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Fletch Lives

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Directed by Michael Ritchie
Produced by Alan Greisman and Peter Douglas
Screenplay by Leon Capetanos Based on characters created by Gregory McDonald
With: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Cleavon Little, George Wyner, Patricia Kalember, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Belzer, and Phil Hartman
Cinematography: John McPherson
Editing: Richard A. Harris
Music: Harold Faltermeyer
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: 17 March 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Chase and Ritchie reunite for a lacklustre sequel to their hilariously amiable ’85 comedy, abandoning the Gregory Mcdonald source material in favor of an original story about Fletch inheriting a southern plantation (and all the expected lame jokes that come with it).