When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.
Chevy Chase Tim Matheson Dana Wheeler-Nicholson Joe Don Baker Richard Libertini Geena Davis M. Emmet Walsh George Wendt Kenneth Mars Bill Henderson William Traylor George Wyner Tony Longo Larry Jenkins Ralph Seymour Kareem Abdul-Jabbar William Sanderson Beau Starr James Avery Peggy Doyle David W. Harper Burton Gilliam Chick Hearn Alison La Placa Merv Maruyama Robert Sorrells Rick Garcia
Jeannie Epper Neal Kaz J.N. Roberts George Fisher Walter Robles Vince Deadrick Jr. Rick Overton Gary Epper Tim Gilbert Carey Loftin Joe Finnegan Dick Warlock Ray Marek Larry Holt Gene LeBell Richard L. Duran Dean Jeffries Richard Epper George P. Wilbur
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"Can't keep me here, chief."
"Maybe I'm not going to keep you in here. Maybe I'm going to blow your brains out."
"Well, now, I'm no lawyer, but I do believe that's a violation of my rights."
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Gail: She looks like a hooker. Look at her. Look at her! Could you love someone who looked like that?
Fletch: What are you talking about? Of course not ... five, ten minutes tops, maybe.
It's all well and good having childhood favourites, but they more often than not lose their charm upon rewatching them.
I'm so happy this is still fantastically funny and entertaining.
It is unmistakably eighties, yet its charm, humour and surprisingly engaging plot make sure you won't hold that against it.
And then there's Chase of course. His ability to switch between dry humour with dead pan delivery and the more serious scenes is amazing. He is so smooth and confident in everything he does here, heck, I'd even go so far as to say that he's got swag before it was invented.
The definitive Chevy joint. Moderately amusing throughout. Nonstop smiles, smirks, and slight exhalations of air out of the nose. Contains an awesome Harold Faltermeyer score, and a peculiar scene where Fletch dreams he is a basketball player. This is a strong three stars.
Hey Chevy. Nice combover. I definitely can't tell.
Back in the day, comedies didn't need to be funny. Smugness was enough!
Breezy detective, uh reporter, yarn with a great cast of supporting characters a rocking score from the king of 80s synths.
Michael Ritchie's "Fletch" is a comedy that succeeds thanks to the charm of its star and the effortless entertainment of its script. A mystery-comedy led by a magnetic Chevy Chase, the film asks very little of audience, rarely forcing laughs but consistently inducing smiles. It is the sort of low-key, medium-silly, and highly engaging comedy that works well and fully appeals.
"Fletch" revolves around Chevy Chase's Irwin Fletcher, a reporter who gets caught up in some murder-for-hire skullduggery that involves socialites and Provo, Utah. The film follows Fletcher as he puts together the pieces of the light-weight mystery and quickly finds himself in over his sardonic head.
The story is fun and none-too-serious; most importantly, however, it provides an ideal…
Why don't we go lay on the bed and I'll fill you in?
-Fletch
No one will ever accuse Fletch of being a timeless film. The score, hairstyles, dated jokes and pop culture references never let you forget what era this movie was made in, as if the fact that is stars Chevy Chase didn't already do that.
What you get here is basically Chevy Chase doing Chevy Chase, but it's what a lot of comedians did in films from the 70s and 80s. They pretty much just played caricatures of themselves in films and got away with it. With that said I think this is Chase's best film after some of the Vacation movies.
It works because the film…
Sturdy as hell, and benefits from playing the mystery 100% straight - most of the comedy, too, just noir dialog dialed tastefully up to 11 and not a tick more. There has never been a bad movie about a master of disguise
