Remember the “summer movie fever”? They cranked out gems like this at least six times in three months. Now we’re lucky to get a single watchable movie the entire year.
Hollywood film industry has been gutted by streaming video and RUclips. The only movies that get investment are sequels and Superhero/Marvel/StarWars bullshit. Movies are almost dead as an artistic medium. People are more than happy to rewatch classic movies like this one in the comfort of their own home.
@@jasonhickmann4344 might’ve been a good movie but definitely wasn’t Oscar worthy. TLJ Did Not deserve an Oscar win for it. He plays a detective… whoopty do! 🙄 how many actors have played detectives?
I saw this in 1993 at the Fox theater in Wyomissing Pennsylvania 9 times that summer. I owned this movie in every version it's been released. I've seen it roughly a hundred times since and watched this past summer 3 times and I plan on watching it tonight again.
He did not deserve the Oscar… he played a detective, whoopty do! 🙄 how many actors have played detectives before? Leonardo DiCaprio was another nominee in that catagory and he deserved it, not Jones. Another Oscar win that wasn’t deserved was Sandra Bullock in the Blind Side. All she played was a mom who takes in a homeless kid… again whoopty do! What’s so special about that role?
@@VirtualLunacy no it wasn’t. There was nothing special about this role he played. There were other nominees in that category who deserved the Oscar way more than he did.
The Fugitive turns 30 today! Made $370 million worldwide staying #1 at the box office for 6 weeks and earning seven Oscar nominations The film really succeeds thanks to old school action sequences, an exciting chase of a man-on-the-run, and two spectacular leads by Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford The second half stumbles a bit and the finale is pretty mediocre but it's cool to see the mystery portion unfold despite its convoluted nature The films script was done by several people whom were making it up during filming so it’s amazing the final product succeeds as much as it does Apparently the tv show series finale was the 3rd most watched program in tv history Truthfully here it doesn't feel that far fetched seeing that a pharmaceutical company would kill to have their products approved despite the risks Illinois is a very liberal state considering Kimble's character almost gets the death penalty and this was pre-OJ Simpson Love Jones as Sam Gerard and Ford as Kimble even though he doesn't have much of an arc Ford did injure his knee during the chase in the woods and talked to the unions shooting the st Patrick's day parade in Chicago; you can tell he’s committed as is the director Even though they barely share any screen time together you can feel the strength of their chemistry acting as antagonists One of the better action-thrillers of the early 1990s with Ford and Jones commanding the screen
Watching this right now in 4K and it’s my first time watching it in over 20 years. I had forgotten how awesome this movie is. I had to pause it because I was in a nostalgia kick and had to see what Siskel and Ebert had to say. Not surprised they loved it.
I live in LA and frequently attend preview screenings of movies They don’t tell you ahead of time what movie it is and you need to fill out a long questionnaire afterwards. I attended a test screening of The Fugitive. After the train wreck, the audience gave the scene a standing ovation. I’ve never seen an audience do that before or since .
I love the line when kimball says " I didnt kill my wife & tlj says " i dont care " so great bc it's not his job to believe him & it shows it's not personal its just a man doing his job in hunting down a fugitive from justice.
I've said the same thing for decades. I think it may well be the best movie - through-and-through - ever made. There are simply NO bad moments - not even SECONDS - in the entire film.
A movie based on an old TV show had no business being as good as The Fugitive was. It was tight, fast paced and suspenseful. There wasn't a moment in that movie that didn't belong there and they went balls out. It's one of those perfect storms where the movie succeeds on every level from writing, to directing to acting to editing. Nobody dropped the ball on any aspect of this movie.
In addition to this little classic, 1993 also gave us Jurassic Park, Shindler's List, Carlito's Way, Cliffhanger, Falling Down (where Michael Douglas has an epic bad day), Mrs Doubtfire, Sleepless in Seattle, and Rudy. The year before we got Aladdin, and the year after we got Lion King. These were good years... when theater-going was THE way to have a good time.
Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones BOTH should have gotten the Oscar. Ford in particular has always been snubbed by the Academy. His performance in that interrogation scene we just saw here was Oscar-worthy.
@@jamesanthony5681 great movies are timeless. I’m in my mid 30s. Used to see movies like this in the theaters all the time growing up. I have not seen many of the CGI filled Marvel movies. I am encouraged by folks filling up theaters for Oppenheimer and such, and new Marvel movies tanking at the box office. Hopefully a return to quality films in the future.
Kind of a forgotten classic. The Fugitive is one of those rare TV reimaginings where the director chose to give utmost respect for the original material. The result was success. Sure, you can argue that it fell off the long-term radar compared with say, the Die Hard series of films, but anyone watching would be just as engaged today. I recall it being an immensely popular movie back in the day. It's a must see for those love a wild ride of close calls and action drama.
