Drop Dead Fred

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Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall in Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Dark Comedy Slapstick Comedy Drama Fantasy

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

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

33K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,901

645

See production info at IMDbPro

User reviews226

Featured review

7/10

Cobwebs

This movie is just... wow mixed with a dash of wobbly hand. I'm currently suffering from mental health problems, and this is both funny, creative, and helpful for those know need to understand that, they're not alone, and others know how you feel and can really help you feel like yourself.. A guilty pleasure... Not the greatest film out there but there are far worse... For every "Drop Dead Fred", there are at least a dozen "Jack and Jills"... it definitely went down as a classic. You got 90 mins I mean you make the best out of it for what it's worth.....the actor who portrayed DDF passed away so RIP my boi Fred.

d_penn
Jun 4, 2023
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Trivia
The scene where Polly tapes up the jack in the box containing Fred was based off an actual incident that happened to a friend of co-writer/executive producer Carlos Davis named Steve Burnette. Burnette's mother Gloria had an imaginary friend when she was a little girl. But the girl's mother couldn't stand the fact that her daughter had an imaginary friend. It finally got to the point to where the Gloria's mother took her imaginary friend and flushed it down the toilet. This incident traumatized her for three years.

Goofs
When Elizabeth and Fred are on the boat she asks Fred, "What is that water doing there?" He replies, "I don't know," but his mouth is saying something else.