"Bad"
Drop Dead Fred Review
By Christopher Null
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
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