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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   8,150 votes
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Director:
Renny Harlin
Writers (WGA):
Rex Weiner (characters)
James Cappe (story) ...
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Release Date:
11 July 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Kojak. Columbo. Dirty Harry. Wimps. more
Plot:
Ford "Mr. Rock n' Roll Detective" Fairlane is experiencing problems, and it's not with the opposite sex... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Cleaner
 (From The AV Club. 27 May 2008, 9:03 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Excellent flick - way ahead of its time! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Andrew Dice Clay ... Ford Fairlane

Wayne Newton ... Julian Grendel

Priscilla Presley ... Colleen Sutton
Morris Day ... Don Cleveland, Record Producer

Lauren Holly ... Jazz

Maddie Corman ... Zuzu Petals
Gilbert Gottfried ... Johnny Crunch

David Patrick Kelly ... Sam
Brandon Call ... The Kid

Robert Englund ... Smiley
Ed O'Neill ... Lt. Amos
Vince Neil ... Bobby Black
Sheila E. ... Club Singer
David Arnott ... Club Guy
Mark Goldstein ... Club Guy
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Renny Harlin used his own Ferrari in the beginning of the film as the car in which the blonde twins are picked up. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Jazz is thrown sideways through a window, but on the next shot, she is going head first. more
Quotes:
Ford Fairlane: Some people play hard to get. I play hard to want. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) more
Soundtrack:
GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent flick - way ahead of its time!, 26 December 2004
10/10
Author: gnxfan from Princeton, NJ

FF reminds me much of Howard Stern's flick - you had those that bash it without ever seeing it! Just like Howard's bio - FF is excellent. Its like reading an adult joke book - just that it's up on the big screen.

Clay's acting is better than Stern's. He really knew what he was doing and has great screen presence. This movie SCREAMS for a sequel.

Buy it. I just got my copy at HTTP://committed.to/bestdeals You can't always find it in stores but Blockbuster does have it from time to time.

It is a film that is easy to watch. No thinking required. Chill on the couch with some buds and get goofy.

Enjoy!

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