Fletch Lives

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Fletch Lives

PG,

1989,

1h 34m,

Comedy

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Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) is one of the best investigative reporters in the country, and he'll need all his skill when he becomes the main suspect in a murder case. After inheriting a Louisiana plantation from a distant relative, Fletch makes the journey from Los Angeles to check it out. When he winds up in bed with a lawyer -- who in turn winds up dead the next morning -- Fletch has to solve the crime before he ends up behind bars for someone else's misdeed.

Critics Consensus

Chevy Chase remains ideally suited for the role, but Fletch Lives lacks its predecessor's wit, relying instead on silly disguises, cheap stereotypes, and largely unfunny gags.

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Boyd Farrow

Empire Magazine

Jul 1, 2015

4/5

Funny and inventive vehicle for Chevy Chase's hapless and genuinely funny comic creation.

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Chris Willman

Los Angeles Times

Jul 1, 2015

In this meager sequel, as in its popular predecessor, Chevy Chase demolishes every easy target in sight with a quip of the tongue. Some of the lines are funny, but after a while you just want to smack him.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jul 1, 2015

2/4

Being so sour about Fletch makes one feel like Kvetch, but seriously, is all it takes to be a screen comic the ability to flare the nostrils and to fall down?

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

May 9, 2025

3/5

…the Fletch package still holds as a means of delivering Chevy Chase to his eager public….perhaps some discomfort with the edgy content provides an explanation why the rise of Fletch stopped here with Fletch Lives...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Apr 28, 2024

2/4

A disappointing sequel, with a drowsy murder-mystery at its center and obvious satiric targets that are impossible to miss.

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Oct 12, 2018

I know we're all wondering when is Chubby Chase going to do another Fletch movie it's been a long time since we've seen Fletch I think we would like to know where he is now

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Albus R

Sep 9, 2018

No Fletch, but some scattered laughs. This was towards the end of Chevy's reign as one of the great 1980's funnymen.

George W

Sep 20, 2017

This Fletch on location in Louisiana (before tax credits) is maybe better done than the first - but it still seems to come-up just a bit short. Not sure why. It's still fun & enjoyable and a repeat in most ways of the original, with even a Dana-like fresh face who really knows how to go in for a kiss, Julianne Phillips. The critics are too hard on this production. It's better than 37%. But it is what it is. Chevy fans'll still go for it! | - Norm de Guerre

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Luke R

Oct 27, 2012

Could never duplicate the original but does have a few moments of brilliance. Fletch inherits his aunt's estate in Louisiana, which is highly sought after by some local interests.

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Michael Ritchie

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Chevy Chase

Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher

Hal Holbrook

Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

Julianne Phillips

Becky Culpepper

Cleavon Little

Calculus Entropy

R. Lee Ermey

Jimmy Lee Farnsworth

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Synopsis

Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) is one of the best investigative reporters in the country, and he'll need all his skill when he becomes the main suspect in a murder case. After inheriting a Louisiana plantation from a distant relative, Fletch makes the journey from Los Angeles to check it out. When he winds up in bed with a lawyer -- who in turn winds up dead the next morning -- Fletch has to solve the crime before he ends up behind bars for someone else's misdeed.

Director: Michael Ritchie
Producer: Alan Greisman, Peter Douglas
Screenwriter: Leon Capetanos
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 1989, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 3, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.9M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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