Drop Dead Fred (1991)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This Guy Breaks Everything.
An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.
- Released: 1991-04-19
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 39m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 422 votes
Directed by Ate de Jong.
Top 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
Where to watch Drop Dead Fred
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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