Drop Dead Fred

Name: Drop Dead Fred
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: May 24, 1991
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 25
Cast: Ashley Peldon, Carrie Fisher, Daniel Gerroll, Eleanor Mondale, Keith Charles

1991

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: May 24, 1991 | PG-13

Starring: Ashley Peldon, Carrie Fisher, Daniel Gerroll, Eleanor Mondale, Keith Charles, Marsha Mason, Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson

Summary: A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.

Director: Ate de Jong

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 103 min

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Jay Boyar

I had fun watching Drop Dead Fred, but I want to take special care not to raise expectations unrealistically by overpraising it. The movie is no comic masterpiece, but it is consistently amusing in a way that sometimes reminded me of a kiddie picture and at other times of a more sophisticated comedy. Read full review

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Oscillating between long arid stretches, inspired explosions of slapstick and disarming warmth, Drop Dead Fred [suggested by a story by Elizabeth Livingston] has an almost irresistible premise - kid's imaginary friend comes back to help the grown woman work out her problems - but it's probably too slow and mushy for kids and too sporadic in its rewards for adults. Read full review

Empire Angie Errigo

There is scarcely a laugh to be had unless you are six years old or immoderately fond of such wheezes as depositing dog poop on a white carpet. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Drop Dead Fred wants to be an offbeat cross between "Harvey" and "Beetlejuice," but it is more like a shrill, interminable episode of "I Dream of Jeannie." Read full review

Lou Cedrone

The film is in desperate need of flow. It plays like a collection of bits, skits that have been thrown together with little eye to continuity. Read full review

Christine Dolen

I found it to be extremely annoying, childish and simple-minded. [24 May 1991, p.G11]

Gene Siskel

This is easily one of the worst films I`ve ever seen. Read full review

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Aug 22, 2021

A great Rik Mayall movie from the alternative comedian that wrote the cult tv classic “ the young ones” and played Alan b’stard in the new statesman. RIP rik you are legendary.