Thoughts on The Fugitive (1993)?
The Fugitive (1993 film) - Wikipedia
I watched this movie last night and I absolutely loved it. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones both killed it. The pacing was perfect and intense. It was all around an amazing film. I wondered why it didn’t win best picture that year until I saw who did win it.
Not only is this movie good, the Leslie Nielsen parody Wrongfully Accused is also good.
I have so many questions and need to watch this
One of my favorite movies! US Marshals isn’t a half bad sequel
I saw this in the theaters when it came out. It was a huge breakout role for Ford at the time, who had been kinda locked into Indiana Solo roles previously. It was also the beginning of Tommy Lee Jones getting attention from a larger audience - a lot of the roles he was cast in afterwards were because of his performance in the Fugitive.
Great movie, tight script, and probably Ford's best performance of his career when it comes to acting quality. Glad to see it's got a following - thanks!
I didn’t realize how many films Ford had been in besides Star Wars, Indy, and blade runner. He’s got a lot more depth than I gave him credit for.
Oh yeah, he's got a bunch of films that get kinda overlooked these days due to all his franchise work. You might like Regarding Henry, it's a slow burn character drama, worth a watch. Might make you cry.
Also, Frantic is a good "American in trouble in Europe" thriller if you don't mind that Roman Polanski filmed it.
Witness is a classic.
I don't know if "breakout" is necessarily correct.
If you look at the films before this:
Patriot Games
Regarding Henry
Presumed Innocent
(Last Crusade)
Working Girl
Frantic
Mosquito Coast
Witness
Those films alone would be a career for most actors.
One of my all time favorites. The train scene and waterfall jump always stuck out in my mind.
"I didn't kill my wife!"
"I don't care!"
Leap
Simple, yet so effective and memorable. A lesser movie would've had a monolog or a fist fight. I keep forgetting about this one, such a great film.
That was an amazing opening sequence / first act, it flew by but felt like an entire movie within itself
The movie is really good, and the characters are relatable. Solid action movie.
I first saw this in the mid 90s when I was way too young to browse my brothers VHS tapes that he had accumulated over a few years of taping every movie tuesday. Somehow, the three that I really remember and loved were all Harrison Ford movies:
Don't forget Clear and Present Danger.
Harrison Ford was the best Jack Ryan. It's an often overlooked part of his career
I saw Patriot Games before I read any of those books, so I had Harrison Ford as the character already in my mind.
Harrison Ford was the best Jack Ryan.
Oof... I have to hand this one to Alec Baldwin, but that's more for the writing than actual acting, Ford in that one would have been interesting.
I had only ever seen Ford in blade runner, Indy, and Star Wars so this was a great change of pace
A+ movie. Also makes me wish I could find the early 2000s TV series. It’s probably not worth revisiting, but I’d still like to try.
Who did win it?
I was curious too: Unforgiven by/with Clint Eastwood
It was honestly kind of a stacked year for movies that year
That's insane. I watched it last night too! I have it in my library so this is just a strange coincidence. It was even more entertaining than I remembered.
Hey great minds think a like when it comes to movies!
It's a great suspense/chase film. Some iconic scenes too. I haven't seen it in a few years, but it definitely holds up. They shouldn't have bothered any the sequel though.
Yah I saw the sequel in the Wikipedia page and it just seemed so wrong after the way the film ended
Just a Tommy Lee Jones cash grab. I would recommend avoiding it.
I enjoyed the sequel. Partly because it’s set in NYC.
There was a sequel?
Yeah, about Tommy Lee Jones and his crew - US Marshals
Yep. With Wesley Snipes as the fugitive from the Marshalls.