Fletch Lives

1989

Action / Comedy / Crime / Mystery

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 37% · 30 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 55% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 23142 23.1K

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Plot summary

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.


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Top cast

Chevy Chase as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Richard Libertini as Frank Walker
Hal Holbrook as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
R. Lee Ermey as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
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707.24 MB
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1 hr 35 min
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1 hr 35 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cricketbat 9 / 10

I can quote almost the entire movie

Fletch Lives is a fantastic sequel. It's just as entertaining as the original movie. Admittedly, I grew up watching this movie, and I know that some people don't find it as funny as I do. Nevertheless, I can't help but grin almost the entire time and I can quote almost the entire film. I think Chevy Chase is at his prime during the Fletch movies.

Reviewed by dave13-1 5 / 10

They should have adapted another one of the books...

This movie for me epitomizes the arrogance of Hollywood. The first Fletch movie was a hit, thanks in large part to the fact that it was a fairly faithful adaptation of the first book in the Fletch series by Gregory MacDonald. The book was a tightly woven, well-plotted mystery in which a smart character solved the crime by buffaloing less clued-in types. However, when time came to make a sequel, the studio decided that none of the other dozen or so Fletch novels would be suitable and Instead put together a generic comedy mystery with a plot right out of Scooby-Doo. This is dumbed down generic 80s action junk of the worst sort, partially saved by Chevy Chase's deadpan use of the trademark Fletch trick of disguising himself and impersonating people to get information. To be fair, Chase and the writers manage a few genuine laughs with this, so the gimmick still works, but it's in service of much inferior story, and this simply shouldn't be. A hit book series produces an original hit movie, so why mess with something that works? Simply put, Hollywood studios are staffed by people who think they know better but don't. A comedy-mystery, like any other hybrid, has to work effectively in both genres to be a success and the mystery plot line is just too weak to carry the film.

This movie for me was a special disappointment, as the Fletch series ended here, when Chase could easily have made a career out of starring as Fletch in adaptations of several books before Chase-as- Fletch wore out his welcome. It was a great fit of an actor to a role and should have gone on much longer.

Reviewed by kevin_robbins 7 / 10

I'm going to be in the minority but I like this one way more than the original.

Fletch Lives (1989) is a movie I recently rewatched after DVR'ing it off Retroplex. The storyline follows our friend, Fletch, who recently inherits some land from his family in the south. Unfortunately for him the house is run down and the land appears useless; however, for some reason this strange church wants to acquire his land. As he digs into why he uncovers unbelievable "demons" in the town that have been swept under the church's carpet.

This movie is directed by Michael Ritchie (The Golden Child) and stars Chevy Chase (National Lampoon's Vacation), R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket), Hal Holbrook (Creepshow), Julianne Phillips (Skin Deep), Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles) and Geoffrey Lewis (The Night of the Comet).

I'm going to be in the minority but I like this one way more than the original. This cast is magnificent and Ermey was hilarious as the preacher. Chevy Chase was in classic form in this movie starting with an awesome butt-pinch office scene and continuing into some great "sinning" scenes with him and Ermey. Ermey and Chase had great chemistry throughout this film. The southern jokes throughout the film was tremendous and had me cracking up from beginning to end.

Overall this is a gem that delivers classic 80s humor and is an absolute must see. I would score this a solid 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend it.

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