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Funniest scene?

posted 20 years ago by larrylegend33
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i consider this movie to be one of the funniest of all time for one simple reason... i can watch it over and over again and still laugh uproarously... i've never quoted a movie as much either... to me the two funniest scenes are when he's with the airplane mechanics and the guy goes "i'm always asking him what are you doing down in south america, you doing some stuck line or something" ... the mock laugh Fletch(or gordon liddie) gives there is absolutely priceless... then he snaps back within one second "so what does he say?"... 10 quarts of prestone...no...make that quaker state... the other scene that absolutely kills me is with the guy with the shotgun... after he's rambling about don corleone and moe green being out of the tropicana the guy goes "what did you want under the bed"..."i didn't want to have to do this, but i'll have to pull rank on ya... im with the matress police, there are no tags on these mattresses" the look on the guys face trying to comprehend what the hell he just said might be the funniest moment in movie history... aboslutely kills me every time i see it..."landlord asked me to watch out for the place" "well i commend him on his choice"...this movie is tremendous...what are other people's favorite scenes?

[–] stevesstubs 19 years ago

Larry....I appreciate your comments...Fletch has had a deep impact on my life too. I do not know if anyone told you this....but he does not ask him if "he is doing some stuck line or something ?? " He asks him if "he's doing some stunt flying or something??" Maybe it will make it even funnier for you.

[–] SevenKal-ElGuiry 19 years ago

where he meets up with the Klan, and says ya there was nothign goign on at the rotary so i came here,

watch where you go for each moment is a lifetime of terror for i am the real Red Menace

[–] asc85 19 years ago

I'm not at all a Chevy Chase fan, but he was great in this movie, and it's also one of my favorite all-time comedies.

My two favorite scenes are:

1. The car chase - wasn't that Jim-Bob Walton, I believe?

2. The proctologist exam - When I had to get my first rectal exam, I was terrified, which was partly due to this move - "you got the fist in there, doc?"

[–] tramont12 19 years ago

"i did pull over before. i'll pull over later. alright that's it. you turn your bike in at the next precinct, you're a disgrace to the force." "there's fred, won't he be surprised." "ahhh, there's been a lot of changes in the law, i'm not even sure that's a crime anymore." "Sammy, you're not gonna sing for us are ya?" "Shamoo's got one, borrow his."

[–] brewski69jrl 19 years ago

"Sammy, you're not gonna sing for us are ya?"\

The Fred The Dorf Dorfman scene has taken over, for me, as the funniest.

"Hats off to Marges' wife, No more seditives or alcohol in her life"

[–] grantcatton 19 years ago

It's ALL ball-bearings these days!!

[–] grantcatton 19 years ago

Also the sound and the face he makes when he accidentally puts his arm on the piping-hot chrome peice of the plane is priceless.

[–] JMSD13 19 years ago

Name?
Fletch, F. Fletch.
And... what do you do for a living Mr Fletch??
I'm a shepherd.
Why are you doing this Mr Fletch???
I... like men. I... like to be man handled. I like you. *wink*

[–] ThudsMcBoosh 19 years ago

Fletch: Aren't you gonna' read me my rights?

Cop: You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to have your face kicked in by me. You have the right to have your balls stomped on by him.

Fletch: I'll waive my rights.

[–] hartleyc26 19 years ago

This is a funny scene from Fletch.

Fletch is showing the pictures he has taken to Gail Stanwyk visiting Utah.

"Here is Alan's signature on the file"
"Here is the dog that tried to bite me"
"Here is the hotel I stayed at"
"Here is the dog again"
"Here is my rental card"
"Here is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir"

I always laugh at that scene.

[–] yodabarr 18 years ago

"Fletch, six-five; with afro:six-nine."

Fletch is dope... I remember him doing that lay-up on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson after the movie came out...

[–] bizerta 12 years ago

2. The proctologist exam - When I had to get my first rectal exam, I was terrified, which was partly due to this move - "you got the fist in there, doc?"

My first proctologist exam was upon entering the military. The doctor said, "You better get used to the finger exam . . . . . . But not too used to it"

[–] Cardiff-Hurley 18 years ago

Can't remember names here so bear with me:

"He died so suddenly."

"He died of cancer."

"But at the end in the hospital, it was sudden."

"He was in intensive care for 2 weeks."

"But when he actually died, it was so sudden."

