| Drop Dead Fred | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ate de Jong |
| Screenplay by | Carlos Davis Anthony Fingleton |
| Story by | Elizabeth Livingston |
| Produced by | Paul Webster |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | Marshall Harvey |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema (North America) Rank Film Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] Manifesto Film Sales (international) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.7 million (est.) or £3,650,000[2] |
| Box office | $24 million[3] |
Drop Dead Fred is a 1991 black comedy fantasy film directed by Ate de Jong, produced by PolyGram and Working Title Films and released and distributed by New Line Cinema, starring Phoebe Cates as a young woman named Elizabeth Cronin and Rik Mayall as her imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred, with Marsha Mason, Carrie Fisher, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson, and Bridget Fonda in supporting roles. It follows Elizabeth as she is haunted by Fred in adulthood. It received negative reviews from critics.
- ^ "Drop Dead Fred (1991)". BBFC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "15 years of production". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 102.