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Fletch Lives (1989)

PG 95 min  -  Comedy | Mystery | Crime  -   17 March 1989 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers:

Gregory McDonald (character), Leon Capetanos
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chevy Chase ...
Hal Holbrook ...
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Julianne Phillips ...
Becky Culpepper
R. Lee Ermey ...
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Libertini ...
Randall 'Tex' Cobb ...
Ben Dover (as Randall 'Tex' Cobb)
Cleavon Little ...
Calculus Entropy
George Wyner ...
Patricia Kalember ...
Amanda Ray Ross
Geoffrey Lewis ...
KKK Leader
Richard Belzer ...
Phil
Phil Hartman ...
Bly Manager
Titos Vandis Titos Vandis ...
Uncle Kakakis
Don Hood Don Hood ...
Tom Barbour
Dennis Burkley Dennis Burkley ...
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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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Fletch | Louisiana | Mansion | Prison | Toxic Waste  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Crime

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Acar Hafiye Isbasinda See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,045,760 (USA) (19 March 1989)

Gross:

$35,150,960 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene when Fletch hides in the morgue's refrigerator from Ben Dover, the chalkboard in the background has names for the other corpses in storage. Names include those of Wally Cox, Carol Wayne, Alan Ludden, Paul Lynde, all of whom made appearances on _"The Hollywood Squares" (1965)_. Most likely, this was done because of the 3 x 3 grid of the refrigeration units. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: 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.) See more »

Quotes

Fletch: [flirting] Hey Betty, how about lunch at the In N' Out Burger?
Betty Dilworth: [disgusted] No.
Fletch: Okay, forget the burger, how about just the In N' Out?
[she sneers at him]
Fletch: Ok, how about just the In?
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