Freaky

Freaky

Credits
Title:	Freaky
Directed by:	Christopher Landon
Written by:	Christopher Landon; Michael Kennedy
Produced by:	Jason Blum; Jeanette Volturno; Ryan Turek; Couper Samuelson; Jennifer Scudder Trent; Franses Simonovich; Courtney Andujar
Based on:	Freaky Friday
Music by:	Bear McCreary
Cinematography:	Laurie Rose
Edited by:	Ben Baudhuin
Production
Production:	Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions Divide/Conquer
Distributors:	Universal Pictures
Released:	October 8th, 2020
Rating:	R
Running time:	102 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Freaky is an American feature film of the slasher and comedy subgenres of horror. It directed by Christopher Landon with a screenplay co-written by Landon and Michael Kennedy. It was produced by Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Divide/Conquer. It premiered in the United States at Beyond Fest on October 8th, 2020. It opened to nationwide release in the United States on Friday, November 13th, 2020. The film stars Vince Vaughn in the dual role of a serial killer known as The Butcher, whose mind gets mystically swapped into the body of teenager Millie Kessler. Actress Kathryn Newton co-stars as Millie as well as the body-swapped version of The Butcher. The film also stars Celeste O'Connor and Misha Osherovich as Millie's friends, Nyla Chones and Josh Detmer.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Vince Vaughn

The Blissfield Butcher

Evan

Mister Daniels

Ginny's dad

Jennifer Pierce Mathus

Ginny's mom

Booker Strode

Ryler

Tim Turnipseed

Mister Bernardi

Phil

Deputy Parsons

Deputy Jim Hayworth

Frank

Woman

Cooter Scriggins

Mrs. Detmer

EMT

Squi

Carter Woodward Glade

Tobin

Ezra Jeb Sexton

Brett

Maria Sager

Señora Cayenes

Notes & Trivia[]

Freaky is loosely based on the 1972 children's novel Freaky Friday, which was written by Mary Rodgers and first published by Harper & Row. The book was adapted into a feature film in 1976 directed by Gary Nelson and starred Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster. The film was remade as a made-for-television movie in 1995 by director Melanie Mayron and starred Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffmann. Another film version was released in 2003 by director Mark Waters and starred Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The tagline for this film is "A body swap that cuts deep". Another tagline is "Basic switch. Killer new look".
There are a total of twenty-nine credited cast members in this film.
Production on Freaky began on October 21st, 2019. Principal shooting concluded on December 12th, 2019. Over in South Korea, shooting wraps on the zombie thriller film #Alive on the same day.
This movie was filmed in Alpharetta, Georgia, as well as parts of Minnesota and Canada.
The nationwide U.S. release for this film was on November 13th, 2020, which happens to be a Friday the 13th.
Freaky earned $3,600,355 during its domestic opening on November 12th in eight markets. It earned a total domestic gross of $9,030,855. It grossed $9,042,578 internationally for a worldwide total of $18,073,433. It opened at #1 at the box office beating out Come Away at #12 and Ammonite at #13. It also beat out the re-releases of Guardians of the Galaxy and Elf, which came in at #7 and #10 respectively.
The "Killer Switch Edition" Blu-ray/DVD combo of Freaky was released on February 9th, 2021 by Universal Studios. Freaky was re-released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray by Shout Factory on January 24th, 2023. This version includes audio commentary by director and co-writer Christopher Landon, a "Crafting the Kills" featurette, "Split Personalities: Millie vs. The Butcher", "Final Girl Reframed", Christopher Landon's "Brand of Horror" as well as trailers and deleted scenes.
Actor Tim Johnson, who plays Squi, is credited as Timothy Luke Johnson in this film. He previously appeared on two episodes of the Daybreak television series.
Actor Carter Glade, who plays Tobin, is credited as Carter Woodward Glade in this film. This is his first work in the horror genre.
Actor Ezra Sexton, who plays Brett, is credited as Ezra Jeb Sexton in this film. This is his first work in the horror genre.
As of 2023, Freaky holds a Starmeter rating on the Internet Movie Database of 6.3 out of 10 based on more than 67,000 user ratings.
On the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Freaky has a Tomatometer rating of 83% based on 250 approved critic reviews. It has 208 positive reviews and 42 negative reviews, averaging 6.90 out of 10. The movie has an audience score of 80% based on more than 500 verified user ratings, averaging 4 out of 5.
On Metacritic, Freaky has a Metascore of 67 out 100 based on 39 critic reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. It has 30 positive reviews, 1 negative review, and 8 mixed reviews. It has a user score of 6.4 out of 10 based on 117 user ratings. 70 users gave it a positive rating, 15 gave it a negative rating, and it had 32 mixed reviews.
On Letterboxd, Freaky holds a weighted average score of 3.10 out of 5 based on 139,276 ratings.
Director Christopher Landon likes to play with altering opening company logos. In this film, the Universal Pictures logo is colored through a blood red filter. Landon also played with the Universal logo on Happy Death Day when he had it on a repeating loop.
In the Blumhouse Productions studio montage, the ghostly girl in the white dress can be seen holding the La Dola dagger.
The Blissfield Butcher's real name is revealed to be Quentin Shermer in this film.
The mask that Millie/Butcher is forced to aware when leaving Discount Bonanza is in the likeness of Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers is an American football player and quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.
The main setting for this film is the town and county of Blissfield in the modern era. Blissfield is a fictional location. Its placement within the continental United States is unknown, though it is possible that it takes place in Georgia, which is where many of the exterior shots were filmed.

Body Count[]

There are 11 murder victims in this movie including the antagonist. There are 8 male victims and 3 female victims. There are 10 victims of the Blissfield Butcher. 4 victims are in his normal body. 6 are while he is in Millie's body.

Isaac: Win bottle shoved through his mouth and shatters in his throat.
Sandra: Head slammed repeatedly between toilet and toilet seat until she dies.
Evan: Tennis racket broken in half and both sharpened ends stabbed through either side of his head.
Ginny: Impaled on the end of a spear that was sticking out through the wall.
Ryler: Flash-frozen inside of a cryo-fridge. Body accidentally shattered by Millie.
Bernardi: Stabbed in the throat with a screwdriver, then sliced in half longwise on a table saw.
Squi: Throat sliced open with a broken bottle.
Brett: Chainsaw through the balls. That's just... wrong.
Tobin: Decapitated with a chainsaw off-screen.
Phil: Meat hook through the right eye.
Blissfield Butcher: Impaled with a broken chair leg by Millie.

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