# Fletch Lives (1989)

> A debt-ridden Los Angeles reporter inherits a decaying Louisiana plantation and turns murder suspect into irreverent investigator of a local corruption scheme.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8674

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Michael Ritchie
- Cast: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Cleavon Little, George Wyner
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097366/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, breezy, lazy sunday, comedy night

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- [The Two Jakes (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/20514)
- [Confess, Fletch (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/512766)

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