A chaotic comic fantasy about Elizabeth, an ineffectual young woman (Phoebe Cates) who leaves her unfaithful husband and returns home only to be oppressed by her overbearing... more
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Drop Dead Fred [1991]
This not-quite-black comedy was probably a laugh riot on paper. The translation almost
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works, but the execution is flawed. Phoebe Cates is a recently separated young woman who suddenly begins to see her supposedly imagined childhood friend (the titular...
Drop Dead Fred [1991]
This not-quite-black comedy was probably a laugh riot on paper. The translation almost
... more
works, but the execution is flawed. Phoebe Cates is a recently separated young woman who suddenly begins to see her supposedly imagined childhood friend (the titular...
Advantages: based on a good idea, humorous at times Disadvantages: not-so-humorous at times
...the box her childhood friend Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall) was trapped in by her mother many years previously, and sets him free.
Drop Dead Fred isn't a real friend, but an imaginary one. However, Elizabeth can see the physical manifestation of him, as can we. But no one else on screen can.
Fred is delighted to be reunited with Elizabeth (Or "Snotface" as he calls her) after all these years. He is completely sickened by the fact she has apparently ... ...quickly manages to lead her astray and gets her into as many scrapes as he did while she was a kid. Only problem is though, you get away with things like this when you're a kid - when you're a grown-up, blaming your faults on your imaginary friend doesn't quite go over so well. Especially when, with his help, you manage to get poo all over your mother's freshly-cleaned carpet, sink the boat your best friend lives on, and completely make a full of ...
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Advantages: Hilarious entertainment Disadvantages: none
Director: Ate De Jong
Producer: Paul Webster.
Writers: Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton.
Stars: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, Carrie Fisher, Daniel Gerroll and Ron Eldard.
This comedy about the relationship between a girl and her imaginary friend was released in 1991.
**BRIEF PLOT**
Elizabeth Cronin, or Lizzie, (played by Phoebe Cates), is a young lady with low self esteem, allowing everyone to walk ... ...in one lunchtime, including her job and her husband, she is forced to move back with her overpowering mother, Polly, (played by Marsha Mason) in her childhood home.
Unfortunately for her, when she steps into her old bedroom and finds a rather battered jack in the box she is soon reunited with her imaginary friend from her childhood 'Drop dead Fred', (played by Rik Mayall), who only Lizzie can hear or see.
With many flashback later, the story unfolds ...
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Advantages: witty, cheeky, mischievous what esle do u need Disadvantages: no special features!!!
****** Drop Dead Fred ******
Drop Dead Fred is a must for my collection, I just love the movie. Directed by Ate de Jong in 1991. Even thinking about it makes me have a cheeky smirk on my face every time. This movie is childish yet witty and very comical; Rik Mayall, a favourite actor of mine, plays one of the funniest roles ever. They have picked the perfect cast as they all fit and work well together, Rik was just the icing on the cake. Rik Mayall ... ...hears some music then POP Drop Dead Fred jumps out wilder than ever.
Elizabeth is now on a mission to try and get her husband Charles (Tim Matheson) back while trying to control Drop Dead Fred. Fred's favourite word for Elizabeth is snot face, heard many times during the movie, which made me giggle. Fred knowing that Elizabeth's husband is no good, tries to get her away from him by playing up and being even naughtier, hoping Elizabeth will cheer ...
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Advantages: not many Disadvantages: childish humour
...has actually been saved!)
Drop Dead Fred is a film I saw first in my mid teens on TV and wasnt all that impressed with but when I went to uni it was a favourite of one of my flatmates and eventually I have ended up liking this rather childish and infantile film about a woman learning to grow up.
Elizabeth is the 'real' person in the film, Fred of the title her childhood imaginary friend. The one with whom she dirtied her mothers newly cleaned carpets, ... ...is the way she grew up and forgot Fred, or did she?
Fred reappears in her life as she has split up from her husband, she is a very naive woman, still very childlike in many ways. It seems that as she grew up she has substituted her strong willed mother for an equally strong husband and chosen to let them guide her. To the viewer who can see both Fred and Elizabeth know that she really isnt tough enough to do the things that occur by herself but ...
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Drop Dead Fred is a light hearted comedy, released for television in 1991, but not available on video until 2000. This film runs for 94 minutes and stars Rik Mayall and Phoebe Cates.
Elizabeth (or Snot Face, played by Phoebe Cates) is a young Woman who works at the court and is married to Charles. When her husband leaves her for another woman, Elizabeth stays with her mother and suddenly Drop Dead Fred (Elizabeth's childhood imaginary friend) appears. ... ...them anymore, because she is able to look after herself.
Elizabeth and Micky Bunce then become an item and Micky's daughter from a previous marriage, seems to have taken new pocession of Drop Dead Fred.
A great film with laughs all the way! One of my favourites. ...
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Plot: When Lizzie Cronin manages to lose her purse, her car, her job and her husband all in one day, her imaginary childhood friend Fred appears, to help her find some happiness.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
A chaotic comic fantasy about Elizabeth, an ineffectual young woman (Phoebe Cates) who leaves her unfaithful husband and returns home only to be oppressed by her overbearing mother. She comes across one of her childhood toys, a Jack-in-the-box, in which her frustrated mother imprisoned Elizabeth's childhood "imaginary" friend Fred, many years ago. Low and behold she opens the box once more, and out springs Fred with 21 years of pranks stored up! The mischievous Fred enters Elizabeth's life like a whirlwind, shaking her out of her passivity with his outrageous antics. Egged on by her manic little sidekick and his hilarious escapades, a revitalised Elizabeth embarks on a campaign to win back her errant husband. Rik Mayall is perfectly mischievous and off-the-wall as the chaos-creating pal in this impish tale.
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
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