The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
“Kojak. Columbo. Dirty Harry. Wimps.”
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Studio
Silver Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Adventures of Ford Fairlane performed
Budget
$49.0M
Worldwide Gross
$20.4M
Gross Profit
−$28.6M
Return
0.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Ford Fairlane
Andrew Dice Clay
Ford Fairlane
Julian Grendel
Wayne Newton
Julian Grendel
Colleen Sutton
Priscilla Presley
Colleen Sutton
Don Cleveland
Morris Day
Don Cleveland
Jazz
Lauren Holly
Jazz
Lt. Amos
Ed O'Neill
Lt. Amos
Zuzu Petals
Maddie Corman
Zuzu Petals
Johnny Crunch
Gilbert Gottfried
Johnny Crunch
Smiley
Robert Englund
Smiley
Bobby Black
Vince Neil
Bobby Black
Club Singer
Sheila E.
Club Singer
Sam the Sleaze Bag
David Patrick Kelly
Sam the Sleaze Bag
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