Freaky Friday
Mondays are manic. Wednesdays are wild. And Fridays are about to get a little freaky.
2003 | 96m | English
Popularity: 9 (history)
| Director: | Mark Waters |
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| Writer: | Heather Hach, Leslie Dixon, Mary Rodgers |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 2003 |
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| Director: | Mark Waters |
| Writer: | Heather Hach, Leslie Dixon, Mary Rodgers |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Keywords | concert, single parent, mistake in person, body exchange, motherly love, psychiatrist, teen comedy, adult as a child, high school, sibling relationship, talk show, bride, fortune cookie, wedding, body-swap, child as an adult, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Gunn Films, Casual Friday Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $160,846,332
Budget: $26,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | Maddie |
| Ryan Malgarini | Harry Coleman |
| Haley Hudson | Peg |
| Rosalind Chao | Pei-Pei |
| Lucille Soong | Pei-Pei's Mom |
| Willie Garson | Evan |
| Dina Spybey-Waters | Dottie Robertson |
| Julie Gonzalo | Stacey Hinkhouse |
| Christina Marie Walter | Same Shirt Girl |
| Lu Elrod | Detention Monitor |
| Heather Hach | Gym Teacher |
| Lorna Scott | Butcher Woman |
| Chris Carlberg | Ethan - Drummer |
| Danny Rubin | Scott - Bass Player |
| Hayden Tank | Harry's Friend #1 |
| Cayden Boyd | Harry's Friend #2 |
| Marc McClure | Boris |
| Chris Heuisler | Mr. Waters |
| Jeffrey Marcus | Depressed Patient |
| Jacqueline Heinze | Crying Patient |
| Mary Ellen Trainor | Diary Reading Patient |
| Erica Gimpel | Harry's Teacher |
| William Caploe | Talk Show P.A. |
| Daniel Raymont | Makeup Artist |
| Veronica Brooks | Champagne Waitress |
| Lee Burns | Bouncer |
| Amir Derakh | House of Blues Emcee |
| Zoe Waters | Wedding Baby |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jamie Sparer Roberts | Casting Associate |
| Charline St. Charles | Production Secretary |
| Jason Rider | Driver |
| Gary Schorr | Driver |
| Steve Sorkin | Driver |
| Dennis M. Steere | Driver |
| Jay B. Richardson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Tony Blondal | Orchestrator |
| Stephen Coleman | Conductor |
| Amanda Sobeck | Music Coordinator |
| Darin McCormick-Millett | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mary Beth Smith | Negative Cutter |
| Lee Wimer | Color Timer |
| Heather Hach | Screenplay |
| Leslie Dixon | Screenplay |
| Oliver Wood | Director of Photography |
| Mark Waters | Director |
| Marci Liroff | Casting |
| Todd Toon | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dean A. Zupancic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mary Rodgers | Novel, Book |
| Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| David Barrett | Stunts |
| John Hateley | Stunts |
| Matthew Taylor | Stunts |
| Arnold Chon | Stunts |
| Eliza Coleman | Stunts |
| J.P. Romano | Stunts |
| Doug Coleman | Stunts |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Laura Albert | Stunts |
| Chris Palermo | Stunts |
| Bruce Green | Editor |
| Nick South | Music Editor |
| Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Maria Baker | Art Direction |
| Heidi Higginbotham | Costume Supervisor |
| Cary White | Production Design |
| Stephanie M. Casey | First Assistant Editor |
| Jimmy Romano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Charles W. Ritter | Sound Editor |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Barbara Haberecht | Set Decoration |
| Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor |
| Lisa Brown | Music Supervisor |
| John Kwiatkowski | Sound Editor |
| Andrew Silver | Music Editor |
| Genevieve Tyrrell | Costume Design |
| Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Paul Moen | Second Unit Director, Unit Production Manager |
| Benjamin Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Eric A. Pot | Second Assistant Director |
| Jill Stokesberry | Stunts |
| Richard E. Butler | Stunts |
| J. Mark Donaldson | Stunts |
| Michael Gaines | Stunts |
