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* SelfAdaptation: Mary Rodgers herself wrote the screenplay, allowing her to expand on the original book's premise by showing the swap from both the mother and daughter's perspective.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DebraWinger tested for tried out for the role of Annabel Andrews.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DebraWinger tested for tried out for the role of Annabel Andrews.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Dear god, is this movie from TheSeventies. Most obvious these days is the casual smoking, even around kids.
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* FollowTheLeader: This film inspired a lot of other body switch stories in the 80s.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Dear god, is this movie from the '70s. Most obvious these days is the casual smoking, even around kids.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Jodie Foster was originally going to be cast as Princess Leia in ''Franchise/StarWars'' at a point where George Lucas wanted to make the character significantly younger. [[HilariousInHindsight Then it was discovered she was still under contract to Disney]]. Although there may have been a way to break the contract, Foster's mother decided to honour it and she starred in this film instead.
** Jodie Foster also learned how to water ski, training for three days, only to discover that the relevant scenes would be performed in front of green screen - and professionals were to be used as stunt doubles in long shots.

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* FollowTheLeader: This film inspired a lot of other body switch stories in TheEighties.
* StuntDouble: Creator/JodieFoster learned how to water ski, training for three days, only to discover that
the 80s.
relevant scenes would be performed in front of green screen - and professionals were to be used as stunt doubles in long shots.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Dear god, is this movie from the '70s.TheSeventies. Most obvious these days is the casual smoking, even around kids.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Jodie Foster was originally going to be cast as Princess Leia in ''Franchise/StarWars'' at a point where George Lucas wanted to make
WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DebraWinger tested for tried out for the character significantly younger. [[HilariousInHindsight Then it was discovered she was still under contract to Disney]]. Although there may have been a way to break the contract, Foster's mother decided to honour it and she starred in this film instead.
** Jodie Foster also learned how to water ski, training for three days, only to discover that the relevant scenes would be performed in front
role of green screen - and professionals were to be used as stunt doubles in long shots.Annabel Andrews.
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** Jodie Foster was originally going to be cast as Princess Leia in ''Franchise/StarWars'' at a point where George Lucas wanted to make the character significantly younger. Then it was discovered she was still under contract to Disney. Although there may have been a way to break the contract, Foster's mother decided to honour it and she starred in this film instead.

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** Jodie Foster was originally going to be cast as Princess Leia in ''Franchise/StarWars'' at a point where George Lucas wanted to make the character significantly younger. [[HilariousInHindsight Then it was discovered she was still under contract to Disney.Disney]]. Although there may have been a way to break the contract, Foster's mother decided to honour it and she starred in this film instead.
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* FollowTheLeader: This film inspired a lot of other body switch stories in the 80s.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Dear god, is this movie from the '70s. Most obvious these days is the casual smoking, even around kids.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Jodie Foster was originally going to be cast as Princess Leia in ''Franchise/StarWars'' at a point where George Lucas wanted to make the character significantly younger. Then it was discovered she was still under contract to Disney. Although there may have been a way to break the contract, Foster's mother decided to honour it and she starred in this film instead.
** Jodie Foster also learned how to water ski, training for three days, only to discover that the relevant scenes would be performed in front of green screen - and professionals were to be used as stunt doubles in long shots.

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