The Fugitive Movie Review 1993

Exciting big-screen version of the '60s TV series with the same basic storyline: Dr. Richard Kimble's (Ford) wife (Ward) is murdered and he's convicted, so he escapes and goes on the lam to find the real killer, the mysterious one-armed man. Dogged marshal Sam Gerard (Jones) is determined to retrieve his man. Lots of mystery and action, particularly a spectacular train/bus crash sequence, keeps the tension high. Due to illness, Richard Jordan was replaced by Krabbe after production had begun. Alec Baldwin was originally slated to star as Kimble, but backed out and Ford was cast. Sound familiar? Ford also replaced Baldwin as Jack Ryan in "Patriot Games."

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 127 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Fugitives, Adapted from Television, Frame-Ups, Top Grossing Films of 1993, Buses, Subways, Trains, Boom!, Doctors & Nurses, Hospitals & Medicine, Chicago, Escaped Cons, The Wrong Man, Parades & Festivals, U.S. Marshals, Physical Problems

Screenplay

David N. Twohy, Jeb Stuart

Cast

Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Jeroen Krabbe, Julianne Moore, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, Daniel Roebuck

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Director

Andrew Davis

Music

James Newton Howard

Producer

Arnold Kopelson, Keith Barish, Roy Huggins, Keith Barish Productions, Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros.

Awards

Oscars 1993: Support. Actor (Jones); Golden Globes 1994: Support. Actor (Jones); L.A. Film Critics 1993: Support. Actor (Jones); MTV Movie Awards 1994: On-Screen Duo (Harrison Ford/Tommy Lee Jones), Action Seq.; Blockbuster 1995: Action Actor, V. (Ford).