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Release Date: 1985

Cast: Richard Libertini, Kenneth Mars, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, M. Emmet Walsh, William Traylor, George Wendt, Tim Matheson, Bill Henderson, George Wyner, Chevy Chase, Geena Davis, Larry Flash Jenkins ...MORE

Cast: Richard Libertini, Kenneth Mars, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, M. Emmet Walsh, William Traylor, George Wendt, Tim Matheson, Bill Henderson, George Wyner, Chevy Chase, Geena Davis, Larry Flash Jenkins, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Tony Longo, Joe Don Baker ...LESS

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Fletch is a 1985 comedy film about a wisecracking investigative newspaper reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher (Chevy Chase), who writes under the name of Jane Doe. The film was based on the popular Gregory Mcdonald novels, the screenplay was written by Andrew Bergman and it was directed by Michael Ritchie. In the 1970s, Burt Reynolds and Mick Jagger were considered to portray Fletch on the big screen but these suggestions were rejected by Mcdonald. The author agreed to the casting of Chevy Chase despite never seeing the comedian in anything. Chase reportedly enjoyed the role because it allowed him... MORE

Fletch is a 1985 comedy film about a wisecracking investigative newspaper reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher (Chevy Chase), who writes under the name of Jane Doe. The film was based on the popular Gregory Mcdonald novels, the screenplay was written by Andrew Bergman and it was directed by Michael Ritchie. In the 1970s, Burt Reynolds and Mick Jagger were considered to portray Fletch on the big screen but these suggestions were rejected by Mcdonald. The author agreed to the casting of Chevy Chase despite never seeing the comedian in anything. Chase reportedly enjoyed the role because it allowed him to play several different characters and work with props. In a 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Chase confirmed this was his favorite role. Fletch earned several positive reviews from critics and performed well at the box office and home video. It has since developed a cult following and was followed by a 1989 sequel, Fletch Lives. A prequel, Fletch Won, has been in talks for more than a decade. The film opens with one of Fletch's many, often humorous, monologues. The drug trade is Fletch's latest story, and while investigating undercover as a beach wanderer one day he is approached by a LESS