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Drop Dead Fred

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11% Tomatometer 36 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
An unhappy housewife (Phoebe Cates) gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall).
Drop Dead Fred

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Critics Consensus

Tackling mature themes with an infantile sensibility, Drop Dead Fred is an ill-conceived family comedy that is more likely to stir up a headache than the imagination.

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Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times May 5, 2014
Drop Dead Fred is an erratic stab at making madness sensible, a slapstick nightmare that goes too sane, that tries too hard to be both good and rotten. Go to Full Review
Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune May 5, 2014
0/4
This is easily one of the worst films I've ever seen. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer May 5, 2014
1.5/4
The episodic flashbacks are cast in an unfunny Freudian light -- domineering mother, helpless hubby, the tragically withdrawn child. What a laugh riot! Go to Full Review
Tony Black Cultural Conversation Feb 16, 2021
2/5
The crucial problem of course is that for a comedy, it's not really very funny. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 11, 2020
5/10
Fred is a particularly crass, unappealing imaginary friend, going out of his way to stir up trouble more than engaging in fun activities. Go to Full Review
Jorge Loser Espinof Aug 11, 2020
3.5/5
A fantastic cult comedy. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Rey W Mar 1, 2019 One of my most hated movies of all time. Absolute garbage. I just want to punch Fred every second he's on screen!
Leia M Feb 8, 2019 Anyone who adores Rik Mayall can't help but love this movie. It may be people are turned off because it never can happily slot into a particular genre or audience category, but it's a funny, sometimes immature but oddly sweet story about a young woman reclaiming her own identity from people who would happily crush her for their own benefit or amusement. It will resonate with people more than critics seem to think it will. It's a film that never fails to make me feel better. See more
Sep 21, 2018 My best friend and I loved this movie so much we went to see it 3 times!
Albus W Sep 9, 2018 Love this movie. Been watching it since I was a kid and now with my son. While it is a dumb movie, that's what makes it great! PISS OFF! ???????? THE MEGA BITCH SQUASHED MY HEAD! THE BITCH See more
Hermione P Jun 17, 2018 This is one of the most influential movies of my life. From childhood to early adulthood I've cherished this movie, and am completely disheartened at the bad reception of this movie. This movie is more than a simple comedy, it's a commentary of psychological disorders and the necessity of remaining true to yourself and expressing your childish side even as a fully grown adult. Elizabeth manifests drop dead Fred in order to escape the abuse of her parents as a child, and then, reaching adulthood and going through major crisis, her imaginary friend is conjured again so that she can cope with the disasters in her adult life. This movie is a hilarious and heartwarming journey through self discovery. Anyone who can't see the value in this movie is completely blind to the true meaning, and needs to reevaluate their self awareness. See more
Draco R Jun 17, 2018 the critics are completely wrong even the synapses of this movie on Xbox One is wrong The real just is that her big city cheating husband cheated on her she went to live with her mother unsealed her imaginary friend from where her mother trapped her imaginary friend Fred you'll see it in one of those flashbacks essentially she goes on a journey realizing her delusion of her big city cheating husband or mine was fake Sherry connects with the high school nice guy good man who has a daughter of his own and through this entire ordeal she's being shown the truth about her mother the truth about her cheating big city husband and then she goes into a Dreamland where she deflates the delusion the knight in shining armor of her big city husband who cheated and then she finds herself taped to a bed like her boyfriend was taped inside that Jack in the Box and when she freeze herself or inner child at least she come her. There's no need for the imaginary friend anymore and then she tells that big city cheating husband bus ticket from mother to get her friend and she starts dating a nice guy whose daughter has the exact same imaginary friend that she did in the only reason I'm writing this is because holy molie is not what I remember from my viewings of the movie and that's what this movie is about finding your own independence in touch with your inner child standing up for yourself See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis An unhappy housewife (Phoebe Cates) gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall).
Director
Ate de Jong
Producer
Paul Webster
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 19, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.9M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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