fletch

here is the other Harold Faltermeyer-scored movie i was talking about in my beverly hills cop post. fletch. i have never seen a movie that relies almost completely on the main character to provide virtually the entire story, comedic elements, etc. chevy chase is the work horse in this one. and i imagine people either love or hate his style in this. it makes me wonder how much improvisation there was in this film. fletch another highly quotable movie.

i think the variety of environments helps keep the sheer amount of characters that chevy chase pretends to be in check. it keeps it from becoming pointless and silly. there are scenes in a hanger, on a beach, in a mansion, in a darker vacated home, on a dusty provo, utah porch, in a hospital, in a newspaper office, in fletch's apartment, etc. almost every one of those locations has its own character that matches it. i think that this is a really important element that contributes to the film's quality.

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