Fletch Lives (1989)

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers (WGA):

Gregory McDonald (character)
Leon Capetanos (written by)

Release Date:

17 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery | Crime

Tagline:

When there's more trouble than one man can handle...there's more than one man for the job.

Plot:

Fletch is a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, but he acts more like a detective. When an obscure...

Plot Keywords:

Fletch | Louisiana | Mansion | Prison | Toxic Waste

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Hal Holbrook	...	Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Julianne Phillips	...	Becky Culpepper
R. Lee Ermey	...	Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Libertini	...	Frank Walker
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Ben Dover (as Randall 'Tex' Cobb)
Cleavon Little	...	Calculus Entropy
George Wyner	...	Marvin Gillet
Patricia Kalember	...	Amanda Ray Ross
Geoffrey Lewis	...	KKK Leader
Richard Belzer	...	Phil
Phil Hartman	...	Bly Manager
Titos Vandis	...	Uncle Kakakis
Don Hood	...	Tom Barbour
Dennis Burkley	...	Joe Jack

Also Known As:

Fletch Saved (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Spain:T | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

"Flash Flood" Ride, Universal Studios Theme Park, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Though there were eight sequels and prequels written by Gregory McDonald that could have been used as the basis for the second "Fletch" movie at the time, Universal decided to write a completely new story.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Fletch is being wheeled into the morgue by Calculus, Ben Dover removes Fletch's wristwatch and puts it on his right wrist. When Ben sits down at his desk, the watch is on his left wrist.

Quotes:

KKK Leader: Folks ain't home. Cross won't burn. Hell, it ain't like it used to be.

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone" (1959)

As good as the first, and the first is great

Last night my dad noticed that the first 'Fletch' was on the movie channel and the whole family watched it. We had a great time and a ton of laughs and when it was finally over, it struck me that I was going to miss this new character who I'd just been introduced to a couple hours ago...

Suddenly, the announcer comes on: "Coming up next, Fletch is back in the 1989 hit sequel 'Fletch Lives'!". None of new that there was a sequel, so we happily sat back and watched the whole thing.

Lucky for us, it turned out to be just as funny as it's predecessor. The concept and setting were great, as were all the new characters, and Chevy Chase was in top-form once again. Seeing him play Fletch is so satisfying because he's like a much more competent version of Clark Griswold who actually gets to win 'em all.

Thanks for a great evening, Chevy. :)