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FREAKY FRIDAY:
Directed by Mark Waters.
Written by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, based on the book
by Mary Rodgers. Produced by Andrew Gunn. Executive pro·
ducer,
Mario lscovich . Cinematography, Oliver Wood.
Production design, Cary White. Editor Bruce Green. Costume s,
Genevieve Tyrrell . Music, Rolfe Kent. Music supervi sor, Lisa
Brown. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, with
Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky,
Harold Gould, Ryan Malgarini, Rosalind Chao and Lucille
Soong. Walt Disney Pictures, 2003. PG. 93 minute s.
H
ollywood studios worship at the
temple of the young male demo-
graphic and make movies for boys,
young and old. Disney has a better than
average reputation for allowing girls to be
heroic as well as boys - witness Mu/an
and Spirited Away. In that spirit, welcome
to the Disney remake of its 1976 version of
Mary Rodger's much loved 1972 novel
about a mother and daughter who are
briefly cursed ( or is it blessed?) with find-
ing themselves in each other's body.
The '70s era film starred Jodie Foster,
while here the daughter, Anna (Lindsay
Lohan), plays an updated female adoles-
cent, complete with body-piercings and
'tude. Anna is a handful for her harrie1,
psychotherapist mother, Tess (Jamie Lee
Curtis), a widow who is marrying her
fiance, Ryan (Mark Harmon) in two days.
Anna's in a twit because she has a major
scheduling conflict. On the night of her
mother's wedding rehearsal party, Anna's
raucous garage grrll band, in which she hits
all the right notes as lead guitarist, has a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to audition
for some top music industry guys. But
Mom~s not giving an inch.
Anna's been in deten-
tion at school, a condi-
tion she failed ' to
it's a no-go.
At dinner in a
Chinese restau-
rant the night
before
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dinner, Anna and Tess square off at each
other, leaving Grandad (Harold Gould), lit-
tle brother Harry (Ryan Malgarini) and the
grooin~to-be sitting alone at the table. But
the scene between Tess and Anna does not
go unnoticed. Pei-Pei (Rosalind Chao), the
owner of the restaurant, simply isn't quick
enough to stop her mother (Lucille Soong)
from.slipping Anna and Tess each a fortune
cookie, with a special message just for
them. The earth moves. When the electrons
settle into familiar paths, Tess and Anna
return to the table as if nothing has hap~
pened. But by the next morning, everything
has changed.
In the vein of Groundhog Day, Run Lola
Run, All of Me and other movies where the
characters have a second or third chance to
get right something important they haven't
figured out 'til now, Freaky Friday gives
both Tess and Anna time to roam around in
each other's mind, body and persona for
long enough to create a lot of trouble and
do a little good.
Curtis and Lohan give excellent per-
formances that make the movie sing. Curtis
still looks to us like Tess, but Anna's per-
sonality shines through when she's coun-
seling clients and talking about her new
book. Lohan looks like Anna, but inside
she's really uptight about sex, especially
where Anna's boyfriend, Jake (Chad
Michael Murray), is concerned, Imagine
how confused Jake is when Tess spends the
afternoon sipping lattes at the coffee shop
and talking music with him . The permuta-
tions on this enduring, endearing plot are
endless. Maybe it should be remade for
each generation of mothers and daughters. I
noticed quite a few family groups at the
Saturday matinee, and they seemed to real-
ly have a good time. I laughed out loud.
Can't wait to see it with my granddaughter
and her mom: We'll watch Whale Rider,
too. Can't get too much of a good thing.
Script by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon
gives director Mark Waters (The House of
Yes) room to work on monkey business with
these excellent actors in a"'variety of situa-
tions. Ah, there's that word. A kissing cousin
to a television situation comedy but smarter
and funnier, Freaky's success hopefully
doesn't mean some low-talent doofus
will pick it up, stretch its comedic
· potenti al to the limit, and ruin the
whole idea, Overkill happens,
especially on TV
Catch this one in the theater.
Now playing at Cinemark and
Cinema World. Highly
recommended .
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