Fletch Lives (1989)

Fletch is a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, but he acts more like a detective. When an obscure relative leaves him a Louisiana mansion in his will, Fletch is naturally curious. ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers:

Gregory McDonald (character), Leon Capetanos

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chevy Chase	...	Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Hal Holbrook	...	Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Julianne Phillips	...	Becky Culpepper
R. Lee Ermey	...	Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Libertini	...	Frank Walker
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Ben Dover (as Randall 'Tex' Cobb)
Cleavon Little	...	Calculus Entropy
George Wyner	...	Marvin Gillet
Patricia Kalember	...	Amanda Ray Ross
Geoffrey Lewis	...	KKK Leader
Richard Belzer	...	Phil
Phil Hartman	...	Bly Manager
Titos Vandis	...	Uncle Kakakis
Don Hood	...	Tom Barbour
Dennis Burkley	...	Joe Jack

Storyline

Fletch is a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, but he acts more like a detective. When an obscure relative leaves him a Louisiana mansion in his will, Fletch is naturally curious. Arriving in Louisiana, events occur that make him suspect that all is not well, and there is more to the property than he has been led to believe.

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Plot Keywords:

fletch | louisiana | mansion | murder | prison | 

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Taglines:

When there's more trouble than one man can handle...there's more than one man for the job.

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fletch Saved

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$35,150,960 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Vincent Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chevy Chase meets Phil Hartman in this film. Chevy was the very first person to use the "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night" line on Saturday Night Live, which began in 1975. Not 10 years later, Phil Hartman went on Saturday Night Live in 1985.

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Goofs

During the first scene in the newsroom, as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher and Frank Walker walk through the office, we see a map of Long Island, New York on the wall in the background. The newsroom is supposed to be in Los Angeles, California. (The scene was filmed at Newsday's Melville, Long Island office.)

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Quotes

Ben Dover: Take your pants off.
Fletch: I don't even know your name.
Ben Dover: Bend over.
Fletch: Ben? Nice to meet you, Victor Hugo.

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Connections

Referenced in Nikita: Doublecross (2012)

User Reviews

Fletch strikes again!

Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher(Chevy Chase) is at it again. This time, he goes to the Deep South not only to get an inheritance, also to find a big scoop down there. He gets this big plantation from his late aunt only to find the whole land isn't much of it's worth. He meets a lawyer whom he spends the night only to wake up and find her dead in the bed. The for the mystery is the people of a chemical plant elsewhere is dumping toxic waste on that and other lands in the area. Now Fletch also infiltrates other characters: A biker group, The Ku Klux Klan, and other shady characters he could find. He remains close to a man named Calculus Entropy(Cleavon Little, 1940-92) who happened to be an Fed. He was able to give his ex-spouse the land since he won't have it. That's one payment he won't have to worry about. Nothing really changed much about the movie. It's still funny, and Chevy never lost his touch! 3.5 out of 5 stars!