Movie
Drop Dead Fred
Overview
An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-04-19
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Phoebe Cates as Elizabeth
- Rik Mayall as Drop Dead Fred
- Marsha Mason as Polly
- Tim Matheson as Charles
- Carrie Fisher as Janie
- Keith Charles as Murray
- Ashley Peldon as Young Elizabeth
- Daniel Gerroll as Nigel
- Ron Eldard as Mickey Bunce
- Eleanor Mondale as Attractive Customer
- Bob Reid as Judge Dubben
- Peter Thoemke as Arsonist
Crew
- Ate de Jong - Director
- Anthony Fingleton - Screenplay
- Carlos Davis - Screenplay
- Elizabeth Livingston - Story
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