055 - Drop Dead Fred (1991) - Clamshell Case Files

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The winner (*runner up*) of our CCF March Madness bracket: Drop Dead Fred! If you like gross movies confused as to whether they’re for children or adults that don’t quite seem to know what they want to be about...I guess we have a movie for you? A young divorcée (Phoebe Cates) works through some issues with her maybe-not-imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall), and Carrie Fisher is there to support her and own a houseboat. That’s it! That’s the movie!

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