Freaky

Director: Christopher Landon Christopher Landon

Overview

Average high school student Millie (Kathryn Newton) finds herself in an unusual, unsettling situation as she inexplicably switches bodies with a notorious, unhinged mass murderer (Vince Vaughn). In a twenty-four-hour countdown, until the change is irreversible, Millie must race to uncover the secret that will return her to her own body. Written and directed by Christopher Landon. Uriah Shelton and Melissa Collazo co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/09/2021
UPC:	0191329152393
Original Release:	2020
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Language:	English
Sales rank:	2,382

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Vince Vaughn	The Butcher
Kathryn Newton	Millie
Celeste O'Connor	Nyla Chones
Misha Osherovich	Josh Detmer
Emily Holder	Sandra
Nicholas Stargel	Isaac
Kelly Lamor Wilson	Ginny
Mitchell Hoog	Evan
Dana Drori	Charlene Kessler
Katie Finneran	Coral Kessler
Alonzo Ward	Mr. Daniels
Dustin Lewis	Ginny's Dad
Eeryn Falk Lubicich	High School Student
Jennifer Pierce Mathus	Ginny's Mom
Uriah Shelton	Booker Strode
Deja Dee	Karla Parsley
Melissa Collazo	Ryler
Zack Shires	Tim Turnipseed
Alan Ruck	Mr. Bernardi
Carter W. Glade	Tobin Rhodes
Catherine Joyce Agan	High School Student
Magnus Diehl	Phil
Nick Arapoglou	Deputy Jim Hayworth
Charles Green	Frank
Michelle Ladd	Woman
Don Stallings	Cooter Scriggins
Brooke Jaye Taylor	Mrs. Detmer
Sarafina King	EMT
Tim Johnson	Squi
Ezra Sexton	Brett
Dana Dron	Actor
Hannah Russell	Cheerleader
Patti Schellhaas	Teacher

Technical Credits

Michael Kennedy

Christopher Landon

Michael Kennedy	Screenwriter
Christopher Landon	Screenwriter,Director
Couper Samuelson	Executive Producer
Jeanette Volturno	Executive Producer
Jason Blum	Producer
Greg Gilreath	Executive Producer
Zac Locke	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Freaky is a horror/comedy mash-up that's somewhere between Freaky Friday, and Friday the 13th. When a serial killer accidentally swaps bodies with a secretly hot dorky introvert by stabbing her with a magical dagger, they only have 24 hours to reverse the curse before it becomes permanent. The Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) a living urban legend who is infamous for murdering innocent teens, brutally takes the lives of four more victims. A masked serial killer who delights in death, it seems that nobody is safe from his clutches. Meanwhile, high school teenager Millie (Kathryn Newton) is already deep in her own problems. Invisible to men, bullied at school and overly responsible for her single mother at home, she relies on the support network of her two besties: smart girl friend Nyla (Celeste O'Connor) and gay boy friend Josh (Misha Osherovich) who both adore her. When the Blissfield Butcher sets his sights on killing Millie, he manages to get her alone, stabbing her with a mythical knife, which ends up casting a magical spell on both of them. Their souls swap, which means they each wake up alive inside of each other's bodies. Now, Millie is stuck in the body of a serial killer, who the entire town is after. She must convince her friends that she is who she claims, and track down the real killer so she can undo the curse before it becomes permanent. Things are made even harder for her since she has no idea what to do inside of a man's body when she's around Booker (Uriah Shelton) whom she has an obsessive crush on. Meanwhile, the Blissfield Butcher is all too happy to be trapped inside the body of a beautiful, innocent teen girl, donning a leather jacket, and a bad attitude to continue his murderous rampage in a much more inconspicuous way. Now, the only thing that can stop him is that same teen girl, except in his body. Directed and co-written by Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse) there's a professional touch in seamlessly blending genres once more. Sifting two tried and true strains of hits, there's a delight in watching the physical comedy of a teenage girl ashamed of becoming a much older man, along with a guilty pleasure in watching the Blissfield Butcher as a teen who delights in killing and exacting revenge on the bullies who tormented her. Freaky wavers between lovingly paying homage to the both the horror and comedy movies it replicates, and going overboard in becoming a bit schlocky in its own right. The high-concept identity-switch blended with a teen-slasher film is a clever idea, which works most of the time, only faltering when the overused tropes fall too closely in line with expectations, offering no surprises other than jump scares. Freaky leans much more heavily on the dark, than comedy, but is a strong offering for both genres. Although the ultra-violence does tend to undercut the lightness of the film, there are enough breathers to let the one-liners shine through the darkness. Enjoying the cast masterfully at play is reason enough to validate a watch, but there's also some good old-fashioned nostalgia at work here.