Drop Dead Fred (1991) News

05/01/09 The "Mayday " distress signal is derived from the French phrase m'aider ("help me"), and thus has nothing whatsoever to do with May Day, the midsummer holiday famous for the pagan ritual involving the erecting of a large phallic symbol and dancing around it like a drunken idiot.  |  The A.V. Club

05/01/09 Earlier this year, Oliver Stone was quoted as saying that he had given up on Money Never Sleeps , the sequel to Wall Street , but the Los Angeles Times now reports that 20th Century Fox has signed the director back on to the project, which is now known as the more obviously sequel title, Wall Street 2 .  |  Rotten Tomatoes

04/27/09 Universal is resurrecting "Drop Dead Fred," this time as a starring vehicle for Russell Brand.  |  The Hollywood Reporter