Drop Dead Fred - Nostalgia Critic
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- A title I wish this movie lived up to. *We had to remove the audio track from the scene around 11:30 - 12:05.
Originally aired on 5/4/2010.
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I don't know if the Carrie Fisher character believed that Fred was real. I think she just pretended to beat him up to try to help Elizabeth deal with her delusions.
I thought so as well.
Doesn't look that way when you watch the scene. It just looks like she believes her
@@1000000man1 that's the point. To be a supportive friend. Acting like she believes her rather than calling her crazy outright
@@amyschildgamerlive4519 what she did in this scene will get her fired from whatever job she has and everyone in that room thinks she just had a psychotic breakdown. I think you'd have to an incredibly good friend, an enabler, and have terrible judgement to do what Carrie Fisher's character did here.
@@my_cousin_mose6063 some people are that awesome of a kind of friend though.
Funny how Critic mentioned Tim Burton because the script for this movie was offered to him but he turned it down.
It is not so surprising. He also rejected Stay Tuned and Mystery Men. That's why a lot of these 90s movies had to be "Burtonized" with shitty screenplays
+Phantom Zone
Really? Cause "Stay Tuned" felt like it had more of a Joe Dante-ish feel to it.
@@phantomzone2725 But those movies were good. Okay, Mystery Men was good.
With Robin Williams as Drop Dead Fred Himself
@@oscarjimenezsr.716 I can totally see Robin Williams as Fred.
Rik Mayall was a highly-respected comedian in the UK, famous for The Young Ones, Bottom and Blackadder, among others. His sudden death was a tragic loss to comedy, and he should be respected or even mentioned here. DDF is not a career highlight, but his other stuff was genuinely funny. RIP Rik, you bastard!
Foebane72 MIKE YOU BARRSTEDDDDD
I know him best from bottom
Calm down, this review was done years ago
I like DDF
I agree.he was funny on the young ones.
Rik Mayall actually would have been an incredible Riddler
He would have been an awesome mad hatter too
Your right, I mean think about it green and unhinged and fucking insane
Damn. that would be good.
Throw in Tim Curry as The Joker
Watch Rik Mayall do King Herod's Song, he's basically Mark Hamill's Joker in live action
He dead. And that bad
What is really bothering me is why is her hair getting progressivley shorter throughout the movie?
+Mihovil Beck Looking at how crazy she is my guess is that she is eating it off screen
+RobinFeather Well, to be honest, the same type of concept has been used by both Monster's Inc. and Toy Story quiet well of the unseen world just below the surface. This movie just can't decide if it's a childern's story with adult themes or an adult story on a drug trip trying to do what every psychiatrist in the 90s told their patients to do.
"Find your inner child and release it into the world"
If the drop dead fred parts were taken out it would just be a woman suffering from a nerves breakdown who finally recovers and stands up for herself.
(this is on my guilty pleasures list along with Event Horizon and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man)
Snarky McSne Monsters Inc. and Toy Story may be a bad example as both of these stories contain a secret world that, at least in the framing of the story, really is there, simply hidden from human eyes.
A better example, in my honest opinion, is the Australian TV series (which was then remade in the US) Wilfred, in which a man after a failed suicide attempt starts seeing his dog Wilfred as a grown man in a full dog suit. Granted, Wilfred did it much better than DDF as it kept the line between reality and the man's imagination blurred and there is great character development of the man through Wilfred. At the end of the day what Wilfred had and what this film truely lacked is subtlety and knowing where are the bounderies and when the need to be pushed. Well that and everyone besides the main character in Wilfred was a normal human being and not equally crazy..
Yotam Shitrit It depends on your perception of reality. To the outsider looking in some people are more crazy than others.
I see it more as a retelling of Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart.
I used Monster's Inc. and Toy Story as if those characters that see the secret worlds told anyone they would themselves be considered insane. If we saw it from the humans point of view it would be totally different. Sid from Toy Story tries to tell his mom and that doesn't go to well for him if I remember right. Could also put Labyrinth in there as well.
The end might be Drop Dead Fred being fake and the guy just telling his daughter about his friend's imaginary friend when they were younger and giving the name. But it certainly sounds like the kid knows who Fred (and his antics) is which makes him real. At least to the female lead. And the kid.
I also took it to be Monster's Inc. ism as the imaginary characters are there to give kids a creative outlet and develop, kinda like the monsters have jobs to scare kids for power.
+Veya
This has nothing to do with the subject, but who is that on your profile pic and why are some people using/posting him/her?
