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* SequelGap: ''Fletch Lives'' came out in 1989. It would would be 33 years before the next film, an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'', was released, starring Creator/JonHamm as Irwin Fletcher rather than Creator/ChevyChase.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle for Creator/KirkDouglas. Producer Jonathan Burrows wanted Creator/RichardDreyfuss. Creator/BarryBotswick, Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/CharlesGrodin, Music/MickJagger and Creator/GeorgeSegal were also considered.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle for Creator/KirkDouglas. Producer Jonathan Burrows wanted Creator/RichardDreyfuss. Creator/BarryBotswick, Creator/BarryBostwick, Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/CharlesGrodin, Music/MickJagger and Creator/GeorgeSegal were also considered.
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* DeveopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch, and then later pitch had [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. In the end, this was dropped in favour of an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'' directed by Greg Mottola and starring Creator/JonHamm, which wrapped up filming in August 2021.
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* DeveopmentHell: DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 fifteen years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch, and then later pitch had [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]].Creator/ZachGalifianakis. In the end, this was dropped in favour of an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'' directed by Greg Mottola and starring Creator/JonHamm, which wrapped up filming in August 2021.
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* ChannelHop: Between 1975 and 1981, the film was turned down by Creator/NewLineCinema, Creator/ColumbiaPictures, Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, Creator/UnitedArtists, Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures, General Cinema, Creator/{{CBS}}, Creator/{{EMI}}, Allied artists, Creator/{{NBC}}, Zanuck/Brown, Creator/{{Universal}}, Creator/{{Viacom}}, Creator/FirstArtists, Creator/{{MGM}}, Creator/{{Pathe}}, Creator/{{Paramount}} and Time Life Films before being picked up by Universal.
* CreatorChosenCasting: Gregory [=Mcdonald=] approved of Creator/ChevyChase's casting despite having never seen him perform.
* CreatorChosenCasting: Gregory [=Mcdonald=] approved of Creator/ChevyChase's casting despite having never seen him perform.
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** A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch, and then later pitch had [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. In the end, this was dropped in favour of an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'' directed by Greg Mottola and starring Creator/JonHamm, which wrapped up filming in August 2021.
** A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch, and then later pitch had [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. In the end, this was dropped in favour of an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'' directed by Greg Mottola and starring Creator/JonHamm, which wrapped up filming in August 2021.
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* DevelopmentHell: The movie was in development for 11 years before it was released. [[note]]The second printing, which came out in 1974, noted that it was soon to be a motion picture.[[/note]] Originally Fletch was a 1970s AntiHero, which had to be changed when the movie ended up getting released in the 1980s.
**DeveopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch, and then later pitch had [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. In the end, this was dropped in favour of an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'' directed by Greg Mottola and starring Creator/JonHamm, which wrapped up filming in August 2021.
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** A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by Fletch, and then later pitch had [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually In the end, this was dropped in favour of an adaptation of ''Confess, Fletch'' directed by Greg Mottola and starring Creator/JonHamm, which wrapped up filming this thing.in August 2021.
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* DevelopmentHell: A The movie was in development for 11 years before it was released. [[note]]The second printing, which came out in 1974, noted that it was soon to be a motion picture.[[/note]] Originally Fletch was a 1970s AntiHero, which had to be changed when the movie ended up getting released in the 1980s.
**A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
**A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to Series/{{Scrubs}} Series/{{Scrubs}}' Creator/BillLawrence, with Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, Series/{{Scrubs}} Creator/BillLawrence, with Zach Braff]] Creator/ZachBraff as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/ChevyChase named this as his favourite film of his own because it allowed him to be himself.
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* ActorAllusion: Fletch tells a beach drifter in one scene that he "feels like a hundred dollars". Creator/ChevyChase said the same line in ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}''.
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* OrphanedReference: While in Chief Carlin's office, Fletch punches a framed photo of the Chief with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, saying "I hate Tommy Lasorda!" In a sequence that was filmed, but cut, Fletch had another fantasy moment akin to the Lakers Dream where he's pitching in the World Series and Lasorda pulls him from the game. While the sequence never made it into the movie, there are existing production stills of Fletch on the pitchers mound and Lasorda coming to take the ball away from him.
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* ActorAllusion: Fletch tells a beach drifter in one scene that he "feels like a hundred dollars". Creator/ChevyChase said the same line in ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}''.
* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, with Zach Braff]] as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star[[TheHangover [[Film/TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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* PropRecycling: While Fletch is packing his stuff at the office for his trip to South America at the end of the film, the cap he puts on is of the Nostromo, the same cap worn by Creator/HarryDeanStanton in ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle for Kirk Douglas.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle for Kirk Douglas.
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and Series/MyNameIsEarl / Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, with Zach Braff]] as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
* HeyItsThatPlace: At the end of the movie, when Fletch hops over the fence and walks along the pool area to gain access to Alan Stanwyk's house, it's Jack Woltz's house from ''Film/TheGodfather''.
* ThrowItIn: Creator/ChevyChase ad-libbed ''a lot'' in this movie.
--> "It all began when Creator/TimMatheson asked me what my name was. Right away, with a straight face: 'Music/TedNugent'."
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle forKirk Douglas.Creator/KirkDouglas. Creator/BurtReynolds and Music/MickJagger were also considered.
* HeyItsThatPlace: At the end of the movie, when Fletch hops over the fence and walks along the pool area to gain access to Alan Stanwyk's house, it's Jack Woltz's house from ''Film/TheGodfather''.
* ThrowItIn: Creator/ChevyChase ad-libbed ''a lot'' in this movie.
--> "It all began when Creator/TimMatheson asked me what my name was. Right away, with a straight face: 'Music/TedNugent'."
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* HeyItsThatGuy (may overlap with RetroactiveRecognition):
** ''Fletch'':
*** Fat Sam is [[Series/{{Cheers}} Norm]].
*** Alan Stanwyk is [[Series/TheWestWing Vice President John Hoynes]].
*** Stanton Boyd is Kenneth Mars, of ''YoungFrankenstein'' and ''Film/TheProducers'' fame (a prolific [[HeyItsThatVoice voice actor]] as well).
*** Attorney Marvin Gillet is [[{{Spaceballs}} Colonel Sandurz]].
*** Larry is [[TheFly1986 Veronica Quaife]]/[[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Barbara Maitland]]/[[Series/CommanderInChief President Mackenzie Allen]].
*** "Detective #2" is [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Judge Philip Banks]].
*** Bud (one of the airplane mechanics) is [[BlazingSaddles Lyle]].
*** The teenage car thief is [[Series/TheWaltons Jim-Bob Walton]].
*** Jim Swarthout (the real-estate agent) is [[Series/TrueBlood Sheriff Bud Dearborne]]/[[Series/{{Deadwood}} E.B. Farnum]]/[[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]].
** ''Fletch Lives'':
*** Calculus Entropy is [[BlazingSaddles Sheriff Bart]].
*** The Reverend Jimmie Lee Farnsworth is [[FullMetalJacket Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]], the host of ''Series/MailCall'', and (in a HeyItsThatVoice example) Sarge from ''Film/ToyStory''.
*** TheKlan leader is [[EveryWhichWayButLoose Orville Boggs]].
*** Creator/PhilHartman as the manager of the Bly Chemical plant.
*** Betty Dilworth is [[Series/AsTheWorldTurns Lily Snyder]].
*** Amanda Ray Ross is the ill-fated (and apparently psychic) [[Film/{{Signs}} Colleen Hess]].
*** Cindy Mae (the lady on the plane) is [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Yoga Jones]].
*** In a [[TheCameo cameo appearance]], Creator/RichardBelzer as "Phil," one of the [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang Greek mobsters]] in the opening sequence.
** ''Fletch'':
*** Fat Sam is [[Series/{{Cheers}} Norm]].
*** Alan Stanwyk is [[Series/TheWestWing Vice President John Hoynes]].
*** Stanton Boyd is Kenneth Mars, of ''YoungFrankenstein'' and ''Film/TheProducers'' fame (a prolific [[HeyItsThatVoice voice actor]] as well).
*** Attorney Marvin Gillet is [[{{Spaceballs}} Colonel Sandurz]].
*** Larry is [[TheFly1986 Veronica Quaife]]/[[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Barbara Maitland]]/[[Series/CommanderInChief President Mackenzie Allen]].
*** "Detective #2" is [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Judge Philip Banks]].
*** Bud (one of the airplane mechanics) is [[BlazingSaddles Lyle]].
*** The teenage car thief is [[Series/TheWaltons Jim-Bob Walton]].
*** Jim Swarthout (the real-estate agent) is [[Series/TrueBlood Sheriff Bud Dearborne]]/[[Series/{{Deadwood}} E.B. Farnum]]/[[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]].
