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As a brief synopsis of the film “Fletch”, staring Chevy Chase, is a movie about an investigating reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, Erwin Fletcher “Fletch”. As the movie begins Fletch is seen loitering around a beach in attempt to pass as a disguise as a beach junkie with the intention of learning about a recent drug trade and attempting to figure out who is behind the whole thing. While doing his investigations on the beach, Fletch runs into a businessman named Alan Stanwyk who asks him to murder him so his wife will inherit the life insurance policy. Fletch, being the investigative reporter senses something fishy and does what he does best, investigates the situation. Along the way, Fletch commits many illegal acts and crimes in attempt to get to investigate Alan Stanwyk sneaky measures. Although his intentions are good, Fletch gets into a lot of trouble.
In the first scene Fletch is dressed as a disguise of a ragged druggie, who is just walking/hanging out on the beach. Fletch is working on a story for his newspaper about the illegal drug traffic on the beach. Fletch is approached by a well-dressed businessman seemingly wealthy man, who he later discovers is airline executive Alan Stanwyk. Alan Stanwyk offers Fletch $1,000 just to go to his house and listen to his proposition. Stanwyk assures Fletch that his proposition is not of a sexual nature. Fletch, agrees to meet with Stanwyk and drive to Stanwyk’s mansion, were they discuss in private. Stanwyk then commits to offer Fletch $50,000 in cash to kill him so Stanwyk can avoid a painful cancer (bone) death and that his wife Gail can collect insurance. Stanwyk tells Fletch that he will leave a gun in the desk drawer and the money in the open safe. All Fletch needs to do is come by at the appointed time at eight, shoot Stanwyk dead, take the money, and use pre-arranged airline tickets to start a new life in Rio. Fletch does not know it at the time, but Stanwyk, the film’s primary villain, is actually planning...