It would be an interesting premise if Fred had been her way of coping with and taking revenge on all the cruel, evil, and abusive people in her life. Then, after they're all taken care of, Fred disappears. Fred reappears 21 years later to help her once again now that her adult life mirrors her troubled childhood, forcing her to face her past and her problems, making her a stronger person in the end.
That makes it sound like it could be either a Stephen King Novel or a Stanley Kubrick Film.. or both.
That sounds much better as a premise.
The concept of someone's imaginary friend coming back to help them sort out their problems could be good, if it's put into the right hands.
it's superior the way it is
That is the premise of the movie lol
@@ATARIz117 It's a decent premise, if Fred himself weren't so goddamned crass, in-your-face and annoying through the whole thing. Elizabeth's mother is also dreadfully one-sided. It would be nice if in the end she learned to accept her daughter and protect her against her cheating husband, but nope, she's just a crap parent through and through.
RIP Rik Mayall and Carrie Fisher.
Fuck off
@@Cazz8203 jesus
CazzSDMF what was the need for that asshole
Fuck you he was one one of the greatest actors ever
@@Cazz8203 What the fuck was that for?!
Doug Walker calling Rik Mayal "over the top" is a real glass house moment.
What is glass house? Sounds familiar that's why I'm just asking.
@@cxireen2193 Not English but I do remember an acquaintance explaining to me the whole idiom is "people living in a glass house shouldn't be throwing stones". The meaning is "don't point at others' defaults if you suffer the same ones".
As Doug has often demonstrated over-the-top performances in his critical videos and cameos, it's ironic.
This review is from 2010, he was still relatively under control then. He didn't really start cranking it up to 11 and screaming uncontrollably until the following year with his video on "The Haunting". And then again in 2012's "Scooby-Doo". Just saying!
i know dying does not exempt someone from being criticised but Rik is a very much loved comedian who was a legend of British comedy. It would be a real shame for people to only think of him in this crappy Hollywood vehicle.
Rik is funny and to see him go was a massive loss to British comedy! If only his scenes in Harry Potter are restored!
+The Cinematic Mind He was in that?
ElFreakinCid Yes, however they were never made it into the film nor the deleted scenes.
The Cinematic Mind Who did he play?
Well critic did say that rick is a talented actor is and that its only scripts fault for this godawful performance (its in that kitchen scene)
The Critic - whether intentionally or not, I'm not sure - failed to mention what was, in my opinion, the most insulting moment in this entire film. We're supposed to admire the father for standing up to the mother in the flashback by saying that "it's not right" for her to be so controlling. But immediately after that, he literally walks out on the entire family, including his daughter. So wait a minute, in rebellion against the way his wife is treating their daughter, he ABANDONS his daughter? Umm... doesn't that make him an even worse parent than the mother? WTF???
You fail to realize that back in those days women almost always got custody of the children whether or not they were good parents, and if they mother treated her daughter this badly can you imagine how she treated the husband? I've lived with a parent like this, it's harder than you can imagine but i don't blame my dad ever for leaving. this is an excellent movie that deserves more credit than it got.
^^ what do you mean by "back in those days"? Women still get custody 90% of the time even today.
@@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் Touché
he doesn't walk out on the family at that point. He just leaves the room.
@@KenniKaye Treated her badly = got rid of the paedophile demon haunting her child?
R.I.P Rik Mayall :(
I honestly didn't know he was dead! Loved his stand up comedy.
And Carrie Fisher
Drop Dead Fred uses childish humor because he was always a child's imaginary friend. It draws attention to how vastly different children are from adults. As a child I found it hysterical. As an adult, I find it rather charming and sweet. As obnoxious as Fred is, he shows deep care for Lizzy and always strives to make her happy with his ridiculous behavior that always worked when she was a child. When I look at it now, I think it's really not supposed to make sense in the way movies usually do. It's very unique, but that doesn't mean it's a horrible movie. I enjoyed it, both as a child and as an adult. Does that make me mentally challenged?
i understand what you said. i will watch this movie if i ever stumbled on it.
"That one from 'The young ones'"????? no no no Doug that's NOT how you describe the legend that is Rik Mayall
ChalkieTheHuman some people can’t pronounce correctly, remember “judge hirsch”
ChalkieTheHuman why is he so unappreciated in this video
He said anoying British comedy but British comedy is he best
I guess he didn't know who Rik Mayall was.
@@nickcopeland6915 yeah what a Muppet. Anyone who says Rik mayall and British humour is better than the yanks attempt at political humour. Especially since both Blackadder and bottom I've seen are great
@@oofiisded7433 But Brirish comedy can also be terribly annoying, if you look at Monthy Python for example, most of their stuff is hilarious, but some things they do are terribly annoying, more so than other types of comedy.
