Fletch (1985)

Release date: 1985-05-31
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Michael Ritchie
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Vincent Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rating: 6.9/10
Length: 1h 38min

Storyline

Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, Los Angeles journalist, really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. Now, Fletch is at it again: In disguise as a bum, he lives at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun, so that his wife will get the insurance money. What the guy didn't think of was Fletch's real profession. Returning into normal life, Fletch instantly takes up research not only to find out that Mr. Stanwyk is healthy as life itself but he also runs into certain connections between drug dealing at the beach, Alan Stanwyk, his private jet, the police and a very expensive piece of Land in Utah.

Plot Keywords

dating, ranch, investigation, lapd, waiter, dream sequence, undercover, based on novel, kill, lunch, lighter, cocaine, briefcase, flirting, car chase, stolen car, police corruption, police commissioner, newsroom, murder for hire

Short Review

Admittedly, the storyline weaves all over the place, but no matter - Chase's performance and a plethora of daft and witty situations carry it past some structural rough spots.