Freaky Friday (2003) Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

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 Friday 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, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Janet Choi
Theatrical Release Date:
08/06/2003
DVD Release Date:
12/16/2003
Rating:
PG
MPAA Reasons:
for mild thematic elements and some language.
Run Time:
96 min.
Distributor(s):
Buena Vista
Production Co.:
Gunn Films, Walt Disney Pictures
Director(s):
Mark S. Waters
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama, Family
Themes:
Wedding Bells, Generation Gap, Wishes Come True, Managing Parental Relationships [k], Trading Bodies, Mothers and Daughters
Tone:
Affectionate, Goofy, Heartwarming, Light, Madcap
Keywords:
body-switching, daughter, high-school, mother, stepfather, teenagers, therapist, widow/widower
Country of Origin:
USA (08-06-2003)
Language:
English
Version of / Remake of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Status:
DVD

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