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''Drop Dead Fred'' is a 1991 film starring Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall as the eponymous Fred. Originally the movie was panned by critics and not much of a box office success; however, over the years, it has been able to achieve a cult status. There was speculation of a remake starring Russell Brand in the titular role, but it has since fallen into [[Development Hell]].

'''''Drop Dead Fred''''' is a 1991 film starring Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall as the eponymous Fred. Originally the movie was panned by critics and not much of a box office success; however, over the years, it has been able to achieve a cult status. There was speculation of a remake starring Russell Brand in the titular role, but it has since fallen into [[Development Hell]].

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cronin has had a horrible day, her entire life falling apart within a single lunch hour. First, while trying to reconcile with her husband over his affair, he dumps her. Her purse and then car are stolen as she tries to figure out what to do about her life, and finally she loses her job. Lizzie's controlling mother Polly arrives on the scene and Shanghais Lizzie into staying with her. Upon returning to her childhood home and exploring her old room, Lizzie discovers an old, taped up jack-in-the-box. When she opens it, Lizzie ends up releasing her childhood imaginary friend Drop Dead Fred, whom her mother had trapped inside the toy many years ago.

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*** And a huge insurance payout:

{{quote|'''Janie:''' Have you ever seen so many zeroes outside of the national debt?}}

~~***~~* Insurance does not work that way. It only would if it was ruled an accident, not if some lunatic destroyed it. The way you'd get compensated for ''that'' is to sue the living hell out of said lunatic, have them declare bankruptcy, and ''then'' that person's insurance would cover it. And even then, the insurance money would only cover the estimated cost of the property damaged, not enough to leave a person better off. That's not even accounting for the fact that there were almost certainly items on the boat that were emotionally significant or irreplaceable, yet technically not "valuable."

:::* Insurance does not work that way. It only would if it was ruled an accident, not if some lunatic destroyed it. The way you'd get compensated for ''that'' is to sue the living hell out of said lunatic, have them declare bankruptcy, and ''then'' that person's insurance would cover it. And even then, the insurance money would only cover the estimated cost of the property damaged, not enough to leave a person better off. That's not even accounting for the fact that there were almost certainly items on the boat that were emotionally significant or irreplaceable, yet technically not "valuable."

***** Actually, you're the one who doesn't know how insurance works. There is a "vandalism and malicious mischief" category for exactly this sort of thing... Janie could simply report to her insurance company that her boat had been ransacked and her possessions destroyed, without telling them who did it. Unless the amount of money they were dealing with was ''truly'' phenomenal, most insurance investigators are going to come aboard, check things out, "Yup, somebody smashed this stuff", do their due diligence in establishing Janie didn't do it herself, and recommend the company pay. Also insurance does not work on paying you back the money that you paid for items, it works on the ''appraised worth'' of the items. If the boat was paid off but was still listed with a high book value, they'd pay her the book value, not what she paid for it or just say "Well it was already paid for."

**** Although considering the 'lunatic' in this case is imaginary, the insurance people may have wrote it up as 'accidental'.

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* [[Traumatic Haircut]]: Fred does this to Lizzie's new do while she's sleeping.

** And also once when she was younger.

* [[Wild Take]]: Fred when he peers up the skirt of a woman at a party.