The Fugitive (1993)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers (WGA):

Jeb Stuart (screenplay) and
David Twohy (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

6 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Surgeon | Murder | Chase | One Armed Man

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18	5:30 PM	AETV
Sun. July 19	1:00 PM	AETV
Sat. July 25	2:30 PM	AETV

Cast

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
Joseph F. Fisher	...	Otto Sloan
James Liautuad	...	Paul
David Darlow	...	Dr. Lentz
Tom Galouzis	...	Surgeon (as Tom Galouzis M.D.)
James F. McKinsey	...	Surgeon (as James F. McKinsey M.D.)
Mark D. Espinoza	...	Resident
John E. Ellis	...	Anesthesiologist
Gene Barge	...	11th District Cop
Thomas Charles Simmons	...	11th District Cop (as Thomas C. Simmons)
Joe Guzaldo	...	Prosecutor (as Joseph Guzaldo)
Dick Cusack	...	Walter Gutherie
Nicholas Kusenko	...	Assistant Defense Attorney (as Nick Kusenko)
Joan Kohn	...	Asst. Prosecuting Attorney
Joe D. Lauck	...	Forensic Technician
Joe Guastaferro	...	Coroner (as Joseph V. Guastaferro)
Andy Romano	...	Judge Bennett
Richard Riehle	...	Old Guard
Thom Vernon	...	Carlson
Ken Moreno	...	Partida
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.	...	Copeland (as Eddie 'Bo' Smith Jr.)
Frank Ray Perilli	...	Jail Officer
Otis Wilson	...	Jail Officer
Pancho Demmings	...	Young Guard
Jim Wilkey	...	Bus Driver
Danny Goldring	...	Head Illinois State Trooper
Nick Searcy	...	Sheriff Rawlins
Kevin Crowley	...	State Trooper
Michael James	...	Head Welder
Michael Skewes	...	Highway Patrolman
Ila Cathleen Stallings	...	Duty Nurse
Linda Casaletto	...	Rural Hospital Nurse
Cody Glenn	...	Paramedic
Cynthia Baker	...	Woman in Car
Johnny Lee Davenport	...	Marshal Henry
Mike Bacarella	...	Marshal Stevens
Bill Cusack	...	Tracing Technician
David U. Hodges	...	Marshal David (as David Hodges)
Lillie Richardson	...	Copeland's Girlfriend
Peter J. Caria IV	...	Billy
Tighe Barry	...	Windshield Washer
Monika Chabrowski	...	Polish Landlady
Lonnie Sima	...	Landlady's Son
Oksana Fedunyszyn	...	Myoelectric Receptionist
Orlando García	...	Desmondo
Afram Bill Williams	...	Salesman
Bruce L. Gewertz	...	Dr. Bruce (as Bruce L. Gewertz M.D.)
Jane Lynch	...	Doctor Kathy Wahlund
Joseph Rotkvich	...	Officer Joseph
Steven Lilovich	...	Officer Steve
Noelle Bou-Sliman	...	Myoelectric Technician
Roxanne Roberts	...	Trauma Doctor
Alex P. Hernandez	...	Trauma Doctor (as Alex Hernandez)
Theron Touché Lykes	...	Orderly (as Theron Touche Lykes)
Joel Robinson	...	Boy Patient
Greg Hollimon	...	Skating Orderly
Cheryl Lynn Bruce	...	O.R. Doctor
Marie Ware	...	Nurse Gladys
Bernard McGee	...	Man
Ann Whitney	...	Myoelectric Director
Lily Monkus	...	Desk Clerk
Willie Lucas	...	Desk Clerk
Turk Muller	...	Clearing Officer
Ana María Alvarez	...	La Cubana
Eugene F. Crededio	...	Visitation Guard
Maurice Person	...	Clive Driscoll
Terry Hard	...	Officer Hormel
Pam Zekman	...	Newscaster
David Pasquesi	...	Newscaster
Brent Shaphren	...	Doctor at Bar
Stephen A. Landsman	...	Doctor at Bar
B.J. Jones	...	Doctor at Bar
Dru Anne Carlson	...	Gerard's Secretary (as Drucilla A. Carlson)
Margaret Moore	...	Nichols' Assistant
Manny Lopez	...	Seminar Doctor
John M. Watson Sr.	...	Bones Roosevelt
Kirsten Nelson	...	Betty
Juan Ramírez	...	Man on 'El' (as Juan A. Ramírez)
Neil Flynn	...	Transit Cop
Allen Hamilton	...	Host
Eric Fudala	...	Hotel Security Guard
Lester Holt	...	Newscaster
Jay Levine	...	Newscaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Albert	...	Officer DuKakis (uncredited)
Suzy Brack	...	City Hall Employee (uncredited)
Roland Burris	...	Smiling Man (uncredited)
Ed Cray	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Wendy George	...	Doctor's Wife (uncredited)
Gene Kelly	...	US Marshal (uncredited)
Todd Rice	...	Policeman (uncredited)
LaTanya Richardson	...	Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper (uncredited)
Sal Richards	...	Warrant Captain (uncredited)
Keith Schrader	...	Hotel Security Guard (uncredited)
John-Clay Scott	...	Mad Motorist at Tunnel (uncredited)
John Thurner	...	Parade Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Davis

