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Posted (edited)

well i was just remarking how few 'leading man' roles Hamm has had post-Mad Men...and saw this today.

'Confess, Fletch'

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12718300/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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i didn't realize the original was based on a novel, but the sequel was not. this one apparently is based on the second novel. 

it was an iconic role for Chevy...but Hamm also has great comedic timing/chops and tons of charisma. the cast looks pretty good.  

plus...! 

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Posted
49 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Didn't Kevin Smith try to do this many years ago with Jason Lee presumably starring as Fletch?

I could see a younger Jason Lee pulling it off (guy had charisma), but not with Kevin Smith directing. 

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36 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Fletch was a classic.  Leave it that way.

 

Fletch is almost 40 years old.  While I do concur with the classic tag, I consider it a minor miracle it hasn't been rebooted in that period of time.

 

 

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heard hamm talking about this on smartless.  it will be a different tone, and much more true to the books.  i can't remember the details, but i think all the disguises/fake names was a chevy thing and they're not doing that.  i think it's more of a private eye/whodunnit type, but i could be misremembering.  the story is all new, so it's not really a "remake".

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1 minute ago, Texas St. Armadillos said:

Very well. I'll have a Bloody Mary, a steak sandwich and a...steak sandwich.

Shall I put it on the Underhill’s bill?

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Posted (edited)

The book is actually quite good, but it’s much darker than the movies, obviously. It’s about an investigation of a dope ring, if I recall correctly.

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On 6/2/2022 at 5:21 PM, Bateshorn said:

The book is actually quite good, but it’s much darker than the movies, obviously. It’s about an investigation of a dope ring, if I recall correctly.

Name of book? Would like to read it now. Never knew that fletch was a book

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On 6/1/2022 at 3:58 PM, Sbbruin said:

 

 

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Fletch was a classic.  Leave it that way.

Doesn't mean it couldn't be done well or better. Frankly, I'd like to see a version that doesn't involve Chevy Chase chewing the scenery in every take.

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On 6/1/2022 at 7:16 PM, henrygandorf said:

heard hamm talking about this on smartless.  it will be a different tone, and much more true to the books.  i can't remember the details, but i think all the disguises/fake names was a chevy thing and they're not doing that.  i think it's more of a private eye/whodunnit type, but i could be misremembering.  the story is all new, so it's not really a "remake".

Well, if by "all new" you mean "adapted from a different Fletch novel?"

I always thought the "investigative reporter" aspect of the original movie was the best part of the movie, more than Chase's pratfalls.

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28 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Well, if by "all new" you mean "adapted from a different Fletch novel?"

i meant it doesn't follow the storyline from either of the existing fletch movies.

people lose their shit when they hear about remakes.

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2 hours ago, Rimbo said:

Doesn't mean it couldn't be done well or better. Frankly, I'd like to see a version that doesn't involve Chevy Chase chewing the scenery in every take.

One of the most quotable comedies of the 80's?

I'm sure this will top it. 

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2 hours ago, Deej said:

One of the most quotable comedies of the 80's?

I'm sure this will top it. 

Movies aren't really quotable anymore. It's weird. Name a movie made in the last five years that compares with, say, Ghostbusters, Three Amigos, Airplane, Animal House, Caddyshack, etc. 

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1 hour ago, Red Five said:

Movies aren't really quotable anymore. It's weird. Name a movie made in the last five years that compares with, say, Ghostbusters, Three Amigos, Airplane, Animal House, Caddyshack, etc. 

Back then, everyone had all seen the same stuff. Now entertainment options and preferences are too balkanized for anything but the lowest common denominator to have universal quotability. 

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4 hours ago, Deej said:

One of the most quotable comedies of the 80's?

I'm sure this will top it. 

I mean... It's definitely in the top 25.

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I'm not a big Chevy Chase fan, but it's hard to argue with "Fletch" and "Caddyshack".  

I can't see Hamm equaling Chevy's comedic instincts, and avoiding them would be just as bad.  Count me out.

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On 6/5/2022 at 6:55 PM, Red Five said:

Movies aren't really quotable anymore. It's weird. Name a movie made in the last five years that compares with, say, Ghostbusters, Three Amigos, Airplane, Animal House, Caddyshack, etc. 

Well, that's just, like your opinion, man. 

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23 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'm not a big Chevy Chase fan, but it's hard to argue with "Fletch" and "Caddyshack".  

I can't see Hamm equaling Chevy's comedic instincts, and avoiding them would be just as bad.  Count me out.

He's gonna lead the bad guys around with the claw of a hammer under their nutsack. It will be hilarious. 

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On 6/5/2022 at 6:55 PM, Red Five said:

Movies aren't really quotable anymore. It's weird. Name a movie made in the last five years that compares with, say, Ghostbusters, Three Amigos, Airplane, Animal House, Caddyshack, etc. 

Just means you're old

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1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I might check it out just cuz I think Hamm is a pretty funny dude, but even matching the quality of the original seems unlikely.

I always give Hamm a chance because he went to UT, and it generally works out (Top Gun Maverick was decent).

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2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

I made it 1:18 through the trailer.  Looks like total dogshit.  

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