Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics agreed that Chevy Chase remained well suited to Fletch's persona, but found the sequel less witty and overly dependent on broad gags, stereotypes, and clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fletch uses journalistic instincts and improvised snooping to investigate a murder and suspicious real-estate offer.
The Louisiana plantation, Confederate social circle, televangelist, and chemical plant are treated as targets of broad regional satire.
Fletch wakes beside a murdered woman and becomes the prime suspect, motivating his independent investigation.
Bell Isle is a run-down Louisiana plantation whose apparent value and surrounding dealings conceal the central conspiracy.
Films like Fletch Lives, and why
Fletch
deadpan investigative comedy, disguise-driven humor, and an irreverent journalist protagonist
The Man with One Red Shoe
fish-out-of-water crime comedy, eccentric schemes, and breezy 1980s comic pacing
Ruthless People
satirical Southern setting, comic investigation, and broad mystery-comedy tone
The Cheap Detective
playful amateur sleuthing, comic danger, and corruption exposed through farcical investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Release Date
- 1989-03-17
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (350)
Cast
- Chevy Chase
- Hal Holbrook
- Julianne Phillips
- R. Lee Ermey
- Richard Libertini
- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
- Cleavon Little
- George Wyner
- Patricia Kalember
- Geoffrey Lewis
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fletch Lives about?
- A debt-ridden Los Angeles reporter inherits a decaying Louisiana plantation and turns murder suspect into irreverent investigator of a local corruption scheme.
- What is Fletch Lives like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fletch Lives as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fletch Lives violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fletch Lives as mild.
- What did critics think of Fletch Lives?
- Critics agreed that Chevy Chase remained well suited to Fletch's persona, but found the sequel less witty and overly dependent on broad gags, stereotypes, and clichés.
- Which films are like Fletch Lives?
- Films with a similar feel include Fletch, The Man with One Red Shoe, Ruthless People, and The Cheap Detective.
- How long is Fletch Lives?
- Fletch Lives runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fletch Lives?
- In United States, Fletch Lives is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
