The Fugitive (DVD)

The Sixties were a rich ground for classic American television dramas, mainly of the melodramatic sort based on pretty odd premise - The Invaders, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, Mission Impossible and Time Machine all went for the sci fi slant, but there was another, more ordinary chase drama involving a one armed man who killed a guy's wife, with the husband being the one suspected of the murder - The Fugitive, so called because he was destined ...
...and Tommy Lee Jones as the dogged redneck cop whose business it is to hunt down the fugitive, the powers that be knew what they were doing and pulled off a pretty neat trick - The Fugitive is one of the most exciting and absorbing quasi cop dramas of the last ten years or so and the protagonists certainly provide excellent value in their battle of wits. Ford went on from his early roles as Han Solo and Indiana Jones to make it very, very big indeed ...

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...packed thriller, loosely based on the TV series of the same name from 1963, follows the pursuit of a wrongfully accused fugitive as he attempts to prove his innocence ** BRIEF PLOT ** Dr Richard Kimble, (played by Harrison Ford) is a successful Vascular surgeon whose life changes when returns home one night to find his wife Helen, (played by Sela Ward) being attacked by an intruder,(played by Andreas Katsulas)… eventually dying of her injuries. ...
...his innocence lies in finding the real murderer, who happens to have a prosthetic arm… However, during a prison transfer, with a very powerful outcome, Kimble becomes a fugitive, on the run from the law, his only chance now is to find the one armed man and prove his innocence… but is soon pursued by a team of US Marshals, led by Samuel Gerard, (played by Tommy Lee Jones)… and the hunt is on… With Kimble now on a mission to prove his innocence and ...

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...if you were accused of the murder of your loving wife which you did not commit and then you had the chance to do a jail break? Me being me would probably get caught in the first five minutes or probably wouldn’t even go, even if I was innocent, but the fugitive does, and he does it well. The fugitive is an excellent little film, and I can’t believe I hadn’t seen it earlier. It’s now 9 years old and I only got my first viewing of it last night when ...
...recommend you dig out of the bargain bin in woolies, or even buy yourself a copy on DVD, even if it does come in one of those horrible cardboard boxes! It’s referred to as one of the best action movies of the decade, the decade being the 90’s! The Fugitive was massive in the box office. Let’s put it this way, it’s budget was $44m. It took $23.3m in the opening weekend alone. That’s just over half of the budget back in just one single opening weekend. ...

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...thriller come chase movie is the work of director Andrew Davis, who is the director responsible for many of the action movies of Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal. Some might argue that this isn’t the finest CV available, but whatever you might think of his previous work, nobody could ever accuse him of not having the knack of keeping the action moving along at a frenetic pace. ~ ~ The plot of the movie is very loosely based on the cult TV series ...
...in the lead role. A well known, renowned and highly respected doctor, Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is prosecuted and convicted of the brutal murder of his young, attractive wife Helen. (Sela Ward) He protests his innocence, and we are left in no doubt right from the word go that a gross miscarriage of justice has been perpetuated. On his way to a life sentence in a Federal prison, the bus in which he is travelling goes out of control and crashes ...

the_mad_cabbie 14.10.2001 (15.10.2001) · Read full review
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...find his wife dying on the floor of the bedroom, she has been shot and her attacker is still in the house. Richard tries to stop him but fails, he notices that the man only has one arm though, subsequent to this he tries to revive his wife but again to no avail. With no evidence of a break in and a 911 call in which Richard’s wife apparently names him her attacker, Richard is charged with murder and is sentenced to death. While on his way to death ...
...an escape, which leads to the bus crashing and the prisoners escaping. After helping one of the injured police officers Richard is left with a choice; wait for the police to pick him up or go on the run and discover the truth about his wife’s death… Although being released way back in 1993 I have only watched The Fugitive recently for the very first time and after it was shown on TV again a couple of days ago I jumped at the chance to relive the ...

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The Fugitive stands proud amongst the increasing number of movies which have taken an old 60s television show and attempted to recapture their former glory on the silver screen. Whereas most have either failed or been at best mediocre, The Fugitive actually manages to work extremely well and whilst lacking the now apparently prerequistite multi-million dollar special effects budget deemed necessary to score a Summer hit, still proved a massive draw ...
...to numerous television showings and the chances are that you will have either seen this but if you've managed to somehow avoid it then you are in for something of a treat... And it goes a little something like this: The Fugitive takes the original premise of the 60s television show and builds upon it. Dr. Richard Krimble is convicted for the murder of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment, despite his claims that the crime was commited by someone ...

wampyrii 06.07.2001 · Read full review
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...is without doubt one of the greatest actors of his generation. His appeal is widespread, as are the roles he has played. So when this DVD of The Fugitive came out I was enthralled to watch it. Being in my early **ty's I am lucky enough to be able remember the original TV series starring David Janson, which in itself was great TV. This more modern version is the same story with some outstanding performances. There are very few times whilst watching ...
...and help out. Watching the Fugitive again I was almost compelled to do this. Ford's portrayal of Dr Richard Kimble a noted surgeon working in Chicago is superb. I could have cried for him at times and laughed with him at others. As Dr Kimble Ford is accused of killing his wife after returning home from a benefit party. He is found guilty in court and sentenced. Whilst on route to prison other potential inmates in the same bus had plans to escape. ...

