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Fletch DVD

PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Universal Pictures :: Released: 1998-08-19

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Fletch Summary Chevy Chase Is At His Hilarious Best In This Suspense-packed Comedy Thriller Based On Gregory Mcdonald's Best-seller. Irwin Fletch, A.k.a. Fletch (chase), Is An Investigative Reporter Who's Constantly Changing His Identity. While Working On A Drug Expose, Fletch Attracts The Attention Of A Strange Businessman (tim Matheson) Who Wants Him To Be Killed So His Wife Will Inherit More Insurance. The Wily Fletch Senses A Scam, And Soon He's Up To His Byline In Frame-ups, Murder, Police Corruption And Forbidden Romance. It'll Be The Story Of The Year, If He Can Stay Alive To Meet His Deadline! Starring: Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Kareem Abdul-jabbar, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-nicholson, Richard Libertini, M. Emmet Walsh, George Wendt, Kenneth Mars, Geena Davis Directed By: Michael Ritchie

Gregory McDonald's lightweight mystery novel about an undercover newspaper reporter cracking a police drug ring is transformed by screenwriter Andrew Bergman (Blazing Saddles, and writer/director of The Freshman and Honeymoon in Vegas) into a fairly sarcastic and occasionally very funny Chevy Chase vehicle. Enjoyment of the film pivots on whether you find Chase's flippant, smart-ass brand of verbal humor funny, or merely egocentric. If you don't like Chase, there's really no one else worth watching (Geena Davis is sadly underused). Chase seems born to play I.M. "Fletch" Fletcher, a disillusioned investigative reporter whose cynicism and detached view on life mirrors the actor's understated approach to comedy. Fletcher offers Chase the opportunity to adopt numerous personas, as his job requires numerous (bad) physical disguises, and much of film's humor centers on the ridiculous idea that any of these phony accents or bad hairpieces could fool anyone. These not-so-clever disguises are put to use when Fletch becomes involved in the film's smart but continually self-mocking two-part mystery. As well as trying to gather drug-smuggling evidence against the LAPD for a long-overdue newspaper story, a rich and apparently terminally ill stranger also offers Fletch a large payoff to kill him. While the film does a fairly good job juggling both of these plots, not to mention tossing in a love interest as well, it's subservient, for better or worse, to Chase's memorable one-liners and disguises. Followed by two forgettable sequels that lack both the original's wit and Chase's attention span. --Dave McCoy

Fletch DVD Techincal Details Cast: Chevy Chase, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson
Director: Michael Ritchie
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 98 mins
UPC: 025192028526
Binding: DVD
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: 1998-08-19
Region Code: 1
Specs: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),