Fletch Lives (1989)

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by GuruAskew

This is one of the worst sequels ever. At the time there were 8 Fletch books to adapt to a sequel and Gregory Mcdonald had even written a few of them as prequels with Fletch still working as a reporter (he ends up with Stanwyk's money at the end of the original book and never returns to the paper) to make them easier to adapt as sequels. I believe Fletch Lives was a spec script Universal crapped out just to get something filmed before a looming writer's strike, and it shows. Fletch is more than just a Chevy Chase vehicle, you take Mcdonald's novel away and it is one, and not a very good one.

I was never a fan of the original Fletch - it was OK - but I couldn't even make it passed the half hour mark on Fletch Lives -- and I tried twice!