Drop Dead Fred (1991)
1h 43m
Running Time
April 19, 1991Release Date
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
1h 43m
Running Time
April 19, 1991Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Phoebe Cates
Elizabeth
Rik Mayall
Drop Dead Fred
Marsha Mason
Polly
Tim Matheson
Charles
Carrie Fisher
Janie
Keith Charles
Murray
Ashley Peldon
Young Elizabeth
Daniel Gerroll
Nigel
Ron Eldard
Mickey Bunce
Eleanor Mondale
Attractive Customer
Bob Reid
Judge Dubben
Peter Thoemke
Arsonist
Sjoukje De Jong Douma
Grandma Bunce
Paul Holmes
Man in Speedboat
Steve Cochran
Waiter #1
Robert Meyzen
Waiter #2
Daniel Buchen
Doctor Ryland
Marie Mathay
Concerned Mom
Peter Breitmayer
Go to Hell Herman
Clark Niederjohn
Velcro Head
Tom Bethke
Graggy
Elizabeth Gray
Namby Pamby
Cheryl Hawker
Nurse
Michael Welker
Waiter at Wine Gala
Kelly Benson
Natalie
Cathy Lind Hayes
Ms. Fuzzock
Bridget Fonda
Annabella (uncredited)
David John Adamson
Clerk (uncredited)
Kevin Deon
Juror (uncredited)
Rod Pitman
Plain Clothes Bank Guard (uncredited)
Andrei Sterling
Waiter (uncredited)
Marshall Harvey
Editor
Peter Deming
Director of Photography
Ate de Jong
Director
Anthony Fingleton
Screenplay / Executive Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Randy Edelman
Original Music Composer
Carlos Davis
Screenplay / Executive Producer
Paul Webster
Producer
James Groetsch
Editorial Production Assistant
Daryl Kerrigan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects Producer
Nick Cline
Best Boy Electric
Richard D. Rogers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Browner
First Assistant Camera
Eric Mueller
Assistant Production Coordinator
Clarissa Troop
Post Production Supervisor / Producer's Assistant
Margaret Lancaster
Assistant Accountant
Joseph Holsen
Dialogue Editor
Julie Herrin
Second Second Assistant Director
Benita Brazier
Script Supervisor
Craig Foster
Grip
Mary McLaglen
Unit Production Manager
Robert J. Anderson Jr.
Sound Mixer
Deborah Schildt
Property Master
Grover B. Helsley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pete Snell
Projection
Dan Muscarella
Color Timer
Nicole Furia
Production Accountant
Kimman Harmon
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Graf
Assistant Location Manager
Pete von Sholly
Storyboard Artist
Daniel M. Stillman
Second Assistant Director
Samuel C. Crutcher
Dialogue Editor
Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Julie Hartley
Production Coordinator
Robert K. Feldmann
Key Grip
Robert Adams
Best Boy Grip
Chris Malone
Electrician
Tom Franchett
Electrician
David Doyle
Electrician
Edmund J. Lachmann
Dialogue Editor
Michael Waxman
First Assistant Director
Pud Cusack
Boom Operator
Sydney Sharpe
Assistant Art Director
Demmie Todd
Still Photographer
Clarence Brown
Dolly Grip
Johnny Hale
Grip
Jim Schulte
First Assistant Editor
Lucy W. Corrigan
Assistant Costume Designer
Michael LaViolette
Gaffer
Michael P. Redbourn
Supervising Sound Editor
Tova Szabo
Foley Editor
Mitch Devane
Sculptor
Julie Polkes
Unit Publicist
Elton Ahi
Scoring Mixer
Joe Ranft
Title Designer
Lizbeth Williamson
Key Makeup Artist
Rando Schmook
Art Direction
Christopher Johnson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Steven Mack
Wig Designer
Joseph T. Garrity
Production Design
Heather Matisoff
Key Hair Stylist
Sherry Hartung
Assistant Hairstylist
Tamara Guthrie
Hair Supervisor
Elizabeth Livingston
Story
Lynn Kressel
Casting
A.J. Nielsen
Assistant Hairstylist
Carol Wood
Costume Design
Colin Tugwood
Set Decoration
Richard Blair
Makeup Artist
Daniel Curet
Assistant Hairstylist
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 19, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$6,788,000
Box Office$13,878,334
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
imaginary friend
sentimental
hilarious
Wiki.
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 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, but has since become a cult film.
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