Drop Dead Fred
Drop Dead Fred is a 1991 dark 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 as a young woman named Elizabeth Cronin and Rik Mayall as her imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred, with Marsha Mason, Carrie Fisher, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson, and Bridget Fonda in supporting roles. It follows Elizabeth as she is haunted by Fred in adulthood. It received negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Unassertive and repressed Minneapolis court reporter Elizabeth Cronin visits her husband Charles, whom she is separated from, on her lunch break. She attempts to reconcile despite his affair, but he reasserts his desire for a divorce, insisting he will move in with his mistress, Annabella.
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author | Carlos Davis |
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contentLocation | Minnesota |
director | Ate de Jong |
editor | Marshall Harvey |
genre | comedy fantasy |
keywords | abusive mother antipsychotic childhood home court reporter date dream world hide imaginary friend locked in love letter lunch break open orderly pinky swear run away scar strange behavior unexplained warn yell |
musicBy | Randy Edelman |
producer | Paul Webster |
productionCompany | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films |
publisher | BBFC New Line Cinema The Rank Organisation |
theme | black comedy independent magic realism |