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Drop Dead Fred

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Drop Dead Fred (1991)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:1

Rotten:10

Average Rating:2.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A comic fantasy about an ineffectual young woman who leaves her unfaithful husband and returns home only to be oppressed by her overbearing mother. Everything changes when Elizabeth is revisted by... A comic fantasy about an ineffectual young woman who leaves her unfaithful husband and returns home only to be oppressed by her overbearing mother. Everything changes when Elizabeth is revisted by her imaginary childhood friend, "Drop Dead Fred." The mischievous Fred enters Elizabeth's life like a whirlwind of unbridled id, shaking her out of her passivity with his outrageous antics. Egged on by Fred, Elizabeth embarks on a campaign to win back her errant husband. [More]

Starring: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson

Starring: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, Carrie Fisher, Ashley Peldon

Director: Ate De Jong

Director: Ate De Jong

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08/19/04
Frank Swietek
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One Guy's Opinion

'Cute film' and 'Young Ones alum' don't normally appear in the same sentence, do they?

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Stephen Holden
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New York Times
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Icky comedy.

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Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

I know this flick has its fans, but I saw it 14 years ago ... and I still have a headache.

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Scott Weinberg
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