I agree with the Critic, this movie would actually be really successful as a horror film.
Oh no, The Smoking Skull figured it out!
Don't rest in peace Fred!
The Smoking Skull ok I'm gonna need a kickstarter page and some copy right lawyer team
All is missing is Fred convincing her to kill people
to be fair, this film scared me a bit as a kid
The Smoking Skull well all it needed was some better writing,then yeah pretty much
I actually really loved this film as both an adult and a kid. It was whimsical, silly, and it actually was pretty sad at times. Elizabeth definitely had a mental breakdown in this film, and this was a really cool way to display such a situation. I get that not everyone likes these kinda of films, but I really loved it ^^
I agree. I love this film no matter what.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Drop Dead Fred. It's an imperfect film, I admit, but I do love its quirky concept and themes, as well as the imprecise/enigmatic nature of DDF's existence (or non-existence). Personally, I find that the imaginary friend and his interactions with Elizabeth's "real world" are best understood to be metaphorical/symbolic of Elizabeth's childhood trauma and skewed memories and perceptions within her life. For example, it's no accident that Elizabeth's father, the only figure of stability and comfort for her, and DDF both speak with an English accent and are violently ripped from Elizabeth's life in the same night. Whether DDF is an actual "spirit" or force within the physical universe is irrelevant, as he is real for Elizabeth on a metaphysical level, helping her to overcome a cheating loser of a husband and a controlling tyrant of a mother and to find freedom in leading a life based on her own choices and in loving the child within.
Agreed. And I never saw it when I was young so it’s not even the nostalgia that makes me like it. I just thought it was a cute/funny 80s/90/s movie :)
"Then we get... British humour" Hey! Rik Mayall was a comedy legend for us, he was like the UK version of Jim Carrey
He was nothing like Carrey, he was funny
@@iamanowl26 And likeable.
Bottoms is one of my fav UK shows
Just more ruder and cruder. 👍
@@iamanowl26 I find Jim carrey hilarious!
actually, the explanation for the other imaginary friends is pretty simple: fred is her imaginary friend, the other friends are the imaginary friend of other people. since it is not imagined by her, she cant see it, but fred can because both are imaginary.
put it like this, could you see your friends "imaginary friends"?
yea but the imaginary friends came from other peoples heads, so unless all the people are psychic they wouldn't be able to see eachother
I had an imaginary friend that I shared with a friend.
***** really? what was it like?
Crude De Vil He's name was Medo (it means fear) and he lived under my parents' bed xD
***** was he scary?
Am i the only one that thinks fred looks a lot like the guy from "Courage the Cowardly Dog" that is also called fred?
Is that just coincidence?
A ...naughty...coincidence. ;)
he really is
that must be where he gose when he dies
and that is actually saying a lot
he looks like either fry or laurie
This movie is my guilty pleasure. I relate a lot to the little kid. Although not as extreme. My mom didn't like me and my oldest brother much and used favoritism to run things in a 6 person household. I was always alone to play with my toys or my imaginary friends. All of my real friends were nicer to me than the real kids in my neighborhood. I even made up a whole other family. I was a really lonely kid.
True Fact
Robin Williams was offered the role of Drop Dead Fred,
Glad he turned this down for Hook
Although I agree it's good that he turned it down, Robin Williams is one of the few actors I could see in such a role outside of Rik Mayall himself.
I'm here to pay respect to Carrie Fisher. Rest easy now....
theganon111 same
theganon111 R.I.P Carrie R.I.P
RIP Carrie Fisher, you will be sorely missed.
theganon111 THAT KH PROFILE PIC THO.
R.I.P Rik Mayall
he's meant to be annoying and over the top, he's her CHILDHOOD imaginary friend. of course he's gonna act like a naughty kid.
Unfortunately, intentionally annoying is still annoying.
yeah i agree with you on that. i still find the film entertaining to watch though :)
+Daniel Williams only if your brain can't realize he is a walking parody of those things as a child you used to find funny, he just does it too well perhaps :P
+Soxxielou x That's still a great idea, but he's just EVIL in this movie.
Finally, someone said. I love this movie
Rick is an icon. He is British culture
How dare you refere to Rik mayall as "the one from the young one's", Rik mayall was a comedy genius and a legend , yes drop dead Fred isn't that great but his other work is brilliant.
umm at least he did mension the young ones
I was surprised he didn't mention Blackadder when mentioning Rik Mayall at the start
@@Ryan-id1kr at least he still mension young ones iven knoe it was brif
@@mogensschmidt2498 True
Yeah, even without NC's added creepy music, this movie *is* fucking terrifying when you start to think about it.