| Charlie Romano | Stunts |
| Rick Sawaya | Stunts |
| P.J. Wagner | Stunts |
| Olivia Chang | Stunts |
| Larry Nicholas | Stunts |
| Cat Smith | Set Designer |
| Josh Hadley | Leadman |
| Paul Arthur Hartman | Leadman |
| Elizabeth A. Donovan | Key Costumer |
| Robin Borman-Wizan | Costumer |
| Brooke C. Thatawat | Set Costumer |
| Leslie Brown | Set Costumer |
| Tami Stover | Set Costumer |
| Christina Smith | Makeup Supervisor |
| Barbara Lorenz | Hair Supervisor |
| Tara Smith | Key Hair Stylist |
| William D. Barber | Camera Operator |
| Joe Chess | Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator |
| Paul V. Ferrazzi | First Assistant Camera |
| Maricella Ramirez | First Assistant Camera |
| Renee Treyball | Second Assistant Camera |
| Kevin Goff | Second Assistant Camera |
| Patrick Bensimmon | Camera Loader |
| Paul Ledford | Sound Mixer |
| Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Ellen Wolff | Production Coordinator |
| Erin Kaufman | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Barbara Gutman | Production Accountant |
| Seve Spracklen | First Assistant Accountant |
| Amy Denning Winfrey | Payroll Accountant |
| Nancy S. Rand | Assistant Accountant |
| Karen Faust-Crossley | Assistant Accountant |
| G.W. Brown | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Mark A. Tracy | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| John T. Cucci | Foley Artist |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| James Ashwill | Foley Mixer |
| Jeanette Browning | ADR Recordist |
| David Boulton | ADR Engineer |
| Brian Gallagher | ADR Recordist |
| Gary Tandrow | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Michael J. Bailey | Best Boy Electric |
| Kevin J. Lang | Rigging Gaffer |
| Jay Galbo | Electrician |
| Jerry Enright | Electrician |
| Tony Hibbard | Electrician |
| Eric Hibbard | Electrician |
| George Lozano Jr. | Electrician |
| David Dunbar | Electrician |
| David H. Neale | Electrician |
| Aaron Richards | Electrician |
| Kieran Waugh | Electrician |
| Gomidas Semerjian | Electrician |
| Michael T. Travers | Best Boy Grip |
| Brian Rosso | Dolly Grip |
| Thomas J. Ruffner | Dolly Grip |
| Joe Kelly | Grip |
| Joe Macaluso | Grip |
| Eli Golub | Grip |
| Mark Wright | Grip |
| Bob Muñoz | Key Grip |
| Jack Kohtala | Grip |
| Ronald A. Miller | Grip |
| W.F. Peterson | Grip |
| Michael Salvato | Grip |
| Jeffrey Wright | Grip |
| Jody Hummer | Location Manager |
| Kim Crabb | Assistant Location Manager |
| Marie Healy | Assistant Location Manager |
| Laura Brown | Assistant Location Manager |
| Rick Young | Property Master |
| Paula Janos | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Thomas Rasada | Special Effects |
| Al Broussard | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Peter Donen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Gary A. Krakoff | Construction Coordinator |
| Marco A. Campos | Construction Foreman |
| Maryellen Aviano | Extras Casting |
| Toni Atterbury | Unit Publicist |
| Tom Rebber | Transportation Coordinator |
| Lee Willis | Transportation Captain |
| Jean Quay | Set Medic |
| Ray Appel | Driver |
| Joseph Auger | Driver |
| John Brennan | Driver |
| Michael Cain | Driver |
| Michael Coady | Driver |
| Reed Cohan | Driver |
| Robert Defonte | Driver |
| Tim Fennel | Driver |
| Don Iwanaga | Driver |
| Joe 'Stinky' Killian | Driver |
| Gary Kincaid | Driver |
| Marc Labeaune | Driver |
| Jeff Lira | Driver |
| Dean Macklem | Driver |
| Bud Main | Driver |
| Tina Peterson | Driver |
| Stanton Barrett | Stunts |
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Vladimir Tevlovski | Stunts |
| Rolfe Kent | Original Music Composer |
| Clinton Wayne | Key Makeup Artist |
| Scott L. Treger | Stand In |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Gunn | Producer |
| Mario Iscovich | Executive Producer |
| Ann Marie Sanderlin | Co-Producer |
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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.
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 daugh ... ter, 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.