Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.
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.
ComedyCrimeMysteryjournalistrio de janeirosarcasminsurance frauddirty coppolice corruptiondisguiseassumed identityheroin addictcabanacountry clubdivorce lawyer
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Character
Cool, comic, classical in form and unpretentious.
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Chevy ChaseIrwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
- Tim MathesonAlan Stanwyk
- Dana Wheeler-NicholsonGail Stanwyk
- Joe Don BakerChief Jerry Karlin
- Richard LibertiniFrank Walker
- Geena DavisLarry
- M. Emmet WalshDr. Joseph Dolan
- George WendtFat Sam
- Kenneth MarsStanton Boyd
- Bill HendersonSpeaker
Crew
- Michael RitchieDirector
- Andrew BergmanScreenplay
- Gregory McDonaldNovel
- Fred SchulerDirector of Photography
- Harold FaltermeyerOriginal Music Composer
- Richard A. HarrisEditor
- Peter DouglasProducer
- Alan GreismanProducer
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