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Fletch[Widescreen Subtitle AC3 Dolby Dts] - Blu-ray Disc

SKU: 9325768 | Release Date: 6/2/2009

Rating: PG for Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity

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Rating: PG for Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Theatrical Release: 1985
Length: 60 minutes
Genre: New Releases
Studio: Universal Studios
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Other Formats: DVD (Widescreen) - $19.99
DVD (Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle Special) - $9.99
HD-DVD (Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3) - $11.99

Synopsis

Chevy Chase added a classic comic hero to the film landscape with Fletch, one of his few truly popular star vehicles in a famously misguided post-Saturday Night Live career. Chase plays Irwin M. Fletcher, known to everyone as Fletch, a Los Angeles Lakers-loving investigative reporter with a gleeful disdain for deadlines and a knack for pushing the buttons of his frustrated editor (Richard Libertini). He's also known for donning numerous disguises and assuming zany false identities to help gain information. While pursuing an ongoing story about a powerful drug dealer who operates from Venice Beach, he comes across an intriguing offshoot in which he becomes intimately involved. Aviation executive Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson) has an unusual proposition for Fletch: If Fletch agrees to an elaborate plan to kill him, for reasons Stanwyk refuses to divulge beyond explaining that he has bone cancer, Fletch will walk away with a healthy sum of money and a plane ticket to Brazil. Curious yet suspicious by profession, Fletch begins investigating Stanwyk's true motives, which leads him through numerous misadventures. Among them are a visit to a stuffy country club; a high-speed car chase with an unwitting passenger; repeat encounters with Stanwyk's wife (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson), although she may not be his only one; and a trip to Provo -- that's Utah, not Spain. Inspired by a novel of the same name by Gregory McDonald, Fletch went from thriller to comedy as it was adapted into a vehicle for Chase. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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Eng

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Eng/Spa/Fre

Additional Features

Just Charge It to the Underhills: Making and Remembering Fletch Relive the insanity of this comedy masterpiece through hilarious interviews with the cast and crew! From John Cocktoastin to Harry S. Truman: The Disguises See how Chevy Chase's wild imagination and a few prosthetics created the wackiest characters of all time! Favorite Fletch Moments Relive all the funniest Fletch Moments!

Cast

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Himself
Joe Don Baker - Chief Karlin
James Avery - Detective
Chevy Chase - I.M. Fletcher
Alison La Placa - Pan Am Clerk
Freeman King - Cop #1
Richard Libertini - 'Frank' Walker
Tony Longo - Detective
Irene Olga Lopez - Maid
Kenneth Mars - Stanton Boyd
Tim Matheson - Alan Stanwyck
Bill Sorrells - Surfer Cop
Robert Sorrells - Marvin Stanwyk
Penny Santon - Velma Stanwyk
William Sanderson - Swarthout
Ralph Seymour - Creasy
Geena Davis - Larry
Reid Cruickshanks - Sergeant
Nico de Silva - Waiter
Beau Starr - Willy
William Traylor - Mr. Underhill
M. Emmet Walsh - Dr. Dolan
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson - Gail Stanwyk
George Wendt - Fat Sam
George Wyner - Gillet
Joe Praml - Watchman
Mary Battilana - Madeline Turner
Burton Gilliam - Bud
Grace Gaynor - Mrs. Underhill
Rick Garcia - Waiter
Bruce French - Pathologist
Chick Hearn - Himself
David W. Harper - Teenager
Bill Henderson - Speaker
Larry "Flash" Jenkins - Gummy
Darren Dublin - Reporter
Donald Chaffin - Banquet Guest
Arnold Turner - Reporter
Tim Mathieson - Alan Stanwyck

Crew

Songwriter: Stephanie Mills ,Dan Hartman
Art Director: Todd Hallowell
Stunts: Dean Jeffries
Set Designer: Marvin March
Production Designer: Boris Leven
Screenwriter: Phil Alden Robinson
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cinematographer: Fred Schuler
Special Effects: Cliff Wenger
Costume Designer: James Tyson
Associate Producer: Gordon A. Webb
Screenwriter: Jerry Belson ,Andrew Bergman
Makeup: Ken Chase
Producer: Peter Vincent Douglas
Composer (Music Score): Harold Faltermeyer
Producer: Alan Greisman
Costume Designer: Gloria Gresham
Songwriter: Franne Golde
Editor: Richard A. Harris
Book Author: Gregory McDonald

Fletch: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

Along with brethren like Animal House, Caddyshack, and Stripes, Fletch has earned its place among a choice few endlessly quotable movies, and not just among slacker cinephiles who think of it as their comedic Bible. In his only classic leading role (Clark Griswold from Vacation falls just short, and he's part of an ensemble in Caddyshack), Chevy Chase is such a genius wordsmith, talking circles around one befuddled character after another, that it reaches the sublime. The numerous wacky identities he assumes are really only a surface gimmick, not necessary with dialogue this snappy and smart. Chase makes it easy to understand why this guy would be both a riot to be around and a major source of exasperation. Director Michael Ritchie goes a little heavy on intrigue, using one too many synthesized suspense songs better suited to a movie like Beverly Hills Cop, but Chase's smarter-than-thou schtick delivers more than enough laughs to offset these gestures. The credentials of screenwriters Andrew Bergman (Blazing Saddles), Phil Alden Robinson (All of Me), and Jerry Belson (Smile) blend perfectly to create material that's just right for Chase's deadpan deliveries, as well as a plot that's sufficiently serpentine and genuinely interesting. Whether posing as a mattress-tag inspector or running up endless food orders on the bill of a country club prig, Chase is the smooth prankster we all wish we could be. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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