Fletch Lives
1989 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 6.0 · 39% critics
A reporter who’s done with his usual grind inherits a rundown mansion in small-town Louisiana and heads there expecting an easy change of pace. But when a romantic connection turns up dead, he’s treated like a suspect and has to dig for clues to clear his name.
Also known as Fletch Saved · Fletch 2 · Fletch 2 - Fletch Lives
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-03-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (337 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want brisk, disguise-driven comedy with a light mystery—Not for you if you dislike offensive Southern stereotypes or prefer the more grounded tone of Foul Play or Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
Pros: Chevy Chase comic timing; disguise-heavy comedy; mystery keeps moving | Cons: stereotyping-heavy jokes; weak central mystery; humor can drag
Themes
- journalist
- plantation
- louisiana
- sequel
- fish out of water
- los angeles, california
- murder suspect
- televangelist
- toxic waste
- hilarious
Cast & crew
Chevy Chase
as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Hal Holbrook
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Julianne Phillips
as Becky Culpepper
R. Lee Ermey
as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Libertini
as Frank Walker
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
as Ben Dover
Cleavon Little
as Calculus Entropy
George Wyner
as Marvin Gillet
Patricia Kalember
as Amanda Ray Ross
Geoffrey Lewis
as KKK Leader
Directed by Michael Ritchie