Fletch
Fletcher is a newspaper reporter who is searching information about drug trafficking in Los Angeles. He was promised to have a lot of money to kill a cancerous millionaire.
17 October 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 April 1947, New York City, New York, USA
3 July 1912, Hilo, Hawaii, USA
21 January 1956, Wareham, Massachusetts, USA
1 June 1943, Pelahatchie, Mississippi, USA
9 August 1938, Dallas, Texas, USA
9 October 1960, New York City, New York, USA
August 14, 2008
It's not all about wacky disguises and goofy aliases. At its core, the film is a top notch mystery thriller.
May 02, 2007
Twenty-two years later, I get all the jokes, but I remain only pleasantly amused, nothing more, nothing less
January 26, 2006
This could be Bob Hope material c1942 and Chase does acquit himself well (though with cool reserve) in the gags-to-plot transitions. What dulls the enterprise is that Ritchie so keeps his distance from every character.
March 10, 2005
One of Chase's best
May 20, 2003
A lightweight, breezy experience that, by never pretending to be anything more than what it is, disarms criticism.
December 08, 2007
Michael Ritchie's 1985 mystery comedy has the pleasant, modest feel of a Fox B picture from the 30s.
June 15, 2009
What truly holds Fletch together isn't the somewhat off-putting Chase--whose screen presence was always defined by a love-it-or-hate it smugness--but his time-tested collaborators: screenwriter Bergman...and director Michael Ritchie...[Blu-ray]
October 23, 2004
Whenever the move threatens to work, there's Chevy Chase with his monotone, deadpan cynicism, distancing himself from the material.
December 08, 2007
Fast-paced and witty, this is Chase's best solo venture to date, and will hold almost anyone's attention for its well-edited 98 minutes.
September 19, 2004
far too silly
December 08, 2007
A breezy, peppy frolic and a tour de force for Chase.
April 24, 2007
A quick, smart, slick piece of comedy filmmaking that features a once-great comedian at the very top of his game.
