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	'''''Drop Dead Fred''''' ([[1991]]) is a comedy film based on ~~a story~~ by Elizabeth Livingston, written by Carlos Davis and Anthony Fingleton, and directed by Ate de Jong.		'''''Drop Dead Fred''''' ([[1991]]) is a comedy film based on an idea by Elizabeth Livingston, written by Carlos Davis and Anthony Fingleton, and directed by Ate de Jong.

	The film is about a young woman named Elizabeth, whose troublesome imaginary friend from childhood, the titular Drop Dead Fred, comes back into her life at a particularly trying time.		The film is about a young woman named Elizabeth, whose troublesome imaginary friend from childhood, the titular Drop Dead Fred, comes back into her life at a particularly trying time.
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	Passes the [[the Rule\|DtWOf test]], with several conversations between Elizabeth and her mother and Elizabeth or her best friend, Janie, as well as other minor characters. A lot of these are about Drop Dead Fred, who may or may not count as "something other than a man", and about Elizabeth's no-good husband Charles, but they also cover other subjects.		Passes the [[the Rule\|DtWOf test]], with several conversations between Elizabeth and her mother and Elizabeth and her best friend, Janie, as well as other minor characters. A lot of these are about Drop Dead Fred, who may or may not count as "something other than a man", and about Elizabeth's no-good husband Charles, but they also cover other subjects.

	Drop Dead Fred was played by Rik Mayall, who was later cast in the first ''[[Harry Potter]]'' film (although his scenes were cut) as Peeves the Poltergeist, a character very similar to Fred, and it's possible that Drop Dead Fred may have inspired [[J.K. Rowling]] when she invented Peeves and/or the Weasley twins, one of whom is named Fred.		Drop Dead Fred was played by Rik Mayall, who was later cast in the first ''[[Harry Potter]]'' film (although his scenes were cut) as Peeves the Poltergeist, a character very similar to Fred, and it's possible that Drop Dead Fred may have inspired [[J.K. Rowling]] when she invented Peeves and/or the Weasley twins, one of whom is named Fred.

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	Passes the [[the Rule\|DtWOf test]], with several conversations between Elizabeth and her mother and Elizabeth or her best friend, Janie, as well as other minor characters. A lot of these are about Drop Dead Fred, who may or may not count as "something other than a man", and about Elizabeth's no-good husband Charles, but they also cover other subjects.		Passes the [[the Rule\|DtWOf test]], with several conversations between Elizabeth and her mother and Elizabeth or her best friend, Janie, as well as other minor characters. A lot of these are about Drop Dead Fred, who may or may not count as "something other than a man", and about Elizabeth's no-good husband Charles, but they also cover other subjects.

			Drop Dead Fred was played by Rik Mayall, who was later cast in the first ''[[Harry Potter]]'' film (although his scenes were cut) as Peeves the Poltergeist, a character very similar to Fred, and it's possible that Drop Dead Fred may have inspired [[J.K. Rowling]] when she invented Peeves and/or the Weasley twins, one of whom is named Fred.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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'''''Drop Dead Fred''''' ([[1991]]) is a comedy film based on a story by Elizabeth Livingston, written by Carlos Davis and Anthony Fingleton, and directed by Ate de Jong.

The film is about a young woman named Elizabeth, whose troublesome imaginary friend from childhood, the titular Drop Dead Fred, comes back into her life at a particularly trying time.

== Cast ==
* Phoebe Cates as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Cronin
* Rik Mayall as Drop Dead Fred
* Marsha Mason as Polly Cronin
* Tim Matheson as Charles
* [[Carrie Fisher]] as Janie
* Keith Charles as Murray
* Ashley Peldon as Young Elizabeth
* Daniel Gerroll as Nigel Cronin
* Ron Eldard as Mickey Bunce
* Bridget Fonda as Annabella (uncredited)

== Synopsis ==

== Quotes ==
''From the opening scene, wherein Elizabeth, aged 5, has just been read a bedtime story by her mother, Polly:''
:'''Elizabeth''': Did they live happily ever after?
:'''Polly''': Of course, Elizabeth.
:'''Elizabeth''': How do you know?
:'''Polly''': Because, she was a good little girl. If she had been naughty the prince would have run away.
:'''Elizabeth''': What a pile of shit.

== Notes ==
Passes the [[the Rule|DtWOf test]], with several conversations between Elizabeth and her mother and Elizabeth or her best friend, Janie, as well as other minor characters. A lot of these are about Drop Dead Fred, who may or may not count as "something other than a man", and about Elizabeth's no-good husband Charles, but they also cover other subjects.

== External links ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101775/ IMDb listing]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_Dead_Fred Wikipedia entry] / [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Drop_Dead_Fred Wikiquote]

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