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The film revolves around Los Angeles Times reporter Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher, who is offered a large sum of money by a millionaire to kill him, claiming he has a terminal cancer prognosis and suicide would invalidate his life insurance policy.
The film revolves around Los Angeles Times reporter Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher, who is offered a large sum of money by a millionaire to kill him, claiming he has a terminal cancer prognosis and suicide would invalidate his life insurance policy.
- Fred Schuler
- Richard A. Harris
- Michael Ritchie
- Harold Faltermeyer
While working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.
While working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Michael Ritchie
- 1985-05-31
- The Film Is Based on A Series of Novels.
- Chevy Chase Is A Big Fan.
- Many of Fletch’s Classic Lines Were Ad-Libbed by Chase.
- Fletch Is A Fan of Using Celebrity and Famous Character Names as His aliases.
- The Film’S Theatrical Poster Features A Scene That Was Cut from The Final Movie.
- Fletch’s Robed Disguise Was Based on A Real person.
- Fletch Has Another Animal House Connection.
- The Hat Fletch Wears in The End of The Movie Is from The USCSS Nostromo.
Since 1974, mystery writer Gregory Mcdonald has written 11 novels featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher. The most recent Fletch novel was written in 1994 (Mcdonald died in 2008).
Fletch star Chevy Chase has cited the comedy as his all-time personal favorite film of which he has been a part.
Director Michael Ritchie would shoot one take that stuck strictly to the script and then let Chase improvise for each additional take. Many of the improvised takes made it into the final movie.
Some examples include Ted Nugent, Babar, Igor Stravinsky, Gordon Liddy, Don Corleone, and Harry S. Truman.
In the poster, Fletch is disguised as a hockey player. Fletch was also supposed to go incognito as a relief pitcher for the L.A. Dodgers (featuring a cameo by then head coach Tommy Lasorda)—but that scene was cut, too.
With his long beard and roller skates, Fletch was meant to resemble the new age spiritual healer and guru Ram Dass (author of Be Here Now).
The banquet that Fletch interrupts is being held for Fred Dorfman, the brother of Kent Dorfman (aka Flounder), one of the frat brothers from Animal House.
Ring any bells? It’s the spaceship from the 1979 sci-fi classic Alien. In fact Fletch wears the same hat that Harry Dean Stanton’s character wears throughout that movie.
Mar 8, 2018 · The storyline creates the perfect backdrop for Chevy Chase to wear bad physical disguises, invent ridiculous fake identities, and use his classic one-liners. Here are some of the funniest Fletch quotes from the 1985 film.
Aug 30, 2022 · The first novel involves Fletch investigating drug traffic on the Los Angeles beaches as well as the mysterious, well-paid request from a dying millionaire that Fletch euthanize him.
