He makes the trouble, she takes the blame.
An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.
Murray
Andre Gonzales
May 14, 2023
Old school comedy. Still a pretty funny movie though. They don't make comedies like this any more.
The film's tagline is: "He makes the trouble, she takes the blame."
With a budget of $6.8M, the film grossed $13.9M — a profit of $7.1M (104% ROI).
The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).
It was a co-production between: United Kingdom, United States of America.
The film was directed by Ate de Jong.
The screenplay was written by Carlos Davis and Anthony Fingleton.
The score was composed by Randy Edelman.
Cinematography was handled by Peter Deming.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0101775.
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Average
397 votes
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Drop Dead Fred
Released
PG-13
English
United Kingdom, United States of America
$6,788,000
$13,878,334
