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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.1 / 100
1989·Comedy / Crime / Mystery·1h 35m

FLETCH LIVES

“When there's more trouble than one man can handle...there's more than one man for the job.”

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

Above the Line
Michael Ritchie·DirectorLeon Capetanos·WriterGregory McDonald·CharactersJohn McPherson·Director of PhotographyHarold Faltermeyer·Original Music ComposerRichard A. Harris·Editor
Cast
Chevy Chase·Irwin 'Fletch' FletcherHal Holbrook·Hamilton "Ham" JohnsonJulianne Phillips·Becky CulpepperR. Lee Ermey·Jimmy Lee FarnsworthRichard Libertini·Frank WalkerRandall 'Tex' Cobb·Ben DoverCleavon Little·Calculus EntropyGeorge Wyner·Marvin GilletPatricia Kalember·Amanda Ray RossGeoffrey Lewis·KKK Leader
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Michael Ritchie·DirectorPeter Merwin·Second Second Assistant DirectorPeter Norman·Second Unit DirectorJames Sbardellati·First Assistant DirectorStephen Southard·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Leon Capetanos·WriterGregory McDonald·Characters
Camera· 1
John McPherson·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Richard A. Harris·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Harold Faltermeyer·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 11
Cameron Birnie·Art DirectionJimmie Bly·Art DirectionW. Steven Graham·Art DirectionDonald B. Woodruff·Art DirectionGary Fettis·Production DesignAnna Hill Johnstone·Costume DesignGary Fettis·Set DecorationTom Miller·Makeup ArtistMichael Mills·Makeup ArtistKim Pease·Makeup TraineeTravis Wright·Props
Production· 6
Bruce Bodner·Executive ProducerBob Larson·Executive ProducerPeter Douglas·ProducerAlan Greisman·ProducerTed Kurdyla·Production ManagerRobert Larson·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Gene LeBell·StuntsLarry Holt·StuntsKaye Pownall·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
71.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
37%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$35M
ROI 339%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Suspenseful, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a man with short brown hair wearing an unbuttoned white shirt, holding a woman with long brown hair wearing a red dress with white lac”

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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