No, really, *think about it.*
Same
My stepmum showed me this movie when I was fifteen and I found it so disturbing that I can't watching it again.
Keep in mind I love horror, Dead Silence, Penny Dreadful, American Horror Story, they're fine, this is too much.
Or, even worse would be if her imaginary friend was real. How do you deal with that? You can't get rid of him, you can't tell anyone else about him, you can't make him stop screwing with your life. How do you deal with that?
very creppy.
Flipside Gamer Maybe he's the memory of Fred, left by someone he knew.
This premise actually could make a great horror film with the right director.
No.
+Crusading Critic I can see it being similar to Black Swan. The woman slowly descending into madness.
+RabbitGirl Exactly, a slow blurring of reality and fantasy until you can't tell them apart.
At the end of the movie she finally gets rid of Fred then she sees her friend's daughter with him and it ends on a cliffhanger, knowing that Fred cannot truly die
+Crusading Critic Only in Bizzaro land!
Phoebe Cates went from "Fast Rides at Ridgemoth High" to "Gremlins" to this?! What the hell?!
I used to watch this as a kid and I loved it I forgot about it thank you for giving me this nostalgia
Rik Myal shaped a generation of comedians and is a gem
I agree. He did tons of great work and it's a shame Doug doesn't mention any of it and just insults him.
lol saying lol strengthens your argument lol not really
this isn't even an argument about Rik Myal anymore
Finn Balmer
Yep, just people being assholes on the internet. We're pretty good at it.
i dont know if your defending Rik or just pointing out how pointing out that lol doesn't strengthen an argument
Nah, even with that goofy face, Phobe Cates is still hawt :D
Ab-so-fu**ing-lutely!! :)
Watching Bigfeet Nope, Gremlins was made 7 years before this.
Dendric's Evening Toy IKR?!
Her hotness was established well before Gremilns. Exhibit A: Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
MiketheCabbie Hell Yeah!
A few years ago an ex-boyfriend said this was one of his favorite movies (I'd never heard of it before) so we watch it together and I was so mortified and appalled by the movie, while he was laughing the whole way through and I was just watching him with a confused look like, are we even watching the same movie? I realized that day we were radically different people.
You in that story=Me
Boyfriend in that story=Everyone I went to grade school with.
You NEVER show this movie to your significant other lol. You had to watch this movie as a kid. You can't introduce it to someone later on haha
You were mortified?! Wow... Do you have the same type of personality as the mom in the movie? Tell me...what did you think of Ryan Gosling's movie, Lars and the Real Girl?
As much as I love this review, Drop Dead Fred is still a nostalgic favourite of mine and my partners. When we were kids it was the "naughty" film that all kids were allowed to watch (not so childish for babies, and not so adult for grown ups). I believe the movie is loved more in the UK than America, simply because Rik Mayall was (and still is) a legend over here. We love him, and many of my generation of Brits still love this movie :) At least the ones I know! The hug at the end is a lot more poignant now that Rik has passed away xXx
Well as much this movie was bizarre it showed Rik's unique sense of humor. Every actor has this one crappy flick so no shame in that. R.I.P Rik Mayall :(
Phoebe = Feebee
You're welcome
Or Foe-bee
bryanna cassidy No it's pronounced fee-bee.
Sml?
P0RT4L: N3WB FTW I used to call all the girls named the Phoe-bee just to mess with them
Frisbee, anyone?
Ah, 2010. What a good vintage for Nostalgia Critic.
4:10: "Oh, wow... this person needs to die."
Especially uncomfortable as he did--R*I*P, 2014.
Drop Dead Fred did indeed drop... well, you know...
R*I*P again.
I think he more meant the character.
everybody dies eventually.
I don’t think this review aged well...
Poor Rik. R.I.P. People’s Poet, you will always be a “young one” to us.
I can only hope the character of the man was better than the man’s character.
Bob Newby Superhero If we are talking about Rik, he played allot of jerks, but I think it was an act he was doing
Who remembers Rik Mayall as fondly as I do from Black Adder, it's just painful to watch this.
Ohhh flashheart....