It was a movie that was parodied in skits and films multiple times in the 90s. It was a part of the culture. A similar impact movie was Rain Man. But 30 years on, only people who were around that decade remember it. I'll bring those films up to under-30 with blank stares today. I think it'd be the same asking a kid in 1993 if they'd ever seen The Great Escape or Cool Hand Luke. Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction are non-franchise films from that time that kids do kinda know.
I don't know anyone who's seen this film who doesn't like the Tommy Lee Jones' character *immediately* . Don't know what Ebert was talking about there. The character's thinking evolves, but he was never a villain, only an adversary. I think that's why the film works, two likable main characters as protagonist and antagonist, but the true villains are really just supporting characters.
Saw this twice in the theater that summer. I wish they still made movies like this. A four star action movie that was worthy of a best picture nomination. Harrison Ford was robbed of a Oscar nomination, without a doubt.
Watch closely and you can see he whispers something to Ford, Ford looks at him confused with his leg still between the doors, takes his leg out and TLJ immediately shoots so it looks like he misses. He's already thinking that Kimble might be innocent so he's letting him go. What a fucking amazing action movie.
It's bad luck to shoot a fugitive in the foot in a city hall. Now, if he were to whack his knee with a paddle on a Sunday, he'd have himself the key to the city to go along with an arrest.
I worked on this episode, many actually. I remember eating lunch while watching the editing we did that morning. We edited 8am-12pm on I think Tuesdays. I totally remember this edit session.
@Rob Churchill - "episode?" We are discussing a MOVIE. Us readers are ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED you shared being part of the editing. Anything else you did in life that you care to share?
Siskel and Ebert are wrong here when they say a woman would never pick up Harrison Ford on the highway. It's Harrison Ford, guys! Of course, a woman would pick him up and help him.
Yeah, it surprised me that at no time in the movie in the movie, in the hospital, at the parade, etc.., say to Richard Kimble, "Shit, man, you look just like Harrison Ford."
Sorry to be pedantic (oh, hell, who am I kidding, I love being pedantic), but this was the THIRD time in a row that Andrew Davis collaborated with Tommy Lee Jones (the first was the businesslike, underappreciated Cold War thriller "The Package").
It's great movie with no bad scenes better than US MARSHALS movie with Wesley Snipes, fascinated effects, really like TLJ in here & MIB. He & Ford play lethal game of cat & mouse which was excited. Great entertainment thriller 👍👍👍👍
In 1996, in Tehran, the capital of Iran, a young girl and boy who were in love with each other killed each other's siblings and confessed in interrogation sessions that they were influenced by the film The natural born killer . Their names were Shahrokh and Somayeh Honestly, Brad Pitt was the first to play a really good supporting role in a $ 500,000 role with this movie, and this movie is the prelude to the next success in legends of the fall and the Seven and the interview with the Vampire! But in general, Brad Pitt's rule is less seen in California and legends of the fall.
Man, I really love The Fugitive so much. The Fugitive is one of my absolute favorite Harrison Ford films along with Star Wars 1977 and Raiders of the Lost Ark, it had great performances from Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, and The Fugitive had many great scenes like the train crash scene and the waterfall dam scene. Tommy Lee Jones did a very stellar job as Samuel Gerard, Tommy Lee Jones was also great in 1997's Men in Black, and The Simpsons Fugitive Parody with Milhouse was one of the most funniest and best things that has ever happened on The Simpsons.
Back in the day, I loved this show. We're so spoiled now with the internet, where you can watch endless videos on every aspect of movies. Back then, there was literally nothing like this.
Kimball: Officer! Officer! There's a man in a blue topcoat waving a gun and screaming at a woman! I remember watching this in the theater: the entire audience laughed and cheered at this!
After it becomes clear that Kimble has escaped despite everyone saying that's impossible. Reporter: Care to revise your statement, sir? Sheriff: What? Gerard: Do you want to change your b___t story, sir?! Best line in the movie. And the interesting thing about Gerard in the film is that he is not obsessed in the way that Barry Morse's Gerard is in the TV series. At the end, when Kimble has cleared himself, Gerard stares at Kimble, and Gerard says something like "You're free. And you know, I'm glad. Want to get some coffee?" Love it.
The best 2 lines in the movie are "get me one of those donuts with the little sprinkles on it" (complete with hand gestures) and "don't let them give you any sh-t about your ponytail".
Watched this originally in a movie theater. I was 13. It's outstanding; Tommy Lee Jones's best role ever, with Under Siege being the worst. The original TV show was based on a true story.
I’ve seen a lot of movies in the theaters over the years, but The Fugitive is just one of the three movies I had to rewatch it a second time in theaters because it was so great.
Antagonist is probably the better word to use, at least for the majority of the film. When he realises Kimble had gone to the hospital to look up one-armed men for his own investigation, that’s when TLJ’s starts to evolve as Siskel puts it and by the end becomes another hero. I love this film. This is one of my all time favourites partly because at that point in the story, it suddenly isn’t so black and white from the point of view of the U.S. Marshall.
