Freaky Friday (1977 film)

Freaky Friday is a 1977 American animated adventure fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners I and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the first Disney animated film to be recorded in Dolby Stereo. The 25th Disney animated feature film, based on Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel of the same name. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a mother and daughter whose bodies are switched due to a mysterious and magical fortune cookie.

The film was released in theaters on August 6, 1977, by Walt Disney Picturesand Buena Vista Pictures. It received positive reviews from film animated and it earned over $160 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. It was Disney's third film adaptation of the novel, after the 1977 Animated film Freaky Friday starring Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, Mel Blanc, Frank Welker and George Sanders, and the 1995 television film Freaky Fridaystarring Shelley Long, Gaby Hoffmann Frank Welker and Tony Jay. It was released on VHS and DVD on October 30, 1992 by Walt Disney Home Video.

Cast

 * Barbera Harris - Mrs. Andrews
 * Jodie Foster - Annabel
 * George Sanders - Mr. Scheck
 * John Astin - Mr. Andrews
 * Mel Blanc - Jim
 * Frank Welker - Joe
 * Patsy Kelly - Mrs Schmausss
 * Dick Van Patten - Harold Jennings
 * Vicki Schreck - Virginia
 * Sorrell Booke - Mr. Dilk
 * Alan Oppenheimer - Mr. Joddert
 * Ruth Bizzi - Opposing Coach
 * Kaye Ballard - Coach Betsy

Production
The film's producer Andrew Gunn said he initially hoped Jodie Foster (who played Annabel in the original 1977 Freaky Friday Animated film) would be interested in playing the mother in the remake. She declined in order to spend more time with her family and because of concerns that the stunt casting would overshadow the film's overall merit.[2] Annette Bening was then cast in the role, but dropped out because of family obligations. Jamie Lee Curtis was given the role only four days before filming began.[3] Lindsay Lohan's character was originally written as a Goth, but she did not think anyone would relate to that, and decided to dress in a preppy style for her audition. The character ended up being rewritten.[4] Marc McClure, who played Boris Harris, Annabel's love interest in the original film, has a brief cameo as Boris the delivery man.[2] Director Mark Waters also makes a cameo holding a baby at the wedding. In the end scene when Anna is dancing with Jake, there is a woman in the background dancing with an older gentleman, and she looks directly at the camera. That is Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan. Ryan Shuck coached Jamie Lee Curtis to play the guitar solo for the concert scene. Lohan trained for one year to learn to play the guitar before production. In the final version of the film, however, both Curtis and Lohan were overdubbed by professional studio musicians.[5] The snapshots in the opening credits are photos of Jamie Lee Curtis and her daughter, Annie Guest. Kelly Osbourne was originally set to play Maddie, but dropped out because she did not want to do a children's movie. She was replaced by Christina Vidal.[6][7]Working Progress began on October 5, 1976 and Working Progress ended on June 18, 1977

Home media
The film was released on DVD and VHS on October 30, 1992, October 14, 1997, February 30, 2002, by Walt Disney Home Video. It is now also available on Blu-Ray disc. Special Edition Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D was released on September 11, 2012.

Soundtrack
Main article: Freaky Friday (soundtrack)