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Drop Dead Fred

Drop Dead Fred

1991
Comedy, Fantasy
1h 43m
A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood. (imdb)

Directed by:

Ate de Jong

Screenwriter:

Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis

Starring:

Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Ron Eldard, Carrie Fisher, Tim Matheson, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Keith Charles

Genres:

Comedy, Fantasy

Countries:

UK, USA

Language:

English
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Drop Dead Fred

1991
Comedy, Fantasy
1h 43m
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terrymacterrymac
Rated 29 Nov 2018
6
0th
I love Rik Mayall, I am very fond of Phoebe Cates. However, I loathe this on practically every level.
Rated 29 Nov 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 30 Apr 2022
60
34th
Charles plot tanks this hard, a business whatever trying adult suddenly being reunited with their imaginary friend is strong enough to carry this to 90 minutes - a weird much older husband divorce plot of a barely there character SUCKS. Takes what should be a maybe not for kids kid movie and gives it the pacing of an adult drama, yuck. If this movie was brave they would've had Rik also play the father. Redo this movie in 1998 but much better and cast Trey Parker as Fred.
Rated 30 Apr 2022
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 30 Jun 2020
35
5th
Kept in the parameter of the zeitgeist by those who can't keep Fast Times Cates out of their heads and who love vomit and booger jokes. The Venn diagram overlap is surprisingly large.
Rated 30 Jun 2020
macswellMacSwell
Rated 29 Mar 2016
30
7th
There is a neat concept for a kids' movie here, but the execution is anything but great. The script isn't funny and the magical title character is bereft of even a shred of charm or whimsy, played by Mayall in the most irritating fashion possible. There's far too much misplaced profanity and adult humour, and ultimately no positive message for children to take away either.
Rated 29 Mar 2016
spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 30 Mar 2008
76
36th
The movie and premise is cute but whenever I see Phoebe Cates all I see is her taking off her red bikini top.
Rated 30 Mar 2008
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
21st
I love Phoebe Cates. This was terrible but she is hot.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mentoMento
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
0th
The movie industry should've used Mayall to make a Lord Flashheart biopic. I'd have watched it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nobambanobamba
Rated 11 Apr 2022
30
15th
Who is this movie for? As a piece on mental health and childhood trauma, I'm not sure it's the most effective since Phoebe Cates seemingly had a normal life before her divorce. As a "responsible" adult I can't appreciate Mayall's wacky antics since they always seem to punch down or pick on undeserving people. Marsha Mason outshone Cates, mostly because of those hideous outfits and hairstyles Cates has. What's the friend's excuse for his childish behavior? Fav scene: the other imaginary friends.
Rated 11 Apr 2022
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 16 Sep 2019
83
83rd
Hiding inside this ridiculous shell is a pretty smart script about childhood trauma and how it can affect adult relationships. I enjoyed Mayall's antics and found the climax and resolution strangely moving. Bunch of haters here! ;)
Rated 16 Sep 2019
twincinematwincinema
Rated 04 Aug 2019
25
9th
There's an interesting feminist reading of this film to be made. However, the surrounding film is uncomfortable and grating. Fred certainly enjoyed looking up women's skirts.
Rated 04 Aug 2019
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 07 Jul 2013
45
36th
Phoebe Cates marathon - movie 2: A decent look at debilitating mental illness, as expressed by imaginary friends. There's this one scene where Carrie Fisher explodes in front of everyone and tries to kill an invisible Drop Dead Fred. Is she acting? Is she having a real mental fit? We just don't know.
Rated 07 Jul 2013
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 23 Mar 2013
63
43rd
It literally pained me to give this a high score but I can't bring myself to not love anything with Phoebe Cates in. Sorry, world, she's just too hot.
Rated 23 Mar 2013
greatscott85GreatScott85
Rated 30 Apr 2011
3
1st
Good flippity God, is this film awful, not to mention misguided. None of its characters are charming or likable, their mental health is in serious disarray throughout, and the whole thing is so ugly, it's just unbearably unpleasant to watch.
