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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

  • 1990
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
19K
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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.

  • Director
    • Renny Harlin
  • Writers
    • Daniel Waters
    • James Cappe
    • David Arnott
  • Stars
    • Andrew Dice Clay
    • Lauren Holly
    • Wayne Newton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Renny Harlin
    • Writers
      • Daniel Waters
      • James Cappe
      • David Arnott
    • Stars
      • Andrew Dice Clay
      • Lauren Holly
      • Wayne Newton
    • 125User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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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
    • Director
      • Renny Harlin
    • Writers
      • Daniel Waters
      • James Cappe
      • David Arnott
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Billy Idol was cast as Smiley, but had to pull out of the role after a nearly-fatal motorcycle accident. Renny Harlin personally asked Robert Englund, who had previously worked with him on A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), to take over the role after Idol's accident. Idol's song "Cradle of Love" is playing when the fraternity sister takes Ford Fairlane and Zuzu Petals to her house.
    • 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

    User reviews125

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    7/10

    Good For What It Is

    Was this going to win Best Picture? Hell no.

    But "Adventures of Ford Fairlane" is the movie you watch when you're about to go to sleep because you have a big meeting in the morning and then you see the opening credits on HBO at 11:30pm and you just have to watch it.

    Movies like this, as self-serving and gross as they are, actually are more important today more than they were when they came out in the 80s and 90s. They are a reminder of a time when we could laugh at something that was gross and disgusting without having to worry about protests from leftist screaming about micro aggressions. No one names their penis "Stanley" anymore. No one is banned from MTV. No one says nursery rhymes with the word pu$$y in them.

    No one knew it at the time, but AFF is an important snapshot of a better time in pop culture.
    • heyitsadam
    • May 16, 2017
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    • Release date
      • July 11, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Mt2.org
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ford Fairlane - Rock'n' Roll Detective
    • Filming locations
      • Cross Roads of The World, Hollywood, California, USA(Ford Fairlane's office)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,413,502
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,374,391
      • Jul 15, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,413,502
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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