Drop Dead Fred

Apr 19, 1991

1h 43m

★ 5.8

Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This guy breaks everything.

Overview

When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win back her husband and return to normality.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Family

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Working Title Films

Channel Four Films

PolyGram Filmproduktion

Drop Dead Fred Trailers

Cast

Elizabeth

Phoebe Cates

Drop Dead Fred

Rik Mayall

Polly

Marsha Mason

Charles

Tim Matheson

Janie

Carrie Fisher

Murray

Keith Charles

Young Elizabeth

Ashley Peldon

Nigel

Daniel Gerroll

Mickey Bunce

Ron Eldard

Attractive Customer

Eleanor Mondale

Judge Dubben

Bob Reid

Arsonist

Peter Thoemke

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