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5.9/10 • 378

1991-04-19 • 1h 43m

ComedyFantasyFamily

Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This guy breaks everything.

When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win back her husband and return to normality.

Directors
Ate de Jong
Editors
Marshall Harvey

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  1. Phoebe Cates

    Phoebe Cates

    Elizabeth

  2. Rik Mayall

    Rik Mayall

    Drop Dead Fred

  3. Marsha Mason

    Marsha Mason

    Polly

  4. Tim Matheson

    Tim Matheson

    Charles

  5. Carrie Fisher

    Carrie Fisher

    Janie

  6. Keith Charles

    Keith Charles

    Murray

  7. Ashley Peldon

    Ashley Peldon

    Young Elizabeth

  8. Daniel Gerroll

    Daniel Gerroll

    Nigel

  9. Ron Eldard

    Ron Eldard

    Mickey Bunce

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Andre Gonzales Avatar

Andre Gonzales

May 14, 2023

7/10

Old school comedy. Still a pretty funny movie though. They don't make comedies like this any more.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,788,000.00
Revenue
$13,878,334.00
Keywords
imaginary friendsentimentalhilarious