Send us a text Episode 10: The Aliases This week, the Fletchcast takes a deep dive into the all the aliases that are used in Fletch & Fletch Lives. Often times, the identities that Fletch gives people are not just funny names... Most of the time, they are REAL PEOPLE behind the goofy pseudonyms. This episode guarantees more background information per minute - on people you never knew existed - than any other podcast out there. Jake, Bob, and Laker Jim spin the Wheel of Fletch and educate eac...
Dec 16, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Episode 9: Fletch Lives (Part 1) This week, Fletchcast takes a deep dive into the sequel to Fletch... Fletch Lives. After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Fletch heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble. We cover the Leon Capetanos original script, the on set struggles the 1988 writer's strike caused, the beginning of the notorious Chevy Chase v. Howard Stern Feud (with Richard Belzer) and so much more. FLETCHCAST VOICEMAIL HOTLINE Leav...
Dec 09, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Episode 8: The Voice of Fletch This week, Fletchcast interviews Musician, Actor, Voice Artist and Book Narrator... Dan John Miller - who BTW voices all 11 Fletch Audio books. We speak about how he got started, what he took away from voicing Fletch, why Laker Jim and Dan might have a unique Fletch gene, Dan John foreshadows the new movie and so much more! Visit Dan John Miller on the web: https://danjohnmiller.com Follow Dan John Miller on social media: Instagram - @danjohnmiller T...
Dec 01, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Episode 7: Rumored Confess Casting News Join us for a special holiday episode of Fletchcast - This episode is packed with BREAKING NEWS concerning the return of a beloved character from the original Fletch film. Our Sources tell us that Anna Osceola is going to play "Larry" in Confess, Fletch. We know Jon Hamm loves her body, and so do we! We discuss the Who's Who of character casting, "Fletch Pop Culture" covers the multiple Fletch references in the Animated TV series "Family Guy...
Nov 24, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Episode 6: Gonna Bust the Chief Fletchcast is back from a short vacation and all over the Chief of Police (Alan Stanwyk's partner in crime) Jerry Karlin. We tackle all the differences between the character in the movie (played by Joe Don Baker) and the character in the book. We back into all the information about the cut Dodgers dream scene where we find out why Fletch HATES Tommy Lasorda. We debut a new segment called "Fletch Pop Culture" where we expose incredible Fletch referen...
Nov 17, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text EPISODE 5: The Soundtrack In this week’s special episode, we talk the classic Fletch soundtrack. From the lyrics to the unusual music videos, we cover it all, bit by bit. Also, what’s the connection between Fletch and Top Gun? And what does Billy Idol have to do with it? Composer Harold Faltermyer has the answer! 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Episode 5, the soundtrack 1:21 - Tom Scott Swing & a Miss 3:53 - Faltermeyer Saves Fletch 8:00 - Fletch Music Videos 8:44 - Getting Out of Town wi...
Nov 03, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Episode 4: "Son of Fletch” This episode the features a fantastic interview with Gregory Mcdonald’s son, Jason McDonald (who helps oversee the Fletch IP)! Lots of stories and wisdom that spawned from growing up with Gregory McDonald as a Dad, Insight into the Fletch Won movie that never was, and the FletchCast crew has him tip-toeing a gray area with tidbits about the new movie, Confess, Fletch...along with lots more! 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Jason McDonald joins FletchCast 13:23 - Spon...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Episode 3: "At the Movies with Siskel, Ebert & Babar” The FletchCast crew breaks down the Siskel & Ebert review of Fletch, as well as two Tonight Show appearances, one with Siskel & Ebert and one solo (in his Lakers Uniform). Laker Jim, Jake, and Bob discuss Kevin Porter Jr, Roy Wood Jr (on the Radio Labyrinth Podcast) talking "Confess, Fletch", Spotlight the Fletch Character: Doctor Jelly Finger, and much much more. Ep 3 0:00 - Intro 1:58 - The Jane Doe Report on Conf...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text In Episode 2, we tackle the complicated history of the "making of" Fletch: the Movie and the rollercoaster ride it took to get this literary property off the ground. You think the Fletch Won saga was nuts? You won't believe this! Laker Jim starts at the very beginning and leaves young stone unturned up until the film's May 1985 release. Literary Fletch debuts with the first few chapters from broken down by Jake. Greg Mottola tweets us with some "Confess, Fletch" updates, the boys ...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text Your Ultimate source for everything Fletch: the books, the movies, & the latest news about our favorite journalistic reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher. Making sure Fletch lives forever. Episode Won Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Welcome to FletchCast 5:40 - Jake joins the podcast 7:00 - Big Bob calls in 13:48 - Jon Hamm on Jimmy Fallon 15:20 - Ben Affleck on Fletch 15:45 - LakerJim’s FletchWon website 20:20 - FletchCast social media @imfletchcast 25:30 - Jake & Laker Jim talk ab...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text Your Ultimate source for everything Fletch: the books, the movies, & the latest news about our favorite journalistic reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher... Making sure Fletch lives forever. Welcome To Cabana 1 home of Laker Jim’s FletchCast! Take off your manure covered shoes and come right in. FletchCast is your one stop podcast for all things FLETCH! Here we cover the 1985 classic Chevy Chase film, it's sequel Fletch Lives, The Literary Cannon of Gregory McDonald, the upcoming 2022 ...
Oct 02, 2021•3 min0
