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31 May 1985 (USA)
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Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear. more
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Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, Los Angeles journalist, really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes...
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1 nomination
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A refreshing change of pace!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
 | Geena Davis | ... | Larry |
| Bill Henderson | ... | Speaker |
| William Traylor | ... | Ted Underhill |
 | George Wyner | ... | Marvin Gillet |
 | Tony Longo | ... | Detective #1 |
 | Larry Flash Jenkins | ... | Gummy |
| Ralph Seymour | ... | Creasy |
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:L |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Australia:M (Cable TV rating) |
Netherlands:6 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:11 |
Norway:12 (1985) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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The award banquet Fletch interrupts is in honor of Fred Dorfman. Fred Dorfman the name of Kent "Flounder" Dorfman's brother in Animal House (1978), which was originally going to feature Chevy Chase as Eric "Otter" Stratton. Otter was eventually played by Tim Matheson, who also appears in this movie as Alan Stanwyk.
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Continuity: When Fletch and Alan Stanwyck are talking under the pier, Alan is wearing jeans in one shot. In the next shot, he is wearing the full suit, the jeans having been replaced with suit pants.
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Quotes:
Dr. Joseph Dolan:
You know, it's a shame about Ed.
Fletch: Oh, it was. Yeah, it was really a shame. To go so suddenly like that.
Dr. Joseph Dolan: He was dying for years.
Fletch: Sure, but... the end was very... very sudden.
Dr. Joseph Dolan: He was in intensive care for eight weeks.
Fletch: Yeah, but I mean the very end, when he actually died. That was extremely sudden.
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Fletch: Oh, it was. Yeah, it was really a shame. To go so suddenly like that.
Dr. Joseph Dolan: He was dying for years.
Fletch: Sure, but... the end was very... very sudden.
Dr. Joseph Dolan: He was in intensive care for eight weeks.
Fletch: Yeah, but I mean the very end, when he actually died. That was extremely sudden.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
Bit By Bit
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Fletch is a refreshing departure from most modern crime/mystery flicks, and cop comedies. Chevy Chase plays Fletch, an undercover journalist with a penchant for clever disguises.
The film takes itself seriously, as we see Fletch run from place to place making up names and solving the mystery. What makes this film great is that it's not a comedy by nature, but that the character Fletch is a comical man.
Thus, we laugh at him and the situations he makes for himself. The film doesn't need to poke fun at itself, we have enough fun watching Fletch.
It's hokey at times, and some of the supporting actors can be a little flimsy, but if you're interested in a great light-hearted mystery from the 80's, Fletch is a great watch!