** ''Fletch Lives'':
*** Calculus Entropy is [[BlazingSaddles Sheriff Bart]].
*** The Reverend Jimmie Lee Farnsworth is [[FullMetalJacket Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]], the host of ''Series/MailCall'', and (in a HeyItsThatVoice example) Sarge from ''Film/ToyStory''.
*** TheKlan leader is [[EveryWhichWayButLoose Orville Boggs]].
*** Creator/PhilHartman as the manager of the Bly Chemical plant.
*** Betty Dilworth is [[Series/AsTheWorldTurns Lily Snyder]].
*** Amanda Ray Ross is the ill-fated (and apparently psychic) [[Film/{{Signs}} Colleen Hess]].
*** Cindy Mae (the lady on the plane) is [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Yoga Jones]].
*** In a [[TheCameo cameo appearance]], Creator/RichardBelzer as "Phil," one of the [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang Greek mobsters]] in the opening sequence.
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by Creator/KevinSmith and Series/MyNameIsEarl / Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[{{Scrubs}} [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, with Zach Braff]] as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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*** Creator/PhilHartman as the manager of the Bly Chemical plant.
*** Betty Dilworth is [[Series/AsTheWorldTurns Lily Snyder]].
*** Amanda Ray Ross is the ill-fated (and apparently psychic) [[Film/{{Signs}} Colleen Hess]].
*** Cindy Mae (the lady on the plane) is [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Yoga Jones]].
*** In a [[TheCameo cameo appearance]], Creator/RichardBelzer as "Phil," one of the [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang Greek mobsters]] in the opening sequence.
*** Betty Dilworth is [[Series/AsTheWorldTurns Lily Snyder]].
*** Amanda Ray Ross is the ill-fated (and apparently psychic) [[Film/{{Signs}} Colleen Hess]].
*** Cindy Mae (the lady on the plane) is [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Yoga Jones]].
*** In a [[TheCameo cameo appearance]], Creator/RichardBelzer as "Phil," one of the [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang Greek mobsters]] in the opening sequence.
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*** Attorney Marvin Gillet is [[{{Spaceballs}} Colonel Sandurz]].
*** Larry is [[TheFly1986 Veronica Quaife]]/[[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Barbara Maitland]]/[[Series/CommanderInChief President Mackenzie Allen]].
*** "Detective #2" is [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Judge Philip Banks]].
*** The teenage car thief is [[Series/TheWaltons Jim-Bob Walton]].
*** Jim Swarthout (the real-estate agent) is [[Series/TrueBlood Sheriff Bud Dearborne]]/[[Series/{{Deadwood}} E.B. Farnum]]/[[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]].
** ''Fletch Lives'':
*** The Reverend Jimmie Lee Farnsworthfrom ''Fletch Lives is [[FullMetalJacket Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]], the host for Mail Call of ''Series/MailCall'', and (in a HeyItsThatVoice example) Sarge from Toy Story.
*** The black detective from Fletch was on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as the uncle.''Film/ToyStory''.
*** Larry is [[TheFly1986 Veronica Quaife]]/[[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Barbara Maitland]]/[[Series/CommanderInChief President Mackenzie Allen]].
*** "Detective #2" is [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Judge Philip Banks]].
*** The teenage car thief is [[Series/TheWaltons Jim-Bob Walton]].
*** Jim Swarthout (the real-estate agent) is [[Series/TrueBlood Sheriff Bud Dearborne]]/[[Series/{{Deadwood}} E.B. Farnum]]/[[Series/{{Newhart}} Larry]].
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by KevinSmith and Series/MyNameIsEarl / Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, with Zach Braff]] as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by KevinSmith Creator/KevinSmith and Series/MyNameIsEarl / Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, with Zach Braff]] as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
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* DevelopmentHell: A prequel entitled ''Fletch Won'' has been stuck in limbo for about 15 years now. First it was going to be directed by KevinSmith and Series/MyNameIsEarl / Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks star Creator/JasonLee. Then it was passed to [[{{Scrubs}} Bill Lawrence, with Zach Braff]] as Fletch. Now it's looking like it might be made by [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine Steve Pink]] and star [[TheHangover Zach Galifianakis]]. Time will tell if anyone ever gets around to actually filming this thing.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle for Kirk Douglas.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was initially developed as a vehicle for Kirk Douglas.
