Drop Dead Fred


1h 38m 1991

Brief Synopsis

Comedy about a young woman who loses her husband, job, car and purse, all during her lunch hour and is forced to return home to her domineering mother, where a childhood imaginary friend returns to comfort her.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mein Boser Freund Fred
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Kevin O'Shea
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Synopsis

Comedy about a young woman who loses her husband, job, car and purse, all during her lunch hour and is forced to return home to her domineering mother, where a childhood imaginary friend returns to comfort her.

Crew

Robert W Adams

Dolly Grip

Randy Adamsick

Special Thanks To

Elton Ahi

Other

Robert Anderson

Sound Mixer

Laura Ashley

Special Thanks To

John Jerome Barrett

Stunt Double

James Belohovek

Visual Effects

Eve Benish

Special Thanks To

Elliot Berlovitz

Props Assistant

Doug Beswick

Animator

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Phillip Billey

Effects Assistant

Francois Blaigan

Other

Richard Blair

Makeup

Tim Blough

Visual Effects

Gustavo Borner

Other

Benita Brazier

Script Supervisor

Cheryl M Broussard

Wardrobe Assistant

Clarence Brown

Dolly Grip

Scott Browner

Assistant Camera Operator

Teresa Burkett

Puppets Design

Yancy Calzada

Other

Bobby Jo Cawley

Transportation Coordinator

Bill Conner

Other

Robert H Cooper

Special Effects Coordinator

Nance Corkrum-derby

Other

Lucy Corrigan

Assistant Costume Designer

Samuel C Crutcher

Dialogue Editor

Daniel Curet

Hair Assistant

Marty Cusack

Property Master

Pud Cusack

Boom Operator

Margot Czulewicz

Assistant Set Decorator

Carlos Davis

Screenplay

Carlos Davis

Executive Producer

Diane Delesha

Other

Peter Deming

Director Of Photography

Mitch Devane

Art Department

David Doyle

Electrician

Kathy Durning

Music Editor

Randy Edelman

Music

Todd S Eichens

Driver

David Emerson

Other

Robert K. Feldmann

Key Grip

Anthony Fingleton

Executive Producer

Anthony Fingleton

Screenplay

Priscilla Fingleton

Production Assistant

Samantha Fingleton

Production Assistant

Bridget Fonda

Other

Kathie Foslien

Other

Craig Foster

Grip

Thomas Franchett

Electrician

Norine Francis

Swing Gang

Chrysa Freeman

Production Assistant

Nicole Furia

Production Accountant

Greg Gardiner

Camera

Joseph T. Garrity

Production Designer

Paul Gentry

Special Effects

Gary George

Other

Anita Giordano

Caterer

Richard Gladstein

Special Thanks To

Robert W Glass

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara Gorrie

Art Department Coordinator

Robert Graf

Assistant Location Manager

Brian Griffin

Other

Francis Gritz

Driver

James Groetsch

Assistant Editor

Tamara Guthrie

Hair

Johnny Hale

Grip

Todd Hall

Other

Kimman Harmon

Assistant Camera Operator

Julie Hartley

Production Coordinator

Sherry Hartung

Hair Assistant

Marshall Harvey

Editor

Jim Haugh

Driver

Robert L Heck

Driver

Bob Hedstrom

Construction Coordinator

Grover B Helsley

Rerecording

Scott Hendricks

Transportation Captain

Julie Herrin

Assistant Director

Timothy Hillman

Location Manager

Joe Holsen

Dialogue Editor

Terry Honore

Assistant

Anne Hyvarinen

Other

Victor Iorillo

Sound Effects

Charles Johnson

Driver

Christopher David Johnson

Makeup

Brent Kaviar

Assistant Editor

Robin Keller

Production Assistant

Kevin Kennedy

Driver

Francis Kenny

Photography

Daryl Kerrigan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Michael Kestner

Carpenter

Dale Kirchberg

Carpenter

Roger Knutson

Driver

Evy Komarek

Special Thanks To

Scott Koster

Grip

Lynn Kressel

Casting

Michael Kuhn

Special Thanks To

Kevin Kutchaver

Visual Effects Supervisor

Edmund J Lachmann

Dialogue Editor

Cher Lafreniere

On-Set Dresser

Margaret Lancaster

Accounting Assistant

Michael Laviolette

Gaffer

Steven Linsner

Swing Gang

Elizabeth Livingston

From Story

Chris Malone

Electrician

Jo Martin

Editor

Jonathan Martin

Swing Gang

Pete Martin

Other

Mark Masoner

Production

Heather Matisoff

Hair

Steve Mcglocklin

Wig Supplier

Mary Mclaglen

Unit Production Manager

Ky Michaelson

Stunt Coordinator

Ann Marie Miller

Wardrobe Assistant

Jose Mojica

Caterer

Eric Mueller

Assistant Production Coordinator

Paul Murphy

Effects Assistant

Dan Muscarella

Color Timer

Lou Nanni

Special Thanks To

A J Nielsen

Hair Assistant

Kevin O'shea

Production Insurance

Vincent R. Pecora

Driver

Pamela Post

Wardrobe Assistant

Kelly Pratt

Special Thanks To

Margaret Prentick

Puppets Construction

Sandy Puttnam

Special Thanks To

Sarah Radclyffe

Special Thanks To

Joe Ranft

Titles

Michael Redbourn

Sound Editor

Sara Risher

Special Thanks To

Keith Robinson

Carpenter

Richard D Rogers

Rerecording

Reva Rose

Adr

Deborah Schildt

Property Master

Rando Schmook

Art Director

Franz Schubert

Music

Jim Schulte

Assistant Editor

Steven Segal

Animator

Sydney Sharpe

Assistant Art Director

Tracy Singleton

Editor

Sandi Sissel

Photography

Stuart Skrien

Art Department

Wendy Snauffer

Other

Pete Snell

Projectionist

David Sodergren

Consultant

John Soukup

Sound

Emily Stevens

Production Assistant

Kathy Stewart

Other

Daniel M Stillman

Assistant Director

Steve Sutherland

Carpenter

Gail Swanson

Special Thanks To

Tova Szabo

Foley Editor

Boon Heng Tan

Other

Demmie Todd

Photography

Clarissa Troop

Assistant

Clarissa Troop

Post-Production Supervisor

Colin Tugwell

Set Decorator

Vicki Van Fleet

Craft Service

Pam Vick

Camera

Peter Von Sholly

Storyboard Artist

Larry Walack

Other

Michael Wallien

Carpenter

Bill Ward

Assistant

Michael Waxman

Assistant Director

Paul Webster

Producer

Wayne Wendland

Carpenter

Seth Willenson

Special Thanks To

Niel Williams

On-Set Dresser

Lizbeth J Williamson

Makeup Artist

Carol Wood

Costume Designer

Jacqueline Zietlow

Other

Film Details

Also Known As
Mein Boser Freund Fred
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Kevin O'Shea
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer May 24, 1991

Released in United States on Video December 11, 1991

Released in United States 1991

Shown at Birmingham International Film and Television Festival September 20 - October 5, 1991.

Completed shooting September 22, 1990.

Began shooting August 6, 1990.

Released in United States Summer May 24, 1991

Released in United States on Video December 11, 1991

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Birmingham International Film and Television Festival September 20 - October 5, 1991.)