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- 1991
- PG-13
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 43 m
- 1991
- PG-13
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 43 m
Summary A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.
Directed By: Ate de Jong
Written By: Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton
- 1991
- PG-13
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 43 m
- 1991
- PG-13
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 43 m
Drop Dead Fred
25
4.9
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Summary A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.
Directed By: Ate de Jong
Written By: Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
25
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
32% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
63% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
25
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
32% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
63% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
I had fun watching Drop Dead Fred, but I want to take special care not to raise expectations unrealistically by overpraising it. The movie is no comic masterpiece, but it is consistently amusing in a way that sometimes reminded me of a kiddie picture and at other times of a more sophisticated comedy.
Drop Dead Fred is an erratic stab at making madness sensible, a slapstick nightmare that goes too sane, that tries too hard to be both good and rotten.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
4.9
31% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
23% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
46% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
4.9
31% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
23% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
46% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Old school comedy. Still a pretty funny movie though. They don't make comedies like this any more.
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There is scarcely a laugh to be had unless you are six years old or immoderately fond of such wheezes as depositing dog poop on a white carpet.
Somewhere between conception and execution the movie turned sour and most of the cuteness was replaced with venom and malice.
Billed as a comedy, it's draped over dreary gags and irritating manic overacting on the part of its co-star, British comic actor Rik Mayall. [24 May 1991, p.E7]
The film is in desperate need of flow. It plays like a collection of bits, skits that have been thrown together with little eye to continuity.
As the naughty ghost pal of Phoebe Cates, an obnoxious British actor named Rik Mayall is like Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice without the juice. In Drop Dead Fred, all he does is smash and spill things and say many, many potty words.
This movie is quite odd. In reality, it's far too odd to be amusing. Even though Rik Mayall may be the funniest man alive, watching him act out for 90 minutes may not be all that entertaining. The creators of "Drop Dead Fred" need to have taken note of this lesson. Don't get me wrong, this movie has its humorous moments; a few of them are hysterically entertaining (the fire engine). The movie is too erratic. It may be sickeningly charming and terribly lovely one moment, and then genuinely dark and anarchic the next. Drop Dead Fred appears just when the movie seems to be aiming for a family-friendly comedy and spreads dog crap everywhere.
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As a child I adored this movie. I dread to think of what I would make of it re-watching it as an adult. My main childhoood memory of this movie is how much I laughed watching it.
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I would call Drop Dead Fred a dumpster fire of a movie, but that would be an insult to dumpster fires everywhere. I can’t even write a coherent review of this film (it’s stretching to even call it a film) because of just how unbelievably horrible it is. There is ONE good line in the entire movie. ONE. It is unfunny, boring, forgettable, and painful to sit through. I think I’d rather watch a man named Fred actually drop dead in front of me than sit through this movie again. Just don’t. Spare yourself.
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