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Freaky Friday

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Freaky Friday (1977)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:13

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: It could only happen on Friday the 13th! While simultaneously desiring that they could change places, a mother and daughter experience a strange miracle - their wish is granted. The result of their... It could only happen on Friday the 13th! While simultaneously desiring that they could change places, a mother and daughter experience a strange miracle - their wish is granted. The result of their realized fantasy is a great amount of magical fun in this live-action Disney comedy. [More]

Starring: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Dick Van Patten

Starring: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Dick Van Patten, Kaye Ballard, Ruth Buzzi, Patsy Kelly, Sorrell Booke, Marie Windsor

Director: Gary Nelson

Director: Gary Nelson
Composer: Johnny Mandel

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Good performances struggle gamely to overcome the increasingly predictable plot.

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A kid's comedy classic.

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10/16/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

It's vacuous TV sitcom stuff that's hampered by a weak script...

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/01/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The film is filled with sight gags and features a wonderful performance by Harris.

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07/24/07
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Quite inspired Disney comedy with fine performances.

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02/06/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

No review available.

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07/15/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Toward the end there are some amusing car-chase scenes. Elsewhere the humor is clotted by the feeling that the jokes are chasing the reactions, instead of the other way around.

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05/09/05
Richard Eder
Richard Eder
New York Times
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A cute little concoction for mothers and daughters.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
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No review available.

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03/24/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Disney's golden years and golden girl.

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12/08/04
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

Dismal and cheap as only a 70s Disney film can be.

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10/31/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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07/30/04
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06/04/04
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Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

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05/18/04
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Lowell Sun

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02/10/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

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08/22/03
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Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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08/21/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

The situation -- a mother and daughter switch personalities for a day -- is rife with possibilities, but since this 1977 comedy is a Disney film, said possibilities are scrupulously squandered.

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08/04/03
Dave Kehr
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Chicago Reader
 
 
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