Rated 30 Apr 2011
martrynmartryn
Rated 05 Jan 2010
50
15th
A fairly entertaining film when I first saw it at age 8. I highly doubt that it'd be much of a movie by today's standards of entertaining children.
Rated 05 Jan 2010
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 24 Jul 2007
35
37th
Weirdly appealing to children... at least it was for me. It gets points for nostalgia value, but I have a feeling that watching it today might make me feel vaguely ill.
Rated 24 Jul 2007
gravymaximusGravyMaximus
Rated 21 Jan 2007
50
31st
Phoebe Cates is hot.
Rated 21 Jan 2007
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 18 Jan 2007
10
0th
Oh please do.
Rated 18 Jan 2007
kem1kem1
Rated 14 Jul 2024
20
7th
It has an interesting premise, but the writing never lets it get to any really rewarding moments, and most of the humor does not hold up well. Fred is a psychopath that essentially mentally tortures the main character, and by doing this that somehow allows her to realize she needs to leave her husband and stand up to her strict mean mom.
Rated 14 Jul 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 16 May 2022
21
1st
Gets minimal props for being a wild swing for the fences in the BEETLEJUICE vein, but neither the writing nor direction are consistent (or clever) enough to realise... whatever the goal was here. Cates and Mayall each seems to be performing in different movies, with Cates’ mousy, down-trodden heroine obliterated by Mayall’s thunderous, unrestrained dervish. A loud, clanging and vulgar experience; oddly enough, Matheson as the blithely smarmy husband is the most endearing member of the cast.
Rated 16 May 2022
michaelm2391michaelm2391
Rated 03 Jan 2022
5
10th
i want to edit out the scenes with fred
Rated 03 Jan 2022
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 02 Feb 2021
55
14th
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Rated 02 Feb 2021
julesfmbjulesfmb
Rated 14 Oct 2020
74
87th
Tip: Don't watch it as a comedy.
Rated 14 Oct 2020
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 22 Aug 2020
65
66th
Completely infantile and mostly disgusting, but so much fun. A celebration of the imagination and the always lurking potential for adults to deny this to those they are socially sanctioned to watch over. Mayall and Cates are both very good - Drop Dead Fred is Rick Mayall just as Orson Welles is Falstaff - but it's Ron Eldard as Mickey that is a joy to watch as man reconnects with his youth (the lunch scene with Cates is both hilarious and poignant).
Rated 22 Aug 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 13 Mar 2020
4
0th
Grating, on so many levels.
Rated 13 Mar 2020
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 12 Nov 2016
9
7th
D-
Rated 12 Nov 2016
fghtffyrdmnsfghtffyrdmns
Rated 10 Jun 2016
30
5th
Delightfully silly. Shame the protagonist was spineless and unbearable
Rated 10 Jun 2016
wezzoWezzo
Rated 02 Jan 2014
66
18th
Mostly very funny stuff, though the jokes don't always toe the line between childish and grown-up as well as you'd hope.
Rated 02 Jan 2014
pursusPursus
Rated 20 Jan 2013
55
18th
This is one of those movies that I vaguely remember being kind of good, but then I go through all of the scenes in my head and can't find a single good one. OK, maybe the little kid pranks were pretty funny.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 30 Oct 2012
74
74th
cute. :) and hilarious. :D with the best opening credits.
Rated 30 Oct 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 17 Jun 2012
61
24th
Bad movie but I've loved it since I was a kid
Rated 17 Jun 2012
jfsj513jfsj513
Rated 17 Mar 2012
0
0th
NO! NO! NO! ...... no.... nononononon....NOOOOOOOOOO!
Rated 17 Mar 2012
theaceoffiretheaceoffire
Rated 16 Mar 2012
0
2nd
Only movie TO DATE that I had to stop watching for a week before I could finish it. I even finished Cat in the Hat (And the rest of my family walked out of that). I HATE FRED. HATE. He is nothing but HORRIBLE to everyone else. He has no remorse. He is a psycho.
Rated 16 Mar 2012
dunbardunbar
Rated 17 Oct 2011
50
13th
Soooo damn annoying...
Rated 17 Oct 2011
schizotoastschizotoast
Rated 12 Sep 2011
55
29th
Another one of those incredible childhood favorites that aren't actually good but are sooooooooo amazing.
Rated 12 Sep 2011
spanksSpanks
Rated 04 Nov 2010
65
62nd
LOVED this movie as a kid.
Rated 04 Nov 2010
mikeparasolmikeparasol
Rated 23 May 2010
42
9th
Was enjoyable as a kid, not anymore.
Rated 23 May 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 04 May 2010
