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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

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Controversial and often offensive stand-up comedian Andrew Dice Clay made his debut as a feature film star in this crude comedy. Fairlane is a "rock and roll detective" who works in the music business, has an office on Sunset Boulevard, and drives a 1957 Ford, with clothing to match. He floats through the rock clubs of Hollywood, picking up women and clients, and soon stumbles into a case involving the death of a heavy metal singer, a corrupt music executive (Wayne Newton), the murder of a radio

R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Dec 16, 2003

Twentieth Century Fox

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Critic Reviews for The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (17) | DVD (3)

It's harmless fun with a breezy '80s ambiance -- a neon playground with a cross-eyed soundtrack, smoky widescreen cinematography, and a cool snapshot of Dice when he was king of the world.

July 16, 2010 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

It's bad, it's been forgotten, and we can all move on with nary a second thought.

March 19, 2007 Comment
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

As vulgar and obnoxious as its star. One of the very worst films of 1990.

October 9, 2005 Comment
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Possibly genius.

February 13, 2005 Comment (1)
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Pretty bad, but Dice Clay's best effort.

October 19, 2004 Comment
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Look at the star. Look at the director. See something else.

March 19, 2003 Comment
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Gets stale after a while, but Dice was still pretty funny.

March 19, 2003 Comment
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Nice try but no dice.

February 7, 2003 Comment
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Funny in a south side of Chicago neighborhood kind of way, but not much more than his stand-up act.

November 27, 2002 Comment
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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Indefensible trash. I love it!

May 13, 2007
Beefy
Steve K

Super Reviewer

Andrew Dice Clay's so hilarious in this title role.

December 3, 2006
deano
Dean McKenna

Super Reviewer

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Quotes

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    1. Sleazy Guy: Last dance Mr. rock and roll detective.
    – Submitted by Rocky R (22 days ago)
    1. Don Cleveland: You got to shave before you leave the house in a dress like that, and I don"t mean your legs.
    – Submitted by Rocky R (22 days ago)
    1. Ford Fairlane: I'm so terrifical I even got my own 1-800 number. 1-800-UNBELIEVABLE!
    – Submitted by Rocky R (22 days ago)
    1. Johnny Crunch: No dessert until you finish your dinner.
    – Submitted by Rocky R (22 days ago)
    1. Ford Fairlane: What are your names? Neil and Bob, or is that like what you do?
    – Submitted by Rocky R (22 days ago)

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