Terribly Good Cinema presents: Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Rescheduled Screening.

He makes the trouble, she takes the blame. Let Him Out!

Hello Snotfaces! What do you get if you cross Mary Poppins and Beetlejuice? Drop Dead Fred!

Join us for a zany afternoon screening of this nostalgia-fest classic, filled with slapstick violence, gross-out comedy, and psychological oddities.... A film that repelled the distributors so much, they tried to sell it off at the last minute.

Despite being described as "a children's movie on drugs" and critically panned, this film is a beloved childhood classic for many, hollowing out a big space in our hearts for stars Rik Mayall and Phoebe Cates. So how could we not screen it on the 30th anniversary of it’s release?

C’mon and grab your mud pies and your weird familial complexes and join us for an afternoon at the movies and DROP DEAD FRED!

Please note: QR check-in and proof of covid vaccination/exemption via the Services Victoria app are required to attend this event.

About the Film

Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall) is Elizabeth's (Phoebe Cates) happy, anarchic, and mischievous imaginary friend and nemesis of her overbearing mother Polly (Marsha Mason). 

He causes chaos around her home and neighborhood, but nobody can see him except her. 

When she grows up and has an emotional crisis, he returns to "cheer her up" in his own unique way, causing even more chaos than ever. 

Also stars: Carrie Fisher, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson, and Bridget Fonda.

What the critics say...

“This is easily one of the worst films I've ever seen.” | Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune

“It's lively, touching, intricate and also – to risk using a shopworn word – exhilaratingly subversive in a specific popular cinema context" | Adrian Martin, Film Critic

“There is scarcely a laugh to be had unless you are six years old or immoderately fond of such wheezes as depositing dog poop on a white carpet” | Angie Errigo, Empire Magazine

“It's obnoxious, crass, gross, and firmly dated in the early 1990s… Drop Dead Fred is a joyful evocation of childhood anarchy, of limitless energy and boundless imagination.” | Commonsense Media

“Drop Dead Fred is a movie for people who like the sound of fingernails on blackboards and the feel of a drill bearing into a bicuspid.” | Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune

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