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeb Stuart		(screenplay) and
David Twohy		(screenplay)
David Twohy		(story)
Roy Huggins		(characters)

Produced by
Keith Barish	....	executive producer
Stephen Brown	....	co-producer
Nana Greenwald	....	co-producer
Roy Huggins	....	executive producer
Arnold Kopelson	....	producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott	....	co-producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Michael Chapman

Film Editing by
Don Brochu
David Finfer
Dean Goodhill
Dov Hoenig
Richard Nord
Dennis Virkler

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson		(as Amanda Mackey)
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington		(as Dennis Washington)

Art Direction by
Maher Ahmad

Set Decoration by
Rick Gentz

Costume Design by
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department
Mary 'Dugan' Buono	....	hair stylist (as Dugan)
Pat Gerhardt	....	makeup artist
Rodger Jacobs	....	makeup artist
Dominic Mango	....	hair stylist
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup supervisor
Kathe Swanson	....	key hair stylist
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Lun Yé Hodges	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
James Lacey	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
James A. Dennett	....	unit production manager (as James A. Dennett Sr.)
Robert Grand	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dustin Bernard	....	second assistant director: North Carolina second unit
James A. Dennett II	....	second second assistant director
Kenneth A. Flisak	....	first assistant director: Chicago second unit
Brian E. Frankish	....	first assistant director: North Carolina second unit
Suzanne Geiger	....	dga trainee
Gary B. Goldman	....	second assistant director: Chicago second unit
Mike Gray	....	second unit director: Chicago
David Kelley	....	second assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director: North Carolina (as Terry J. Leonard)
Thomas J. Mack	....	first assistant director (as Tom Mack)
Robert Schick	....	additional second assistant director
Roger Senders	....	dga trainee
Joel Chernoff	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tighe Barry	....	assistant property master
David J. Chamerski	....	assistant property master
Jack Cornish	....	construction coordinator: second unit, North Carolina
William Dambra	....	assistant property master
Robby Green	....	art department coordinator
Ann Harris	....	set designer
Douglas E. Madison	....	property master
Nancy Mickelberry	....	set designer
Joel Prihoda	....	lead man
Richard Dean Rankin	....	construction coordinator (as Richard Rankin)
Scott Salsa	....	model maker
Robert Sica	....	lead man
Thomas T. Taylor	....	assistant art director (as Tom Targownik)
Tom Czarnopys	....	sculptor (uncredited)
David W. Krummel	....	set designer (uncredited)
Fred Lucky	....	storyboard illustrator: train sequence (uncredited)
Thomas C. Mentzer	....	carpenter (uncredited)
John Rozman	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Richard Whitney	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stu Bernstein	....	dialogue editor
James Beshears	....	dialogue editor
Patrick Bietz	....	sound effects editor (as Patrick M. Bietz)
Gaston Biraben	....	dialogue editor
Barbara J. Boguski	....	adr editor (as Barbara Boguski)
Lance Brown	....	sound effects editor
Desmond Cannon	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Cranford	....	assistant sound editor
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Michael Dressel	....	sound effects editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor (as Rick Dumm)
John P. Fasal	....	processed sound effects: flashbacks (as John Fasal)
Sam Gemette	....	sound effects editor
Howell Gibbens	....	dialogue editor
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Tim Grossclose	....	adr assistant (as Tim Groseclose)
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound effects editor
Holly Huckins	....	adr editor
Victor Iorillo	....	sound effects editor
Dale R. Janus	....	boom operator (as Dale Janus)
Elizabeth Kenton	....	assistant sound editor
Dawn Michelle King	....	assistant sound editor
Frank Kniest	....	sound effects editor
Laura P. Krasnow	....	adr assistant (as Laura Krasnow)
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Lance Laurienzo	....	assistant sound editor
Lee Lemont	....	adr editor
John Leveque	....	supervising sound editor
James Likowski	....	foley editor
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Lori Martino	....	adr assistant
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Anthony Milch	....	sound effects editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Michael Mirkovich	....	assistant sound editor
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank A. Montano)
Gary Mundheim	....	dialogue editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	sound effects editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Steve Richardson	....	foley editor
Daniel Richter	....	boom operator (as Daniel J. Richter)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	supervising foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe-Boisseau)
Steve Schwalbe	....	sound effects editor (as Steven J. Schwalbe)
Valerie Schwartz	....	assistant sound editor
Scott D. Smith	....	production sound mixer
Greg Stacy	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising dialogue editor
Shawn Sykora	....	sound effects editor
Robert Ulrich	....	adr editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Bill Weinman	....	adr assistant
Karen G. Wilson	....	dialogue editor (as Karen Wilson)
Marshall Winn	....	sound effects editor
Daryl Ziemke	....	cable person (as Daryl C. Ziemke)

Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast	....	special effects assistant
Roy Arbogast	....	special effects coordinator
Randy Cabral	....	special effects assistant
Jim Jolly	....	special effects assistant (as Jim Jolley)
Rodman Kiser	....	special effects assistant
William Lee	....	special effects assistant
Tom Ryba	....	special effects coordinator
Charles Wood	....	art director: special effects
Dick Wood	....	special effects assistant (as Richard S. Wood)
Christopher Briles	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Matsune Suzuki	....	art department: Introvision (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Douglas Calli	....	model shop supervisor (as Doug Calli)
Nick Davis	....	Introvision producer
Chris Dawson	....	visual effects cameraman
John P. Mesa	....	visual effects cameraman (as John Mesa)
William Mesa	....	visual effects supervisor
David Fogg	....	visual effects second assistant camera (uncredited)
Peter W. Moyer	....	digital compositor: Digital FilmWorks (uncredited)
Gary Young	....	model builder (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Branham	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (as Tom DeWier)
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunts
Teri Garland	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Dean Jeffries	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts (as Rick Lefevour)
Terry Leonard	....	stunt coordinator (as Terry J. Leonard)
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Mike H. McGaughy	....	stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.	....	stunts (as Glenn Randall)
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunts (as Gary Wayton)
Paula Wayton	....	stunts
Nick Dimitri	....	stunt double: Andreas Katsulas (uncredited)
Clifford Happy	....	stunt double: Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alphonse Blumenthal	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Chris Collins	....	second assistant camera (as Chris M. Collins)
Eugene F. Crededio	....	chief lighting technician (as Gino Crededio)
John Formanack	....	rigging gaffer (as John E. Formanek)
Daniel H. Friedman	....	video assist operator
Jason M. Friedman	....	assistant camera
Linda Gacsko	....	second assistant camera (as Linda A. Gacsko)
Brian C. Glover	....	camera operator: second unit, North Carolina
Robert Heine	....	first assistant camera
Steven Hiller	....	first assistant camera (as Steve Hiller)
Frank M. Holgate	....	aerial camera operator
Gary Holt	....	director of photography: second unit, Chicago/North Carolina (as Gary H. Holt)
Michael Kohnhorst	....	camera operator: second unit, North Carolina
George Kohut	....	director of photography: second unit, Chicago
Bob E. Krattiger	....	rigging gaffer (as Robert E. Krattiger)
Morgan Michael Lewis	....	key grip
Mark E. Matthys	....	best boy
Tim Metivier	....	second assistant camera
Frank Miller	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bob Rose	....	key grip: North Carolina second unit (as Bobby Rose)
Erich O. Rose	....	best boy: second unit, North Carolina
Stephen St. John	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen St. John	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joe Tomko Jr.	....	dolly grip
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Ulland	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer (as Stephen S. Vaughan)
Zoran Veselic	....	first assistant camera
Joe Carroll	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Larry Cottrill	....	electrician (uncredited)
Andrew Hoehn Jr.	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
David Moenkhaus	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (uncredited)
David Moenkhaus	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
David Morenz	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Hope A. Nielsen	....	film loader (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera technician: Wescam camera (uncredited)
John S. Robertson	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods	....	gaffer: second unit, Chicago (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nan Charbonneau	....	casting: Chicago
Gloria Hancock	....	casting: North Carolina
Richard S. Kordos	....	casting: Chicago
Karen Miller	....	casting associate
Kirsten Nelson	....	casting assistant: Chicago
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Joan Philo	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Blank	....	costumer
Stella Cottini	....	costumer (as Stella C. Cottini)
Sybil Gray	....	costumer
Linda Henrikson	....	costume supervisor
Jennifer Jobst	....	costumer
