I watched this movie last night and I absolutely loved it. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones both killed it. The pacing was perfect and intense. It was all around an amazing film. I wondered why it didn’t win best picture that year until I saw who did win it.

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    It’s a great suspense/chase film. Some iconic scenes too. I haven’t seen it in a few years, but it definitely holds up. They shouldn’t have bothered any the sequel though.

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      I love how when they’re arresting the other escaped convict, the girlfriend is just screaming and Tommy lee Jones just casually goes, “shut up!”

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        My favorite is when he’s talking to the guard about finding the leg irons with no legs.

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          I think that’s one of the strongest parts of the film is the realistic scale with the marshals. It was very clear that they knew what they were doing and did it well. Kemble only got by barely and used his brain

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    Not only is this movie good, the Leslie Nielsen parody Wrongfully Accused is also good.

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    I saw this in the theaters when it came out. It was a huge breakout role for Ford at the time, who had been kinda locked into Indiana Solo roles previously. It was also the beginning of Tommy Lee Jones getting attention from a larger audience - a lot of the roles he was cast in afterwards were because of his performance in the Fugitive.

    Great movie, tight script, and probably Ford’s best performance of his career when it comes to acting quality. Glad to see it’s got a following - thanks!

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      I didn’t realize how many films Ford had been in besides Star Wars, Indy, and blade runner. He’s got a lot more depth than I gave him credit for.

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        Oh yeah, he’s got a bunch of films that get kinda overlooked these days due to all his franchise work. You might like Regarding Henry, it’s a slow burn character drama, worth a watch. Might make you cry.

        Also, Frantic is a good “American in trouble in Europe” thriller if you don’t mind that Roman Polanski filmed it.

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      I don’t know if “breakout” is necessarily correct.

      If you look at the films before this:

      Patriot Games
      Regarding Henry
      Presumed Innocent
      (Last Crusade)
      Working Girl
      Frantic
      Mosquito Coast
      Witness

      Those films alone would be a career for most actors.

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      “I didn’t kill my wife!”

      “I don’t care!”

      Leap

      Simple, yet so effective and memorable. A lesser movie would’ve had a monolog or a fist fight. I keep forgetting about this one, such a great film.

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    I first saw this in the mid 90s when I was way too young to browse my brothers VHS tapes that he had accumulated over a few years of taping every movie tuesday. Somehow, the three that I really remember and loved were all Harrison Ford movies:

    • The Fugitive
    • Patriot Games
    • Blade Runner
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      Don’t forget Clear and Present Danger.

      Harrison Ford was the best Jack Ryan. It’s an often overlooked part of his career

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        I saw Patriot Games before I read any of those books, so I had Harrison Ford as the character already in my mind.

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        Harrison Ford was the best Jack Ryan.

        Oof… I have to hand this one to Alec Baldwin, but that’s more for the writing than actual acting, Ford in that one would have been interesting.

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    A+ movie. Also makes me wish I could find the early 2000s TV series. It’s probably not worth revisiting, but I’d still like to try.

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    That’s insane. I watched it last night too! I have it in my library so this is just a strange coincidence. It was even more entertaining than I remembered.