Tackling mature themes with an infantile sensibility, Drop Dead Fred is an ill-conceived family comedy that is more likely to stir up a headache than the imagination.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ate de Jong -
Producer -
Paul Webster -
Screenwriter -
Elizabeth Livingston , Carlos Davis , Anthony Fingleton -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , PolyGram Filmed Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Fantasy , Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 19, 1991, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 23, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$13.9M -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby , Surround , Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm
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