Eileen McCahill	....	costumer
Gina Panno	....	costumer
Maryann Scinto	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Joe Binford Jr.	....	assistant film editor
Chris Boscardin	....	assistant film editor
Richard Byard	....	assistant film editor
James Durante	....	assistant film editor
Roger Fenton	....	assistant film editor
Rolf Fleischmann	....	assistant film editor
Grant Gatzke	....	assistant film editor
Joseph Gutowski	....	assistant film editor (as Joe Gutowski)
John Morrisey	....	assistant film editor
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	assistant film editor
Mike Murphy	....	assistant editor (as Michael Murphy)
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Mark Rathaus	....	assistant film editor
Mark Stevens	....	assistant film editor
Fred C. Vitale	....	assistant film editor
David Young	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
Michael Mason	....	score co-producer
David Olson	....	assistant music editor
Marty Paich	....	conductor
Dan Wallin	....	scoring mixer
Jim Weidman	....	music editor
Robert Schaper	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael P. Deal	....	transportation captain
Thaddeus E. Larkowski	....	transportation coordinator
Craig Pinkard	....	transportation coordinator: second unit, North Carolina (as Craig A. Pinkard)
John Rice Sr.	....	transportation captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Leslie Adler	....	assistant: Mr. Ford
Robin E. Agron	....	location assistant (as Robin Agron)
Dana Armonda	....	staff assistant
Kathleen 'Bo' Bobak	....	staff assistant
Tony Calabrese	....	technical advisor
Dru Anne Carlson	....	script supervisor (as Drucilla A. Carlson)
Mark Child	....	staff assistant
Michelle Clancy	....	staff assistant
Wileen Dragovan	....	location assistant
Cory Franklin	....	technical advisor (as Cory Franklin M.D.)
Christy Gerhart	....	assistant: Mr. Kopelson
Bruce L. Gewertz	....	technical advisor (as Bruce L.Gewertz M.D.)
Norbert Gleicher	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Norbert Gleicher)
Laurie Hansen	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Lance Holland	....	location assistant: second unit, North Carolina
Peter Hollocker	....	staff assistant (as Peter A. Hollocker)
Cress Horne	....	helicopter pilot: North Carolina
Martin L. Hudson	....	staff assistant
Pamela Jaeckle	....	assistant: Mr. MacGregor-Scott
Michael J. Kase	....	staff assistant (as Michael Kase)
Sarah Knight	....	production office coordinator: Los Angeles
Kevin LaRosa	....	helicopter pilot: Chicago
Marvin Lutes	....	technical advisor
Michael J. Malone	....	location manager
Bill McLaren	....	staff assistant
James E. McLaughlin	....	technical advisor
Frederic Mialaud	....	executive assistant
John Monsour	....	computer engineering & graphics
Rich Moskal	....	location manager: second unit, North Carolina (as Richard Moskal)
Maria Norman	....	executive assistant: Arnold Kopelson
Ed O'Donnell	....	technical advisor
Rosemary Orlando	....	assistant production secretary
Diana Pappajohn	....	production secretary
D. Matt Patton	....	staff assistant
Susan Phillips	....	technical advisor
Liz Radley	....	video and computer supervisor
John Rottger	....	technical advisor
Robb Smith	....	technical advisor (as Robb Smith M.D.)
Susan Steinlauf-Pascal	....	unit publicist (as Susan Steinlauf)
Ricki L. Stein	....	production accountant
James M. Tantillo	....	technical advisor
Judge Toomin	....	technical advisor
Teresa Tucker-Davies	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Jack Uellendahl	....	technical advisor
Bekki Vallin	....	assistant production secretary
Bruce Webb	....	helicopter pilot: Chicago
Stephanie Wertlake	....	production secretary: second unit, North Carolina
Sheldon Zenner	....	technical advisor
Michael Anthony	....	location scout (uncredited)
Thomas Bianco	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic (uncredited)
Paul Conti	....	computer screen graphics (uncredited)
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Peter Juneau	....	location projectionist (uncredited)
Jack Messitt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nina Saxon	....	title designer (uncredited)
Patience Thoreson	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Laura Tiz	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Sandrews (1998) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Varus Video (199?) (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "U.S. Marshals")
• Warner Home Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Ultimate Effects (miniature pyrotechnics)
• Introvision International

