After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.
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Fletch
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| Hal Holbrook | ... |
Ham Johnson
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| Julianne Phillips | ... |
Becky Culpepper
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| R. Lee Ermey | ... |
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
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| Richard Libertini | ... |
Frank
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| Randall 'Tex' Cobb | ... |
Ben Dover
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| Cleavon Little | ... |
Calculus
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| George Wyner | ... |
Gillet
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| Patricia Kalember | ... |
Amanda Ray Ross
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| Geoffrey Lewis | ... |
KKK Leader
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| Richard Belzer | ... |
Phil
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| Phil Hartman | ... |
Bly Manager
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| Titos Vandis | ... |
Uncle Kakakis
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| Don Hood | ... |
Tom Barbour
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| Dennis Burkley | ... |
Joe Jack
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| Noelle Beck | ... |
Betty Dilworth
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William Traylor | ... |
Mr. Underhill
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Barney D. Arceneaux | ... |
Party Guest
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Roy Babich | ... |
Klansman
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Mary Battilana | ... |
Bly Assistant
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| Don Brockett | ... |
Sheriff
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Walter Charles | ... |
Tony
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Robert Dawson | ... |
Tour Guide
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Darren Dublin | ... |
Ancient Copy Boy
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| R. Bruce Elliott | ... |
Info Technician
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Patrick Farrelly | ... |
O'Reilly
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Grace Gaynor | ... |
Mrs. Underhill
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Richmond Harrison | ... |
T'boo Ted
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Catherine Hearne | ... |
Lyda Perl
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| Charlie Holliday | ... |
Security Guard
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Christian Kauffmann | ... |
Bruce
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| Matthew Kimbrough | ... |
Bly Guard
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Johnny Kline | ... |
Usher
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Clarence Landry | ... |
Damon Feather
(as Clarence M. Landry)
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| Marcella Lowery | ... |
Selma
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| Jordan Lund | ... |
Deputy Sheriff
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| Tom McCleister | ... |
Klansman #2
(as Thom McCleister)
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Patricia G. McConnell | ... |
Deputy's Wife
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Dick McGarvin | ... |
Announcer
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Keith Mills | ... |
Church Elder
(as Keith R. Mills)
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Michael P. Moran | ... |
Morgue Attendant
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Louis M. Rapaport | ... |
Walter Bob Buggem
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| Constance Shulman | ... |
Cindy Mae
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Robert Silver | ... |
Kakakis Brother
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| Ebbe Roe Smith | ... |
Jim Bob
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| R. David Smith | ... |
Gordon Joe
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John Wylie | ... |
Accountant
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John D. Bair | ... |
Congregation (uncredited)
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Herbert Benkman | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Dustin Dugas Schuetter | ... |
Congregation member (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Ritchie | ||
Written by
| Gregory McDonald | ... | (character) |
| Leon Capetanos | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bruce Bodner | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Douglas | ... | producer |
| Alan Greisman | ... | producer |
| Richard A. Harris | ... | associate producer |
| Robert Larson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Harold Faltermeyer | ||
Cinematography by
| John McPherson | ||
Editing by
| Richard A. Harris | ||
Editorial Department
| Mitchell Harris | ... | assistant editor (as Mitchell A. Harris) |
| Phil Hetos | ... | color timer |
