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'Freakier Friday' is a zany parent (and grandparent) trap

By Aisha Harris,

Mia Venkat, Candice Lim, Priya Krishna, Liz Metzger, Janae Morris, Mike Katzif, Jessica Reedy

Published August 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM EDT

Lindsay Lohan in Freakier Friday. — Lindsay Lohan in *Freakier Friday*.

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis first switched bodies over 20 years ago in the beloved Disney body swap movie, Freaky Friday. They return in the long-awaited sequel, Freakier Friday, which offers twice as many body swaps, fights galore, and a whole lot of jokes about being old and kids these days.

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Candice Lim is a production assistant at Pop Culture Happy Hour. Prior to joining NPR in 2019, she interned at several publications, including The Hollywood Reporter, WBUR and the Orange County Register. She graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and is proudly from Fullerton, California.

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