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Fletch (film)

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I've listed this article for peer review because I have been working on this article for some time and would like any suggestions or contributions to help beef up the Production section which is lacking in info. I've exhausted all the resources I can think of and would welcome any help to improve this article

Thanks, J.D. (talk) 15:17, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Ruhrfisch comments: I like the movie, here are some suggestions for improvement of the article.

• The lead should be an accessible and inviting overview of the whole article - I am not sure how including Fletch's pen name (Jane Doe) helps someone who has not seen the movie understand it, and I am also not sure why the basic premise (rich man approaches Fletch in disguise as a bum and asks the "bum" to kill him) is not in the lead.
• My rule of thumb is to include every header in the lead in some way but the soundtrack is not in the lead. Please see WP:LEAD
• The movie seems to be based mostly on the first novel, but the lead says "novels". Which is it?
• Several places need references (fact tag). My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref.
• The refs that are used do not give enough information - for example ref 1 is just "Foreman, Jonathan. "Fletch Fanatics". New York Post." but needs the date and year of publication, as well as the page number or URL.
• Internet refs need URL, title, author if known, publisher and date accessed. {{cite web}} and other cite templates may be helpful. See WP:CITE and WP:V
• The current plot section is too loose in structure and tone and is inconsistent in some things. I would start by identify the title character, so I would start with something like Investigative newspaper reporter Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher is undercover on a Los Angeles beach investigating drug trafficking when he is approached by a well groomed man, Alan Stanwyk. Stanwyk asks Fletch to kill him ... There is a cast and characters section after identifying who pays each role, so either identify everyone (Chase after Fletch, etc.) Only three of the characters are listed in the plot.
• Does the DVD have more information on the production? Have you looked at magazines from the time the movie was released? It was a pretty popular film and there may be backissues somehwere with the information you need.
• There is way too much information on the prequel film - it should be its own article or part of the Fletch Won book article.
• Provide context for the reader - for example, give the year the novel was released. See WP:PCR

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 18:59, 27 April 2009 (UTC)