How “Freakier Friday” Gets Sequels Right For Body Swap Family Comedies
In 2003, teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and mother Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) swapped bodies in Freaky Friday, via a magic spell when each simultaneously wishes for the same thing. The only way to break it is through mutual empathy.
Amid the mayhem, they grow to like, appreciate, and even understand each other following the death of the patriarch and Tess’ new suitor, Ryan (Mark Harmon), who the kids grow to accept as part of their lives. “Welcome to the family,” Anna proclaims.
Twenty-two years later, the Colemans return. Fridays just got a whole lot freakier. #FreakierFriday hits the screens with a four-way, multi-generational body swap bonanza that illustrates how the sequel, not only continues where the original left off, but shows the logarithmically evolving dynamics of the Coleman family.