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Mood:
- HumorousSuspensefulWitty
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Plot:
- InvestigationJournalismCons and ScamsCrimesDishonestyMediaUndercoverDisorder more...
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Genres:
- ComedyCrimeMystery
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s
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Place:
- Los Angeles
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Silly Humor
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- ProfanityViolent Content
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Fletch, 1985
English
USA
Profile of Fletch
Fletch can be described as humorous, witty, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around journalism, media, and undercover characters. Its comic aspect comes from silly humor. Fletch's main genres are comedy, crime, and mystery. In approach, it is realistic. It is located in Los Angeles. Fletch takes place in the 1980s. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed. Note that Fletch involves profanity and violent content.
Summary of Fletch
Loosely based on the book by Gregory McDonald, director Michael Ritchie's Fletch is a laugh-out-loud comedy that features a classic performance by Chevy Chase, who stars as Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a crack investigative journalist who goes undercover for a story about possible connections between the L.A. police department and the local drug trade. He gets derailed when a Santa Monica businessman, Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson), mistakes him for a homeless man and offers him $50,000 to commit a murder. The man claims to have terminal bone cancer but can't commit suicide if he wants his family to collect on his insurance policy, so he wants Fletch to do his dirty work. Fletch pretends to accept the offer and finds that it leads him deeper into the heart of his own investigation. Working from a crackling script by Andrew Bergman, Chase relishes every line of dialogue written for his goofy, master-of-disguise character, making Fletch one of the most influential and oft-quoted comedies of the 1980s.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 31 May 1985 |
| Runtime: | 98 min |
Cast and Crew
as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
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Users Reviews
- 28.August.2008
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- by: barak gilon
- barak gilon rated this movie
8/10Great
