Rate this 80's movie: Fletch

[Dan26]

What do you think of Fletch?

I think this is Chevy Chase's best comedy, and was made when he was at his prime before his career started to go downhill. One of the funniest comedy movies I've seen. An hour and a half of non-stop quoteable lines performed in exquisite fashion by Chevy Chase.

The one-liners in this are, without question, among the best in any comedy of this era. He essentially used the script as a guideline to showpiece his comic talent. Mixing the physical comedy he became famous for with some wonderful one-liners he is the film. With a huge gap since his last good movie it's easy to forget now just how good Chevy was in his prime - in the 80's he was simply the funniest guy on the planet.

Alan Stanwyk: You'll be wearing rubber gloves. Do you own rubber gloves?
Fletch: I rent them. I have a lease with an option to buy.


Woman: I'm sorry - who are you again?
Fletch: I'm Frieda's boss.
Woman: Who's Frieda?
Fletch: My secretary.


Anyone else like this movie?

 

[Financialpanther]

Word - Fletch was the balls.

 

[wagstaff]

Exceptional and underrated movie - one of the best movies of the 1980s. It's excellent as both as a mystery and a comedy and Chase doesn't resort to the lame mugging that would become part of his act in later times. He is genuinely funny while creating a believable, likable character.

Apart from a slightly gratutious and routine (but still funny) car chase, it's close to a perfect film of its type.

 

[YOTC]

Or as the dyslexic society calls it "Feltch"

 

[gytre]

What do you think of Fletch?

I think this is Chevy Chase's best comedy, and was made when he was at his prime before his career started to go downhill. One of the funniest comedy movies I've seen. An hour and a half of non-stop quoteable lines performed in exquisite fashion by Chevy Chase.

The one-liners in this are, without question, among the best in any comedy of this era. He essentially used the script as a guideline to showpiece his comic talent. Mixing the physical comedy he became famous for with some wonderful one-liners he is the film. With a huge gap since his last good movie it's easy to forget now just how good Chevy was in his prime - in the 80's he was simply the funniest guy on the planet.

Alan Stanwyk: You'll be wearing rubber gloves. Do you own rubber gloves?
Fletch: I rent them. I have a lease with an option to buy.


Woman: I'm sorry - who are you again?
Fletch: I'm Frieda's boss.
Woman: Who's Frieda?
Fletch: My secretary.


Anyone else like this movie?

Yep, a great flick and I agree that it's Chevy's best flick ever. I basically agree with everything you've said, Dan.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Yeah one of Chevy's best, 'Fletch Lives' had it's moments too.

 

[TheBloods]

This is a great film!

[to Gail Stanwyck, who answers the door wearing a towel]
Fletch: Can I borrow your towel for a sec? My car just hit a water buffalo.

Fletch: Why don't we go lay on the bed and I'll fill you in?

Fletch: I saw Alan this morning and you know what I can't figure out?
Gail Stanwyck: Alan's in Utah.
Fletch: I... can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning.

 

[gytre]

Yeah one of Chevy's best, 'Fletch Lives' had it's moments too.

It certainly wasn't as good as the original, but I loved the bit when he was in the bar with all those bikies and pretended he was related to Davidson of Harley Davidson fame.

And the "Ben Dover" scene is a classic.

 

[finbarr]

Love this film!

Favorite scene is the one in the aeroplane hanger with Chev dressed as this dude.

"Yah, it's definately the bypass line".

 

[Dan26]

The funniest scene in the film, is the one where Fletch is trying to escape form the cops and he stumbles into a big theatre where they are honouring some guy called Fred Dorfman. The name "Fred Dorfman" is up in big letters on the wall. Fletch is huddled in amongst the crowd hiding...

Here's how it goes:

The speaker on the microphone in the theatre: And to my right,
Michael Keating, Olivia D. Williams, Otto Bailey, Bea Dorfman.

And now...the Father of Internal Bushings...our very own and beloved leader...A man who needs no introduction!

Fletch comes out of hiding and stands up, and grabs a microphone

Fletch:Thank you very much, Sammy. I couldn't wait. That was a very nice introduction, and I am...very thrilled and proud to be here. It's been a wonderful ceremony here on behalf of our own Fred... "The Dorf" Dorfman!

Guy up on stage: Who is he?

Fletch:Fred was darn near death recently.He wasn't ashamed to admit to me that he had syphilis. Thank God he stopped it in its tracks. It takes a lot for a man...to admit where he got it from and how he got it. Look at him today. Fred, you look just wonderful. The nose looks normal again.The face has come back into shape. It's not drooling anymore. And hats off to Marge, his wife, because that whole experience...the three weeks that she stayed
at Trembling Hills has paid off. No more alcohol or sedatives in her life.

There are many other things I wanna tell you about Fred...things that maybe many of you already know (Fletch walks up on stage and looks at the black guy on the microphone). Sammy, you're not going to sing for us, are you, haha?

