Drop Dead Fred

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Summary: For those who love nose-picking!
Review: The first time I saw it I both laughed and cried.It reminds me how people react when facing big problem in their lives.Fred can be your best friend in society that we're still alone and I wish I could have one.You'll want to make a revolution for yourself after watching Drop Dead Fred.

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Summary: Very funny simple movie
Review: Drop Dead Fred is very funny movie. This movie deals with childern and their pretend friends. A common way for children to deal with stress in their lives. (divorce, moving, ect.) Drop Dead Fred suddenly appears in a young womens adult life, after she discovers her husband is having an affair. Fred's fun loving no consequence attitude gets them in a lot of trouble. Many funny scenes.

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Summary: can't wait to see it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: this movie was really a great way to make you laugh about those child fun years that we all knew when we were young. this movie kept me laughing and a few tears were shown but i really think that it was one of the best i have ever seen. thanks for all who can give us just a little piece of that child that we all still have in all of us.......

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Summary: It was very touching.
Review: I like the humuor in this story,it is very good for children and also for adults.It shows that there is a child in everyone of us no matter how old we are and that we should never forget that.

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Summary: At its heart, this is a movie about self empowerment.
Review: On the surface, "Drop Dead Fred" is a comedy. And as a comedy, it's a great one. Rik Mayall, of course, if very funny. Phoebe Cates displays a genuine talent for physical comedy in several scenes - at the restaurant, at the classical music concert, and at the wine tasting party. And I just LOVE the scream that Cates lets out when Fred scares her while she's standing in front of the mirror wiping the makeup off of her face. Carrie Fisher is also very funny as a super-rigid super-serious lawyer.

However, at it's heart, this movie is a drama with some very serious issues and some very serious messages. Ultimately, this movie is about standing up for yourself. It's about taking control of your life. It's about standing up to defend yourself from the people who are tormenting you. Anyone who's ever been bullied stands to benefit from seeing this film. It really is a good form of therapy. You'll know that you're not alone. You'll know that there are other people who know how you feel. And that's one of the reaons why I love this movie so much.

Of course another reaosn I love this movie is Phoebe Cates. Her characer here is so sweet and wonderful. How can any guy see this movie and not think he's in love with her? And honestly, I think she's a better actress when she keeps her clothes on, as she does here. Throughout the course of the movie, Cates displays just about every emotion that there is. She's truly a great actress.

Kudos also go to Ashley Peldon, who does a remarkable job as the child version of Elizabeth. Tim Matheson does a perfect job portraying the jerk husband. Marsha Mason is fantastic as the evil mother. All the other actors do their jobs very well. Every role is cast perfectly.

Every scene in the movie is necessary. Nothing is wasted. Every line of dialogue counts. The flashbacks to childdhood are integrated perfectly into the rest of the movie.

There are some interesting camera angles here that I've never seen before. For example, in the flashback to where the mudpie gets made in the dining room, young Elizabeth is sitting on the chair, shaky and scared because her mother had just yelled at her. While the camera is focused on her, the camera pans 90 degrees, and then her face lights up with a smile and she says, "Hi Fred!" I've never seen that particular kind of camera shot before. I also like the way, later on when grown up Elizabeth is making the salad, the camera is *under* the pepper grinder. And during the end of the dream sequence towards the end of the movie, the various lighting and camera angles suggest a play that is being performed live on a stage.

The low budget cheesy special effects give a nice, old fashioned touch to the film. For example, the cheap physical effects of gears and other things that are shown when Velcro Head's head explodes simply would not have had the same charm if it had been done in expensive CGI.

The movie is timeless. The only real clue to when the movie takes place is that in the flashback to the breakfast scene, young Elizabeth's father is reading a newspaper with the heading about the first man on the moon.

The best part of the movie, in my opinion, is the dream sequence, and everything that comes afterwards. The last 25 minutes of this movie are what really elevate it to what it is. This is the part that really moves me the most. Of course, in order to understand it, you need to see the entire movie. And that's a good thing, because the entire movie is worth watching.

This is a movie for anyone who remembers what it's like to be a child, and for anyone who has a sense of fun and a love of life, and for anyone who's ever been hurt because of bullying. This movie has a big heart, a big sense of fun, a big sense of humor, and a big love of life.

