The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
“Kojak. Columbo. Dirty Harry. Wimps.”
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.
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Cast
56 people
Andrew Dice Clay
Ford Fairlane
Known for
A Star Is Born
Blue Jasmine
Rita Bland
Receptionist
Wayne Newton
Julian Grendel
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Licence to Kill
North and South
Priscilla Presley
Colleen Sutton
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Dallas
Morris Day
Don Cleveland
Known for
Purple Rain
Moving
Lauren Holly
Jazz
Known for
Dumb and Dumber
NCIS
Ed O'Neill
Lt. Amos
Known for
Modern Family
Finding Dory
Maddie Corman
Zuzu Petals
Known for
Begin Again
Maid in Manhattan
Gilbert Gottfried
Johnny Crunch
Known for
The Return of Jafar
Aladdin
Robert Englund
Smiley
Known for
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy vs. Jason
Vince Neil
Bobby Black
Also in
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
Sheila E.
Club Singer
Also in
Prince: Lovesexy Live
Prince: Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas
Renny Harlin Director · Daniel Waters Screenplay James Cappe Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $49M · United States release July 11, 1990
Box office
Budget
$49,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,423,389
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · July 11, 1990
Theatrical
Australia
November 22, 1990 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 1993 · Physical
Denmark
November 16, 1990 · Theatrical
Finland
November 9, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
November 15, 1990 · Theatrical
May 13, 1991 · Physical · CBS FOX VHS
August 3, 1992 · TV · Premiere (Pay-TV)
July 3, 2003 · Physical · 20th Century Fox DVD
January 20, 2012 · Physical · 20th Century Fox DVD
April 27, 2018 · Physical · NSM DVD & Blu-Ray
Hungary
November 29, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 22, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
October 10, 1990 · Theatrical
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