Fresh
A breezy, peppy frolic and a tour de force for Chase.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fletch
Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.
1985 · 1h 38m · PG
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
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Fletch
Overview
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.
Director and cast
- Michael Ritchie Director
- Chevy Chase as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
- Tim Matheson as Alan Stanwyk
- Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Gail Stanwyk
- Joe Don Baker as Chief Jerry Karlin
- Richard Libertini as Frank Walker
- Geena Davis as Larry
- M. Emmet Walsh as Dr. Joseph Dolan
- George Wendt as Fat Sam
- Kenneth Mars as Stanton Boyd
- Bill Henderson as Speaker
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Michael Ritchie's 1985 mystery comedy has the pleasant, modest feel of a Fox B picture from the 30s.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Whenever the move threatens to work, there's Chevy Chase with his monotone, deadpan cynicism, distancing himself from the material.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
A lightweight, breezy experience that, by never pretending to be anything more than what it is, disarms criticism.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
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.
Time Out
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