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...excellent acting and effects around the main plot – Harrison Ford’s part as Dr. Richard Kimble, an escapee from a crashed prison bus, who then seeks to show the world that he didn’t murder his wife as his conviction states. The Fugitive is most famous for the stunts, and to date I’ve not seen a film with such brilliant stunts, especially considering how apt they are for the plot. Harrison Ford’s leap into the reservoir is well known, as is the famous ...
...convicted, and fear when on the run. Ford does it all in this film. Don’t overlook Tommy-Lee Jones when considering this film either. He is superb, and although he is trying to catch Ford’s character you cannot help liking his character. He is feisty, smart, a leader and most of all has lots of great lines. My favourite of these is when Ford points a gun at him and upon his insistence that he didn’t murder his wife Jones simply states, “I don’t ...

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The Fugitive is the 1993 Oscar winning film based on the TV series with the same name. It stars Harrison Ford as Dr Richard Kimble, wrongly accused of killing his wife, and sees some of the most exhilarating chase scenes of the 1990s. The film was critically and commercially acclaimed as it performed well at the box office and once the video was released. Ford stars as Kimble, and the plot takes us initially on a confused trail as Kimble returns ...
...fleeing the scene. As the police arrive and she whispers his name, they believe him to be the attacker and he is sentenced to death row. Following an exhilarating escape, he goes on the run to clear his name, all the time pursued doggedly by top Marshal Samuel Gerard. Ford is very good here, and gives a good turn with his trademark panicked expression. But he is overshadowed by Tommy Lee Jones as Gerard. The actor won a well deserved Oscar for his ...

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...Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. The film is full of action and keeps you watching unlike some other films that make you so bored after the first 5 mins. Ford is the fugitive who is convicted for killing his wife and determined to prove his innocence. Tommy Lee Jones is the US marshall who is brought in to find him and send Ford back to prison. You will see a train wreck and Ford jumping from a tunnel above a waterfall, most of the other marshalls think ...
...the body before he says yeah alright he's dead. Its a non stop action film. The actors are great. Another great film for Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. This is a must see film, If you haven't seen it yet then what are you waiting for? go out and get it. ...

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The fugitive released in 1993 was the second most successful film of that year behind Jurassic park.It is based on the hit 60s drama ,which starred David jansen as a doctor on the run after being accused of his wifes murder.He suspects that a onearmed man had commited his wifes murder and would remain on the run until he found the killer.The series mixed emotions,tension and chase scenrios to make a tv show which was entertaining but also intelligent.It ...
...ford as dr richard kimble the man on the run and Tommy lee jones as the relentless cop on his trail.Sela ward played fords wife who the audience sees in flashbacks and respected international actor Jeron krabble played fords shifty fellow research doctor.The film was directed by Andrew davis who at that time was mainly known for the successful Steven seagal action pic Under siege[1992]. The fugitive is an exciting,well acted chase thriller with ...

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...Lee makes it even better. The story line centres on Harrison Ford's character Dr Kimble who is accused of murder, the murder of his wife. We have all the inevitable action whilst Tommy Lee who plays the U.S. Marshal Sam Gerrard tries to find him after he has escaped from the bus which was taking him to prison. Kimble does everything he can to prove his innocence by trying to find who really murdered his wife. The ending is well written which keeps ...
...if you have not watched the original TV series, which I also did not watch because of my age, I still recommend you watch it. For me when I watched Indiana Jones, I liked ford's acting skills and these are just as good in this film. I definitely recommend you watch this film, full of action and excitement. ...

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...from a television series from the 1960\'s which instantly makes it more difficult to stand out because you are well aware that it lacks originality of its own. Problems aside.. Harrison Ford comes up with a near perfect performance as Dr Kimble, a surgeon wrongly accused of his wifes murder and becoming a rather unlikely fugitive of the law, hotly chased by US Marshal, Samuel Gerard played by Tommy Lee Jones. This thriller is played out at an exhilirating ...

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...THE FUGITIVE CAST; Harrison ford , Tommy lee jones, Jeroen krabbe,Andreas katsulas,Sela ward. Director: Andre Davis producer: Arnold Kopleson music: James Newton Well if you have not seen the fugitive you miss out on one of harrison ford movies. The story line is about a doctor called Ricahrd Kimble ,whos wife is attacked and killed at home . Kilmble pleads that he did not do it and that he faught with a man who had a fake arm . The police ...
...wifes muder kimble he on the way to prison on a bus . sunddenly the bus goes of the road and kimble is hurt as well as a police officer . kimber saves the polce officer and then runs .To prove his inocence he has to gather evendience of who killed his wife and why and the mystery man with one arm missing. Federal deputy Marshall sam gerrard arrives on the scence of carnage to gather the crimnals only to relise that there are two people on the run ...

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I don’t remember the original series of Fugitive that eventually led to the making of this film, I’m sure some of you out their do. I must admit to like action films and Harrison Ford, in this film Ford plays a doctor who is wrongly accused of murder of his wife. Ford’s co-star in this film is Tommy Lee, who does really well in the film and contributes to it doing well. Anyway he is the Marshall that has to find Dr.Kimble after he has managed to ...
...to prison. Here we have the Marshall trying to find the doctor who is also trying to prove his innocence. We have all the action and twists needed to make a good film, I recommend this film to you, and if you have chance of watching, don’t miss it. ...

sid 05.01.2001 (02.01.2001) · Read full review
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