Fletch is a movie directed by Michael Ritchie in 1985 and based on the book series of the same name by Gregory McDonald, which first book was published in 1974. The movie features Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, M. Emmet Walsh, and others.
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Storyline
Los Angeles Times undercover reporter Irwin M. Fletch Fletcher is writing an article exposing drug trafficking on the beaches of Los Angeles. While posing as an addict, he is approached by Boyd Aviation executive vice president Alan Stanwyk, who assumes Fletch is a real junkie.
Movie vs Book
Year
1985
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1974
Pages
197
Book Rate
7.82
S: Goodreads
Book
Fletch
Author: Gregory McDonald
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 197 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Fletch
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Michael Ritchie
User polls & recommendations
“I’ve adapted all three of my novels and it’s been difficult. You can’t objectively make the rational decisions that are needed.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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