| | | Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.
Features: DVD, English/Spanish, Dolby Surround Sound, Widescreen, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best in this suspense-packed comedy thriller based on Gregory McDonald's best-seller. Irwin Fletch, a.k.a. Fletch (Chase), is an investigative reporter who's constantly changing his identity. While working on a drug expose, Fletch attracts the attention of a strange businessman (Tim Matheson) who wants to be killed so his wife will inherit more insurance. The wily Fletch senses a scam, and soon he's up to his byline in frame-ups, murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. It'll be the story of the year, if he can stay alive to meet his deadlines!
"Good mystery...smothered in wisecracks..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
An investigative reporter with a talent for disguise becomes involved in a huge drug smuggling scheme and police corruption after answering the bizarre request of a dying man.
| Features | Film Highlights | | Audio: English, French Dolby Surround | | Subtitles: Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer | | Production Notes | | Talent Bios | | Widescreen Version | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 5/6/2003 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1985 | | Catalog ID: 20285 | | UPC: 00025192028526 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "Can I help you Dr....?"----Receptionist|"Oh it's me, Dr. Rosenpenis. I'm just here to check out Alan Stanwyk's file."----Fletch (Chevy Chase)|"Dr. who?"----Receptionist|"Dr. Rosenrosen. I'm here to get into the records room."----Fletch|"What was that name again?"----Receptionist|"It's Dr. Rosen, I want to check the records room."----Fletch|"Dr. who?"----Receptionist|"Dr. Rosen! Where's the records room?"----Fletch | | "Where am I?"----Fletch|"You're in the records room."----Records nurse|"Oh. Do you have the Beatles' White Album? Never mind...just bring me a cup of hot fat. And the head of Alfredo Garcia."----Fletch | | "That's an interesting name, Mr...?"--Doctor|"Babar."----Fletch|"Is that with one B or two?"----Doctor|"One. B--A--B--A--R."----Fletch|"That's two."----Doctor|"Yeah, but not right next to each other. That's what I thought you meant."----Fletch|"Isn't there a children's book about an elephant named Babar?"----Doctor|"Ha, ha, ha. I wouldn't know. I don't have any."----Fletch|"No children?"----Doctor|"No elephant books."----Fletch | | "Does this proposition entail my dressing up as Little Bo Peep?"----Fletch|"It's nothing of a sexual nature, I assure you."----Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson)|"Yeah, I assure you."----Fletch|"One thousand just to listen. I don't see how you can pass that up, Mr...?"----Alan Stanwyk|"Nugent. Ted Nugent."----Fletch |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Easy charm....An enjoyable paperback of a film..." 05/31/1985 p.C10Los Angeles Times
"...FLETCH is smart, dead-pan dry and funny..." 05/31/1985 p.C1 Total Film
"Enjoyable..." 04/01/2004 p.132 Premiere
4 stars out of 4 -- "One of the most quotable comedies ever made where Chase is at the top of his game." 06/01/2009 VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 6 of 10
...charming comedy. When newspaper journalist Fletch goes undercover to get the scoop on the local drug scene, a wealthy young businessman enlists his help in dying. Something's rotten in Denmark when the man's doctor knows nothing of the illness... Throughout the entire film, Chevy Chase assumes a multitude of flippant comic characters to discover the truth...
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot | 5 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 You're not going to sing for us, are you Sammy? Tuesday, July 01, 2003
guest4254 from NJ
The thing I like most about this movie, is all the hidden subtleties, that you just don't get until you've watched it several times. And it seems that the more you watch it, the more little things you catch that you didn't notice before.
Definitely worth buying! It's like the "gift that keeps on giving, all year long". Was this review helpful?  
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5 of 5 Top 5 Funniest Movies Ever Made Tuesday, July 23, 2002
jean from Sedona, AZ
Chevy IS BACK! In this movie he plays an investigative reporter, Erwin M. Fletcher, going by the byline of Jane Doe, who assumes multiple hilarious identities in order to solve the mystery of drug trafficking on the beach. The movie is plagued with classic Chevy humour where he is always three steps ahead of all other characters. This movie is overshadowed by a humorous desire that Fletch has to be a laker player, aside from slight concern over his job, his only real concern in this movie is what the spread is in the laker game, however, this does not become a focal point of the movie, it is just a funny note. I have watched this movie, literally, over 100 times and I still laugh every time I watch it. Probably my favorite comedy EVER! A MUST BUY. Was this review helpful?
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