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Fletch is a 1985 comic action-thriller spy film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Andrew Bergman and is loosely based on Gregory Mcdonald's popular Fletch novels. Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Geena Davis and Joe Don Baker appear in supporting roles. Fletch fared well from critics and performed well at the box office. It has since developed a cult following and was followed by a 1989 sequel, Fletch Lives. A prequel, Fletch Won, has been in development for over two decades.
- Number of Movies: 2
- Revenue: $94,763,848
Featured Cast
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Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
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Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
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Alan Stanwyk
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Gail Stanwyk
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Becky Culpepper
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Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
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Chief Jerry Karlin
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Frank Walker
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Ben Dover
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Larry
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Dr. Joseph Dolan
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Calculus Entropy
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Marvin Gillet
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Fat Sam
Featured Crew
May 31, 1985
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.
March 17, 1989
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.