I like flasheart and fred
+Marco Rocha I've got an idea... and it's as hot, as my pants
+Marco Rocha i remember him more from young ones
r.i.p. rik mayall
way to miss the point of the movie. her imaginary friend helped her as a child, he helped her remain remotely sane grwing up with her controlling mother. but her mother ended up becoming controlling over him too and locked him away removing her only coping mechanism. now shes gorwn up, her life is a mess and she has to go back and resolve her childhood issues, face fred again and realise (on her own, not from her mother locking him away or surpressing him with drugs) that she doesnt need him any more.
sure its a bit ham fisted, with the setup of her life falling apart, but his childish humour is intentional, he is the creation of a childs mind trying to cope with being told exactly how to act and behave "correctly", he is the antithesis of her mother.
+Graeme Evans I think Amelie told the same story better
+Graeme Evans Wow! I honestly didn't thought of that!
Completely agree with you Graeme.
+LeHobbitFan serioulsy that's how you managed to mess up a simple 7 word sentence. My brain figuritivley can't process how idiotic that is.
+TheSpyWhoSappedYourSentry I can't tell if the irony here is deliberate or not.
Fun fact: Winona Ryder was originally supposed to be Phoebe Cates role in this film then Tim Burton convinced her to turn the role down to do Edward Sissorhands instead.
The bastard child of Captain Crunch and Lucky Charms... so basically, Captain Crunch with marshmallows? It sounds pretty good, actually.
0:25 - 0:28 you know, for kids!
A FAMILY PICTURE!
0:28 I just realized that the horse on the left looks like a dick.
A faaaaaaammmmmmmily picture
A FAAAHMLEH PEEEKTOOORE!
bring da kiddies
Drop Dead Fred is a low key horror film
Why'd the audio cut during his makeshift horror scene, it was just quiet. The video must've recently be messed with by copyright
I heard this movie is getting remade
Low-key?
@@AngelofMusic04 you like it?
Vito Corleone I think that a lie
That 'no' scene was a trip and a masterpiece! I think you just said the word 'no' every way it can be said. Points Doug! A lotta points!
12:27 "nobody is well, nobody is safe, and nobody is mentally sound"
- Nostalgia Critic predicts 2020 -
Wow... these reviews are way better without any skit garbage. Punctual and funny! Not forced at all.
Yea, this is 5 years old though. new critic is skitmania unfortunately.
StabStabStabStabby A lot of wasted resources which could be put to more reviews.
+Dread Naught I dont think the Skits are garbage in any way, i like some of them like in the power rangers, most stephen king reviews and others, in my opinion is worse when he puts "animated" (if u can even call that animated) characters, like gasper and the elephant, god damn the voice acting of Gasper is annoying af
+DarkDashV6 Devil review was one of my favorite skits
Ernest Scared Stupid and The Room had skits and that's from 2010
I loved this as a kid and you know what, i love this as an adult.
+McCaffery I thought the film was stupid, crass, low brow, childish, lame, intelligence insulting and a painful reminder of how simple our humour used to be as a child. I loved every minute of it, because it reminded me of simpler times, childhood humour, charming relationships with parents and disgusting kid stuff, the movie did splendid at what it tried to do, many just don't get it's meant to be like that.
+McCaffery Yeah! Why's he shitting on this movie? Its a classic!
Same!
It's because of idiots like you and all the other stupid people who agree with your comment that shit like family guy, the minions movie, teen Titans go, breadwinners and pretty much anything directed by Michael Bay, raja gosnell, Seth McFarlane or happy Madison is so popular nowadays which why is we need critics more than ever now so that idiots like you can realize when shit is 3 feet in front of your ugly face!!!!!!!
And on top of that this movie does nothing creative or new with its premise just immature humor ive seen in about a million other movies before if they had more practical effects throughout the movie then maybe it would actually be good but no they just have the one scene with Fred in the movie.
Wait as a kid why did she imagine her friend as an adult? That's kinda...weird...
RIP Rik Mayall, greatest comedian ever.
Rest in peace Carrie Fisher
Rest in peace both Carrie Fisher and Rik Mayall. Star Wars and Bottom were big parts of my childhood.
Rest in peace Carrie Fisher
4:10 "Oh wow, this person needs to die"
And then Rik Mayall died four years later. What a unexpected prediction.
RIP 😭 he was actually really funny in the TV show Bottom
Anyone else here remember when this review had creepy music playing over scenes where you couldn't see Fred? Darn copyrighted music.
Never knew Phoebe Cates(who plays Elizabeth in this)is married to Kevin Kline.
Disney65Fan
Nice
I had to look him up and, apparently, he’s almost 20 years older than her.
No judgement.
How come I can understand the whole Imaginary friends thing? Since Fred is imaginary, he can see and interact with other imaginary friends while Elizabeth, the one that imagined him cannot since they are not hers...... I could understand it.. I saw it happen on Fucking Powerpuff Girls....
