Maybe it's due to nostalgia because I liked this as a kid but I feel it's held up extremely well - Chevy Chase was never more perfectly cast than as the wisecracking detective, Andrew Bergman's script is terrific and Michael Ritchie handles the difficult task of combining action and comedy. It is very funny but also scary - we genuinely worry about Fletch at times getting into scrapes (he's constantly almost busted by doctors, mechanics, caretakers, cops, etc) and how he gets out of trouble is genuinely scary.
The support cast is to die for - Geena Davis as his loving co-worker, Dana Wheeler Nicholson is the love interest, Jon Doe Baker is terrifying as a bad cop, Tim Matheson engaging as a mysterious businessman, Emmett Walsh as a doctor, etc. Great funky music score, very strong mystery story to underline the gags.
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