Thank god, it's... the DVD. A new Fletch: The Jane Doe Edition DVD slated for release on May 1 boasts a digitally remastered picture and includes the new featurettes "Just Charge It to the Underhills: Making and Remembering Fletch," "From John Cocktoaston to Harry S. Truman: The Disguises," and a compilation of favorite Fletch moments. (I was only kidding about the sandwiches and ball bearings, though it is all ball bearings these days.) I don't usually single out DVD releases in their own news item, but this is one of the funniest, most quotable films of all time, and exceptions will be made. Now does anyone have a towel? My car just hit a....
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Question: Do you have any new scoop on Bill Lawrence's version of Fletch? Is Zach Braff going to play him?
Answer: Sounds like someone took my cue from this week's podcast. Mr. Lawrence informed me that he has an Oct. 1 deadline to turn in his Fletch screenplay to the Weinstein brothers. And if he has anything to say about it, the Braffster will be succeeding Chevy Chase in the title role. "I'm hopin' so, man. There's no guarantee until he takes the deal, but if I had my way, yeah, he would be the star. He'd be a good Fletch."
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