Freaky (2020)

101 min · Horror comedy, Modern-Day Fantasy, comedy horror film, slasher film

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A bullied high school student and a serial killer find their lives literally swapped after a mystical dagger attack.

Original title: Freaky Friday the 13th
First release year: 2020
Runtime (minutes): 102
Production countries: United States
Original languages: English
Directors: Christopher Landon
Writers: Michael Kennedy · writer; Christopher Landon · writer
Genres: comedy; slasher; horror
Themes: body swapping; identity; bullying; queerness
Tone and mood: horror-comedy; slapstick; candy-coloured mayhem
Premise and plot tags: body swap; slasher; high school; supernatural
Source material / true-story basis: Mary Rodgers's Freaky Friday
Franchise connections: Happy Death Day universe
Content notes: slasher
Reception: The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and the blend of horror and comedy. It received a weighted average score of 67 on Metacritic and was described as an entertaining slasher with 'Freaky fun results.'
Production trivia: The film was originally titled Freaky Friday the 13th during principal photography.; The film is set in the same world as Happy Death Day.; The film was compared to Scream (1996) and Cherry Falls (2000).

Catalogue themes and tags

Body Swap, Dagger, Kick in the Balls, Schulmädchen, Serienkillerfilm, Throat Slitting, Underdog, highschool

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