Danny Caracciolo dude I know where ur coming from it makes so much sense despite what the critic says this movie is good
Unless imaginary friends become real like on Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends or Fred is a ghost, he shouldn't be able to see the imaginary friends that Elizabeth can't see because he's a figment of her mind. He should only be aware of the stuff she's aware off like how in Ratatouille when Linguini was revealed to be Gusteau's son, the ghost of Gusteau was just as surprised as Remy was.
Honestly I think the biggest problem with this movie is the fact that it was labeled a comedy, there are elements of black comedy but it's really more about mental illness and abuse more than anything else. The character of Fred is supposed to be annoying and kind of a psycho, because he is the manifestation of the overly repressed Elizabeth's id. Look this character is never going to stand up for herself, or even admit to herself that there is a problem until someone who is incredibly obnoxious and insane pushes her over the edge and forces her to deal with it. The uneasiness, the sort of disturbing nature of the film I guess you could say kind of puts you in the emotional state of someone dealing with mental illness, it's not a pleasant feeling nor is it meant to be. And honestly the whole thing that is ruining her life, her mental illness, aka Drop Dead Fred, also being her best friend is kind of representative of the nature of mental illness. Not all mental illnesses but a lot of them begin to form due to maladaptive thinking, this thinking is people's method of coping from trauma, unmet psychological needs, general harsh realities, and many other things. When this maladaptive thinking has endured for many years and has become deep rooted enough, people are afraid to even try to change it. The maladaptive thinking is all they know, even if they are aware it is hurting them they can't let go of it because it's how they survived, it may be ruining their lives but they see it as their first and only line of defense. Look I'm no phd in psychology or anything, and honestly this movie probably is a bad movie. I remember seeing it once when I was like 12 and thinking it was kind of touching, but even then I didn't watch the whole thing. I feel like if I were to watch the movie again today I would probably find a million flaws with it and hate it, IDK I'd have to watch it again to determine if it's good or bad. But even if it is a bad movie can we at least admit that there is something of value there.
Except he isn't her manifesting ID. In the movie is an existence. An Imaginary Friend (or IE) We are led to believe through the movie he is just a figment of her repressed inner self. However through the scenes where he meets other IE's we find out he does actually exist in this world. Its right at this revelation to the viewer that we have her being diagnosed and starts to kill fred through medication. People who are looking at this from a purely psycological point of view are missing that this is a story about childhood magic being real.
Overly repressed? How? She technically gets away with stealing from her family getting her father arrested somehow, smearing shit all over clean carpet, and sinking her best friends house. How was she EVER repressed? We NEVER see her parents repress her only punish her for the HORRIBLE things she does under Fred's influence. If my son got my fiance arrested or smeared shit all over my house I'd repress the shit out of him too. Because you have to teach children how not to be insane terrorists. What lessons is her friend's daughter going to learn having Drop Dead Fred as an imaginary friend? That it's okay to destroy people's property? That it's okay to destroy people's businesses? That no one can blame you for the crimes you yourself commit? The behaviors Fred was convincing this woman to do we're not positive behaviors in any imaginable way. Until the VERY end and a psychiatrist could have done that without destroying her life first. Repressing those behaviors is good parenting. If they hadn't repressed those behaviors this woman would be a fucking psychopath.
That “No” bit was so cringey after the first 5
Pretty much me after his “review” of The Wall.
14:36 - 15:27 Happy! in a nutshell, except unlike Drop Dead Fred, its not a pile of s#*&.
If you really think about it, this movie is secretly brilliant.
While hidden as a comedy, it's actually about emotional abuse, mental illness, and profanity. A young girl has an imaginary friend named “Drop Dead Fred” who causes chaos around the house and neighborhood. Nobody can see him except her. Her mother is emotionally abusive and highly controlling. Fred first comes to Elizabeth as a young child but it is not until she is older and he revisits her, that she realizes why.
It is then where Fred tries to fix everything in her life that is wrong, only making more havoc, but eventually helping her realize her own issues. Elizabeth is a unassertive, confused woman who grew up with an obsessive controlling mother who pushed away her father. As a young child, she was misunderstood, slightly neglected and felt alone. this is where Fred comes in and fills the missing void. Until one day, her mother takes him away.
Elizabeth in my opinion is dealing with a psychological or mental disorder due to the unresolved pain from her childhood. After my research, i cam upon something called Diathesis Stress Model. which is a psychological theory that attempts to explain behaviour as a predisposition vulnerability together with stress from life experiences.
