Ford Fairlane - Rock'n' Roll Detective

Originaltitel: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

1990
18
1 Std. 44 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

19.549

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Robert Englund, Lauren Holly, Andrew Dice Clay, Priscilla Presley, Maddie Corman, Gilbert Gottfried, Wayne Newton, and Ed O'Neill in Ford Fairlane - Rock'n' Roll Detective (1990)

A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.

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Ein vulgärer Privatdetektiv wird angeheuert, um ein vermisstes Groupie zu finden, und wird in ein Geheimnis hineingezogen, das eine Mordserie im Zusammenhang mit der Musikindustrie betrifft.Ein vulgärer Privatdetektiv wird angeheuert, um ein vermisstes Groupie zu finden, und wird in ein Geheimnis hineingezogen, das eine Mordserie im Zusammenhang mit der Musikindustrie betrifft.Ein vulgärer Privatdetektiv wird angeheuert, um ein vermisstes Groupie zu finden, und wird in ein Geheimnis hineingezogen, das eine Mordserie im Zusammenhang mit der Musikindustrie betrifft.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

19.549

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 5 Gewinne & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Billy Idol was cast as Smiley, but had to pull out of the role after a nearly-fatal motorcycle accident. Renny Harlin personally asked Robert Englund, who had previously worked with him on Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1988), to take over the role after Idol's accident. Idol's song "Cradle of Love" is playing when the fraternity sister takes Ford Fairlane and Zuzu Petals to her house.

Patzer
Johnny tells Ford to meet him at the radio station at 6:00 p.m. When Ford parks outside the station, the sky is dark. As we learn later in the film, the story is taking place in late July. Sunset in Los Angeles in late July is about 8:00 p.m., so it shouldn't have been dark yet.

Zitate
Ford Fairlane: So many assholes... So few bullets...

Verbindungen
Featured in Billy Idol: Cradle of Love (1990)

Soundtracks
Cradle of Love
Written by David Werner and Billy Idol
Produced by Keith Forsey
Performed by Billy Idol
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

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8/10

Very, very, very funny film

This movie always cracks me up. I should note that I'm SO not a fan of Andrew "Dice" Clay, I think his stand-up shows suck, big time. But here, he's simply fantastic as Ford Fairlane, the Rock'n Roll Detective, who mostly gets paid in the form of gifts or memorabilia.

Dice's jokes here work perfectly each time, one quotable line after another ("so many assholes, so few bullets", "you're a poet and didn't know it", "talking with Zuzu is like ************ with a cheese-grinder, slightly enjoyable but mostly painful" to name a few). The film never takes itself seriously, yet somehow keeps it from ever going into slapstick territory.

Supporting actors do well also, Presly is always a stunner, Wayne Newton gives his best ever performance as Fairlane's nemesis and Ed O'Neill is a riot as a former disco singer turned detective. Robert Englund gives a rather amusing performance as a very inept crook who's ultimate fate is nothing short of hilarious.

Finnish director Harlin directs with a sure hand, everything in the technical department in tip top shape and it's very visually stylish at times. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is definitely not for everyone, but it's not only for die hard Clay fans, since I sure as hell ain't one of them. But I think he's perfect here and the film is very funny and comes highly recommended by me.