Anyone who has seen the previous Fletch Special Edition standard DVD will recognize the bonus materials as a direct port. I watched these for the first time in this non-anamorphically enhanced presentation and was not impressed. "Just Charge It To the Underhills" is a half hour making-of piece that rounds up many participants, with the exception of anyone who might have something truly interesting to say about it. We do not hear from Chevy Chase, nor director Michael Ritchie, nor author of the source material Gregory McDonald (now deceased, but alive and well when this piece was taped). A handful of minor cast members show up, mostly to say how funny they think the movie still is. There is a shorter feature concerning the various disguises Fletch wears throughout the movie, and this is mostly a waste of time too. The costumes and make-up are not at all detailed enough to really deserve closer examination.
Chevy Chase made some very funny movies long ago, and for roughly thirty hilarious minutes Fletch had me convinced it was among them. By the end of the movie, I was glad it was over.
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