Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: Mary Rodgers, from her book
Stars: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster and John Astin
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Index: The First Thirty.
For something so iconic that’s remembered so fondly, this is a pretty terrible movie by any standards. What holds up half a century on is its timeless core idea and the performances of the two leads, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster.
Of course, the idea unfolded in a novel, first published in 1972, but it was adapted by Mary Rodgers, its author, who took the opportunity to dig a little deeper. The book appears to be focused on only one half of the swap, told by Annabel Andrews after she finds herself in her mother’s body. This expands so that it covers both sides of the swap. I should find the book.
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