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Collection ID
874
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Starring:
Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson
Genre:
Comedy
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Release date:
1985
Rated:
PG
Language (Country):
English, French
(USA)
Summary:
Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, Los Angeles journalist, really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. Now, Fletch is at it again: In disguise as a bum, he lives at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun, so that his wife will get the insurance money. What the guy didn't think of was Fletch's real profession. Returning into normal life, Fletch instantly takes up research not only to find out that Mr. Stanwyk is healthy as life itself but he also runs into certain connections between drug dealing at the beach, Alan Stanwyk, his private jet, the police and a very expensive piece of Land in Utah.
My Rating:
My Review: Chevy Chase stars in this witty comedy as a wise-cracking investigative journalist. The pacing in this movie was excellent. The jokes are subtle, and Chevy Chase was excellent in the role. Chevy Chase goes undercover in an attempt to break a story about drugs infiltrating L.A. In a seemingly unrelated sub-plot, a wealthy bussiness man offers Chevy a pile of cash, if he'll murder him? As Chevy attempts to unravel theses mysteries, he dons various disguises and lays it on thick with the one-liners. Add in some excellent music and you've got an excellent movie. It almost felt as if the producers took a movie that was supposed to be a serious crime drama, and asked Chevy to improvise all his lines. Great writing, with a plot that kept me interested despite it's hollywood flavor. Chevy Chase shines in the klieglight of this comedy.
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