| Penney May | ... | apprentice editor |
| Ray Sabo | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
| Patricia Mock | ||
Art Direction by
| Cameron Birnie | ||
| Jimmie Bly | ||
| W. Steven Graham | ||
| Donald B. Woodruff | ||
Set Decoration by
| Susan Bode | ||
| Gary Fettis | ||
Costume Design by
| Anna Hill Johnstone | ||
Makeup Department
| Tom Miller | ... | makeup artist |
| Michael Mills | ... | makeup artist |
| Kaye Pownall | ... | hair stylist |
| Kim Pease | ... | makeup trainee (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ted Kurdyla | ... | production manager |
| Robert Larson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Peter Merwin | ... | second second assistant director |
| Peter Norman | ... | second unit director |
| James Sbardellati | ... | first assistant director |
| Paul F. Schlichting | ... | dga trainee |
| Stephen Southard | ... | second assistant director |
| Carla Zackson | ... | dga trainee |
Art Department
| Glenn Forbes | ... | assistant property master |
| Rainer G. Gruetzmacher | ... | construction coordinator |
| William G. Hall | ... | labor foreman |
| Stephen Hendrickson | ... | visual consultant |
| Richard M. Kristy | ... | lead man |
| Patrick McGuire | ... | set dresser |
| Billy Puzo | ... | master scenic artist |
| Manny Sanchez | ... | carpenter |
| Justin Scoppa Jr. | ... | set decorator: Eastern unit |
| Michael A. Tice | ... | propmaker |
| Steven Westlund | ... | property master |
| Thomas Wright | ... | property master (as Tom Wright) |
| Travis Wright | ... | props |
| Jason Weil | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Ted Wilson | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Agalsoff Jr. | ... | cable person (as John Agalsoff) |
| Greg Agalsoff | ... | boom operator (as Gregory A. Agalsoff) |
| James R. Alexander | ... | sound (as Jim Alexander) |
| Rick Alexander | ... | supervising re-recording mixer |
| Sandina Bailo-Lape | ... | sound editor (as sandina bailo lape) |
| Carol Barndi | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Tom Bellfort | ... | adr editor |
| Gloria S. Borders | ... | sound editor |
| Melissa Dietz | ... | sound editor (as melissa dietz bloom) |
| Joel Fein | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Clare C. Freeman | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Ronald Jacobs | ... | supervising sound editor (as ronald a. jacobs) |
| Daniel J. Leahy | ... | re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy) |
| Greg W. Lowe | ... | adr recordist |
| Dawn Oltman | ... | apprentice sound editor (as dawn a. oltman) |
| Paige Sartorius | ... | sound editor |
| Tanya Sharp David | ... | adr mixer |
| Robert Shoup | ... | sound editor |
| Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley by |
| Ethan Van der Ryn | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Marshall Winn | ... | sound editor |
| Tom Bellfort | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Michael C. Casper | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Dennis C. Salcedo | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Gintar Repecka | ... | special effects |
| Eric Roberts | ... | special effects |
| Cliff Wenger | ... | special effects coordinator (as Clifford P. Wenger) |
Visual Effects by
| Michael Backauskas | ... | visual effects optical line-up |
| Wayne Baker | ... | visual effects: Boss Films |
| Neil Krepela | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Michele Moen | ... | matte painter |
| Ellen Somers | ... | Exec Producer/Head of Production: Boss Film Studios |
| Howard Stein | ... | visual effects editor |
Stunts
| Bruce Paul Barbour | ... | stunts |
| Richard Epper | ... | stunt double |
| Diamond Farnsworth | ... | stunts |
| Gene Hartline | ... | stunts |
| Larry Holt | ... | stunts |
| Paul M. Lane | ... | motorcycle stunts |
| John S. Platt | ... | stunts |
| John Robotham | ... | stunts |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | ... | stunts |
| Jim Stephan | ... | stunts (as Jim Stephen) |
| Chuck Waters | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Webster Whinery | ... | stunts |
| David LeBell | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
| Gene LeBell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Carey Loftin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Hugh Aodh O'Brien | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Cris Thomas-Palomino | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dick Warlock | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Fredric Abeles | ... | stand-by camera operator |
| Audie Aragon | ... | best boy grip |
| Philip Caplan | ... | camera operator |
| Henry Charleston | ... | electrician |
| Stephen Clark | ... | grip |
| Walt Fraser | ... | second assistant camera (as Walter B. Fraser) |
| Steven W. Gage | ... | dolly grip (as Steve Gage) |
| Earl Gilbert | ... | gaffer |
| Steve Gilbert | ... | dolly grip / electrician |
| Patrick James Grosswendt | ... | electrician (as Pat Grosswendt) |
| Rick F. Gunter | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Rhio Haessig | ... | best boy |
| Ronald E. High | ... | first assistant camera (as Ron High) |
| Michael J. Jacobs | ... | special unit photographer |
