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The Fugitive | Year: 1993 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Andrew Davis - Armand Schaefer Actors/Actresses: - Harrison Ford - Tommy Lee Jones - Joe Pantoliano - Sela Ward - Jeroen Krabbe - Julianne Moore - John Wayne THE FUGITIVE IS HARRISON FORD'S BEST MOVIE!!! From the original STAR WARS trilogy to his INDIANA JONES movies and on to his Tom Clancy roles--and with a few offbeat roles like BLADE RUNNER thrown in!--Harrison Ford was the #1 movie star of the of the 1980s and 90s. But as Ford went from intergalactic hired gun to archaelogist and finally, the President, he made one movie that stamped him as ONE HELL OF AN ACTOR!!!--THE FUGITIVE!!! It's the old David Janssen tv show brought to the big screen for the first time as Harrison Ford takes over Janssen's role as Dr. Richard Kimble, a man wrongly sentenced for the murder of his wife and who manages to escape from a prison bus when it collides with a train. Tommy Lee Jones costars in THE ROLE OF HIS LIFE as US Marshall Sam Gerard, obsessed with one thing: Director Andrew Davis does a great job directing--his UNDER SEIGE was good, too, but nothing like this!--with a terrific script and lots of action, and the Jerry Goldsmith music is almost as good as in the original PLANET OF THE APES! THE FUGITIVE on tv was one of the best tv shows ever, but THE FUGITIVE movie is even better! THE FUGITIVE IS HARRISON FORD'S BEST MOVIE!!! The Fugitive - From Classic TV to Classic Feature Film If you're a fan of the suspense-thriller genre, this is one movie that you'll add to your home collection! From its early foundation in the wrongful conviction of Dr. Richard Kimball (Harrison Ford)for the murder of his wife (Sela Ward), through technically amazing crash/wreck/chase/shootout scenes, this film boasts a balanced combo of a complex plot, a tightly written script with real characters you can love and hate, and more twists and turns than a Coney Island roller coaster. It will easily satisfy the film fan who loves vivid, electric chase scenes and fast-paced action as well as the viewer who revels in a sophisticated plot that demands some intellectual involvement along with the visuals. Not only is the film right on target in terms of the often strained relations between federal and local law enforcement; it also brings into clear view the political intrigues of modern medical research. Tommy Lee Jones is outstanding as the resourceful and dogged Marshal Sam Gerard. If you've put off viewing this movie because you think you'd seen it all in the early television drama series ... think again. I'll bet this is one movie you'll want to buy so you can watch it again and again - if for no other reason than to enjoy the visual craftsmanship of a good story well told. A classic action thriller What makes "The Fugitive" such a successful and superior film is that it knows what it is: an action/mystery film. It makes no attempt to make itself bigger or more intellectual than it is (as did the American version of "The Vanishing"). Harrison Ford, surprisingly underplaying the role of Dr. Kimball--others might have overworked his grief and angst--turns in a brilliant performance. And the always reliable Tommy Lee Jones does an icy, sparkling job as Kimball's persuer, US Marshal Sam Gerard. So good a performance that he earned a well-deserved Oscar for it. The other key to the movie's success is Andrew Davis' dazzling direction. He keeps the pace frenetic for a good deal of the film, and the pot is always kept boiling. Close calls and intense chases keep the tension and suspense at fever pitch. "The Fugitive" will endure for a long time as a classic action thriller. Refurbished to Perfection The old Lone Star(Poverty Row)films by the young John Wayne were difficult to watch as they all seem to be staid versions of the other B westerns. But UAV has improved on these films by an almost total overhaul of the features. The films were edited down to 20 or so minutes to make the stories tighter and more taut. Thus the "lagging" portions were eliminated. The applied colorization is top notch as the colors are brilliant and lifelike. The renditions doesn't have the effect of the old colorized versions. The sound has improved especially with the presence of background music and better sound effcts (gunfire doesn't flat). Thus, the revided edition no longer has the feel of a poverty row production but a top notch B western. Now, even the youthful John Wayne's looks as if he can really act! Congratulations to all those involved in the project. Buy The Fugitive at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Fugitive Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Fugitive This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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