While anything that stars or even briefly features the late, great Rik Mayall is always worth taking time to watch, fans of Fantha Tracks might be drawn towards Drop Dead Fred – available for free right now on YouTube – because of the presence of Carrie Fisher, who co-stars alongside Mayall and star Phoebe Cates. Debuting in 1991 and a miss at the box office when released, time has been kind to this madcap film, so give it a watch.

Rik Mayall (The Young Ones, The New Statesman) gives a typically manic “Bottom”-style performance in this rip-roaring funny comedy. This hilarious film also stars Phoebe Cates (Princess Caraboo, Gremlins 2), Bridget Fonda (A Simple Plan) and Carrie Fisher (Star Wars). When Elizabeth (Cates) returns to her mother’s home when her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred (Mayall), to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth desperately attempts to win back her husband and return to normality, with comical results.