THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE (1990)

MORGAN'S RATING

Rock and Roll is his beat...and Fairlane is one detective as seamy as the industry he investigates. Ford must put together the pieces of a plot that involves the death of the lead singer of a heavy metal group, the death of his shock-jock friend and a mysterious teenage groupie who may hold the answer to everything. Soon enough, the world's hippest detective is hip-deep in the case of his life, trading insults with a ruthless record executive and a merciless hit man. Action and adventure abounds in this explosive film.

Andrew Dice Clay (Ford Fairlane), Wayne Newton (Julian Grendel), Priscilla Presley (Coleen Sutton), Morris Day (Don Cleveland), Lauren Holly (Jazz), Maddie Corman (Zuzu Petals), Gilbert Gottfried (Johnny Crunch), David Patrick Kelly (Sam), Brandon Call (The Kid), Robert Englund (Smiley), Ed O'Neill (Lt. Amos), Vince Neil (Bobby Black), Sheila E. (Club Singer), David Arnott (Club Guy), Mark Goldstein (Club Guy), Cody Jarrett (Kyle Troy), William Shockle, Mark Zuelke (Punk Gunslingers), Steve White (Detective), Kari Wuhrer (Melodi), Delia Sheppard, Kimber Sissons, Monique Mannen, Pamela Segall (Pussycat band members), Hili Park, Gry Park (Twin Club Girls), Kurt Loder (MTV DJ), Cindy Lehre (Lydia), Phil Soussan (Black Plague band member), David Bowe (College Boy), Michael Alan Kahn (College Boy), Tone Loc (Slam the Rappper).

HE'S ON THE MONEY, OFF THE RECORD, AND OVER THE TOP. FORD FAIRLANE. ROCK N' ROLL DETECTIVE.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2). WRITERS: David Arnott, James Cappe, Daniel Waters and Andrew Dice Clay (uncredited). PRODUCERS: Joel Silver and Steve Perry. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Suzanne Todd.  ORIGINAL MUSIC: Yello. DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox

QUOTES

Ford: I'm so terrific I have my own toll-free number: 1-800-UNBELIEVABLE!

FACTS

Ford: Have a twinkie, snapperhead!

Lt. Amos: Are you calling me an asshole, asshole? Ford: No, I'm calling you an anus, anus!

RELEASE DATE: July 11th, 1990 (USA) DVD RELEASE DATE: December 16th, 2003 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $6.3 million (USA) BOX OFFICER RESULT: $20.4 million (USA) - After many letters of protest from classic-car enthusiasts, the film's production company said that an actual '57 Ford Fairlane was not blown up in the explosion; it was a fiberglass replica body placed on a newer Ford chassis. - Maddy Corman's character is named "Zuzu Petals", a reference to It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In that movie, George Bailey's daughter, Zuzu, had brought home a flower she had gotten at school. She show's it to her father, and complains that some of the petals are falling off. He puts these in his pocket. Later, when he "has never been born", he reaches into the pocket, and Clarence, the Angel, says, "They're not there." "What?" asks George "Zuzu's petals." - Won three 1991 Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay. Nominated for two more Razzies's, for Worst Supporting Actors and Worst Director.

Ford: Excuse me, did I hear you say the f-word? You say the f-word and I'll bang you right the fuck outta here! Now get the fuck out of here!

[Looking at a corpse's breasts.] Ford: Damn, baby, I hope you signed some organ donor cards!

Ford: Hey, great pipes, huh? I've heard cats fuck with more harmony.

Ford: I could crack my knuckles with more rhythm!

Ford: What are your names, Neil and Bob, or is that like what you do?

Ford: You're 10 seconds away from the most embarrassing moment of your life!

Ford: So many assholes...so few bullets...

Ford: Clint Eastwood...I fucked 'em!

Lt. Amos: I can't believe anyone can have so much fucking fun in a funeral, Fairlane.

Ford: Conversation with Zuzu Petals was like masturbating with a cheese grater; slightly amusing, but mostly painful.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a movie about a hero I didn't like, chasing villain I didn't hate, in a plot I didn't understand. It is also loud, ugly and mean-spirited. That makes it the ideal vehicle for Andrew Dice Clay..." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

"Clumsy, crude and immature (just like his character). For rabid Clay fans only." -- Leonard Maltin