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33 out of 43 people found the following review useful: GREAT MOVIE - will leave you dying laughing!, 14 August 2003 Author: dougiejr3 from Houston, TX
This movie is over the top hillarious - I don't know what hyped up dope that the last person who left a comment was on, but I LOVE this movie! What really makes the movie is both Fletch's imagination, his flair for developing different characters, and especially his speed talking. examples include "I love your body Larry (Geena Davis)" while on the phone in front of a hotel clerk, "Nugent, Ted Nugent" when asked by Alan what his name was, "What kind of a name is Poon anyways?" asks Mr. Boyd, to which Fletch's reply is, "Comanche Indian". This movie totally rocks and you will love seeing it AGAIN and AGAIN!!! It is so much better than jay and silent bob strike back, you'll be laughing for hours! enjoy!
13 out of 15 people found the following review useful: Wisecrack mystery yarn, 13 December 2005 Author: Bjorn (jbjorns) from Iceland
Chevy Chase plays investigative reporter Irwin M. Fletcher, nicknamed Fletch, who's disguising himself as a junkie on the beach to uncover a smuggling ring. He gets spotted by Tim Matheson, a real estate millionaire, who asks Fletch to kill him so his wife can receive the inherit. Fletch goes snooping around and finds out that his smuggling ring investigation might somehow be tied to the millionaire.With a different leading man this film could very well have been a full blown thriller. Imagine John Frankenheimer directing and Robert De Niro starring. But, in dealing with what's at hand, Fletch is a good comedy where Chase can showcase his range of disguises and delivery of good one-liners. Chase absolutely smothers the film with wisecracks and the overall very well constructed mystery is nearly overlooked. With repeated viewings I've actually come to appreciate the film more for it's genuinely gripping detective story elements, it really does boast a solid mystery that unfolds well.There's one thing for sure here; you have to be a fan of Chevy Chase for this film to work for you. Since I'm a fan the film is in high regard. Chase's wisecracks aren't all brilliant but they're mostly very good and here he's at the top of his game.Fletch and Clark Griswold are the two characters Chevy Chase will most be remembered for.
11 out of 12 people found the following review useful: See it then see it again, 12 January 2005 Author: moby1974 (moby1974@hotmail.com) from ENGLAND-carlisle
Class! just pure class, nothing long winded just short and sweet, made at a time when chase was top of his class with others like steve martin, as for the film its a good story with many many jokes most of which you will have to see the film again to catch as some as they are very fast such as name changes he comes up with, it still stands up well today even if some jokes are lost on people to young to remember certain peoples names, its a shame people like chase don't get the films that made them so big in the 80s but times and tastes change, i myself am a chase fan and this film is him doing what he does best.SEE IT
15 out of 20 people found the following review useful: Classic Chevy, 3 March 1999 Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH
Chevy Chase's finest comedy. It's the part that he really sunk his teeth into. It's a perfect blend of humor, mystery and drama. Although Chase gets more mileage out of it because of the laughs, it's an intriguing character in all respects.Michael Ritchie directs nicely and the supporting cast works well, particularly Libertini as Fletch's noisy and brassy editor in chief. This is a film that is filled with more classic one liners than any film in the 1980's. It's one that makes us miss the old Chase and wonder why he's planning to make yet another "Vacation" movie.We miss you, Chevy!
7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: A refreshing change of pace!, 24 October 2004 Author: mrme1013 from Minnesota, USA
Fletch is a refreshing departure from most modern crime/mystery flicks, and cop comedies. Chevy Chase plays Fletch, an undercover journalist with a penchant for clever disguises.The film takes itself seriously, as we see Fletch run from place to place making up names and solving the mystery. What makes this film great is that it's not a comedy by nature, but that the character Fletch is a comical man.Thus, we laugh at him and the situations he makes for himself. The film doesn't need to poke fun at itself, we have enough fun watching Fletch.It's hokey at times, and some of the supporting actors can be a little flimsy, but if you're interested in a great light-hearted mystery from the 80's, Fletch is a great watch!
7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Funny, 9 September 2004 Author: frankwhat from Lakewood, NJ
My friend in college recommended this movie last year and I finally got around to seeing it today and I just have to say it was absolutely hilarious! The dialog was witty, plot kept my attention, and even though I hate Chevy's new material this was definitely awesome. The lady that played Gail Stanwyk was so hot too I couldn't believe it. The only other movie I recognized her from was "Tombstone", it's a travesty she's not in more as she's such a good actress to go along with her looks. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and am looking forward to watching it again. I highly recommend it if you are one of the unfortunate's that haven't been graced with it's showing yet.Final Call:Movies : Sure I'd splurge!DVD Purchase : Yes, I just hope they digitally remastered it as the VHS copy was kind of blurry.Rental : An awesome rental!
