house] Earthquake!

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