Trivia / Freaky Friday (1976)

• Follow the Leader: This film inspired a lot of other body switch stories in The '80s.
• Self-Adaptation: Mary Rodgers herself wrote the screenplay, allowing her to expand on the original book's premise by showing the swap from both the mother and daughter's perspective.
• Stunt Double: Jodie Foster learned how to water ski, training for three days, only to discover that the relevant scenes would be performed in front of green screen - and professionals were to be used as stunt doubles in long shots.
• What Could Have Been: Debra Winger tried out for the role of Annabel Andrews.

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