Rotten
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.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Drop Dead Fred
Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This Guy Breaks Everything.
1991 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Ate de Jong
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Drop Dead Fred
Overview
An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.
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11%
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Rotten
This is easily one of the worst films I've ever seen.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
The episodic flashbacks are cast in an unfunny Freudian light -- domineering mother, helpless hubby, the tragically withdrawn child. What a laugh riot!
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
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.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
It tries too hard to mimic Beetlejuice, especially in British comic Rik Mayall's frantic performance as the title character -- Mayall is no Michael Keaton -- but it has a whimsical comic energy.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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