[–] docholliday725 18 years ago

Doc: It was ashame about Ed...

Fletch: He died so suddenly.

Doc: He was dying for years.

Fletch: I know but in the end, when he actually died it was sudden!

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[–] koop1975 18 years ago

Right before he gets roughed up (when they plant the drugs on him), fumbling for his keys, humming/singing:

"Strangers in the night, exchanging clothing
Strangers in my pants..."

incredible.

[–] savagehenry42 18 years ago

"Ever seen a spleen that large?"

"No, not - not since breakfast."

[–] rpowers-6 18 years ago

I like when he goes "I havent properly sterilized my hands" the doctor goes "Your not gunna make this guy any sicker" The sound/facial expression Chevy makes is absolutley priceless!

[–] Fletch06 18 years ago

I couldn't chose a single favorite scene either.
The whole movie is non-stop hilarious.

For the sake of making someone laugh, how about when he was recording on the tape recorder, and there are sex sounds when he hits play!
LMAO!

[–] lvszooropa 18 years ago

"You're not recording this, are you?"

"No...never."

[–] toddgsanford 18 years ago

the intreraction with doctor jellyfinger is classic

isnt ther a childerens book about an elephant named baabar
I dont know I dont have any
children
no books about elephants

hmm
I cant find anything wrong with you
well I am sure that its not for the lack of looking

the car chase is also one of my favorites

[–] honkeymofo 17 years ago

"I never discuss business on a lanai(?), if you're wearing rubbers leave them outside."

[–] docholliday725 17 years ago

Stanwyk: You do own rubber gloves don't you Mr. Nugent?

Fletch: I lease them, with an option to buy.

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[–] PeterBlues 16 years ago

wait a minute, alote of you guys are mentioning scenes from "fletch lives" it seems, i mix it up like that sometime too. i don't confuse these togheter anymore though, becouse this has been airing constantly on showtime, and i check it out everytime. i can't get enough of this. it's so funny from start to end, i must like it alote better now than when i was a kid. then the sequal aired too, i didn't expect much of that, and found that just as hilarious or more. (as for that first time anyway, maybe couse i wasn't used to the jokes.) i mean, i had seen the sequal before, but years ago.
funniest scene.. well, as i said, from start to end, one scene i like for some reason is where he goes inside the house and the angry man gaurding the house shows up.

you're causing a snow storm,
in my soul,
in the winterland came that hot broad,
in order for this storm to cause,
seems like she's around, around the clock,
and made this happen around the heart,
snow storm, with sun shine also,
pile of love on the sides,
plowed around you added salt and also spice,
the engine of the tractor,
you switched the key and made my heart go on,
in my soul, there was a still cold,
you went on, and caused a snow storm.

[–] Jimbadooboo 16 years ago

Personally, I think the Fred Dorfman dinner is the funniest...

"....Fred wasn't ashamed to admit to me that he had syphilis, and where he got it, how he got it. And look at him now... Fred you look just great! The nose and face is back to normal....no more drooling.... and hats off to Marge, his wife... Six long weeks at Trembling Hills, no more alcohol or sedatives in her life."

[–] msparrow63 16 years ago

the procto exam by far, especially the Babar line
"isn't there a children's book about an elephant called Babar?
" i don't have any"
"Children"?
"Elephant books"

"You speak treason!"
"Fluently"

[–] ValerinAmberz 16 years ago

I actually laughed the most at the black actor who is going to introduce someone who is going to hold a speech, and fletch cuts in and starts improvising. The face of that coloured guy is priceless, he's totally surprised. Like "where the hell did that guy come from?!?" Great subtle acting.

well since you're naked you might as well f___ a friend of mine. Paul come in here!

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[–] captmurphylives 11 years ago

Every time he burns his arm on the airplane I have to rewind it like five times. Priceless!

[–] SirLoyne 12 years ago

That was the funniest scene for me as well, it was hilarious when I saw it in 1985, and I still laugh every time I see it. So over the top, it dares you NOT to laugh.

"And now our own...Fred...'The Dorf' Dorfman!"

[–] jerett 15 years ago

my fav. line that no one has mentioned (i think) is
" i love your body, larry"

[–] CasseroleWorshipper 15 years ago

When Fletch imitates Gail Stanwyck (him saying 'wee-wee' in a girly voice was outrageous) and when his tape recorder goes off in the airplane.

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