1
8th
People always hire this from my work and I just don't know why.
Rated 04 May 2010
ofallpiecesofallpieces
Rated 10 Apr 2010
67
20th
I don't care how terrible or dorky this movie was, it has a sentimentality and uniqueness that cannot be lost.
Rated 10 Apr 2010
vheujgevheujge
Rated 31 Jan 2010
35
12th
I remember watching this when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure it was crap...
Rated 31 Jan 2010
jakefaceJakeFace
Rated 09 Dec 2009
2
50th
if you dont like this movie then you are a humourless moron
Rated 09 Dec 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
24
17th
Hilarious when your 10 years old. Not now however! I do like Rik Mayall though.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
ringpulllring_pulll
Rated 01 Jul 2009
99
95th
My favourite childhood film, I watched it again for the first time the other day, still loved it, maybe only because I have a soft spot for it, and Rik Mayall. Love him!
Rated 01 Jul 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 10 Jun 2009
67
48th
Imaginary psycho friend with a heart, as I would name it ;-)
Rated 10 Jun 2009
ryanscoomerRyanscoomer
Rated 21 Apr 2009
25
20th
I wonder what ever happened to this jerkoff.
Rated 21 Apr 2009
kinky_bootskinky boots
Rated 23 Jan 2009
100
0th
As havin a imaginary friend myself as a child 100% love this film.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
mephistoMephisto
Rated 17 Dec 2008
100
76th
Cobwebs!
Rated 17 Dec 2008
somnivoresomnivore
Rated 05 Nov 2008
50
3rd
Bizarre.
Rated 05 Nov 2008
mr_freezemr-freeze
Rated 28 Oct 2008
85
39th
Herrliche böser Film. Ich war damals sogar ein wenig neidisch auf Lizzy, denn nen so herrlich komischen bösen Freund wie Fred (Rik Mayall) hätt ich auch gern gehabt.
Rated 28 Oct 2008
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 26 Oct 2008
40
40th
Loved it as a kid, but just watched it the other day....and, while it brought back some awesome memories, it angered me something fierce. Why would you bring this asshole back?! YOU DESERVED EVERYTHING YOU GOT, LIZZY! Hmph!
Rated 26 Oct 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 10 Oct 2008
10
5th
Jeg havde håbet på at Rik Mayall kunne tranformere noget engelsk humor il US - men nej, slet slet ikke
Rated 10 Oct 2008
lauratronlauratron
Rated 03 Aug 2008
68
30th
This film didn't really showcase Rik Mayall to the Americans as it was probably intended, but it's an ok film. Worth it at least for the scene with Ade Edmondson in the waiting room!
Rated 03 Aug 2008
buglovinbuglovin
Rated 03 Jul 2008
52
21st
One of those childhood films that does NOT hold up later in life. It's really annoying on repeat viewing.
Rated 03 Jul 2008
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 02 Jun 2008
82
81st
a childhood favorite of mine, it's a guilty pleasure so just ignore the score.
Rated 02 Jun 2008
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 11 Mar 2008
50
28th
If you see this movie with hopes of seeing Phoebe Cates reprise her role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, you'll be sorely disappointed.
Rated 11 Mar 2008
shephardShephard
Rated 23 Oct 2007
60
53rd
Quirky fun. A bit blah in places.
Rated 23 Oct 2007
5462654626
Rated 21 Oct 2007
65
5th
A favourite childhood movie. I can see how it might not be terribly appreciated, though. Definitely fun, and entertaining. Slightly annoying at times.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
60
39th
not good, but appealing
Rated 17 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 24 Aug 2007
39
39th
ok
Rated 24 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
1st
Calling this movie horrible would actually be acknowledging that it was made, which is more than it deserves.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
grimsoothgrimsooth
Rated 14 Aug 2007
13
2nd
Torture.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
semiramisSemiramis
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
83rd
My favourite childhood film so I have a soft spot for it. I wouldn't have known when I was younger that Rik Mayall was going to become my future favourite actor/comedian. And I didn't realise he was in Drop Dead Fred when I started watching other programmes he was in on TV either!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
10th
Weak plot and annoyingly gimmicky, Drop Dead Fred is would be better off... yeah. Total crap!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 19 Feb 2007
50
35th
Somewhat annoying but funny.
Rated 19 Feb 2007

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