This helped lead me to the conclusion that it is a case of Schizophrenia. I believe Elizabeth developed a type of Psychological and Sociocultural Schizophrenia due to the unresolved pain as a child.
It sucks.
Pacifica Northwest Cool, bye then.
That actually makes a lot of sense
oh look more meaningless tripe comments, I mean your part right, but riks skin crawlingly annoying character is to annoying and distracting to notice that, also, people may say he's supposed to be annoying but that doesn't stop him from being annoying
This is one of my favourite childhood films. If you'd first seen it when you were 4 years old, you'd love it.
NC didnt have a childhood
The horrifying music segments get me every time. I can't stop laughing 😂 This is one of your funniest reviews.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who loves the use of The Omen music XD It's so funny to me because it fits so well
13:30 - The point was Elizabeth couldn’t see other children’s imaginary friends, and the children could only see their own, but all the imaginary friends can see each other.
That one scene where fred watches her free herself was kind of adorable
Sorry but Rik Mayall makes anything he's in infinitely better. Including Drop Dead Fred. If it wasn't for him I would have hated this movie.
ive never seen any of his other work. but seeing how fucking annoying this character is in this movie makes me not want to check any of shit out at all.
***** Really? You're so petty and stubborn that you wouldn't even try to see what else he's done? not even on RUclips? Okay then.
VultureClone
maybe i will, but drop dead fred makes mewantto stab both of my testicles with ice picks.
VultureClone
iv'e never seen such an annoying character in anything really as i reminisce. he makes me want to punch a wall he's that fucking annoying
I'm sure that he was trying his best, but the one thing he needed the most along with this movie was a better script.
*Nostalgia Critic: "That chick from Gremlins"*
Me: That chick from Fast Times At Ridgemont High (also from Gremlins, but yeah).
This movie makes me question reality
So sad Drop Dead Fred is really dead now.. :'(
Last time I looked him up he was alive. Only 56 when he died. Such a shame. Rip Rik
Jacob Roberts MIKE YOU BASTED
I can't help, myself. I love this movie, even though it has many flaws. Rik Mayall was awesome on The Young Ones and he steals every scene here.
+CoSine Blue Same
+Miles Power You need better parents.
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I used to rent it from the video store all the time. Im not saying its a great movie, but I think it helps a lot to view it through the eyes of a child.
Not going to lie this is hands down a childhood favourite and still is.
Are everyone's imaginary friends just annoying? I mean kids don't just imagine their friend being nothing but annoying, they could be sympathetic, caring, inspiring anything you, well, imagined! The only good part of the movie was when Fred said she didn't need him anymore because she was strong enough to cope without him. Though I am wondering why she needed to be driven to near madness by him in the first place.
but...
I liked drop dead Fred and its bad humor.
U need better taste
+Gamer Wardog
"and its bad humor."
sir, I'm admitting that it sucks. But I like it cuz it's so bad.
+Jerred Zoll precisely
+Daniel “Hero's Apprentice” Scharn not all but some people only say its bad cause of a reviewer said so, some people cling on reviewers to tell em whats bad or whats good
+Angus Yeung well me personally who grew up with the movie my opinion still stands.
I'm sorry, but I lost it when that little girl said, "What a pile of shit!" 🤣 I laughed so hard!
The guy who has the channel "No Small Parts" talked about this movie, and has kinda opened my eyes on it.
Still reckon Myall would've been a great Peeves in hp
YES!!!
You could have literally copy pasted every scene from here where he is annoying
He was! He filmed scenes for it and they cut it!
me:this is a horror movie
person:no its a comedy
me:what
Why do I find this movie fucking hilarious
12:26 This came from the "Ultimate "NOOOOOOOOO" Compilation by AFX".
I finally found that video
I loved this movie as a child. I watched it A LOT. All the stuff that doesn't work is because you need a child's view and imagination. Sure it isn't "good" but it doesn't need to be to succeed in its goal. All this said I don't know if it would work with modern children audiences.
I loved this film as a kid :) and it still makes me chuckle now- RIP Rik Mayal you legend
6:11 This Scene Just Makes No Sense!!
11:41 NOOOOOOOOOO NO! NO! NO! uh- NO! NO! NONONONO NO!
no. no. No no no! No! No ar- nope nope. Nope. No. No. No no no NO NONONONO! NO! NOHOHO! NO NONONONO! NO! NO! NO! NO! AND PRETENDING LIKE NO ONE TO THIS! *NO!*
Drop Dead Fred is just a another way of telling BeetleJuice.
