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Drop Dead Fred

1991 · 99 min

A chaotic, sentimental comedy-fantasy that swings between silly slapstick and surprisingly dark emotional territory.

Directed by
Ate de Jong
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Tagline
Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This Guy Breaks Everything.
Overview
An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.

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Directed by
Ate de Jong
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Family
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • trauma
  • healing
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy, family, drama
Directed by
Ate de Jong
Written by
Anthony Fingleton, Carlos Davis
Starring
Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, Carrie Fisher, Keith Charles, Ashley Peldon, Daniel Gerroll
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
Peter Deming
Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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