In the original "Freaky Friday" movie, what causes the body swap?
The famous quote might be "Walk a mile in someone else's shoes," but the "Freaky Friday" franchise skips the metaphor and just puts you in their whole body. The book has been adapted into a movie five times, and the reason for the body switch changes every time. The original 1976 movie starred Barbara Harris and a teenage Jodie Foster. What causes the body swap in the original "Freaky Friday"?
▼
Correct Answer: A simultaneous wish
(Source)In the book, the mother orchestrated the whole thing to teach her daughter a lesson. I'm pretty sure that counts as psychological warfare, so I understand why none of the movies followed that logic. The 1995 TV movie threw in magical amulets, and the 2003 remake has what I can only describe as a witch running a Chinese restaurant handing out fortune cookies that cause earthquakes.
Share This Trivia
Want More Nostalgia?
Check out our other quizzes and random trivia questions!
More Trivia
- Which artist has the best-selling country album of all time?
- What is the wolf named in "Dances with Wolves"?
- Which company was the original sponsor for "I Love Lucy"?
- What is the largest living land carnivore?
- Which rockstar provided backing vocals for Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"?
- Who briefly replaced Steve Walsh in the band Kansas?
- What is Whoopi Goldberg's birth name?
- Who voiced the "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" audiobook?