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Reddit user Nyancad asked: 'If you could swap bodies with any person for one day, who would that be and what would you do?'

When I think of the film Freaky Friday, it's Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris I think of. I saw the 1976 version multiple times on TV growing up. I've never seen the poorly received 1980s TV movie sequels or the 1995 TV movie remake.

I've also never seen the 2003 remake with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, but there's enough love for that version that a sequel with the same cast is in development at Disney.


Curtis confirmed it on Instagram.

A Jodie Foster cameo would be amazing.

The premise of all three Freaky Friday films is a one day body swap between a mother and daughter who are polar opposites.

The 80s sequels strayed heavily with fathers, sons, a magic TV and a dude named Boris. I have no idea about the musical version—yes, there was a 2016 stage musical and a 2018 TV version of that version, too.

Switching bodies with friends, family or foes in fiction—movies, books, TV, comics—is a popular plot point. But what if we could do it in real life?

Reddit user Nyancad asked:

"If you could swap bodies with any person for one day, who would that be and what would you do?"

Spaced Out

"Whoever is on the International Space Station right now."

"Get to hang in space for a day without going up in a rocket or coming down in a capsule."

"That'd be neat."

~ GentlemanBasterd

ISS GIF by NASAGiphy

Cashing In

"I would choose some rich party kid who's a known big spender, withdraw a sh*t ton of money and hide it for myself to find when I'm me again."

"The amount I get out of this kid is significant for me, but pennies compared to his usual spending habits."

"Disgusting amounts of loose cash lying around and the dude might think the day spent in my body was just an interesting 'trip'."

~ raecan_

Bank Of Bezos

"Jeff Bezos."

"Will donate to myself few million.

"I'm sure that after spending one day in my body, he'll understand."

~ Expensive-Team7416

Seeing How Your Other Half Lives

"My wife and I would spend the day in bed seeing what it's like from the other person's perspective."

~ acheron53

Nerding Out

"Henry Cavill…and no..I wouldn't have sex with anyone."

"I'd just stay in a room and flex."

~ sengir0

"You just wanna play with his Warhammer figures."

~ desl14

"Well…that's a bonus."

~ sengir0

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Take A Break, Dear

"Definitely my wife."

"She is having some medical issues, so it would be nice to give her a break from it for a day."

~ jrsobx

I Saw This Movie

"I don't know why but I've kinda always wanted to be John Malkovich."

~ Chiptoon

"Have I got a movie for you!"

~ jtruitt8833

John Malkovich GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy

Take A Walk In My Shoe

"I'd take my insurance adjuster and make her see what it's like to walk around with one leg instead of two..."

~ Complaint-Expensive

Graceful Exchange

"An elite level dancer or gymnast or figure skater."

"I've never been particularly graceful. I'm the type of person who falls up stairs or trips over air."

"I'd like to experience that kind of body control."

"In exchange, they can eat the junkiest junkfood they want all day. Just no fugu."

~ LakotaGrl

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Check In

"My 5-year-old son. He has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. He is nonverbal."

"I would love to spend a day in his shoes to try and see what I can be doing better to accommodate him. To see if there are things bothering him that he can’t tell me about."

"He’s such a happy little guy that deserves the world and more."

~ BIueberryCheesecake

Toddler Time

"Probably my 2-year-old."

"Just to see the world from their perspective so I could understand how they see things better."

~ TheBuoyancyOfWater

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Like Zoolander

"Probably some random good looking guy and try to talk to people and see what it feels like. Are there any major differences in how people treat me or how comfortable or confident I am in my own—or rather his—skin or what it feels like to get unsolicited attention or interest.

"I know it’s not always sunshine and rainbows but I do want to know what it feels like to be like really attractive and good looking."

"For just one day."

"I am fully aware how tiresome it can be to get all that attention, being an introvert myself. But if it’s just for one day—having never had any interest or attention shown to me before—I would like to experience it."

~ zool714

Chill In Washington

"Jimi Hendrix."

"Experiencing death for 24 hours would be interesting."

"And I wonder what the f*ck it would do to him being alive again and in a random body in the North of England."

~ Peg_leg_J

Jimi Hendrix GIF by Recording Academy/GRAMMYsGiphy

Dying To Find Out

"Any dead person."

"I'd like to experience the experience of not experiencing."

~ HanThrowawaySolo

Vacay Vibes

"I would exchange with a person in a cool holiday spot like Hawaii or Fiji or Tahiti and have a day long beach holiday."

~ the_onion_k_nigget

Hawaii GIFGiphy

There are so many possibilities with lots of pros and cons.

Who would you choose?

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