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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Rex Weiner (characters)
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Release Date:
11 July 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Kojak. Columbo. Dirty Harry. Wimps. more
Plot:
Ford "Mr. Rock n' Roll Detective" Fairlane is experiencing problems, and it's not with the opposite sex... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
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(2 articles)
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Classic! more (101 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Andrew Dice Clay ... Ford Fairlane

Wayne Newton ... Julian Grendel

Priscilla Presley ... Colleen Sutton
Morris Day ... Don Cleveland, Record Producer

Lauren Holly ... Jazz

Maddie Corman ... Zuzu Petals
Gilbert Gottfried ... Johnny Crunch

David Patrick Kelly ... Sam
Brandon Call ... The Kid

Robert Englund ... Smiley
Ed O'Neill ... Lt. Amos
Vince Neil ... Bobby Black
Sheila E. ... Club Singer
David Arnott ... Club Guy
Mark Goldstein ... Club Guy
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Runtime:
104 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Manitoba) | New Zealand:R18 | Spain:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #30128)

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Trivia:
Renny Harlin used his own Ferrari in the beginning of the film as the car in which the blonde twins are picked up. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The level of juice in the blender. more
Quotes:
Ford Fairlane: I coulda been a fisherman. Fishermen, they get up, they fish, they sell fish, they smelt fish. Reminds me of this girl I used to go with, Yvonne, she smelled like fish. more
Soundtrack:
CRADLE OF LOVE more

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20 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
Classic!, 25 October 2005
8/10
Author: Sailorpooka2000 from United States

Sure there is crude humor, but it's *Dice Clay*. He is who he is. This actually seemed cleaned up a bit for him. Mr Rock and roll detective gets to investigate the death of Vince Neil. You throw in Precilla Presley, Gilbert Godfried, Ed O'Neill. That is a recipe for just funny. *Very funny*, lots of good one liners, very quotable. Then again, I evidently have the mental capacity of a dead hamster. ;) If for nothing else, it is a definite watcher for fashion don'ts. Yes we *really* did dress that way in the late 80's early 90's, it was very "Rock and Roll", we thought we were cool. Though now I can't imagine why... Excellent time-period comedy. It's a re-watcher.

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