In 1996, in Tehran, the capital of Iran, a young girl and boy who were in love with each other killed each other's siblings and confessed in interrogation sessions that they were influenced by the film The natural born killer . Their names were Shahrokh and Somayeh Honestly, Brad Pitt was the first to play a really good supporting role in a $ 500,000 role with this movie, and this movie is the prelude to the next success in legends of the fall and the Seven and the interview with the Vampire! But in general, Brad Pitt's rule is less seen in California and legends of the fall.
If Schindler’s List wasn’t out in 1993, TLJ would have been a good winner. The way he starts off as a villain and progressively moves into heroic ally is quite fascinating.
@@linkbiff1054 He doesn't start as a villain. The one armed man is the villain right from the start, and later we find out Dr. Charles Lentz is also a villain. Sam Girard is the #2 character..the antagonist. He's a law enforcement officer just doing his job.
The movie reshot scenes from the TV show, if your a fan of the TV show you recognize it immediately. The scene in the movie were he goes to see someone in jail, seeing it’s the wrong man he leaves and runs into Gerald. That is the same scene out the TV show episode entitled “Never Wave Goodbye” part 2
In 1996, in Tehran, the capital of Iran, a young girl and boy who were in love with each other killed each other's siblings and confessed in interrogation sessions that they were influenced by the film The natural born killer . Their names were Shahrokh and Somayeh Honestly, Brad Pitt was the first to play a really good supporting role in a $ 500,000 role with this movie, and this movie is the prelude to the next success in legends of the fall and the Seven and the interview with the Vampire! But in general, Brad Pitt's rule is less seen in California and legends of the fall.
I believe he was the antagonist in this story at the beginning. You didn't want him catching Harrison...But as the movie played out, you wanted him to catch the real killers.
Great film very different from the tv show. Both Kimble's are good but the film is more action oriented. For me David Jansen will always be the Fugitive.
SMH. By everyman, they are referring to how he is not some musclebound ex-green beret. He is just a normal-sized guy with no special combat or tactical skills who has to think his way out of every situation instead of using force...
@@Jaydogg222 that's why Die Hard is such a great film. While Bruce Willis's character is a cop, so he's a bit more prepared for the situation than an average Joe, he's not a Schwarzenegger-esque former soldier trained in combat. (This is ironic because the film was originally offered to Ah-nuld as a sequel to Commando.)
Remember arguing with friends about which movie you were going to see, because there were so many good, new movies during the summer? No one argues anymore, because there is always either zero or one movie worth seeing.
True, it's not "which movie" but if there's one big movie it's "are you going to see [big movie]?" In fact what's kind of funny about "Barbenhiemer" was that used to be something that happened all the time. Not sure much anymore.
As far as thrillers with dramatic elements, they don't come much better than the Fugitive. I was 13 and my older cousin took me to this. One of the best cinematic experiences I've ever had. They don't make 'em like they used to. *you find that man YOU FIND THAT MAN*
I love these two guys, God bless them. But I often wondered what they were forced to sit on that they both are constantly jostling around lol. The poor camera operator must have had fits trying to keep them in frame lol.
If I'm going through channels and it's on- there goes my afternoon. There's a handful of movies that have that quality for me. A Few Good Men is another one.
I wonder if Ebert was alluding to some things being unbelievable, such as when Richard Kimble almost got caught, like the scene in the hospital where he sews his wounds up. However, the movie nicely closes these gaps. The chase leads all the way to the sewers, and then Kimble escapes. I suppose he could have drowned in that scene, but the movie closes the gaps nicely to make the culmination believable. There are many examples of chase sequences, such as the parade scene, etc.
The unbelievable thing was that Nicholls switched the liver samples. Before the drug was approved the FDA would have run their own tests and even if they didn't the side effects would have been discovered when people started dying.
Richard Jordan originally played the Jeroen Krabbe role, even filmed a few scenes, but suddenly became ill and had to be replaced. Jordan died in August 1993 of a brain tumor.
Remember the “summer movie fever”? They cranked out gems like this at least six times in three months. Now we’re lucky to get a single watchable movie the entire year.
Hollywood film industry has been gutted by streaming video and RUclips. The only movies that get investment are sequels and Superhero/Marvel/StarWars bullshit. Movies are almost dead as an artistic medium. People are more than happy to rewatch classic movies like this one in the comfort of their own home.
Truer words were never spoken.
Agree 100%. The 90s was the best time for action-thrillers. They gave us a reason to go to the theatre every couple of weeks.
We get a single watchable movie if we're lucky
Yup! Exactly!! And now one ticket cost almost $20
I love this movie. Definitely one of my all-time favorites.
Watched it today. Still holds up. Caught my foot tapping more than once.
Fuck yeah, I see its streaming here or there and I'm like I DIDN'T kill my wife! You find this man!!! Find this man. Find this man. Fine this man....