It was actually seen as an AWFUL Beetlejuice rip-off when it first opened.
EVERYBODY hated it.
@@Tornado1994 along with Little Monsters.
@CORTEZ CASTILLO He made a Smart decision to.
"So he comes aboard dressed as the bastard child of Captain Crunch and Lucky Charms". LOL
Is anyone else laughing at the comments giving shit to the nostalga critic for having a different opinion
I know, right? I've even seen people go into detail here on the comments section scolding Doug for not understanding the "social and psychological ramifications of this movie!" Okay, if you want to like it, that's fine, but don't pretend it's psychological or deep when it's obviously not. I like the live-action Scooby-Doo films. I'm not going to pretend they're psychological character studies when that obviously isn't true and it would be fucking stupid as shit to do so. The comments wreak of butthurt.
I'm just mad he couldn't pronounce the name Phoebe correctly... That's my only stupid gripe xD
I think you are completely wrong. As someone who had imaginary friends, this movie was whimsical and nostalgic for me as an adult and loads of giggling from my children.
I love this movie we watched it all the time as kids
And that's the problem, because people liked stuff as a kid they are completely blinded to how awful it is. There's a lot of stuffed I liked as a kid but hate now. (Flubber, Star Wars prequels)
Yeah, thankfully not every thing we see as kids, we have the same opinion on when we're adults like "Chicken Little".. I remember seeing it in theatres with some relatives and I remember only liking the animation since I'm a sucker for cartoon animals. Looking at it NOW, animation does look cheap, and many others will agree it's one of Disney's worst films cause of how Mean-spirited it and how many clichés are thrown in...
Same, it was funny to me as a child
I still love this one. People are throwing out some pretty bad movies that I never thought were good even as a child.
My mom made my brother and I watch it as kids (because she knew it was awful and thought it would be funny). We both hated it.
unless this movie was predicting Foster House for Imaginary Friends, the concept of an imaginary friend (specified when only the "owner" can see and hear him) is precisely kept by the idea that the imaginary friend CAN'T TOUCH PHYSICAL STUFF, so the whole schtick of fred actualy doing physical things with Elizabeth just makes no bloody sense.
12:29 - 13:10 he should have taken some of Steve Carell's words from The Office.
I read that Tim Burton and Robin Williams were suppose to be interested in being Fred. But they both dropped out and Rik Mayall got the part.
robin williams would have made it creepier because he seems old all the time in my opinion and tim burton would have made it seem more insane but i guess they just went with annoying
Give credit where credit is due Fred's screams are very well done
What OTHER comedy films out there are actually horror films in disguise? I got one for ya'; Weird Science. O_o
When you watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, it’s more like a suspenseful thriller. He nearly gets caught by his dad so many times, and he filed a dinner reservation in the most insane way possible by pretending to be somebody else.
Mrs Doubtfire
The Cable Guy
Baby Geniuses
Son of the Mask
For those of you looking for a movie where this concept is done right there are two films I can suggest:
For kids: Don't Look Under the Bed. For Adults: Sundays at Tiffany's.
Either film succeeds where this one fails.
Wears all green, red hair and freckles (I think), a UK accent, and a trickster with strange abilities. How did he not get identified as a leprechaun more often
I enjoyed this as a kid.
+CptZSLight may god have mercy on your soul
+CptZSLight I did too. ::high five::
+CptZSLight I enjoyed it a lot when I was a kid because my mother is just like her mother and I liked imagining myself having the courage to stand up to her.
+CptZSLight I enjoyed it a lot when I was a kid because my mother is just like her mother and I liked imagining myself having the courage to stand up to her.
I still like it :P
This would actually make a pretty good horror movie
I’ve never seen a person just not get a movie so much as this kid, any British kid born prior to 1996 grew up on this movie! It was and still is absolutely awesome :D
I DON'T care whatcha say Doug, Drop Dead Fred is hilarious, and craziness is funny, it depends on how they act.
You know, Doug's right. This should've been a horror movie.
It would have been pretty cool. Even as a satire horror
MEGA BITCH
It's not???
😂😉
Any horror film with that premise?
Make one then
You know, you can't just make the "well if it's so bad/such a good idea, why don't YOU make it?" argument for EVERYTHING. Filmmaking requires study, passion and talent, and when you try to make movies without those things...you get Drop Dead Fred.
So really annoying and unintentionally frightening?
Not a film but I did read a book with that premise that was played for horror.
+supersinger9000 what was it called?
1:22 directed by ate the dong?
So before RUclips wanted Fred to drop dead, there was Drop Dead Fred