Movie
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Overview
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-07-11
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Silver Pictures, 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Andrew Dice Clay as Ford Fairlane
- Wayne Newton as Julian Grendel
- Priscilla Presley as Colleen Sutton
- Morris Day as Don Cleveland
- Lauren Holly as Jazz
- Ed O'Neill as Lt. Amos
- Maddie Corman as Zuzu Petals
- Gilbert Gottfried as Johnny Crunch
- Robert Englund as Smiley
- Vince Neil as Bobby Black
- Sheila E. as Club Singer
- David Patrick Kelly as Sam the Sleaze Bag
Crew
- Renny Harlin - Director
- David Arnott - Screenplay
- James Cappe - Screenplay
- Daniel Waters - Screenplay
- David Arnott - Story
- James Cappe - Story
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