The Fugitive (1993)

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers:

Jeb Stuart (screenplay), David Twohy (screenplay)

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward

Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 37 nominations.

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

Storyline

A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble takes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well.

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Plot Keywords:

one armed man | on the run | u.s. marshal | surgeon | chicago illinois | 

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Taglines:

A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Polish Spanish

Release Date:

6 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fugitive

Filming Locations:

11219 S St Lawrence Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$44,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,758,855, 6 August 1993, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$183,875,760

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$368,875,760

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Kopelson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo (4 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

L. Scott Caldwell (Marshal Poole) and Daniel Roebuck (Marshal Biggs) both portrayed castaways on Lost (2004). Caldwell played Rose Nadler and Roebuck played cranky science teacher Dr. Leslie Arzt.

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Goofs

In the opening scenes where the police are photographing Helen's body she appears to be lying on her back. The next few scenes show her being photographed lying on her side next to the phone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Detective Kelly: Come on Doc.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the lead actors' first names are shown in large letters, then flip over to separately show their last names. "Harrison" flips over to become "Ford", "Tommy Lee" flips over to becomes "Jones".

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Alternate Versions

In the 2001 DVD release, a crew member's face has been digitally removed from the train-wreck aftermath. In previous transfers of the film, a crew members's face is looking back at the camera when Kimble peers up at the train wreck from the creek. This error has resurfaced on the Blu-ray version.

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Connections

Referenced in The Killing of a Cat (1994)

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Soundtracks

The Thrill Is Gone
(1951)
Written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell
Performed by B.B. King and Bobby Bland
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

Good acting and directing, constant action and tension. Even after many years this movie still stands

"The Fugitive" is one of those movies that you may already have seen a dozen of times, but which still seems to surprise every time that you watch it. I don't know what it actually is that makes this movie so good, but it sure works. It's probably the combination of a good script, good acting and the abundance of action that's always present, but never exaggerated.

The movie is about a doctor who's wife has been murdered by a one-armed man. He's innocent but is accused of the murder and convicted by court. He will get a lethal injection soon, but as he is transfered to another jail, the bus in which he is transported with some other inmates, crashes. He knows to escape and is determined to find his wife's murderer, but has to try to stay out of the hands of the police. The result is an interesting cat-and-mouse game between him and the police that never allows your attention to fade away.

The story is perhaps not exceptional, but thanks to the good directing and acting and the constant action and tension, this movie really delivers everything that you can expect from it. I give it an 8.5 - 9/10.