Other actors

Tom Selleck was originally cast as Tess’s fiancé Ryan, but exited the movie when Annette Bening dropped out.

The role eventually went to Mark Harmon, who formed a strong friendship with Jamie Lee Curtis on set. Curtis would later appear as a guest on Harmon’s long-running CBS hit NCIS.

Kelly Osbourne was also set to star as Anna’s best friend in Freaky Friday, but stepped back when her mother, Sharon Osbourne, was diagnosed with colon cancer.

She later explained: “I was faced with the choice of a career or spending what could have been the last days of my mother’s life with her.

“The choice was apparently clear. I said, ‘F*** you, career, hello, Mother.’ I became my mum’s nurse 24/7.”