SnoReptilePlenty
Memorable, crazy movie
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Ava-Grace Willis
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
gwnightscream
Chevy Chase, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Tim Matheson and Joe Don Baker star in this 1985 comedy based on the book. Chase (Vacation films) plays Irwin Fletcher aka Fletch, a L.A. journalist who works under the name, Jane Doe and is a master of disguise. Soon, he's hired by wealthy businessman, Alan Stanwyk (Matheson) to kill him for 50 grand because he's diagnosed with cancer. Fletch agrees and decides to snoop into Alan's personal files discovering he's not ill and is a drug-dealer. Fletch also meets and falls for his wife, Gail (Nicholson) who eventually discovers Alan is trying to steal her money. Baker (The Natural) plays crooked police chief, Jerry Karlin who is dealing with Alan. Geena Davis, George Wendt, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, M. Emmett Walsh and the late, James Avery also appear. Chase is great in this as usual as well as Harold Faltermeyer's score. I recommend this 80's Chase classic.
johnskkunju
Watched this last weekend at home with family, where Chevy Chase plays an investigative journalist with a passion for clever disguises.We see Fletch going from place to place making up interesting characters with a great presence of mind to turn every situation into his favour and solving the mystery. The car chase, the hospital scenes as a kidney pain patient and subsequently as a doctor were absolutely hilarious.Chevy acts with absolute ease and is completely into this role keeping the audience laughing from beginning to end. Michael Ritchie is a good director supported by good screenplay from Andrew Bergman.
Mr-Fusion
Adapting a series of hard-boiled novels and then refashioning them into a Chevy Chase vehicle just seems like a bad idea waiting to happen. And that's the real surprise here: it works. "Fletch" is a movie that caters directly to Chase's droll wit and detached persona; so much so, that I can't imagine anyone else saying his dialogue. It's not only very watchable, but this script fires off one-liners like crazy (indeed, some of my favorite movie lines can be found here). Tim Matheson looks his cinematic best, while the fetching Dana Wheeler- Nicholson is smokin' hot in that tennis skirt (hell, even just standing there saying her lines). And there's even room for Joe Don Baker (Mitchell!), playing a corrupt cop; he really does fit that role. And say what you will about the music (very, very '80s ... but that ain't a crime), Faltermeyer's theme is catchy as hell. Everything just seemed to come together with this movie, and it capitalized on Chase's stardom with ease.8/10
Walter Zenga
There is an elite class of comedies which Fletch is at top of the list. Of course, comedy is subjective and relative to each person's humor palate. To those of us who rated this as 10/10 we feel that this movie is pure comic genius. I do scoff at those who criticize the movie as being without a meaningful story. Actually, it's full...simple and full. The undercover reporter (investigating drug trafficking on the local beaches) whom is solicited by an immoral businessman out to fake his death and make a sack a dough. Crooked police chiefs (Joe Don Baker is excellent!), jelly finger doctors (M Emmet Walsh is, as always, perfect in his accurate and subtle portrayal), policeman fund-raisers, steak sandwiches, water buffaloes, reds (not communists) and the list of hilarities goes on and on and on and on and...........
