A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.
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Renny Harlin
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Title: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
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5 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Andrew Dice Clay | ... | Ford Fairlane | |
| Wayne Newton | ... | Julian Grendel | |
| Priscilla Presley | ... | Colleen Sutton | |
| Morris Day | ... | Don Cleveland | |
| 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 | |
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David Arnott | ... | Club Guy |
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Mark Goldstein | ... | Club Guy |
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Ford "Mr. Rock n' Roll Detective" Fairlane is experiencing problems, and it's not with the opposite sex. One of them is that all the rock stars pay him with drum sticks, koala bears, food processors and bicycle shorts. Another one of them is that all his employers that want him to find a girl named Zuzu Petals get killed. Why didn't he become a fisherman's detective instead? A must-see for Andrew Dice Clay fans. Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>
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music industry | private detective | record executive | record company | cover up |Taglines:
He's on the money, off the record, and over the top. See more »Parents Guide:
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Zuzu Petals: Well... it... all... started... with... this... condom... factory...
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Ford's line "you're a jerk-off. That's what I think of you" was adapted from Andrew Dice Clay's stand-up act, but it actually originated from Martin Scorsese's movie Mean Streets (1973), where Robert De Niro said it. See more »Goofs
When Ford blows out the flame on the milkshake and then takes a drink, it is very obvious that he doesn't even touch the shake and it is also obvious that the 'slurp' is dubbed in. See more »Quotes
Don Cleveland: Will someone tell me what the fuck is going on here, slowly?Zuzu Petals: Well... it... all... started... with... this... condom... factory...
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 July 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,374,391, 15 July 1990Gross USA:
$21,413,502Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,413,502Company Credits
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My friends and I watched this film around about 1993/4 and thought it was that crap, it was funny! I think its definitely a guy movie as it goes lower than a rattle snake gonads. Some of the lines are bizarre like 'benson hearse piece of shit. I have no idea what it means but its sounds funny in the context of the film. Women will hate it as it is very male chauvinist. You either love this film or hate it. I personally loved it, very easy on the brain cells.