Freaky Friday – A Fantastic Mother-Daughter Comedy
Jamie Lee Curtis plays the mother of Lindsay Lohan, Anna. Anna has the usual high school disconnection with her mother. Anna is in a band that plays in the garage. Anna’s mother is soon going to remarry only three years after her father died, which Anna is not emotionally ready to accept. Mr. Bates, her English teacher has something against Anna and is failing her. Her mother believes that failing is purely Anna’s fault. For dinner her mom decides to go out for dinner as a family, and includes her new fiance.
Anna is in a bad mood so her mother pulls her aside to talk to her. The whole discussion goes out of control. One of the owners of the Chinese restaurant gives them both a fortune cookie. Anna locks herself in the bathroom and they both read their identical fortune. Instantly there is an earth quake, but no one else feels it. The next morning, Anna and her mother have switched bodies. Anna goes to her office job as a psychologist. Her mom goes to high school. Anna goes on a shopping spree before work and even gets her ear pierced. Anna’s mother begins to think negatively of the other band members when they have the discussion about if Anna is allowed to perform with her band during the rehearsal dinner.
However, Anna’s mom does still trust one of Anna’s childhood friends, who later stabs her in the back by turning her in for cheating. Luckily, Anna’s new boyfriend comes to the rescue and allows her mom to finish the test. Her mom also writes all over the back stabbers test, which is a new side to “Anna” he has never seen and doesn’t like. Find out if they are stuck like this for life or if they can figure out the riddle to change back.