Drop Dead Fred: Looking Back On A Cult Classic

We revisit Drop Dead Fred, starring the late, great Rik Mayall…

This article originally ran onDen of Geek UK.

Hey, snotfaces, what do you get when you mixMary PoppinsandBeetlejuice?

For many, it might have been your introduction to Mayalls comic stylings.

However, also like Lizzie, Freds anarchic behavior has different implications when you meet him again in adulthood.

During this unsuccessful turnaround period, TriStar head Mike Medavoy decried it as a childrens movie on drugs.

The subtext is dressed in garish green and yellow, demanding that you take it at face value.

But aside from that, its Mayalls performance that does a most of the work.

He can be over-the-top and loud and stupid and childish… so that means I can be me.

Cates performance is underrated too, because she makes such a good foil to him.

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