Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Richard Libertini, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
(3 votes)
8.7/10.Possibly Chevy Chase's best movie.The character of Fletch just has this likable charm to him.He's a smart butt yes but the guy makes you laugh.If anything, I enjoy watching this as Chase really pours all his energy into the role.The plot's solid, drugs becoming a major issue in the 80's is a good idea for a movie.I do find it ironic that here a newspaper reporter actually cares about the truth since they stopped caring decades ago.It's just a fun little romp with smart writing, good comedic timing, and good acting mainly from Chevy Chase.
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Fletch is at the hospital trying to locate Stanwyk's medical records, he drops lots of files on the floor and asks a nurse to sort them out. When he is talking to her he has a stethoscope in his ears, but when the camera moves behind him they are suddenly round his neck. Moments later they are back in his ears. (00:18:10)
Fletch: (singing) Strangers in the night, exchanging clothing, strangers in my pants.
Trivia: Alan Stanwyck's mansion is the same house used in the 1972 movie "The Godfather", when Jack Woltz finds the horse head in his bed.
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