Drop Dead Fred

Synopsis: A young woman who's attempting to find her place in the world battles with her controlling mother and a womanizing husband finds comfort and confusion with the appearance of her childhood friend. It is a zappy movie that emphasizes self-actualization.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Director(s): Ate de Jong

Actors: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson

Production: New Line Cinema


IMDB:: 5.9
Rotten Tomatoes:: 9%

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: PG-13
Year:: 1991
: 103 min
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"And the prince took the beautiful young girl
in his arms and said, "Will you marry me?"
"Yes, she whispered, I will be your princess. "
Did they live happily ever after?
Of course, Elizabeth.
How do you know?
Because she was a good little girl.
If she had been naughty,
the prince would have run away.
What a pile of shit.
Oh, Charlie.
Charles, this is really important to me.
I forgive you. OK?
I love you.
God, that hurts so much when I say it out loud.
OK, Lizzie.
Charles, our marriage...
No, this is really important to me.
Charles, this is really...
OK, Charles.
Charles...
- Lizzie, shouldnt you be having lunch?
- This is important.
- Let me finish.
- You agreed.
You did more than agree.
It was your idea and you were right.
You were absolutely right. We cant go on.
Sooner or later one of us has got to do something
positive for once in our life for both our sakes.
- And you did it.
- I did?
- Yes.
- Wait. When was it my idea?
The best thing is for me to go
and live with Annabelle.
- I dont think I said that.
- Yes.
- I did? Annabelle? Is that her name?
- Yes.
Oh, God. I didnt know that.
- All I know is what you did with her on our sofa.
- Lizzie, I'm sorry.
I couldnt help myself.
I've been smitten by Annabelle.
Ive been bewitched by her.
I have been pounded flat on the anvil of love
like a piece of veal with a salad on top.
Excuse me. I test-drive this car?
This car looks great topless.
I think a car should represent its owner, dont you?
Charles, this is really important to me.
Lets not go through all this
I- never-want-to-see-you-again stuff
because we will want to see each other again.
Were not going to throw away two years, are we?
It was three years... in June.
Janie, thats what he said. He said he wants...
He wants to move out and go live with Annabelle.
I know.
If I could just be alone with him.
Yes, its hard to look on the bright side but...
Mm-hm.
Yes. Ive got my car.
I guess I'll stay in the apartment
but, Janie, I really want him back.
If I could just get him alone and talk to him.
Janie?
Janie, hold on. Hold on a second.
I'm just gonna get some change.
Hey, thats my car!
"Elizabeth!
"Dont spend any more money on Charles.
Elizabeth, Ill see you later anyway. "
Im so sorry, Your Honour.
I lost my money, my car, my husband.
All in one lunch hour?
- Yeah.
- Hey, do what I did. Plead insanity.
Counsel, advise your client
to keep his remarks to himself.
Sorry, Your Honour.
May we finally proceed?
Just a moment. Could the court reporter
approach the bench, please?
- Im sorry.
- So am I.
Youre fired.
- Thank you.
- Are you OK?
Mm-hm.
Lizzie?
- Elizabeth Cronin?
- Yeah.
Im Michael. Mickey. Im Mickey Bunce.
Used to live down the street
when we were little kids.
- Mickey. Goodness.
- Yeah!
- Its been 20 years.
- At least.
- Do you work here?
- No.
- Neither do I.
- No. I had a divorce here.
- Divorce?
- Yes.
Ah, I dont like that word.
Youve got to work things through
if you dont want to get divorced.
I gave it my best shot
but weve been separated two years now.
The good thing about it is I got to keep
my daughter. Thats Natalie.
- Shes real pretty.
- Shes beautiful.
Shes a lot to handle.
Shes a lot like you used to be.
- Like me?
- Yeah.
What do you mean?
Dont you remember
what you did to my grandmother?
- I didnt do anything to her.
- You said the same thing then.
You said that Fred did it.
Drop Dead Fred.
Grandma Bunce!
- Drop Dead Fred.
- I used to pretend I had an imaginary friend.
No one believed me.
Do you remember the time you and Fred
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