Fresh
Surprisingly funny and expectedly rude, this first starring vehicle by vilified standup comic Andrew Dice Clay has a decidedly lowbrow humor that is a sort of modern equivalent of that of the Three Stooges.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Kojak. Columbo. Dirty Harry. Wimps.
1990 · 1h 42m · R
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Renny Harlin
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.
Director and cast
- Renny Harlin Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This expensively empty action comedy is as much fun as a car crash.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Rotten
The person most likely to be entertained by ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' need not be made aware of the film's existence. He's already on the screen.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
[A] slick glorification of hate and loathing that portrays women as sexually promiscuous and men as infantile, violent and feeble-minded.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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