7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: "Did you decorate this place yourself, or did Mrs. Chief of Police help?", 27 November 2003 Author: gold5 (rlbccm@cableone.net) from washington state USA
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
**Quote Spoilers Ahead** Oh man, what can I say? Chevy Chase has some of the best deadpan oneliner deliveries of his career in this hilarious comedy about the shenanigans of investigative reporter Irwin M. Fletcher, alias "Fletch F. Fletch", "Nugent; Ted Nugent", "Dr. Rosen-rosen, Rosen-penis", "Igor Stravinsky","G. Gordon Liddy" Etc. Etc!!I love how Chase's character plays off of such character actors as Joe Don Baker, George Wendt, and M. Emmett Walsh. The they are excellent foils for Chevy Chase's very funny and sometimes subtle jokes and insults!Some highlights of the film are the physical exam scene (Fletch refers to Walsh's character as "Dr. Jellyfinger"!-Priceless!), The country club scene with such lines as " Yes, very good; I'll have the steak sandwich and... a steak Stanwyk." And no one should miss the chase sequence thru the streets of LA in a 'borrowed' Alfa Romeo Spyder! "Just gotta check the fluorocarbon output!","Hey Fred! How's the herpes? Does it hurt?". Which leads up to the improvised speech Fletch gives in tribute to "Fred 'the Dorf' Dorfmann", the father of "Internal Bushings"... "No more alcohol and sedatives in her life." So much is going on here, that repeated viewings are definitely recommended by this reviewer to catch all the asides and little moments to be had in this film! I also split my sides during the autopsy sequence. "Have you ever seen a spleen this large?"-"Not since breakfast."All in all, lots of action, general hamminess and a very good supporting cast making this one a keeper for anyone's movie collection! Highly recommended for comedy fans and a must see. One of the best examples of this type of humor!"It's all ball bearings these days!""You and Tommy LaSorda?...I hate Tommy LaSorda!""I feel like a hundred dollars.""Nice garage. Must've cost hundreds.""...I saw the bright red Oldsmobuick of Mr. Arnold T. Pants, Esq. Attorney at Law.""Get me some gauze pads and 30-weight for that fetzer valve... and clean those windows, they have filth and muck on them!""Does this entail me dressing up as 'Little Bo-Peep'?"Very Quotable... I give it an 8.8/10.
7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: A classic if there ever was one., 15 July 2003 Author: NiteAnjel from Dallas, TX
Spoiler This movie is by far one of the most well-crafted scripts ever. Every joke is put in the perfect place and Chevy Chase has the right dry humor to deliver them. In between the jokes is a decent plot of a journalist Irwin Fletcher aka Jane Doe (Chase) who uncovers a major story on drugs, murder, multiple wives and crooked cops. This movie has it all. It goes as follows: Fleth meets Allen Wyck who asks him to kill him. Fletch accepts and later falls for Wyck's wife. In the course of his love he spends much time on the beach hanging with junkies Fat Sam and Gummy--which is how he stumbles onto the crooked cops. Later investigating Mr. Wyck he learns he is married to a girl in Provo, Utah. When it's discovered Fletch goes to his ends to put it all together finding out that Police Chief Carlin is in cahoots with Wyck on a scam worth millions. Fletch wins, gets the girl and so goes it.With classic dialogue to be repeated throughout the ages, such as: "I'll have a Bloody Mary, a steak sandwich...and a steak sandwich.", "I was going to buy this place till I found out Butch Cassidy killed himself here. Bow and Arrow...very strange.", "What the hell you need with ball bearings?" and "Can I borrow your towel? My car just hit a water buffalo."I have owned this movie for years and laugh everytime I see it. Disappointed as I was with the sequel "Fletch Lives", this is the keeper. I would recommend this movie to anyone who was looking for some laughs.
8 out of 10 people found the following review useful: never underestimate Chevy Chase's power, 4 June 2005 Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA
In what may have been the high point of Chevy Chase's career, he plays Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a reporter who writes a column under the name Jane Doe. When a man hires Fletch to kill him, Fletch decides to investigate the man. As you might imagine, in the process, he gets more than he bargained for. And there's several gags throughout the movie.Of course, since this is a Chevy Chase movie, you don't even really need to pay attention to the plot. It's overall just an excuse for the star to goof off. Maybe not as much as he did on "Saturday Night Live" or in "National Lampoon's Vacation", but he's still funny as ever. He must have had fun making this movie.
14 out of 22 people found the following review useful: Still fun stuff., 25 December 2001 Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA
"Fletch" (circa 1985), the original "Fletch" flick, features Chevy Chase at his prime who, in his own inimitable way, plays a straight-faced, bemused, fast-double-talking investigative reporter who solves a major drug smuggling operation. "Fletch" is currently on the cable merry-go-round and makes for a fun and entertaining watch for Chase fans or Chase fans to be.
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