Freakier Friday: Lindsay Lohan Returns in Millennial Nostalgia Sequel
Freakier Friday, the sequel to the 2003 film Freaky Friday, premieres 22 years later, starring Lindsay Lohan as Anna, now a 37-year-old mother engaged to Eric (Manny Jacinto). The plot involves a body-swapping curse affecting three generations: Anna and her teenage daughter Harper (Julia Butters), and Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Lily (Sophia Hammons). The film is directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Jordan Weiss. Lohan's performance is noted for its comic timing, especially in a slapstick scene with Chad Michael Murray. The film serves as a millennial nostalgia machine, featuring references to Chumbawamba and the Spice Girls. Critic Philippa Snow highlights how the movie functions as a meta-commentary on Lohan's own life, from her child-star past to her return to cinema after a decade without a theatrical release. Snow's review appears in ArtReview.
Key facts
- Freakier Friday is a sequel to the 2003 film Freaky Friday.
- Lindsay Lohan reprises her role as Anna, now a 37-year-old mother.
- Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Tess.
- New cast includes Julia Butters as Harper, Manny Jacinto as Eric, and Sophia Hammons as Lily.
- The film involves body-swapping among four women across three generations.
- Lohan's last theatrical release was The Canyons in 2013.
- The film includes a Chumbawamba gag and two Spice Girls needle drops.
- Philippa Snow wrote the review for ArtReview.
Entities
Artists
- Lindsay Lohan
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Julia Butters
- Manny Jacinto
- Sophia Hammons
- Chad Michael Murray
- Nisha Ganatra
- Jordan Weiss
- Philippa Snow
- Janet Maslin
- Sharon Stone
- Dina Lohan
Institutions
- ArtReview
- The New York Times
- Allure
- Rolling Stone
- Netflix
- Disney
Locations
- Norfolk
- United Kingdom