Other Companies

• Mackey/Sandrich Casting  casting
• Chicago Audio Works  production sound services
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Elektra Records  soundtrack published by (as Elektra Entertainment)
• Holzer & Ridge Casting Inc.  extras casting: Chicago
• Michelson Food Services  catering
• Nina Saxon Film Design  titles
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• SoundStorm  sound editing

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Polish | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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

Filming Locations:

203 N. LaSalle Street Building, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Richard Kimble was played by David Janssen in the original TV series "The Fugitive" (1963). His mother, Bernice, is an extra in the courtroom scene. You can spot her behind Harrison Ford's head while they play the 911 call and when he is declared guilty. She is whispering with another woman.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During the ambulance chase, two police cars turn by a sign pointing to Murphy which is in North Carolina.

Quotes:

Marshal Henry: CCH? What's that?
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Cook County Hospital.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "3rd Rock from the Sun: When Aliens Camp (#3.25)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Tahiti Tahiti

Excellent thriller

This is a fine vehicle for Harrison Ford made even more agreeable by a clever, somewhat tongue in cheek performance by Tommy Lee Jones as a US Marshall out to have a good time getting the bad guy, even though the bad guy might not be so bad, and even though that's irrelevant, but hey, don't think so much and get me some coffee and a chocolate donut with those sprinkles on top, ya hear?

This is also a Hollywood producer's orgasmic dream with a chase scene beginning in the first reel and lasting throughout. It is based on the 60s TV show of the same name, but gets its premise from a true crime story, that of Ohioan Dr. Sam Shepherd who actually went to jail for murdering his wife in the 50s. He too claimed to have fought off the real killer, but the forensic evidence and his personality were against him. Here we have Harrison Ford as the good doctor, and it doesn't take a Hollywood genius to tell you that the most popular leading man of the late twentieth century ain't about to play the kind of guy who murders his loving wife.

Ford does a stand-up, competent job, saving lives and patting kids on the head as he plunges through sewers and off the top of a towering waterfall, steals an ambulance, survives a bullet wound and a bus wreck, etc. His fans will be pleased, but Tommy Lee Jones steals the show (and got a Best Supporting Oscar for his trouble) as a clever, wise-cracking good ole boy who has a lot of fun leading the posse. I wonder if he or director Andrew Davis invented the spin because without it, this wouldn't be half so good.

This is not to be confused with, nor is it a remake of The Fugitive from 1947 starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, a cinematic gem of an entirely different sort.

See this for Tommy Lee Jones who has made a career out of turning oh-hum parts into something special.