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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

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6.4/10
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Robert Englund, Lauren Holly, Andrew Dice Clay, Priscilla Presley, Maddie Corman, Gilbert Gottfried, Wayne Newton, and Ed O'Neill in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.
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A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
19K
YOUR RATING
    • Renny Harlin
  • Writers
    • Daniel Waters(screenplay)
    • James Cappe(screenplay)
    • David Arnott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Andrew Dice Clay
    • Lauren Holly
    • Wayne Newton
    • Renny Harlin
  • Writers
    • Daniel Waters(screenplay)
    • James Cappe(screenplay)
    • David Arnott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Andrew Dice Clay
    • Lauren Holly
    • Wayne Newton
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    • 123User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
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    Andrew Dice Clay in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
    Andrew Dice Clay in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
    Andrew Dice Clay in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
    Andrew Dice Clay and Ed O'Neill in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
    Lauren Holly, Andrew Dice Clay, and Wayne Newton in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
    Andrew Dice Clay and Maddie Corman in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
    Andrew Dice Clay and Priscilla Presley in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
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    Andrew Dice Clay in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

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    Andrew Dice Clay
    Andrew Dice Clay
    • Ford Fairlane
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Jazz
    Wayne Newton
    Wayne Newton
    • Julian Grendel
    Priscilla Presley
    Priscilla Presley
    • Colleen Sutton
    Morris Day
    Morris Day
    • Don Cleveland
    Maddie Corman
    Maddie Corman
    • Zuzu Petals
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Johnny Crunch
    David Patrick Kelly
    David Patrick Kelly
    • Sam
    Brandon Call
    Brandon Call
    • The Kid
    Robert Englund
    Robert Englund
    • Smiley
    Ed O'Neill
    Ed O'Neill
    • Lt. Amos
    Vince Neil
    Vince Neil
    • Bobby Black
    Sheila E.
    Sheila E.
    • Club Singer
    David Arnott
    • Club Guy
    Mark Goldstein
    • Club Guy
    Cody Jarrett
    Cody Jarrett
    • Kyle Troy
    William Shockley
    William Shockley
    • Punk Gunslinger
    Mark Zuelke
    • Punk Gunslinger
      • Renny Harlin
    • Writers
      • Daniel Waters(screenplay)
      • James Cappe(screenplay) (story)
      • David Arnott(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      Maddie Corman's character is named "Zuzu Petals", a reference to It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In that movie, George Bailey's daughter Zuzu brings home a flower she got at school and shows it to her father and complains that some of the petals are falling off and he puts them in his pocket. Later, when he "was never born," he reaches into his pocket and Clarence the Angel says, "They're not there." "What?" asks George. "Zuzu's petals."
    • Goofs
      Johnny tells Ford to meet him at the radio station at 6:00 p.m. When Ford parks outside the station, the sky is dark. As we learn later in the film, the story is taking place in late July. Sunset in Los Angeles in late July is about 8:00 p.m., so it shouldn't have been dark yet.
    • Quotes

      Ford Fairlane: So many assholes... So few bullets...

    • Connections
      Featured in Billy Idol: Cradle of Love (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Cradle of Love
      Written by David Werner and Billy Idol
      Produced by Keith Forsey
      Performed by Billy Idol
      Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

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    7/10
    The Diceman- great actor/failed success
    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane looks pretty much at the Diceman at his stand-up comedy best. But, this time, he has a character and is a rock and roll detective. As usual he is the offensive Dice. Off-color, crude, and for me (a rabid Dice fan) utterly dead pan funny. But though I find Andrew Dice Clay to be a good actor, many people might see this movie and think that he is just using this film as an excuse for people to see his stand-up act. Well, like the film, the opinions are two sided. You either love the Diceman's comedy, or utterly hate it. I'm going for the upper. Great comedy and entertainment in this block-buster that rocketed Dice.
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    • Quinoa1984
    • Apr 29, 2000

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Cross Roads of The World, Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Silver Pictures
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
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