Talk:Drop Dead Fred

I can't find *any* info on Elizabeth Livingston, the woman who's credited with the idea for this movie. I wonder if she pitched it as a film, or if she's someone who shared her story of an imaginary friend with the male writers, or if she was a child with an imaginary friend herself who inspired it. Alas. (The fanciful opening credit sequence might also have misspelled her name.) --Ide Cyan 17:27, 25 December 2007 (PST)

ETA: Did some more searching... I found this tidbit and some Drop Dead Fred production notes on a Rik Mayall fansite, which state:

DROP DEAD FRED found its genesis in screenwriter Anthony Fingleton's oldest daughter's imagination. "When Samantha was growing up she had an imaginary friend named 'Sarah' who became an important member of our household," explains Fingleton. "Whenever water or milk was spilled on the carpet" he continues, "Sam would blame Sarah."

Originally Fingleton and Davis thought this would make an excellent idea for a television series. Instead of a little girl they decided to use a young woman whose "friend" comes back into her life during times of crisis. A short while later Davis was having lunch with a friend who told him about a story she was writing about her five year old daughter's imaginary friend named "Drop Dead Fred". He was a guy who tormented her — and as Davis explains, "on went the light. We decided at that moment to turn the project into a feature."

--Ide Cyan 17:59, 25 December 2007 (PST)