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      • On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 35% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Chevy Chase remains ideally suited for the role, but Fletch Lives lacks its predecessor's wit, relying instead on silly disguises, cheap stereotypes, and largely unfunny gags."
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  2. Aug 27, 2021 · Fletch is one of the movie series that time forgot. Here's why Chevy Chase, who played the titular character, made only two Fletch films.

  3. Mar 8, 2023 · Chevy Chase took on the role in the 1985 comedy Fletch from director Michael Ritchie. It came during the peak of Chase’s career, as he had already starred in a successful string of comedies...

    • Liam Gaughan
    • Fletch Continues His Habit of Using Famous Aliases in Fletch Lives.
    • Fletch Reuses Disguises from Fletch in Fletch Lives.
    • The Televangelist Jimmy Lee Farnsworth Is Played by Actor R. Lee Ermey.
    • It Looks Like Fletch Is A Democrat with A Sense of Humor.
    • The Synth Score For Fletch Lives Was Done by German Musician Harold Faltermeyer.
    • The Biker Bar Scene Also Includes A Hidden Easter Egg from Fletch.

    Some of the more famous ones include Peggy Lee, Nostradamus, Victor Hugo, “Henry” Himmler, Billie Jean King, Elmer Fudd, and Robert E. Lee.

    The getup he uses as “Gordon Liddy” in Fletch is repurposed as “Billie Jean King,” named after the famous former tennis pro, in Fletch Lives.

    Ermey is better known for playing Gny. Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, a role that garnered him a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination.

    He can be seen wearing a McGovern/Eagleton ’72 presidential campaign t-shirt after his first night in Belle Isle. The McGovern/Eagleton presidential bid was ultimately unsuccessful, but it’s still notable: The Democratic National Committee Headquarters were broken into during that campaign year in what would later be known as the Watergate Scandal,...

    Faltermeyer is also most known for creating the memorable “Axel F’ theme from Beverly Hills Cop and the “Top Gun Anthem” from Top Gun.

    The Underhills (the couple that Fletch keeps charging food and drinks to at the country club from the first movie) can be seen dancing behind Fletch in their tennis outfits.

    • Sean Hutchinson
  4. Over a decade later and I decided to give them another go because of the upcoming reboot (“Confess, Fletch” with Jon Hamm). The first one is a masterpiece, no question, Chevy Chase was born to play this role.

  5. Fletch Lives: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey. After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.

    • (23K)
    • Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    • Michael Ritchie
    • 1989-03-17
  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fletch_LivesFletch Lives - Wikipedia

    Fletch Lives is a 1989 American comedy mystery film starring Chevy Chase and the sequel to Fletch (1985), directed by Michael Ritchie from a screenplay by Leon Capetanos, and based on the character created by Gregory Mcdonald.

  7. Apr 25, 2024 · Many believe the 80s comedy sequel Fletch Lives is one of Chevy Chase's worst movies, but we think it's a lot better than its rep suggests.