@@jasonhickmann4344 Make sure you point your finger very sternly.
@@jasonhickmann4344 might’ve been a good movie but definitely wasn’t Oscar worthy. TLJ Did Not deserve an Oscar win for it. He plays a detective… whoopty do! 🙄 how many actors have played detectives?
I agree 100%. It's Harrison Ford at his absolute best!
TLJ was the antagonist but he certainly was not a villain.
I agreed, he's only doing his job
Yeah, it was weird they referred to him as a villain.
@@langdonalger9219 probably getting mixed up with antagonist
He's just so gosh darn likeable even as a villain
Not in this film, he was in under siege.
The Fugitive is one of the best made movies of all time. Cast, acting, writing, all of it...
It’s my dad’s all-time favorite (along with Karate Kid). I’ve seen it hundreds of times and still love it too.
One of the greatest films of all time
Im not sure it's even in my top 10 but still an outstanding movie nonetheless.
One of those movies, where Siskel and Ebert actually do a spot-on review...and get it right!
Then Speed a year later. I need to watch Speed again.
One of the all time great action films. Still stands up today.
Totally agreed here. I watched with my 15 year old daughter (!) last month and she was spellbound by it. Totally enthralled.
I saw this in 1993 at the Fox theater in Wyomissing Pennsylvania 9 times that summer. I owned this movie in every version it's been released. I've seen it roughly a hundred times since and watched this past summer 3 times and I plan on watching it tonight again.
Tommy Lee Jones was absolutely brilliant. Don’t let them give you any shit about your ponytail. Oscar well deserved
This is one of his best works. But like many actors, a lot of what he did AFTER this was crap ;)
He did not deserve the Oscar… he played a detective, whoopty do! 🙄 how many actors have played detectives before? Leonardo DiCaprio was another nominee in that catagory and he deserved it, not Jones. Another Oscar win that wasn’t deserved was Sandra Bullock in the Blind Side. All she played was a mom who takes in a homeless kid… again whoopty do! What’s so special about that role?
@@VirtualLunacy no it wasn’t. There was nothing special about this role he played. There were other nominees in that category who deserved the Oscar way more than he did.
The Fugitive turns 30 today!
Made $370 million worldwide staying #1 at the box office for 6 weeks and earning seven Oscar nominations
The film really succeeds thanks to old school action sequences, an exciting chase of a man-on-the-run, and two spectacular leads by Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford
The second half stumbles a bit and the finale is pretty mediocre but it's cool to see the mystery portion unfold despite its convoluted nature
The films script was done by several people whom were making it up during filming so it’s amazing the final product succeeds as much as it does
Apparently the tv show series finale was the 3rd most watched program in tv history
Truthfully here it doesn't feel that far fetched seeing that a pharmaceutical company would kill to have their products approved despite the risks
Illinois is a very liberal state considering Kimble's character almost gets the death penalty and this was pre-OJ Simpson
Love Jones as Sam Gerard and Ford as Kimble even though he doesn't have much of an arc
Ford did injure his knee during the chase in the woods and talked to the unions shooting the st Patrick's day parade in Chicago; you can tell he’s committed as is the director
Even though they barely share any screen time together you can feel the strength of their chemistry acting as antagonists
One of the better action-thrillers of the early 1990s with Ford and Jones commanding the screen
I miss Siskel and Ebert's movie reviews. They were the best!
It's hard to believe we used to be able to watch TV in 480. Everyone is a blob.
I do too, I miss watching these guys Sunday evenings.
I don’t. I’m here by accident and shit
It is one of the best movies of the '90s. Perfectly done!
Watching this right now in 4K and it’s my first time watching it in over 20 years. I had forgotten how awesome this movie is. I had to pause it because I was in a nostalgia kick and had to see what Siskel and Ebert had to say.
Not surprised they loved it.
It really is a great movie. Of course Harrison Ford is great. But Tommy Lee Jones and his crew make the movie.
I live in LA and frequently attend preview screenings of movies They don’t tell you ahead of time what movie it is and you need to fill out a long questionnaire afterwards. I attended a test screening of The Fugitive. After the train wreck, the audience gave the scene a standing ovation. I’ve never seen an audience do that before or since .
I love the line when kimball says " I didnt kill my wife & tlj says " i dont care " so great bc it's not his job to believe him & it shows it's not personal its just a man doing his job in hunting down a fugitive from justice.
Jones ad libbed that line apparently. It worked though!
I love the scene where he fixes the stupid doctor's diagnosis and brings the kid right up to surgery.
Yeah. Joel. Whatever happened to that kid?
Best dialogue ever: "I didn't kill my wife." "I don't care."
I'm not trying to solve a puzzle.
That line wasn't in the script. Tommy Lee Jones just said it.
I. Don't. Bargain.
Best Simpsons parody ever
Lol. Classic line indeed.
I still miss these two
The Fugitive was a darn near perfect action thriller.
I've said the same thing for decades. I think it may well be the best movie - through-and-through - ever made. There are simply NO bad moments - not even SECONDS - in the entire film.
@@MrBudcole LOL, it's a well crafted action thriller but it's not great cinema.
A bit long, a hokey, old-school Hollywood ending, but movie overall was very good.
@@MrBudcole They could have shortened it and made a better ending.
Legendary 90s movie. At the peak of Harrison Ford's career, with Tommy Lee becoming a huge star as well.
Classic with two of my favorite actors Ford and Jones. R.I.P. Siskel & Ebert
The Fugitive is one of my top favorite movies ever!
This is easily in my top 20 films ever made. As far as rewatch value, it has TONS.
This movie blew everyone away when it came out. To this day it is one of the fastest paced action thrillers ever made.
A movie based on an old TV show had no business being as good as The Fugitive was. It was tight, fast paced and suspenseful. There wasn't a moment in that movie that didn't belong there and they went balls out. It's one of those perfect storms where the movie succeeds on every level from writing, to directing to acting to editing. Nobody dropped the ball on any aspect of this movie.
@@TheKennethECarper
Yeah it is definitely one of my favorites.
Did you enjoy U.S. Marshals as much?
@@wolffman2445I picked it up a few weeks ago on a Wesley Snipes 5 movie pack, but i haven't watched it just yet..
@@Blondie472 I feel you’ll enjoy it, maybe not quite as much as this, but it’s an honorable sequel for sure 👍🏼
In addition to this little classic, 1993 also gave us Jurassic Park, Shindler's List, Carlito's Way, Cliffhanger, Falling Down (where Michael Douglas has an epic bad day), Mrs Doubtfire, Sleepless in Seattle, and Rudy. The year before we got Aladdin, and the year after we got Lion King. These were good years... when theater-going was THE way to have a good time.
I LOVE this movie! When I saw it it felt like the audience held its collective breath until the very end.
Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones BOTH should have gotten the Oscar. Ford in particular has always been snubbed by the Academy. His performance in that interrogation scene we just saw here was Oscar-worthy.
You are so right about Ford and the Oscar snubs. 2023 has now added Emmy snubs too. Guy can't catch a break ever....
He was Oscar-nominated for _Witness_ (1985).
@@VinMar-m6w I knew that. Nominated. Once. Never held the statuette. Not that he probably cares at this point. Still unjust, though.
I am of the opinion that the 90s was the best era for action-thriller movies.
The 90s was probably the best era for all kinds of movies except for Comedy and Horror.
The 90s has the most good, rewatchable movies imo, but to me, there's something different and wonderful about the 70s.
@@Luxington1 Yeah the 70's and 90's are the greatest decades probably.
oh yes and if you were a teen (like I was then) it was the best decade ever, well in the western side of the world that is.
Late 80s to mid 90s - then the serial killer movies took over
A great movie. I could watch it over and over.
This movie is smart. They relied on story and characters. Today’s movies are dumb. They rely on CGI. Simple as that.
True. I'm past middle age and I'm not part of Hollywood's target market.
@@jamesanthony5681 great movies are timeless. I’m in my mid 30s. Used to see movies like this in the theaters all the time growing up. I have not seen many of the CGI filled Marvel movies. I am encouraged by folks filling up theaters for Oppenheimer and such, and new Marvel movies tanking at the box office. Hopefully a return to quality films in the future.
I miss these guys.
That was so much fun to watch! Simpler times . . .
Kind of a forgotten classic. The Fugitive is one of those rare TV reimaginings where the director chose to give utmost respect for the original material. The result was success. Sure, you can argue that it fell off the long-term radar compared with say, the Die Hard series of films, but anyone watching would be just as engaged today. I recall it being an immensely popular movie back in the day. It's a must see for those love a wild ride of close calls and action drama.
I have noticed the best TV to film adaptations are usually work when the premise is simple or one that could be summarized easily.
It was a movie that was parodied in skits and films multiple times in the 90s. It was a part of the culture. A similar impact movie was Rain Man. But 30 years on, only people who were around that decade remember it. I'll bring those films up to under-30 with blank stares today. I think it'd be the same asking a kid in 1993 if they'd ever seen The Great Escape or Cool Hand Luke.
Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction are non-franchise films from that time that kids do kinda know.
I don't know anyone who's seen this film who doesn't like the Tommy Lee Jones' character *immediately* . Don't know what Ebert was talking about there. The character's thinking evolves, but he was never a villain, only an adversary. I think that's why the film works, two likable main characters as protagonist and antagonist, but the true villains are really just supporting characters.
The villian was the Chicago detective who covered up evidence proving who actually murdered Richard Kimbell's wife.
Best chase thriller ever. On the level of Die Hard...the best action thriller ever.
I just rewatched this a month ago and it's still great.
Not only a great action thriller, but later a Best Picture Oscar nominee!
Saw this twice in the theater that summer. I wish they still made movies like this. A four star action movie that was worthy of a best picture nomination. Harrison Ford was robbed of a Oscar nomination, without a doubt.
Same here. What a great cinematic experience it was.
This was a stunning film! loved it. Tommy Lee Jones deserved the Oscar for this one!
I agree.
2:46 I always wondered why TJL didn't aim for his foot there
He did. He missed.
Go for the kill shot
Watch closely and you can see he whispers something to Ford, Ford looks at him confused with his leg still between the doors, takes his leg out and TLJ immediately shoots so it looks like he misses. He's already thinking that Kimble might be innocent so he's letting him go. What a fucking amazing action movie.
Because it was not on script
It's bad luck to shoot a fugitive in the foot in a city hall. Now, if he were to whack his knee with a paddle on a Sunday, he'd have himself the key to the city to go along with an arrest.
Excellent movie.
The team had natural chemistry and rapport. Nothing forced. Wish they have had more years together and good health.
Classic movie.
I worked on this episode, many actually. I remember eating lunch while watching the editing we did that morning. We edited 8am-12pm on I think Tuesdays. I totally remember this edit session.
You ain't worked on it. I was there 10 years.
@Rob Churchill - "episode?" We are discussing a MOVIE. Us readers are ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED you shared being part of the editing. Anything else you did in life that you care to share?
Siskel and Ebert are wrong here when they say a woman would never pick up Harrison Ford on the highway. It's Harrison Ford, guys! Of course, a woman would pick him up and help him.
To be honest, I didn't even question it. Probably because Ford looks so approachable, even though sinister people do look like normal people!
Yeah, it surprised me that at no time in the movie in the movie, in the hospital, at the parade, etc.., say to Richard Kimble, "Shit, man, you look just like Harrison Ford."
We were truly spoiled.
What do you mean “were?” The movie still exists ya know lol
Saw the movie when it came out. Got sworn in as a DUSM in ‘99. Now retired. Good ride.
Dudes....girls would pick up 90s Harrison Ford on the street 9 times out of 10. That might be underselling it tbh.
There was a deleted scene where the woman who picked up Kimble had met him previously at a diner.
Another great movie of the 1990s. The Fugitive proves that the 1990s is one of the best decades in the history of movies.
The 1990s is the peak of Hollywood movies, thanks to the popularity of indie films alongside studio films
man, in the 1990's it was just like one great movie after another. these days a good movie comes along maybe every 5 years.
Sorry to be pedantic (oh, hell, who am I kidding, I love being pedantic), but this was the THIRD time in a row that Andrew Davis collaborated with Tommy Lee Jones (the first was the businesslike, underappreciated Cold War thriller "The Package").
The Package is as good as this movie, forgotten and very underrated
Tommy Lee Jones was excellent in this film.
So was Harrison Ford - as always! And they had great chemistry, even though they were together only in a couple of scenes.
My favorite movie hands down.
It's great movie with no bad scenes better than US MARSHALS movie with Wesley Snipes, fascinated effects, really like TLJ in here & MIB. He & Ford play lethal game of cat & mouse which was excited.
Great entertainment thriller 👍👍👍👍
I love both this and U.S. Marshall's but to each is own 😁
In 1996, in Tehran, the capital of Iran, a young girl and boy who were in love with each other killed each other's siblings and confessed in interrogation sessions that they were influenced by the film The natural born killer .
Their names were Shahrokh and Somayeh
Honestly, Brad Pitt was the first to play a really good supporting role in a $ 500,000 role with this movie, and this movie is the prelude to the next success in legends of the fall and the Seven and the interview with the Vampire! But in general, Brad Pitt's rule is less seen in California and legends of the fall.
While it's entertaining to watch them fight, I like it most when they both enjoy a movie. Their love for film really comes across.
Most grown-ups agree.
Man, I really love The Fugitive so much. The Fugitive is one of my absolute favorite Harrison Ford films along with Star Wars 1977 and Raiders of the Lost Ark, it had great performances from Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, and The Fugitive had many great scenes like the train crash scene and the waterfall dam scene. Tommy Lee Jones did a very stellar job as Samuel Gerard, Tommy Lee Jones was also great in 1997's Men in Black, and The Simpsons Fugitive Parody with Milhouse was one of the most funniest and best things that has ever happened on The Simpsons.
Still one of my favorite movies of all times. Always watch it if it's on TV
Back in the day, I loved this show. We're so spoiled now with the internet, where you can watch endless videos on every aspect of movies. Back then, there was literally nothing like this.
What a fantastic movie-still holds up and surpasses most of the crap released today!
Kimball: Officer! Officer! There's a man in a blue topcoat waving a gun and screaming at a woman!
I remember watching this in the theater: the entire audience laughed and cheered at this!
That is Super clever
And then the added touch: a conveniently timed Chicago parade allowing Dr. Richard Kimble to escape.
His slight pause before adding "at a woman" was spot-on.
"You'll never catch him he's too smart"
After it becomes clear that Kimble has escaped despite everyone saying that's impossible.
Reporter: Care to revise your statement, sir?
Sheriff: What?
Gerard: Do you want to change your b___t story, sir?!
Best line in the movie. And the interesting thing about Gerard in the film is that he is not obsessed in the way that Barry Morse's Gerard is in the TV series. At the end, when Kimble has cleared himself, Gerard stares at Kimble, and Gerard says something like "You're free. And you know, I'm glad. Want to get some coffee?" Love it.
The best 2 lines in the movie are "get me one of those donuts with the little sprinkles on it" (complete with hand gestures) and "don't let them give you any sh-t about your ponytail".
Not a reporter, that was U.S. Marshal Erin Poole. And not the Sheriff but a corrections officer
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Tommy must have filmed heaven & earth and fugitive back to back
Roger Ebert was the best
I lOVED TLJ from the first scene he was in, to the ending of the film. He is not a villain he is a lawman doing his job.
Screenplay books call TLJ's character the antagonist. All he has to be is be the obstacle to the protagonists goals.
Watching it right now
Forgot how much I love this film
TLJ is such a great actor
You want to be him
Or as smart as he is in this movie
Watched this originally in a movie theater. I was 13. It's outstanding; Tommy Lee Jones's best role ever, with Under Siege being the worst. The original TV show was based on a true story.
I’ve seen a lot of movies in the theaters over the years, but The Fugitive is just one of the three movies I had to rewatch it a second time in theaters because it was so great.
Tom lee Jones was the best part of both Undersiege and this.
I thought the ship was the star.
Calling TLJ’s character “the villain” is ridiculous. This is a movie with two heroes. That’s what’s so cool about it.
Antagonist is probably the better word to use, at least for the majority of the film. When he realises Kimble had gone to the hospital to look up one-armed men for his own investigation, that’s when TLJ’s starts to evolve as Siskel puts it and by the end becomes another hero.
I love this film. This is one of my all time favourites partly because at that point in the story, it suddenly isn’t so black and white from the point of view of the U.S. Marshall.
He was the villain for just a minute then it became obvious he was not.
Yeah, they meant "antagonist." Back then people knew what they meant.
@@zzrsteve7934 villain?, he was doing his job as detective
One of my favorite movies
Incredible opening scene
In 1996, in Tehran, the capital of Iran, a young girl and boy who were in love with each other killed each other's siblings and confessed in interrogation sessions that they were influenced by the film The natural born killer .
Their names were Shahrokh and Somayeh
Honestly, Brad Pitt was the first to play a really good supporting role in a $ 500,000 role with this movie, and this movie is the prelude to the next success in legends of the fall and the Seven and the interview with the Vampire! But in general, Brad Pitt's rule is less seen in California and legends of the fall.
Love TJL -- I'm a big fan -- but there's no way he was best supporting actor over Ralph Fiennes that year.
If Schindler’s List wasn’t out in 1993, TLJ would have been a good winner. The way he starts off as a villain and progressively moves into heroic ally is quite fascinating.
@@linkbiff1054 TLJ the villain?
@@BDUBZ49 That’s how he starts
@@linkbiff1054 He doesn't start as a villain. The one armed man is the villain right from the start, and later we find out Dr. Charles Lentz is also a villain. Sam Girard is the #2 character..the antagonist. He's a law enforcement officer just doing his job.
The movie reshot scenes from the TV show, if your a fan of the TV show you recognize it immediately. The scene in the movie were he goes to see someone in jail, seeing it’s the wrong man he leaves and runs into Gerald. That is the same scene out the TV show episode entitled “Never Wave Goodbye” part 2
I was first in the door opening day in Fresno CA
I believe so that or Festival@@deckard97
“We don’t like [Tommy Lee Jones] at the beginning of the movie.”
I did. I liked him from the moment he stepped on screen.
Same here ! Tommy Lee Jones' charisma warms my heart.
In 1996, in Tehran, the capital of Iran, a young girl and boy who were in love with each other killed each other's siblings and confessed in interrogation sessions that they were influenced by the film The natural born killer .
Their names were Shahrokh and Somayeh
Honestly, Brad Pitt was the first to play a really good supporting role in a $ 500,000 role with this movie, and this movie is the prelude to the next success in legends of the fall and the Seven and the interview with the Vampire! But in general, Brad Pitt's rule is less seen in California and legends of the fall.
I believe he was the antagonist in this story at the beginning. You didn't want him catching Harrison...But as the movie played out, you wanted him to catch the real killers.
Great film very different from the tv show. Both Kimble's are good but the film is more action oriented. For me David Jansen will always be the Fugitive.
