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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:5

Rotten:15

Average Rating:3.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: One of America's most controversial comics, Andrew Dice Clay, plays a detective (Ford Fairlane) who investigates cases involving rock stars and the music industry. So when someone kills a... One of America's most controversial comics, Andrew Dice Clay, plays a detective (Ford Fairlane) who investigates cases involving rock stars and the music industry. So when someone kills a loudmouthed deejay, the not-too-bright Fairlane gets cracking and tries to solve the murder. [More]

Starring: Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley, Lauren Holly

Starring: Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley, Lauren Holly, Morris Day, Maddie Corman, Ed O'Neill, Gilbert Gottfried, David Bowe, David Patrick Kelly

Director: Renny Harlin

Director: Renny Harlin

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Dec 16, 2003

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03/26/09
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It's bad, it's been forgotten, and we can all move on with nary a second thought.

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03/19/07
Rob Vaux
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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06/30/05
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Possibly genius.

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02/13/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Pretty bad, but Dice Clay's best effort.

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10/19/04
Steve Crum
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Kansas City Kansan
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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07/30/03
Ryan Cracknell
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06/06/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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

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03/19/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Nice try but no dice.

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02/07/03
Gerry Shamray
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.

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11/27/02
Michael Drakulich
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

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11/27/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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08/19/02
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