Fletch is an investigative reporter who assumes various disguises/personalities to get his stories. He is played by Chevy Chase, who has a touch of urbanity that subtly adds to the characterization of the title character. His dialogue ihas wonderful word play, e.g., "Thank you very little," which adds depth to the situation. Fletch finds himself in the middle of a murder for hire situation, and this complicates his current project, which has to do with undercovering drug dealing on a beach environment. Effectively, he has a crime to solve, and doing it is a complicated project, thoigh buoyed up by Fletch;s inventiveness and characters. A good relaxing film, not cerebral, yet neither as silly as many "comedies."
Irwin R. Fletcher, ace reporter for the L.A. Times. He's in the middle of going undercover as a junkie to crack a story of drug dealing at a local beach when he is approached by millionaire Alan Stanwyck, who offers to pay Fletch, who he mistakes as another of the beach bum junkies, a large sum of money and a one way ticket to South America if Fletch would murder him. He claims to be dying of cancer, and his insurance policy only covers murder. Fletch agrees, but starts digging in the dirt for Stanwyck's real agenda. His boss at the paper grows increasingly displeased with Fletch's tardiness with the drug story. Fletch also has to contend with his ex-wife's sleazy lawyer. Along the way, Fletch infiltrates various institutions, such as a country club and a hospital, using many of his hilarious aliases as he goes along (Harry S. Truman is one). This movie has it all; it's funny, fast paced, and has a pretty good mystery to figure out too. Chevy Chase is on the top of his game in this one. It is based on the first novel in Gregory MacDonald's "Fletch" series, and it's one of those movies that you can watch over and over again and never get tired of.Read full review
Chevy Chase added a classic comic hero to the film landscape with Fletch, one of his few truly popular star vehicles in a famously misguided post-Saturday Night Live career. Chase plays Irwin M. Fletcher, known to everyone as Fletch, a Los Angeles Lakers-loving investigative reporter with a gleeful disdain for deadlines and a knack for pushing the buttons of his frustrated editor (Richard Libertini). He's also known for donning numerous disguises and assuming zany false identities to help gain information. While pursuing an ongoing story about a powerful drug dealer who operates from Venice Beach, he comes across an intriguing offshoot in which he becomes intimately involved. Aviation executive Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson) has an unusual proposition for Fletch: If Fletch agrees to an elaborate plan to kill him, for reasons Stanwyk refuses to divulge beyond explaining that he has bone cancer, Fletch will walk away with a healthy sum of money and a plane ticket to Brazil. Curious yet suspicious by profession, Fletch begins investigating Stanwyk's true motives, which leads him through numerous misadventures. Among them are a visit to a stuffy country club; a high-speed car chase with an unwitting passenger; repeat encounters with Stanwyk's wife (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson), although she may not be his only one; and a trip to Provo -- that's Utah, not Spain. Inspired by a novel of the same name by Gregory McDonald, Fletch went from thriller to comedy as it was adapted into a vehicle for Chase.Read full review
A Chevy Chase classic. One of his best performances. This film is hilarious. If you love the National Lampoon's Vacation series, this movie will not dissapoint. Dry, sarcastic humor with plenty of one liners. This DVD was made on a limited production run and is no longer made. What ever copies are out there is it, so if you can get your hands on one, do it! Based off the books by Gregory Mcdonald. For all the film details, including full plot summary, click 'More Information' above. If you liked this review, click 'Yes' below to let others know. Thanks for reading.
This particular DVD is difficult to find and when I found it on Ebay I was thrilled. What I didn't know is that DVDs are made in a way that they can only be played on equipment that is "region specific". For instance, this particular DVD was labeled "Region 2". That means it can only be played on equipment manufactured in Region 2 of this planet. There are steps you can take to adapt your own DVD player, but they are so long and complicated it is almost comedic. I admit that I was ignorant of this system, and the seller had labeled the DVD as Region 2, but the outcome for me is that I own a DVD that is absolutely useless to me.
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