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Released
1985 · FILM

Fletch

Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, a quick‑witted investigative reporter, goes undercover to expose a beachside drug operation while a wealthy mogul hires him to commit murder, forcing him to outsmart killers and unravel a deadly conspiracy.

“Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear.”

Directed by
Michael Ritchie, Wolfgang Glattes
Written by
Gregory Mcdonald, Andrew Bergman
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
98 min
ComedyCrimeMystery

Synopsis

Investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to investigate the drug trade at a local beach when he is approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. Using his sarcastic wit and talent for disguises, Fletch begins to uncover the story behind Stanwyk.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 208+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Richard A HarrisShot by Fred SchulerScored by Harold FaltermeyerDesigned by Boris LevenSound by Jim Alexander Nm0018482Costumes by Gloria GreshamStunts by Dean Jeffries

Box Office

1985 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.5× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$59.6M

Budget$8.0M
Worldwide gross$59.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $50.6M — 85% of worldwide · International: $9.0M (15%)

Opening weekend: $7.0M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $10.2M — 20% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,225 theaters

Also known as

  • Fletch - der Troublemakerde
  • (English)Fletch
  • (Bulgarian)Флеч
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 31, 1985
  • ItalySep 1, 1985
  • AustraliaSep 12, 1985
  • SwedenSep 13, 1985
  • DenmarkSep 20, 1985

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, Vincent Pictures
DistributionUniversal Pictures, United International Pictures (UIP)
Special effectsUniversal Title
Other companiesDolby Stereo, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), MCA Records, Panavision, Renato Aragão Produções Cinematográficas

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