Freaky Friday - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Freaky Friday or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Freaky Friday

[harry]

Although Jodie Foster refused to come back to make any cameo in the remake after Mark Waters asked her, she even told the media she "didn't want to be in Freaky Friday", Mark McClure, who played her boyfriend Boris in the original, did come back; playing the same character! (His character is named Boris again!). Incidentally, McClure is the only star from the original to make an appearance in the reboot.

[beth]

The second remake which Lindsay Lohan appears in. She starred in The Parent Trap (1998) as a remake for the 1961 original and Freaky Friday (1976).

[veronica]

Dina Lohan: The mother of Lindsay Lohan, Dina is in the end scene when Anna is dancing with Jake. She is in the background dancing with an older gentleman, and looks directly at the camera.

[nina]

Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.

[amber]

Kelly Osbourne originally auditioned as Anna (not as Anna's best friend) and was offered the part but decided to back out. Later, she said people told her it was the biggest mistake she'd ever made, due to the success of the movie.

[jessica]

In the Teachers lounge scene when Tess in Anna's body sees Anna in Tess's body On the talk show The TV she is watching the show on is clearly a Sony but the S and why are removed

[bernice]

Most of the songs in the movie are covers/remakes. Just like how the movie is a remake.

[alyssa]

Mark Harmon and Jamie Lee Curtis repeat their roles as lovers eight years later in the ninth season of NCIS (2003), as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Dr. Samantha Ryan.

[ronnie]

Julie Gonzalo who plays Anna's archenemy Stacey would later go on to play Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter in Christmas With The Kranks.

[jessica]

A member of the band Orgy instructed Jamie Lee Curtis on how to play the guitar. In the concert sequence, although Curtis practiced at making it look authentic, in the finished film a studio musician overdubbed the guitar solo.

[charlie]

Michelle Trachtenberg was cast as Anna, but had to back out, due to her contractual obligations to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). Coincidentally, this is the second movie she turned down in which Lindsay Lohan won the lead role. The first was Lohan's film debut, The Parent Trap (1998).

[janice]

Chad Michael Murray (Jake) and Julie Gonzalo (Stacy) later worked together on A Cinderella Story (2004) in similar roles. Murray was again cast as the main character's love interest, while Gonzalo was again cast as the main character's rival. The main character was portrayed by Hillary Duff who lost out on the role of Anna to Lindsay Lohan. The two were in a very high profile feud at the time.

[steve]

Dina Waters, director Mark Waters' wife, plays the television interviewer.

[jamie]

The snapshots in the opening credits are actually photos of Jamie Lee Curtis and her daughter Annie Guest.

[bessie]

There are various F.o.N. posters in the garage. F.o.N. is the band in which Danny Rubin plays.

[gerald]

Lizzie McGuire: Those Freaky McGuires (2002), an installment of Lizzie McGuire (2001) (also produced by Disney), is considered a fourth version of Mary Rodgers' story. "McGuire" star Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan had a rivalry during this period, and apparently, Duff, losing out on this role, demanded that her show get "Freaky" for one installment.

[kristina]

As an homage to Jamie Lee Curtis's mother Janet Leigh, known for her performance in Psycho (1960), a character named Mr. Bates is present in the film. This is a nod to the character of Norman Bates in Psycho (1960).