Fletch
Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.
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.
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $60M
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Cast
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Fletch returned 7.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $8M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $60M
- Release date
- May 31, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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