The Fugitive (1993)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers (WGA):

Jeb Stuart (screenplay) and
David Twohy (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.

Plot:

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Surgeon | Murder | Chase | One Armed Man

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	8:00 PM	AETV
Sun. July 12	12:00 AM	AETV

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Dr. Richard Kimble
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Samuel Gerard
Sela Ward	...	Helen Kimble
Julianne Moore	...	Dr. Anne Eastman
Joe Pantoliano	...	Cosmo Renfro
Andreas Katsulas	...	Sykes
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Dr. Charles Nichols (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Daniel Roebuck	...	Biggs
L. Scott Caldwell	...	Poole
Tom Wood	...	Newman
Ron Dean	...	Detective Kelly
Joseph F. Kosala	...	Detective Rosetti (as Joseph Kosala)
Miguel Nino	...	Chicago Cop #1
John Drummond	...	Newscaster
Tony Fosco	...	Chicago Cop #2

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Polish | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2001) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1994) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Ireland:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32575) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

203 N. LaSalle Street Building, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Walte Hill wanted to direct with Nick Nolte starring, but Nolte reportedly said he was tired with action movies and too old.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kimble is escaping in the ambulance, the camera pans to the right where we see the dam, but the water coming out of it isn't moving.

Quotes:

Dr. Richard Kimble: They killed my wife.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: I know it Richard. But it's over.
[pauses and sighs]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: You know I'm glad. I need the rest.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Tahiti Tahiti

Fabulous Thriller That Endures

This a one of the best thriller/suspense/action films I have ever watched, and I've seen tons of them for almost 50 years. It "endures" because it is just as entertaining on the sixth viewing as it is on the first.

Of course it helped it was based on a TV show that people my age watched religiously every week, so the plot if familiar and many of us wanted to see how the movie would stack up to the TV program. Well, as good as the TV series was, this was far better. Two scenes alone: the train wreck and Harrison Ford taking a swan dive - were worth the price of the film. Great stuff.

The story has been discussed by many so let me just add how much I appreciate the sound in this movie. When this film first came out on VHS, I used the opening moments as a demo model for various surround systems. The DVD has enhanced that as well as the picture.

The film has just the right amount of action scenes, very interesting characters and a storyline complex enough to bring you back for multiple viewings to totally understand it. Ford, of course, is the star with Tommy Lee Jones a close second, but the more you watch this, the more you appreciate EVERYONE'S acting in this movie.

And, by the way, filmmakers take note: here''s another example how you can make an "edgy" modern-day crime film without a ton of unnecessary f-words.