Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘Freaky Friday’?

Freaky Friday (1976)

tomatometer

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 2

audience

58

liked it
Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 63,920

My Rating

Movie Info

Prolific television director Gary Nelson made the Walt Disney live-action comedy Freaky Friday, based on the novel by Mary Rodgers. Barbara Harris stars as suburban housewife Ellen Andrews, the wife of Bill (John Astin) and the mother of Annabel (Jodie Foster) and Ben (Sparky Marcus). Ellen just can't understand what's going on with teenaged Annabel, who hangs around the house making snappy remarks, eating ice cream for breakfast, and calling her brother Apeface. They each make a separate wish

Jun 1, 2004

Cast

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (8) | DVD (5)

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.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
Top Critic IconTop Critic

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.

August 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Endearing '76 original may feel outdated to kids.

December 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

A kid's comedy classic.

October 16, 2007 Comment
ColeSmithey.com

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

October 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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

July 24, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Quite inspired Disney comedy with fine performances.

February 6, 2007 Comment
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Good performances struggle gamely to overcome the increasingly predictable plot.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

A cute little concoction for mothers and daughters.

April 3, 2005 Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Disney's golden years and golden girl.

December 8, 2004 Comment
MovieCrypt.com

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

October 31, 2004 Comment (1)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Cute but somehow out of synch with American life, which is to say, this Vietnam-era film has the same wholesome feel as Pollyanna.

August 13, 2004 Comment
Reel.com
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Freaky Friday

Comédia da Disney que ganhou uma refilmagem em 2003 com Jamie Lee Curtis e Lindsay Lohan. Um dos filmes mais simpáticos produzidos sob a problemática gestão de Ron Miller nos anos seguintes à morte de Walt, mostra a já clichê história de troca de corpos entre mãe (Barbara Harris) e filha (uma Jodie Foster com 13 anos

August 10, 2011
Matheus Carvalho

Super Reviewer

The best film of "body-switching", that I ever saw. Fresh.

September 22, 2011
Lucas Martins

Super Reviewer

Freaky Friday Quotes

No quotes approved yet for Freaky Friday. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Movies Like Freaky Friday

Latest News for Freaky Friday

What's Hot On RT

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Journey 2 Not Worth the Trip

Luis Guzman
Luis Guzman

What are his 10 best movies ever?

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>
Amazing Spider-Man

See the all-new action-packed trailer!

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,566 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 44,437 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 27,153 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,649 taken
created 15 months ago

Foreign Titles

  • Freaky Friday (1976) (DE)
  • Freaky Friday (1976) (UK)
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile