• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1985-05-31
  • Runtime98 minutes
  • TaglineMeet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.
  • Revenue59,612,888$
  • GenreComedy, Crime, Mystery
  • Production
    CompaniesUniversal Pictures
  • Budget8,000,000$

Movie Overview

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.

Casts

Chevy Chase

Tim Matheson

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Joe Don Baker

Richard Libertini

Geena Davis

M. Emmet Walsh

George Wendt

Kenneth Mars

Bill Henderson

William Traylor

George Wyner

Tony Longo

Larry Jenkins

Ralph Seymour

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

William Sanderson

Beau Starr

James Avery

Burton Gilliam

Chick Hearn

Alison La Placa