Fletch Lives
1989 · 95 min · Director: Michael Ritchie
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Ailing Los Angeles newspaper reporter Irvin "Fletch" Fletcher, in debt, inherits from a aunt "Bell Isle", a sprawling 80-acre Louisiana plantation estate, quits his job and moves east expecting to live like a Dixie king. But he failed to inspect the run-down inheritance, leaving him only a shabby mansion with a shifty caretaker instead of reliable staff. Having celebrated anyway with an attractive lawyer in bed, he wakes up finding her mysteriously murdered and himself jailed, soon to be bailed, as prime suspect. Undaunted by a neighborly lawyer's warning to leave town, he waves foxy real estate agent Becky Culpepper's persistent offer well above the apparent value from a third party and starts snooping why with Becky. That proves a dangerous activity for him and almost anybody around, everything pointing to local magnate Hamilton "Ham" Johnson and his 'Confederate' circle of friends; including TV preacher Jimmy Lee Farnsworth and a dodgy chemical plant.
Emotional fingerprint
Fletch Lives (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Curiosity 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Curiosity25%
- Excitement20%
- Surprise10%
- Tension10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Curiosity, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Curiosity and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Curiosity
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Curiosity | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 57 % | 56 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 25 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 50 % | 47 % | 28 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 48 % | 44 % | 32 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 53 % | 42 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 56 % | 38 % | 34 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 46 % | 42 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 57 % | 55 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 36 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 55 % | 53 % | 40 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 57 % | 49 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 59 % | 40 % | 51 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 36 % | 49 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 50 % | 40 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 56 % | 46 % | 35 % | 42 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 62 % | 50 % | 37 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 48 % | 45 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 72 % | 43 % | 44 % | 62 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Relief | 66 % | 43 % | 28 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Humor | 53 % | 42 % | 15 % | 21 % |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Michael Ritchie
- Written by
- Leon Capetanos, Gregory McDonald
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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