| Norman G. Langley | ... | camera operator |
| Jim Marquette | ... | second assistant camera |
| Patrick Marshall | ... | rigging gaffer (as Pat Marshall) |
| Bob Miyamoto | ... | grip |
| Rick Robinson | ... | assistant camera |
| Gaylin P. Schultz | ... | key grip (as Gaylin Schultz) |
| John Szajner | ... | first assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Jane Baer | ... | animation producer |
| Dale Baer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Bernadette F. Dugas | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Karen Bellamy | ... | costumer |
| James P. Cullen | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Kokayi Ampah | ... | location manager |
| Dennis T. Benatar | ... | location manager |
| Paul Pav | ... | location manager |
| Matthew Salvato | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Bob Badami | ... | music editor |
| Edie Lehmann Boddicker | ... | singer |
| Norman Ludwin | ... | musician: bass |
| Shirley Walker | ... | conductor |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lois Thurman | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Steve Boyd | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Susan Agnoff | ... | assistant location accountant |
| Chuck Boutwell | ... | production assistant |
| Fernando Cubillas | ... | production assistant |
| Greg Hale | ... | production assistant / production assistant: New York |
| Chip Kaplan | ... | assistant to director |
| Kathy Petty | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Susan Pickett | ... | production assistant |
| Steven Ritchie | ... | production assistant |
| Nanette Siegert | ... | production coordinator |
| Michael Smuin | ... | choreographer |
| Matilde Valera | ... | production accountant |
| Robert Weibezahl | ... | assistant: Mr. Larson |
| Daniel Wheatcroft | ... | studio executive |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS (1990) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- CIC Video (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1990) (Spain) (VHS)
- Esselte CIC Video (1990) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (1990) (Finland) (VHS)
- Showtime Networks (1990) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- USA Network (1992) (United States) (tv) (cable television)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1995) (Finland) (tv) (cable television)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sub (2008) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- 9Go! (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- Canal+ (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Excalibur Media (2021) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Kutonen (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Boss Film Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Kaufman Astoria Studios (sound stage and production facilities)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- Skywalker Sound (post-production sound services)
- The Baer Animation Company (animation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ailing Los Angeles newspaper reporter Irvin "Fletch" Fletcher, in debt, inherits from a aunt "Bell Isle", a sprawling 80-acre Louisiana plantation estate, quits his job and moves east expecting to live like a Dixie king. But he failed to inspect the run-down inheritance, leaving him only a shabby mansion with a shifty caretaker instead of reliable staff. Having celebrated anyway with an attractive lawyer in bed, he wakes up finding her mysteriously murdered and himself jailed, soon to be bailed, as prime suspect. Undaunted by a neighborly lawyer's warning to leave town, he waves foxy real estate agent Becky Culpepper's persistent offer well above the apparent value from a third party and starts snooping why with Becky. That proves a dangerous activity for him and almost anybody around, everything pointing to local magnate Hamilton "Ham" Johnson and his 'Confederate' circle of friends; including TV preacher Jimmy Lee Farnsworth and a dodgy chemical plant. Written by KGF Vissers |
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| Taglines | When there's more trouble than one man can handle...there's more than one man for the job. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $8,045,760, 19 Mar 1989 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Though there were eight sequels and prequels written by Gregory McDonald that could have been used as the basis for the second "Fletch" movie at the time, Universal decided to write a completely new story. See more » |
| Goofs | In the biker bar scene, it's pouring rain when Fletch goes in. It's dry when they come out. Then the roads are wet again when they go riding to the train. Then, after they jump through the boxcar, it's dry again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Jacknife/The Adventures of Baron Munchausen/Skin Deep/Chocolat (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ain't No Use, Baby See more » |
| Quotes |
Fletch:
[6:55]
Hey Betty, how about lunch at the In N' Out Burger? Betty Dilworth: [disgusted] No. Fletch: Okay, forget the burger, how about just the In N' Out? [she sneers at him] Fletch: Ok, how about just the In? See more » |