IMDb 6.1 1989 HD

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

1989
Comedy Crime Mystery
95 min PG USA
6.025 / 10
6.1 IMDB

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,…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Michael Ritchie / Peter Norman / James Sbardellati / Stephen Southard / Peter Merwin / Lois Thurman
Starring
Chevy Chase / Hal Holbrook / Julianne Phillips / R. Lee Ermey / Richard Libertini / Randall 'Tex' Cobb / Cleavon Little / George Wyner

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

comedy mystery sequel enjoyable predictable lighthearted nostalgic average fun familiar charming dated

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
May 19, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

In 'Fletch Lives', Chevy Chase revisits his iconic character, finding himself out of his depth in the bayous of Louisiana. The film capitalises on Chase’s effortless charm and comedic timing as Fletch inherits a property and becomes embroiled…

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Oliver Finch
May 19, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

'Fletch Lives' attempts to transplant the investigative journalist's antics to the Deep South, but the magic doesn't quite translate. Chevy Chase reprises his role, bringing his usual deadpan humour to a plot involving an inherited mansion and a…

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Penelope Davies
May 19, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

There's a certain comfort in seeing Chevy Chase back as Fletch, and 'Fletch Lives' delivers exactly what fans might expect: more disguises, more quick quips, and Fletch finding trouble in unexpected places. This time, the adventure takes him…

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Marcus Thorne
May 19, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

Following up on the success of its predecessor, 'Fletch Lives' plops our favourite investigative reporter into a Southern gothic-tinged inheritance. Chevy Chase slips back into the Fletch persona with ease, his sardonic delivery still intact, but the narrative…

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Eleanor Vance
May 19, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Chevy Chase returns as the incorrigible Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher in 'Fletch Lives', a sequel that trades the urban jungle for the humid climes of rural Louisiana. The premise, with Fletch inheriting a mansion and stumbling into a murder…

FAQs

The small-town Louisiana setting in 'Fletch Lives' serves to highlight Fletch's 'fish out of water' status. This unfamiliar environment, coupled with his inheritance of a tumbledown mansion, provides a stark contrast to his usual urban investigative beats. The locale likely offers opportunities for cultural clashes and comedic misunderstandings, amplifying the challenges Fletch faces as he tries to solve the murder.