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Summary: Drop Dead Fred
Review: I think this movie is hilarious. It takes you back to when you were a child and no one understood you. I watched it as a child and now im buying it for my child.
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Summary: Hilarious comedic romp!
Review: I love this movie! I grew up watching it and it's where I get probably half my personality from. It's fun, imaginative, raunchy, and weird. All together equals one great comedy. The only thing that I don't like about this movie is Fred's British accent gets annoying after a while (sometimes you can barely understand him).
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Summary: Comedy Masking A Cauldron Of RAGE ?
Review: I recently viewed this film again, and I can't help but think the author of the story was expressing a tremendous deal of rage about something in her life -- perhaps the sort of upbringing portrayed in the movie (an absolutely HORRIBLE mother) or maybe something else. It's obvious the Elizabeth character has invented a destructive imaginary friend as a manifestation of the frustration she feels over her mother's behavior; in real life, Elizabeth is carrying out the destruction, but remains innocent and true to herself by housing her motivation in the form of that imaginary being. One can only imagine the severity of the distress that would prompt a child to do this -- and the degree of the rage that would prompt a writer to cast it in story form.At the entertainment level, this movie is compelling and humorous, the slapstick really good and Rik Mayall's work fantastic. At the contemplation level, however, you have to fear that this story resulted from someone's severely damaged childhood, and that scenario is quite sobering.
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Summary: black comedy
Review: i love it when a movie makes me laugh one minute, and cry the other. or at least get sentimental a bit. i agree with one of the reviewers, its a movie to watch over and over and over... absolutely great! wish i had my own imaginary friend for life!
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Summary: "Drop Dead" Funny!
Review: I absolutely LOVE this movie, and have since I first saw it. It's really touching, and endearing. Phoebe Cates plays Lizzie, a 20-something frumpy housewife who is going through a dozen crisis' at once: the theft of her car, the loss of her job, and her emminent divorce - ALL within one hour! So, homeless and distraught, she reluctantly returns to her childhood home to stay with her overbearing mother (Marsha Mason). While there, she rediscovers a long-forgotten toy: a music-box toy that plays 'pop-goes-the-weasle'. When she removes the yellowed taped, out pops Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall), who had been trapped in there for over 20 years! Almost immediately, Fred starts getting Lizzie into major trouble. His intentions are honorable, but his executions are always cause for alarm. While trying to help her get back with Charles (Tim Matheson), he accidentally sinks the home of Lizzie's friend, Janie (Carrie Fisher). While trying to alleviate Lizzie's stress, he inadvertantly adds to it by making it appear to everyone that Lizzie is, in fact, crazy. Well, in the end, Fred actually does help Lizzie out, sans bad outcomes. He takes her on a trip into her own mind, where she must battle caricatures of those controlling her life (Mason & Matheson), and free her trapped-self (Ashley Peldon). Now that Lizzie is no longer alone (she now has herself within herself), Fred isn't needed. He disappears (seemingly for good), and Lizzie finally has to courage to stand up to her adulterous husband, and escape the shell her mother has kept in for twenty years. As she is getting her life back together, she visits an old friend, Mickey Bunce (Ron Eldard). While they are talking, the babysitter walks out, claiming that Mickey's daughter, Natalie (Kelly Benson), has made a mess in the kitchen. Natalie defends herself, saying that it was not her, but (surprise) Drop Dead Fred! I highly recommend this movie. It is sure to warm your heart, and lift your spirits, I "PRAAH - MISS".
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Summary: THE GREATEST!
Review: Simply put, the best, funniest, most entertaining family comedy EVER created!!!!!!
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Summary: The mega [movie]
Review: This movie is the only movie I will watch over and over again. I bought this movie on vhs 6 years ago and i still watch it because I still find it very funny and relaxing when i have a bad day. I think this movie should be on DVD because it will look even better on screen. My tape is getting worn out and I can't seem to find it anywhere. This movie is the BEST movie and will always be my favorite no matter what.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: This moving is for the kid in all of us! Light hearted and amusing....One of my all time favorte's......
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Summary: Hilarious despite criticism
Review: Some say that this was the worst work ever of its director, But I beg to differ. This movie is not only for children, as one might think considering it's main theme, but it's really a movie for the whole family, if your family is a little bit on the strange side. I've watched it again and again and never tire of it.
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Summary: Our Childhood Comes to Life Again
Review: This movie is the most identifying film I have ever seen about childhood and how we still hold on to it even as we get older. Phoebe Cates did such a wonderful job as Elizabeth and Drop Dead Fred brought to life every dream we had of that imaginary friend. I know I relate to him and would recommend anyone to watch it just once. You'll be laughing and crying throughout.
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