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Summary: The best movie ever
Review: I love this movie! I laugh every time I see it, but no matter where I look I can't find it to buy it. I wish they would make more of this movie because it is fun for anybody that watches it. Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris are a great duo and play "each other" in a humorous way.
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Summary: Hillarious!!!!
Review: I must have seen this movie over 50 times and I still laugh hard outloud. It's a groovy movie to watch with friends. Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris are wonderful.
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Summary: BLAST FROM THE PAST!
Review: I watched the original this weekend as a double header with the remake- the original is a BLAST from the PAst! The 1970s are all over this movie. From Jodie Foster's hair and clothes ( love the toe socks) to the very unliberated marriage between Mom Barbara Andrews and John ( aka Gomez Adams) Astin.The Mrs. Robinson overtones with the neighbor boy enamored of Annabelle in her mom's body stand out more in this movie since it was so taboo at the time. Watch for glimpses of 70s stars who worked into the 80s in other well known shows: Dick Van Patten ( from 8 is Enough) and Charlene Tilton ( from Dallas).
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Summary: Fun film and good acting
Review: I watched this again recently and was surprised by how well it has stood the test of time. But what really struck me (that I would have missed when watching it as a child) is the quality of the lead performances. Jodie Foster (Annabelle) does a wonderful job of playing the adult-trapped-in-a-child's-body. She is especially insightful in the scene with the secretary. Barbara Harris (Ellen) is a delight as the daughter-in-the-body-of-an-adult. She is obviously having a ball dancing, blowing bubbles, and blaring rock music while trying (and failing) to do the "easy" household chores. The scene where the carpet cleaners, the drape cleaners, the housekeeper, and the auto mechanic all arrive at once is a classic in the farce mold. This film was released in 1976, and there are several moments that do not play well in a less innocent era. When Harris slips up and calls her "husband" "daddy" over the phone he reacts amorously. This was more than creepy, even when the father/husband is played by John Astin. Also, when Harris is trying to flirt with neighbor boy Boris (who Annabelle has a crush on), one tries to forget that this is a woman in her thirties (albeit with the personality of a teenager) coming on to a fourteen-year-old. But all in all, this was great fun and is one of the great Disney live-action films.
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Summary: It's Jodie Foster's greatest childhood comedy.
Review: If you like magic and comedy mixed together, you'll love the original "Freaky Friday". I'm writing about it because I want people to know that it's not just a kiddie movie or your average Disney live-action film. At least I think it's cool. You won't even think about it being twenty years old while you watch it.
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Summary: Genial Disney Flick
Review: Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris star as a mother-daughter duo in Disney's 1976 original "Freaky Friday." As the movie opens, Foster and Harris are at each other throats and complaining about how easy the other person has it. As they simultaneously wish that they could be the other person, they switch bodies. Much of what transpires from here on out is predictable and resorts to a bit too much slap-stick.
Fortunately, the script is extremely genial and some genuine moments emerge. I didn't laugh out loud very many times, but the film is sweet and made me smile. In addition, Foster and Harris give very good performances; in fact, both of them scored Golden Globes nominations for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (they lost to Barbra Streisand in "A Star is Born"). Overall, "Freaky Friday" is an above-average and very enjoyable Disney flick from the period.
The movie was a solid success, finishing 1976 as the #18 money-maker. Of note, the #17 movie was another Foster flick - "Taxi Driver." Needless to say, these movies represent polar opposites of film-making; however, watching both of them is an interesting study in contrast as well as testament to Foster's talent in pulling off disparate characters. Look quick for Charlene Tilton of "Dallas" fame as one of Foster's pals.
DVD Extras: A 20 minute interview with Jodie Foster from around 2003 in which she discusses making "Freaky Friday" and other Disney movies. Her interview seems to have been part of a larger piece, but it's interesting nevertheless.
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Summary: SO Incredibly Funny!!
Review: This is another one of my childhood favorites!! The scenes with Barbara Harris "Ellen" chewing gum, running in dress suits and pantyhose and acting like Jodie Foster "Annabelle", is worth the price of the whole movie! Both Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster are fabulous in this wonderful movie for all ages! (Everytime I go home, my Mother & I watch this movie together!)
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Summary: See this first
Review: This is one of my favorite movies from being a little girl. It's an excellent movie. I wish that people who are reviewing it would watch the original before the remake so they could truly appreciate how great the original is. Yes it is dated, but it came out in the 70's. This is how life was then and the movie should be watched with that in mind. You can't degrade the original if you saw the remade version first.
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Summary: Classic!
Review: This movie appeared on the Disney Channel like about two years ago and I enjoyed it. Jodie Foster does a great job in her work, including Barbara Harris. There's also a made-for-TV version with Gaby Hoffman and Shelly Long that was on ABC in 1995. But I think I like this one the best. I watch it all the time! I recommened this movie to everyone.
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Summary: Freaky Friday 1977 version
Review: This movie comes for the first time to DVD this June and is among the top titles I want for that month. I think the original Freaky Friday is better than the remake not only because it more true to the book it's based on about a married house wife and daughter swapping bodies but because of the sight gags and the fact that how they swap bodies was left a mystery. Characters like the goofy kid next door that the daughter has a crush on is only one of the items in the original I miss having in the remake.
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