Drop Dead Fred - Movie Review

Rating: 1.5 out of 5

Ouch. Phoebe Cates, lost in obscurity since Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins, made this utter bomb in 1991, and poor Carrie Fisher got drawn into the mess, too. The story of a grown woman with an invisible/imaginary friend, the movie is unfortunately aimed at teens/kids instead of twentysomethings who would have appreciated another chance to get a glimpse of Cates in the buff. Alas, it just was not to be. Atrocious and utterly unfunny.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1991

Run time: 103 mins

In Theaters: Friday 19th April 1991

Box Office Worldwide: 13

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Production compaines: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 1.5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 9%
Fresh: 3 Rotten: 31

IMDB: 5.7 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Ate de Jong

Producer: Paul Webster

Screenwriter: Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton

Starring: Phoebe Cates as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Cronin, Rik Mayall as Drop Dead Fred, Marsha Mason as Polly Cronin, Tim Matheson as Charles, Carrie Fisher as Janie, Keith Charles as Murray, Ron Eldard as Mickey Bunce

Also starring: Paul Webster, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton