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 ... Read review
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Catch him if you can - the fugitive is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race ... more
through the breathless manhunt movie based on the classic TV series. Ford is a prison escapee Dr Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing hi...
Catch him if you can. The Fugitive is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race ... more
through the breathless man-hunt movie based on the classic TV series. Ford is prison escapee Dr. Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing his wife and determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuers to the one-armed man who actually committed the crime. Jones (1993 Academy Award and Golden Globe winner as Best Supporting Actor) is Sam Gerard, an unrelenting bloodhound of a U.S. marshal. They are hunted and hunter, and as directed by Andrew Davis, their non-stop chase has one exhilarating speed: all-out.
The Fugitive follows the journey of a village priest who despite the threat of death at ... more
the hands of revolutionary militants, who have outlawed religion, returns to his people to administer to their religious needs. However his activities are soon discovered and he becomes a target for the revolutionists. The people of the village suffer the brutality of the militants as they attempt to protect and hide the priest, keeping his identity and whereabouts secret. Betrayed by a half-breed native the priest is soon found, arrested and executed by a firing squad. The film draws to an end with the arrival of a new priest who quickly realises that he may suffer the same fate as his predecessor.
Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through this breathless manhunt movie inspirred by ... more
one classic TV series and which in turn inspired yet another. Ford is prisoner escapee Dr. Richard Kimble, a Chigargo surgeon falsly convicted of killing his wife and determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuers to the one-armed man who commited the crime. Jones (the 1993 Academy Award, Golden Globe and Los Angeles film critics award winners as st supporting actor) is Sam Gerard, an unrelenting bloodhound of a U.S. marshal. They are hunter and hunted. And as directed by Andrew Davis (Under Siege), their nonstop chase has one exhilarating speed : all-out.
Trapped on the upper floors of an under-construction high-rise, Dr Kimble knows there is ... more
no way out. Lt Philip Gerard, who's tracked Kimble from Chicago to sunny Miami, is simply too tough, too smart, too close. But suddenly, as Kimble stares at the barrel of Gerard's pistol, the doctor ups the stakes. He plunges headlong from the building, hoping the construction netting many levels below will somehow hold. 'The Fugitive' stars Tim Daly ('Wings', 'Storm Of The Century') who plays prison escapee Kimble, wrongly convicted of his wife's murder and determined to find the elusive one-armed man who committed the crime and Mykelti Williamson ('Forrest Gump', 'Heat') plays relentless Lieutenant Gerard. The chase is on!
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Advantages: Ford and jones, the story Disadvantages: None
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, ... more
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 to remain on the run forever, hunted for a crime he did not commit, with his only hope being to track down his killer.
Almost invariably this sort of camp drama was equally rich material upon which to base a big budget 90's film version, and undoubtedly when they cast Harrison Ford as Dr Richard Kimble 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 in a load of high tension films like these, while Jones can be pardoned his one aberration as Two Face in the Batman film for a string of high profile and high quality epics. Here the two of them are perfectly cast as the doctor on the run and the man whose job it is to catch him.
Happily it banishes the memory of the old 60's black and white TV hokum from the mind and replaces it with its own universe and reference and puts together a neat little slug of superb cinema which drags you in and leaves you thirsting for more. US Marshals got widely touted as Fugitive 2 with Jones the only constant, but in reality it had nothing to do with this one, more's the pity, for The Fugitive is brilliant, absolutely pigging brilliant.
It's also classic detective stuff with Kimble expertly turning from doctor to detective to suss out the identity of the true felon and in the process clueing good old Tommy in on the truth of the matter.
The plotline is rich and meaty and very enjoyable, but really it's the classy acting and expert staging which really make things cook. The dumb ass cops with whom Jones has to work could get anyone down and you could be forgiven for thinking he's just another chip of the yokel block, but the bluff exterior masks a mind like a razor and a gut instinct which ensures he always gets his man.
The tension is expertly built and developed and kept as taut as you could wish in tracing Kimble's race to find the bad guy before the good guys locate him first. In fact, the only thing which is in any way less than first rate is Ford with the sort of bushy and unkempt beard that surgeons just wouldn't be seen dead with. That apart, this is a flawless, perfectly controlled thriller and should be high on everyone's list of favourite flicks.
Of course, as was the case in Double Jeopardy, Jones, the slightly maverick representative of the establishment has a sneaking feeling throughout that his chosen target was innocent all along although he has to be convinced like all decent cops by the evidence rather than instinct - but you can tell he's hoping against hope that Ford comes up with the kids, which of course he does in the end, but not before finding all the odds heavily stacked against him, after all he's already been convicted in a court of law and had to perform a whole range of death defying stunts to earn his freedom. You get the obligatory twist in the tale and the customary happy ending and all things considered, this is enormously satisfying as a complete work, flawless for the most part, APART FROM THAT NAFF SANTA BEARD...
Advantages: fantastic entertainment and a great story Disadvantages: none
...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 ...
blissman70 30.09.2008
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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. ...
GR-Design 19.07.2002
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Advantages: Truly gripping yarn. Well acted. Frenetic pace. Disadvantages: Not a thing
...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)
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Advantages: Two superb lead actors, brilliant action and tension all the way through Disadvantages: None that I can think of
...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 ...
Great_reviewer07 05.10.2009
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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
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Advantages: The audio is very good Disadvantages: Video is very disappointing
I bought this dvd in blue ray as it is one of my favourite movies. Tommy Lee Jones deservedly won an oscar for his role as the deputy and Harrison Ford is brilliant as Dr Kimble. It's a fast paced, intelligent film which keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.
Unfortunately I was quite disappointed in this blue ray presentation. The picture quality is dull and the colours are not as crisp as I expected. Some of the darker scenes are impoved but still look a bit grainy,
The audio is quite good and an improvement on the original dvd which I always found to be quite muffled.
It's a shame really because this is an absolutely cracking movie and it could have been done so much better. If you already have this movie on dvd I wouldn;t bother with the blue ray version. ...
Advantages: The action never lets up Disadvantages: None
The Fugitive is probably one of the finest action thrillers ever made, and definately Harrison Ford's best movie. Based on the television series of the same name, the best thing about The Fugitive is that it never lets up the pace, moving along at a thunderous and often breathtaking level. With its quick pacing, rock solid storyline and superb acting this is a great cat and mouse film, with Harrison Ford playing the slipperly fugitive and Tommy Lee Jones trying to track him down with limited success. Both Ford and Lee Jones are on top form throughout, with Jones giving a particularly enjoyable performance as the annoyed and stressed out police officer.
Harrison Ford plays world renowned vascular surgeon Richard Kimble, who is charged with murder after his wife is found dead at home, despite his pleas that a one-armed burglar had in ...
Harrison Ford Stars as surgeon Richard Kimble, a man wrongly convicted of murdering his wife escapes and attempts to find the real culprit. US Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones – in an Oscar-winning role) is on his trail.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
01/09/1998
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
D 021000
Barcode
7321900210003
Production Designer
Dennis Washington, Charles Wood
Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart, David Twohy, Charles Wood
Editor
Dennis Virkler, Dov Hoenig, Don Brochu, David Finfer, Richard Nord, Dean Goodhill
Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1993 (Tommy Lee Jones)
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Review
"...A smashing success, a juggernaut of an action-adventure saga that owes nothing to the past....Acted to steely perfection by [Ford and Jones]..." (New York Times, p.C1, 06/08/1993)
"For dynamite suspense loaded with thrills and wicked fun, you can't beat THE FUGITIVE..." (Rolling Stone, p.84, 19/08/1993)
"...A giant toy-train entertainment with all stops pulled out. A consummate nail-biter that never lags, it leaves you breathless from the chase yet anxious for the next bit of mayhem or clever plot twist..." (Variety, 02/08/1993)
DVD Description
In this near-perfect suspense movie adapted from the popular 1960s television series that starred David Janssen, renowned vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford – RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, Roman Polanski's FRANTIC) has been falsely accused and convicted--on circumstantial evidence--of his wife's (Sela Ward) murder. While Kimble is being transported to prison, another convict stabs an inattentive guard, causing a massive wreck. Kimble escapes but is hunted by tough U.S. marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones – in an Oscar Winning role). The fugitive from injustice attempts to set the record straight: He transforms himself into a jack-of-all-trades and a man of a thousand faces in a desperate attempt to uncover the truth about his wife's murder and track down the real killer. Spectacular special effects and a pulse-pounding performance by Ford turned Andrew Davis's thrilling film into a blockbuster at the box office, leading to a sequel, U.S. MARSHALS.
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