Episode 149 - Drop Dead Fred
Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by Justin from the Watch/Skip+ podcast to discuss 1991’s dark comedy - Drop Dead Fred. Tackling the topics of trauma, parental abuse, and absentee fathers, Drop Dead Fred was universally panned by critical upon its release but has become an audience favorite and cult hit. The guys find themselves providing personal accounts of mental illness, anxiety, and beliefs in imaginary friends as well as discussing the comedy hijinks of Rik Mayall. Is Drop Dead Fred, a misunderstood gem? Who the hell is this movie made for? How much did Brad hate this film? Listen and find out!
Timestamps: Intro - (0:59), Box Office Results and Critical Response - (4:22), People Involved - (7:42), Production and Development - (20:47), Why did it Bomb? - (24:34), Commerical Break - (33:02), Drop Dead Fred Discussion - (34:34), Is it a Bomb? - (92:10), Listener Feedback - (93:44), Robo Reviewer1000 - (98:04), Outro - (110:00)
Drop Dead Fred is directed by Ate de Jong and starts Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, and Carrie Fisher.
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