Freaky Friday

Director: Mark S. Waters, Steve Carr

Overview

"Mark Waters' remake of the family favorite Freaky Friday comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette hosted by star Lindsay Lohan, two alternate endings with an introduction by director Mark Waters, a pair of music videos, and a blooper reel. For those interested in the best possible home theater sound and picture quality, the disc does offer a THX optimizer. This is a solid release from Disney."

Product Details

Release Date:	12/16/2003
UPC:	0786936225280
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, THX-Supervised Mastering]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Deleted scene; "Freaky Bloopers"; Lillix "What I Like About You" music video; Halo Friendlies "Me vs. the World" music video; Alternate endings introduced by director Mark Waters; "Backstage Pass With Lindsay Lohan" behind-the-scenes featurette; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; THX-certified - includes THX Optimizer; Two versions of the film: Original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1) - enhanced for 16x9 televisions, Fullscreen (1.33:1)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jamie Lee Curtis	Tess Coleman
Lindsay Lohan	Anna Coleman
Mark Harmon	Ryan
Harold Gould	Grandpa
Chad Michael Murray	Jake
Stephen Tobolowsky	Mr. Bates
Christina Vidal	Maddie
Ryan Malgarini	Harry Coleman
Haley Hudson	Peg
Rosalind Chao	Pei-Pei
Lucille Soong	Pei-Pei's Mom
Willie Garson	Evan
Dina Waters	Dottie Robertson,Wedding Baby
Julie Gonzalo	Stacey Hinkhouse
Christina Marie Walter	Same Shirt Girl
Lu Elrod	Detention Monitor
Heather Hach	Gym Teacher
Lorna Scott	Butcher Woman
Chris Carlberg	Ethan
Danny Rubin	Scott
Hayden Tank	Harry's Friend No. 1
Cayden Boyd	Harry's Friend No. 2
Marc McClure	Boris
Chris Heuisler	Mr.Waters
Jeffrey Marcus	Depressed Patient,Depressed Patient
Jacqueline Heinze	Crying Patient
Mary Ellen Trainor	Diary Reading Patient
Erica Grimpel	Harry's Teacher
William Caploe	Talk Show PA
Daniel Raymont	Makeup Artist
Veronica Brooks	Champagne Waitress
Lee Burns	Bouncer
Amir Derakh	Hosue of Blues Emcee
Erica Gimpel	Harry's Teacher
Jeff Hoferer	Clubgoer
Cozi Zuehlsdorff	Actor
Heidi Blickenstaff	Actor
Jason Maybaum	Actor
Alex Désert	Actor
Kahyun Kim	Actor
Marlowe Percival	Actor
Rukiya Bernard	Actor
Ricky He	Actor
Dara Reneé	Actor
Isaiah Lehtinen	Actor
Jennifer Laporte	Actor
Janet Choi	Dr. Mary Ann Smyth
Rolfe Kent	Composer

Technical Credits

Heather Hach

Leslie Dixon

Mary Rodgers

Heather Hach	Screenwriter
Leslie Dixon	Screenwriter
Al Broussard	Special Effects
Peter Donen	Special Effects
Mark Freund	Special Effects
Andrew Gunn	Producer
Marci Liroff	Casting
Jimmy Romano	Stunts
Mark Waters	Director
Mark S. Waters	Director
Mario Iscovich	Executive Producer,Producer
Ann Marie Sanderlin	Producer
Mary Rodgers	Screenwriter
Stanton Barrett	Stunts
James Ashwill	Sound Effects
Jeannette Cremarosa	Sound Effects
Steve Carr	Director
Akemi Abe	Special Effects
David Boulton	Sound Effects
Paul Ledford	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Better remembered for its premise and the stellar performances of leads Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster than its script, direction, or stridently wacky slapstick finale, 1976's Freaky Friday has always been deserving of a decent remake. Even if it misses the Big-era body-switching craze by more than a dozen years, Mark S. Waters' inspired update fits the bill quite nicely, allowing for two more great star turns, as well as some knowing observations on the state of the not-so-nuclear family in the new millennium. Too infrequently tapped for her considerable comic gifts, Jamie Lee Curtis has a field day with the role -- or rather, roles: She's understandably clenched as the harried, remarrying widow, and has a brilliant, brusque physicality when her body is hijacked. Already a Disney stalwart at age 15, Lindsay Lohan impresses as well, and in a manner different than Foster before her. Where Foster used her innate smarts to play against her impudent tomboy image, Lohan suggests that both mother and daughter share a very genetic intelligence, just one that's been modified to suit two very different environments -- the trenches of high school as opposed to the couches of the shrink's office. Neither actress overplays her part, and Waters buoys them with plenty of flattering wide shots, cultural references, and catty humor, fleshing out what could have easily become just another impersonal, sanitized, generic remake from the Mouse House.