TLJ won a very deserved Oscar for this performance. My favourite role of his.
Yet there are a lot of naysayers especially from Val Kilmer (Tombstone) & Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List) fans.
He had some really funny lines and he delivered them perfectly!
I did not rate Under Siege so much when i saw it (on Netflix) but man did i have a blast with The Fugitive!
My favourite movie of all time
This is mostly noteworthy for being the first film for Jan Itor.
omg thanks for the scrubs reference. I am totally LOLing
They are right. It is a great picture -- fantastic review by these two deceased people.
Only thing I'd disagree with is Kimbel being an "everyday" man. He's not. The guy is a rich doctor / surgeon, but still a fantastic film.
SMH. By everyman, they are referring to how he is not some musclebound ex-green beret. He is just a normal-sized guy with no special combat or tactical skills who has to think his way out of every situation instead of using force...
@@Jaydogg222 Ok, point taken.
'Class warfare'! lol jk. C'mon man, his wife was just murdered!
@@RemoGutierrez1 lol yeah and he's always one step ahead of the highly experienced Marshall trying to arrest him and the people out to kill him.
@@Jaydogg222 that's why Die Hard is such a great film. While Bruce Willis's character is a cop, so he's a bit more prepared for the situation than an average Joe, he's not a Schwarzenegger-esque former soldier trained in combat. (This is ironic because the film was originally offered to Ah-nuld as a sequel to Commando.)
Under Siege, The Fugitive, The Rock, Con Air, 90s action movies > "action" movies of today.
Long Kiss Goodnight, Leon, Matrix... etc etc
Face Off.
Cliffhanger
Falling Down.
Some awesome reviews in heaven.
I miss Gene Siskel.
Remember arguing with friends about which movie you were going to see, because there were so many good, new movies during the summer? No one argues anymore, because there is always either zero or one movie worth seeing.
True, it's not "which movie" but if there's one big movie it's "are you going to see [big movie]?"
In fact what's kind of funny about "Barbenhiemer" was that used to be something that happened all the time. Not sure much anymore.
Not if you're an artsy film wanker. Then there's loads 😂
As far as thrillers with dramatic elements, they don't come much better than the Fugitive. I was 13 and my older cousin took me to this. One of the best cinematic experiences I've ever had. They don't make 'em like they used to. *you find that man YOU FIND THAT MAN*
I was around the same age, still remember it to this day. Packed out theatre. I talked about it for weeks.
The crash took place in NC and it's still there
North Carolina is still there?
The Fugitive is a classic. R.I.P. Johnny Lee Davenport.
Don't forget the sequel, US Marshalls, another fantastic movie that kind of gets forgotten.
Yeah, it does. Repeat of TLJ's role with Wesley Snipes. Was good but wasn't nearly as good as The Fugitive.
@@ydcee3123we would hold US Marshall higher if we didn't have the fugitive before that.
@@jasonmay9387 I live in Chicago and worked on both films as a make-up artist. great times.
@@jameslacey5474 amazing experience
Was Wesley Snipes really black or is that just Hollywood magic?
I have not been to movie in 13 years, just very few films impress me to the point to go. We were spoiled in the 90s.
We really were, bruh.
IKR??
great score too
I love these two guys, God bless them. But I often wondered what they were forced to sit on that they both are constantly jostling around lol. The poor camera operator must have had fits trying to keep them in frame lol.
They weren't referring to just the train crash itself as special effect. It's Harrison Ford jumping off the wrecked bus just before impact as special.
I can't help wishing I could see their review of The Secret Garden. I was surprised by how great that movie was and I know Ebert gave it four stars.
the called it right back in the day
Just one example. They have missteps.
The fight scenes at the end were OTT for the type of characters.
For those wondering what "OTT" means = Over The Top. agt155 was too lazy to spell out words.
My reviews: out of 5
1 " The Fugitive " 5 out of 5 👍
Now this movie is a must watch when channel surfing. Seen it numerous times, know most of the lines. 🤷🏻♂️
Yup.
If I'm going through channels and it's on- there goes my afternoon. There's a handful of movies that have that quality for me. A Few Good Men is another one.
I wonder if Ebert was alluding to some things being unbelievable, such as when Richard Kimble almost got caught, like the scene in the hospital where he sews his wounds up. However, the movie nicely closes these gaps. The chase leads all the way to the sewers, and then Kimble escapes. I suppose he could have drowned in that scene, but the movie closes the gaps nicely to make the culmination believable. There are many examples of chase sequences, such as the parade scene, etc.
The unbelievable thing was that Nicholls switched the liver samples. Before the drug was approved the FDA would have run their own tests and even if they didn't the side effects would have been discovered when people started dying.
Richard Jordan originally played the Jeroen Krabbe role, even filmed a few scenes, but suddenly became ill and had to be replaced. Jordan died in August 1993 of a brain tumor.
I grew up watching this film! It's a classic!