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Drop Dead Fred is a 1991 black comedy fantasy film directed by Ate de Jong, produced by PolyGram and Working Title Films and released and distributed by New Line Cinema, starring Phoebe Cates as a young woman named Elizabeth Cronin and Rik Mayall as her imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred, with Marsha Mason, Carrie Fisher, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson, and Bridget Fonda in supporting roles.
Eldard is known for his film roles as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy Drop Dead Fred (1991); [2] as street thug John Reilly in Sleepers (1996), and as Dodge, a Marine Salvage Expert, in the horror film Ghost Ship (2002).
He also starred in the comedy films Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Guest House Paradiso (1999). Mayall won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voiceover performance as Mr. Toad in TVC London's 1996 animated movie The Willows in Winter (a sequel to TVC's 1995 production of The Wind in the Willows , in which Mayall also played Toad).
LONDON (AP) - Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian ...
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Drop Dead Fred [n 12] U.S. distribution only; co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films: August 16, 1991: Talkin' Dirty After Dark: August 23, 1991: Defenseless [n 13] distribution; produced by New Visions Pictures and under Seven Arts/Carolco Pictures: Naked Tango: U.S. distribution only August 28, 1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead: Stephen Herek: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz: United States [103] Drop Dead Fred: Ate de Jong: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason: United States [104] Dutch: Peter Faiman: Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams, Christopher McDonald: United States [105] The Elementary School: Jan Sverák
He remained in the United States after graduation and became a screenwriter and movie producer, including the 1991 Rik Mayall film, Drop Dead Fred. [ 1 ] In 2003 film director Russell Mulcahy made a biographical film about Tony, called Swimming Upstream , based on his autobiography. [ 2 ]