Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Directed by

Ate de Jong

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 405 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman's life is falling apart after her husband leaves her and she moves back in with her mother. Her childhood imaginary friend reappears and creates more trouble than help with his wild antics.

chaoticwhimsicalanarchicnostalgicfrustratingplayfuldarkly comicsilly

What happens

Drop Dead Fred is a 1991 black comedy fantasy film, directed by Ate de Jong, produced by PolyGram and Working Title Films and released and distributed by New Line Cinema. Starring Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall, along with Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson and Carrie Fisher, the film's plot revolves around a young woman, who, facing setbacks in her life, finds herself reunited with her childhood imaginary friend who offers to help her overcome the problems she is facing in their own distinctive way. The film was a commercial flop on its opening weekend and received generally negative reviews, but went on to become a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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