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Overview
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Release Date:
6 August 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.
Plot:
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard. full summary | full synopsis
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Escape
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U.S. Marshal
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Surgeon
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Murder
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On The Run
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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19 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(42 articles)
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(From Screen Rant. 15 October 2009, 2:16 PM, PDT)
Natural Born Gunslinger - Tommy Lee Jones' Trips to the Wild West
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(From Screen Rant. 15 October 2009, 2:16 PM, PDT)
Natural Born Gunslinger - Tommy Lee Jones' Trips to the Wild West
(From amctv.com - Future of Classic: Westerns. 2 October 2009, 9:01 PM, PDT)
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Fast-paced action thriller is even superior to the TV series...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Harrison Ford | ... | Dr. Richard Kimble | |
| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Samuel Gerard | |
| Sela Ward | ... | Helen Kimble | |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Dr. Anne Eastman | |
| Joe Pantoliano | ... | Cosmo Renfro | |
| Andreas Katsulas | ... | Sykes | |
| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | Dr. Charles Nichols (as Jeroen Krabbe) | |
| Daniel Roebuck | ... | Biggs | |
| L. Scott Caldwell | ... | Poole | |
| Tom Wood | ... | Newman | |
| Ron Dean | ... | Detective Kelly | |
| Joseph F. Kosala | ... | Detective Rosetti (as Joseph Kosala) | |
| Miguel Nino | ... | Chicago Cop #1 | |
| John Drummond | ... | Newscaster | |
| Tony Fosco | ... | Chicago Cop #2 |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting.
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Runtime:
130 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2001) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Netherlands:12 |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
UK:12 (original rating) |
UK:15 (video rating) (1994) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Ireland:12 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32575) |
Singapore:PG
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The train scenes were filmed in Dillsboro, North Carolina. The engine used (which was not destroyed) now pulls a dinner train. During a ride on that train, props from the making of the film can be seen, including the prison bus and the shell of the engine that crashed into the bus. Dillsboro is next to the town on Sylva, NC where the local hospital was used for filming the hospital scenes in the beginning of the film and the ambulance get-away.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: In surgery, Kimble holds his needle driver incorrectly.
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Quotes:
Dr. Charles Nichols:
You never give up, Richard, do you? You never give up!
Dr. Richard Kimble: [hitting him] Why Helen?
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Dr. Richard Kimble: [hitting him] Why Helen?
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Soundtrack:
Tahiti Tahiti
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FAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Well then, why did they want to kill Dr Kimble?
On what evidence was Kimble convicted?
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For a good "chase" film, you can't beat 'The Fugitive'. Not all films taken from TV series manage to make it to the big screen with a style of their own and a story worth telling. Exceptionally fine performances by Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are the icing on the cake. The picture scores on all levels: photography, music, editing, script and performances. The bus/train crash at the start is a spectacular piece of filmmaking that gets the story off to a good start with powerful urgency. While you're rooting for Ford all the way, as the doctor wrongly accused of the murder of his wife, you sometimes find yourself in the shoes of the crafty, quirky detective with a sense of humor (Tommy Lee Jones) who is relentless in his pursuit. The battle between the pursued and the pursuer is the dominant theme and it is carried off with great wit and style.
As absorbing as any action drama of the '90s. I would have been happy if Harrison Ford, as well as Jones, earned an Oscar for his earnest and highly physical performance. Highly recommended.