Did you all know that Fred spent much of his life...honoring a profession that has gone largely unsung around here? (cops are all over the room trying to get to Flecth without making a scene) Some of them are here tonight.
The profession, of course, is law enforcement. I know Fred feels that too often our feelings are locked in, and we feel restrained and perhaps even embarrassed to reach out and touch an officer of the law. After all, they are people, aren't they? Stand up. Pat them on the back. Reach out. Shake hands with any one of these men in blue. (crowd starts standing up patting the cops on the back and hugging them)

Hug a cop!

Yeah, go ahead. I said it. Yeah! That's a wonderful feeling, isn't it! I'm so proud tonight!

(cops start to get close so Flecth puts his hand on his heart and start to sing national anthem. The whole crowd stop and start singing it, including the cops, LOL)

"Oh, say can you see, By the dawn's early light.What so proudly we hail, At the twilight's last gleaming"

Hip, hip, hooray!


Crowd:Hooray! Hooray!

 

[Dan26]

Love this film!

Favorite scene is the one in the aeroplane hanger with Chev dressed as this dude.

"Yah, it's definately the bypass line".

Fletch: I'll need some 30 way ball bearings

Maintenance guy for the plane: What do you need ball bearings for?

Fletch: Oh come on guys. It's ALL ball bearings nowadays.

 

[finbarr]

Fletch: I'll need some 30 way ball bearings

Maintenance guy for the plane: What do you need ball bearings for?

Fletch: Oh come on guys. It's ALL ball bearings nowadays.

"Maybe you guys need a refresher course"

 

[Ron]

Could be interesting

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=7225

 

[Mr Magoo]

FLETCH - 'Shame of Our City' is so good.

WALKER - Now, Irwin, try to follow me. You can't run the ad
and then not run the story.

FLETCH - Why not? Oh $hit...really?

FLETCH - Just kidding, Frank. You'll have the story and
you'll be damn proud of it.

WALKER - You broke it? You know the source?

FLETCH - Practically.

WALKER - What's 'practically'? Is it Fat Sam?
You said you had pictures of him....

FLETCH - I have pictures of him. Dealing....

WALKER - So let's go! We run the pictures.

FLETCH - He's not the story! There's a source behind him.

WALKER - Who?

FLETCH - Well, there we're in a gray area.

WALKER - How gray?

FLETCH - I'd say charcoal.

Great stuff.

 

[Minkus_Swan]

John Candy > Chevy Chase

 

[bunsen burner]

A classic. Based on a book by Gregory MacDonald. There's heaps of other Fletch books but they're all crap. This on has a good story line, the rest are mediocre at best.

Everything Chevy Chase did after that was crap. His early stuff like Seems Like Old Times and Foul Play are good. After Fletch he went down hill very quickly.

 

[Cassius_Clay]

Not one likes Funny Farm or the Vacations?

 

[bunsen burner]

Not one likes Funny Farm or the Vacations?

Vacation = before Fletch. Vacation 2 was ordinary except my favourite line from all movies: "Dad, I think he's going to pork her!" A catch phrase at my place. Havn't even bothered seeing the xmas one.

Funny Farm = part of his downward slide. Watchable, but meh.

 

[coxon]

A classic. Based on a book by Gregory MacDonald. There's heaps of other Fletch books but they're all crap. This on has a good story line, the rest are mediocre at best.

yeh, i have a few of the fletch novels... bought them cheaply from second hand stores and ebay...

one of my favourite movies... definitely chevy's best...

one fletch line i use quite often is...
fletch's boss: "Give me something I can print!"
fletch: "Print this" (with middle finger extended)

Doc: That's an interesting name, Mr...?
Fletch: Babar.
Doc: Is that with one B or two?
Fletch: One. B-A-B-A-R.
Doc: That's two.
Fletch: Yeah, but not right next to each other, that's what I thought you meant.
Doc: Isn't there a children's book about an elephant named Babar.
Fletch: Ha, ha, ha. I wouldn't know. I don't have any.
Doc: No children?
Fletch: No elephant books.

 

[year of the roo]

Cannot fathom all the love for this movie in here. Anything Chase touched turned sh*t - before, during and after this movie.

 

[finbarr]

Cannot fathom all the love for this movie in here. Anything Chase touched turned sh*t - before, during and after this movie.

"God i admire you".

 

[Stealth bomber]

Love this film!

Favorite scene is the one in the aeroplane hanger with Chev dressed as this dude.

"Yah, it's definately the bypass line".

WHOOOKKKKHHHH!

 

[Drummond]

Own it on DVD.

One of the most enjoyable movies I've ever seen. Chevy Chase is a champion.

 

[Dan26]

Don't forget the clasic 80's style theme music.

"Bit by bit"

Anyone know a link where you can get it?

 

[Dan26]

"Moooooooon River.....You using the whole fist Doc?"