Fletch (1985)

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6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Michael Ritchie

Starring (View all)

Chevy Chase
Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher

Joe Don Baker
Chief Jerry Karlin

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Gail Stanwyk

Richard Libertini
Frank Walker

Tim Matheson
Alan Stanwyk

M. Emmet Walsh
Dr. Joseph Dolan

George Wendt
Fat Sam

Kenneth Mars
Stanton Boyd

Written by

Andrew Bergman
(screenplay)

Phil Alden Robinson
screenplay

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10 years, 3 months ago at Jan 26 23:08

mazardeus

This is the kind of movie that's comedy gold hilarious without even trying! I love the characters in this playing detective environment.

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Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, Los Angeles journalist, really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. Now, Fletch is at it again: In disguise as a bum, he lives at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun, so that his wife will get the insurance money.

Release date: 31 May 1985
UPC: 025192028526

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" Revisit Viewing Date: February 14th Via: Binge Plot: Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher is a newspaper reporter being offered a large sum to off a cancerous millionaire, but is on the run, risking his job and finding clues when it's clear the man is healthy. Rating: 7.8/10 Why Did I Watch It? I wanted to finally watch the sequel and I could barely remember this one, so a revisit was in order."

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" Fletch. Until last week, he was just another mild-mannered reporter fighting for truth, justice and a window office. Now he's being threatened, shot at, accused and arrested. And that's by the people he's trying to help. But there's still one thing even more dangerous than his work. His love life. Fletch is a 1985 American neo-noir comedy thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Andrew Bergman. Based on Gregory Mcdonald's popular Fletch novels, the film stars Chevy Chase as "

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