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  • 1990
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 1990
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary When Detective Fairlane is hired to find a girl named Zuzu Petals, his Rock n' Roll style gum-shoeing gets put to the test as the case he tries to crack becomes more bizarre by the second, attracting all kinds of homicidal weirdos.

Directed By: Renny Harlin

Written By: Daniel Waters, James Cappe, David Arnott, Rex Weiner

  • 1990
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 1990
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 44 m

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
24
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.5
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Summary When Detective Fairlane is hired to find a girl named Zuzu Petals, his Rock n' Roll style gum-shoeing gets put to the test as the case he tries to crack becomes more bizarre by the second, attracting all kinds of homicidal weirdos.

Directed By: Renny Harlin

Written By: Daniel Waters, James Cappe, David Arnott, Rex Weiner

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
24
23% Positive
3 Reviews
23% Mixed
3 Reviews
54% Negative
7 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
24
23% Positive
3 Reviews
23% Mixed
3 Reviews
54% Negative
7 Reviews

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75
The Adventures of the Ford Fairlane is an exceptionally well-made film that is everything you could ever want in an Andrew Dice Clay movie; it's vulgar, tasteless, nasty, cynical, and, at times, very funny.
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63
But this isn't Diceman's feat of clay. Instead, Ford Fairlane runs fairly well on high-octane silliness. [11 Jul 1990, p.4D]
By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW
40
Under the direction of "Die Harder's" Renny Harlin, the movie has a crackling pace and a glossy look. It's all the more pernicious for that, this slick glorification of hate and loathing that portrays women as sexually promiscuous and men as infantile, violent and feeble-minded. Here's one Ford that doesn't have a better idea.
By Rita Kempley FULL REVIEW
30
It's camp noir, but the director, Renny Harlin, doesn't allow the jokes, feeble as they are, to take hold. He slam-bangs the action as if he was prepping "Die Hard 2," so that even Clay's self-infatuated strut and bleary leer don't have time to register. The film is pointlessly souped up. [11 Jul 1990, p.1]
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
25
The first starring vehicle for shock comic Andrew Dice Clay, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, turns out to be the kind of detective spoof worn out 30 years ago by Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, though refitted with salty language, graphic violence and an attitude toward women that makes the Marquis de Sade look like Phil Donahue. [11 Jul 1990, p.18]
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
12
Consequently, as star vehicles go, Ford Fairlane runs straight over the very guy it's meant to transport. Some will see that as the movie's greatest fault, others as its only virtue. Take your pick, and come out swinging. [13 Jul 1990, p.C1]
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
10
Renny Harlin, who did a much better job directing ''Die Hard 2,'' displays no sense of humor and takes the film's nonsensical action scenes much too seriously, at one point even blowing up a beach house in the process.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.5
58% Positive
7 Ratings
25% Mixed
3 Ratings
17% Negative
2 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.5
58% Positive
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25% Mixed
3 Ratings
17% Negative
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Production Company Twentieth Century Fox, Silver Pictures
Release Date Jul 11, 1990
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Kojak. Columbo. Dirty Harry. Wimps.
Website https://mt2.org/uyeler/the-adventures-of-ford-fairlane.12823/
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Awards

Razzie Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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