When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win back her husband and return to normality.
Unfortunately the movie Drop Dead Fred is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Ate de Jong | Director |
| Writing | Carlos Davis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anthony Fingleton | Screenplay |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carlos Davis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anthony Fingleton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Webster | Producer |
| Sound | Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Peter Deming | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marshall Harvey | Editor |
| Editing | James Groetsch | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Peter Kuran | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Mary McLaglen | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael Waxman | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniel M. Stillman | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Nicole Furia | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Scott Browner | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Benita Brazier | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Kimman Harmon | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Robert J. Anderson Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pud Cusack | Boom Operator |
| Art | Deborah Schildt | Property Master |
| Art | Sydney Sharpe | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucy W. Corrigan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daryl Kerrigan | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Tim Hillman | Location Manager |
| Production | Robert Graf | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Julie Hartley | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Eric Mueller | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Clarissa Troop | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Clarissa Troop | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Margaret Lancaster | Assistant Accountant |
| Camera | Demmie Todd | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Julie Polkes | Unit Publicist |
| Lighting | Michael LaViolette | Gaffer |
| Camera | Robert K. Feldmann | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Nick Cline | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Robert Adams | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Tom Franchett | Electrician |
| Lighting | Chris Malone | Electrician |
| Lighting | David Doyle | Electrician |
| Camera | Clarence Brown | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Johnny Hale | Grip |
| Camera | Craig Foster | Grip |
| Editing | Jim Schulte | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Michael P. Redbourn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joseph Holsen | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Edmund J. Lachmann | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Tova Szabo | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Robert W. Glass Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard D. Rogers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Grover B. Helsley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kathy Durning | Music Editor |
| Sound | Elton Ahi | Scoring Mixer |
| Art | Mitch Devane | Sculptor |
| Art | Pete von Sholly | Storyboard Artist |
| Directing | Julie Herrin | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Joe Ranft | Title Designer |
| Crew | Pete Snell | Projection |
| Editing | Dan Muscarella | Color Timer |
| Writing | Elizabeth Livingston | Story |
| Production | Lynn Kressel | Casting |
| Art | Joseph T. Garrity | Production Design |
| Art | Rando Schmook | Art Direction |
| Art | Colin Tugwood | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Wood | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Blair | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel Curet | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Guthrie | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Hartung | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Johnson | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steven Mack | Wig Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Matisoff | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | A.J. Nielsen | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lizbeth Williamson | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Barbara Anne Klein | Stunt Double |
| Art | Steve Segal | Opening Title Sequence |
