Fletch Lives

Name: Fletch Lives
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1989-03-17
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini

1989·Movie·PG·95 min·★ 6.0(353)

Comedy Crime Mystery More English titles

“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.

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About Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives is a 1989 English-language comedy, crime and mystery film directed by Michael Ritchie. The cast is led by Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips. It has a runtime of 1h 35m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Fletch Lives was produced by Universal Pictures, Vincent Pictures, and Cornelius Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on March 17, 1989, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $8 million, it went on to gross $35 million worldwide.

Director: Michael Ritchie
Writers: Leon Capetanos
Release date: March 17, 1989
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $8 million
Box office: $35 million
Production: Universal Pictures, Vincent Pictures, Cornelius Productions

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Fletch Lives cast & crew

Fletch Lives was directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Leon Capetanos.

The cast features 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, and Randall 'Tex' Cobb as Ben Dover.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Harold Faltermeyer, cinematography is by John McPherson, and it was produced by Bruce Bodner and Bob Larson.

Is Fletch Lives worth watching?

Fletch Lives holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 353 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 35m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and mystery, Fletch Lives is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Fletch Lives

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