When there's more trouble than one man can handle...there's more than one man for the job.
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.
Fletch Lives (1989) is a comedy, crime and mystery film directed by Michael Ritchie, released on March 17, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips and R. Lee Ermey. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 348 ratings.
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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
Richard Belzer
as Phil
Phil Hartman
as Bly Manager
Directed by Michael Ritchie, written by Leon Capetanos and Gregory McDonald, produced by Peter Douglas and Alan Greisman.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 348 ratings.
I can understand a lot of the hate, or at least where its coming from. When I was a little kid and this first came out, most of it went right over my head...now that I am older, much, MUCH, older the fact that they are stereotyping the South in the most negative way possible is crystal clear. But hey, it's still funny and a lot of what they are poking fun at is still true today. I mean, there are places where I…
Reviewed on January 14, 2023
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Fletch Lives (1989) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Fletch Lives (1989) includes Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey and Richard Libertini. The film was directed by Michael Ritchie. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Fletch Lives was released on March 17, 1989 and runs for 1h 35m.
Fletch Lives (1989) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 348 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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