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.
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.
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!
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.
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:
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.