Drop Dead Fred (1991)

US:: PG-13 Comedy Family Fantasy

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.

Updated May 9 2020

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US -

1991-04-19

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Keywords:

childhood memory imaginary friend

FACTS

Runtime: 103 mins Revenue: $13,878,334 Budget: $6,788,000 Rating: 6.1 Tag Line: Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This guy breaks everything.

Cast

Carrie Fisher

Janie

Ron Eldard

Mickey Bunce

Rik Mayall

Drop Dead Fred

Phoebe Cates

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Cronin

Marsha Mason

Polly Cronin

Tim Matheson

Charles

Keith Charles

Murray

Michael Welker

Waiter at Wine Gala

Crew

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Peter Deming

Director of Photography

Randy Edelman

Original Music Composer

Ate de Jong

Director

Paul Webster

Producer

Marshall Harvey

Editor

Carlos Davis

Screenplay