Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Phoebe Cates: Elizabeth

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• Fred : Well why don't we harpoon Charles straight through the head, drag him back to the apartment, and hit him with a hammer until he agrees to come back?

  Elizabeth : Harpoon him through the head. That won't work Fred.

  Fred : Why not? How many times have you tried it?

• Fred : I can't believe we left the party so soon. And there was so much wine to spit around the place.

  Elizabeth : I got upset.

  Fred : "I got upset." God, you're so stupid. You never leave a party 'til the very very end.

  Elizabeth : Oh really?

  Fred : Yeah really.

  Elizabeth : Well what about Cinderella? Remember what happened with her?

  Fred : No I don't remember what happened *with her*. I deliberately forgot all about her. She made me puke. I remember the ugly stepsisters, they were great.

• Elizabeth : Mother, do you remember when I was little, I had a friend, he was make-believe?

  Polly : No.

  Elizabeth : Don't you remember? Only I could see him?

  Polly : No, I don't remember Drop Dead Fred at all.

• Elizabeth : Oh, I almost forgot.

  [picks her nose and wipes the snot on Charles's face] 

• Fred : Boo!

  Elizabeth : Ahhh!

  Fred : Hello, Snotface! Yuck! What happened to you? Look at you. You're all older. You're even uglier. Uch. I'm sorry. I'm gonna have to be sick all over you immediately. Lie down.

  [Pushes Elizabeth down on the bed] 

  Fred : Hang on. Where's all the dolls?

  Elizabeth : [Whispers]  Drop Dead Fred.

  Fred : Where is the dolls?

  [Throws dolls at Elizabeth] 

  Fred : I wanna play with the-Ah hah! The dolls! Hello, Jemima. Hello, Angelec.

  [Makes the dolls say 'Hello.'] 

  Fred : You're gonna die!

  [Screams and hits Jemima's head against the door. Bites off Angelec's head. Throws dolls] 

  Fred : Mr. Pooh!

  [Makes Mr. Pooh say 'Hello.'] 

  Fred : You die too!

  [Makes Mr. Pooh say 'No no no.'] 

  Fred : Yes yes yes.

  [Screams and rips Mr. Pooh's stuffing out while throwing the stuffing at Elizabeth] 

  Fred : [Makes Mr. Pooh scream 'No! My intestines. Not my intestines!'] 

  [Spits on Mr. Pooh] 

  Elizabeth : [Whispers]  I must be dreaming.

• Elizabeth : Go away

  Fred : go away? why do you want me to go away? Fine! say the magic words and i'll piss off

  Elizabeth : Piss off!

  Fred : Ha! I lied those weren't the magic words

  Polly : What did you say?

  Fred : She told you to piss off

• Mickey Bunce : [comes home to find his daughter Natalie, covered with chocolate. He kneels next to her]  Natalie, what happened?

  Natalie Bunce : We wanted some chocolate! It's yummy, do you want some?

  [offers Mickey her hand to lick] 

  Mickey Bunce : [chuckles]  No, I don't want any.

  Ms. Fuzzock : This young lady has made quite a mess in the kitchen, and she expects me to believe that some pretend friend did it.

  Natalie Bunce : He's not pretend! He's drop dead Fred!

  Elizabeth : [kneels down to speak to Natalie]  What did you say?

  Fred : [appearing from behind a tree]  She said I'm not pretend. What are you deaf?

  Mickey Bunce : Natalie, come on, what really happened?

  Natalie Bunce : I'm telling you the truth! Don't you believe me?

  Elizabeth : I believe you. Next time you see that drop dead Fred. You give him my love.

• Charles : Does this Fred play rough?

  Elizabeth : Only with me.

  Charles : Jesus.

• Fred : [pulls Elizabeth towards the stairs]  Come on!

  Elizabeth : Where are we going?

  Fred : Playtime!

  [slides down the bannister] 

  Fred : Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

  [he slaps straight into the newel post at the bottom] 

  Elizabeth : [in pain]  Ahhh! Oooooh! WHO PUT THAT THERE?

• [Fred appears in front of a mirror] 

  Fred : Boo!

  Elizabeth : Aaah!

  Fred : [laughing]  Shit yourself?

  Elizabeth : I thought you were dead.

  Fred : Hey, it takes more than a fire truck to stop Drop Dead Fred.

• Elizabeth : [to Polly]  I'm not afraid of you!

  Fred : Finally, the magic words!

• Elizabeth : We don't have to be afraid anymore.

• Fred : [sitting inside the refrigerator] 

  [about Charles] 

  Fred : Snotface, he's the wrong man for you.

  Elizabeth : I don't want to hear it

  Fred : You're not happy.

  [Elizabeth closes the fridge door] 

  Elizabeth : Yes I am.

  Fred : [crawling from underneath a counter]  Well, if you're so happy, then why I am still here, hmm?

  Elizabeth : I can fix that.

  [she pulls out the pills] 

  Fred : Oh no, don't do that. No, please, don't do that. Do-

  [Elizabeth takes the pill, he dubs over in pain. While grinding pepper, Elizabeth sneezes and sends Fred bouncing against the walls]