Directed by:
Michael RitchieScreenplay:
Andrew BergmanCinematography:
Fred SchulerComposer:
Harold FaltermeyerCast:
Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson, M. Emmet Walsh, George Wendt, Kenneth Mars, Geena Davis, George Wyner, Tony Longo (more)Plots(1)
Fletch, based on a novel by Gregory McDonald, is a murder-for-laughs-thriller. Until last week, Fletch (Chevy Chase) was just another mild mannered reporter fighting for the truth, justice and a window office. But things change when he goes undercover as a minor league junkie to trace dome drug traffickers. Whilst on this assignmenthe meets Stanwyk (Tim Matheson) who says he is dying of bone cancer and asks Fletch to murder him, so that his wife will benefit from the insurance. Stanwyk it seems has arranged the perfect crime - a feigned robbery, a getaway Jaguar and a first class ticket to Rio... But something doesn't seem quite right. And as he dons various guises in an attempt to discover the truth, Fletch finds himself being threatened, shot at, accused and arrested. And that's by the people he's trying to help! (Fabulous Films)
(more)Cast
Chevy Chase
USA
Best movies:
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Vacation (1983)
Hero (1992)
Joe Don Baker
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Natural (1984)
Cape Fear (1991)
Richard Libertini
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Tim Matheson
USA
Best movies:
Magnum Force (1973)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Serpico (1973)
George Wendt
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
I Lost My Body (2019)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Kenneth Mars
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Radio Days (1987)
Geena Davis
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Tootsie (1982)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
George Wyner
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
All the President's Men (1976)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Tony Longo
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Winners Take All (1987)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
USA
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Forget Paris (1995)
William Sanderson
USA
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Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Who Will Love My Children? (1983) (TV movie)
Blade Runner (1982)
Beau Starr
USA
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Goodfellas (1990)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
James Avery
USA
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The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Blues Brothers (1980)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Alison La Placa
USA
Best movies:
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
Madhouse (1990)
Fletch (1985)
Ralph Seymour
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Larry Flash Jenkins
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Body Double (1984)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Robert Sorrells
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Morituri (1965)
Bill Henderson
USA
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Bruce French
USA
Best movies:
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Thank You for Smoking (2005)