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Summary: imaginary friend vs schizophrennia
Review: the characteristics of the girl in this films problems look a lot schizophrennia.they call it a imaginary friend.a horrible mother mistreats her daughter emotionaly and even "trapped" her imaginary friend in a box when she was small.then she grew up and her life got all out of whack and her friend came back.his name is drop dead fred.he does gross and outrageous things to help the girl deal with her overbearing mother.the kids will love this one.there are a gross part or 2 but nothing like all the nasty things on tv everyday.the main chick is sexy in a girl next door-her own kind of person-do now think later kind of way.her mom as fred so lovingly describes truly is a mega-bitch!shes over the top annoying.anyone that annoying should be put to sleep as a opener to the actual movie.this IS a kids movie despite its less than kid friendly name.so let the little jokers watch it and dont get your panties in a bunch.id watch a sequel.

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Summary: I forgot to give you something... your review!
Review: I have loved this movie since I was a child, and recently found a brand new copy in a thrift store for $1.50. $1.50!!!!

This movie is much deeper than it seems, and Phoebe (Elizabeth) and Rik (DDF) do a fantastic job playing off each other. Fred is the imaginary friend I wished I had as a child. Elizabeth is the little girl next door that almost everyone knew.

Yes, it's really silly at times, trippy at others, but it always tugs at your heart. Amidst all the craziness, there is a little piece of all of us in this movie. And that's why it works.

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Summary: Did you have an invisible friend?
Review: There is a time in ones life when they are in need or at least are open to the concept of an invisible friend. However at a certain age this becomes an absurd idea and therefore the friend must leave. The concept has been put forth in many movies such as "The Curse of the Cat People" (1944), and books such as "Peter Pan" or "Mimsy Were the Borogroves" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moor,
which depicts a child's mindset as alien to those of humans.
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Elizabeth As a child (Ashley Peldon) had her share of problems as a friend and also had her own supposedly imaginary-friend "Drop Dead Fred" (Rik Mayall). Of whom she was supposed to outgrow. She had a little help from her mother who locked Fred away in a Jack-in-the-box.

Now Elizabeth (Phoebe Cates) is once again having problems with a recent divorce along with many other disasters. She makes the strategic error of moving back home. She finds where Fred is confined and pretends to frees him; guess who she finds out is not imaginary and is still waiting as if time had not passed at all. This happens when one goes home again. Now Fred is appalled to find that Snot Face is all grown up and that she even did it like the pigeons. How ever Fred is just as mischievous, ornery, and destructive as ever.

It is up to the two codependent entities to help free each other from a static situation; Liz needs to grow up and Fred needs to move on the next kid. In the process Elizabeth meats a girl Natalie (Kelly Benson), that seems to be annoying the babysitter. And she claims it was "You know who".
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Will Elizabeth finally take control of her life and out grow the need for Fred?
If so will she ever see him again?

The movie is worth it on different levels or diffident angles. We have the fun of the interacting and antics of Fred, Elisabeth and boogers. There is a true underlying psychological story that includes a trip through ones mind. And Phoebe is almost too cute and can make you forget what you are watching.

"I forgot to give you something!"



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Summary: Drop Dead Fred
Review: Whenever I think of Drop Dead Fred, I can't help but think of the band Right Said Fred. Not that they're in the movie or anything, but the names sure are similar.

As for the movie - it's got both Phoebe Cates and Carrie Fisher in it, so it's definitely worth seeing. Besides the fact that they're both babes, this is also a very funny movie. Rik Mayall cracks me up.

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Summary: Feel good fun
Review: DROP DEAD FRED is about a lady (Cates) who loses her husband and job in one day. When her mother (Mason) insists that she move back home with her, she calls on her imaginery friend (Mayell) to help her out of the troubled times. Drop Dead Fred is the name of the imaginery friend, and he is like a comfort zone for her, and borderline annoyance.

WHat I like about DROP DEAD FRED is that it has a bit of everything - drama, comedy, romance. I enjoyed it after wanting to see it for many years. It is a tad dated, but that's ok.

Enjoyable for a rent if anything. It's also a good film for kids too.