The Fugitive [Special Edition] [DVD] [1993]

Harrison Ford (born Horris Frump, but changed the name as another actor with this name already existed) plays fugitive Doctor Richmond Winkler. Winkler is on the run from the law after accidently killing his wife while playing croquet. (Winkler hits his ball so hard, it bounces off a wall and knocks the wife out cold. She doesn't die from this, but it is when Winkler carries her back into the house, he carelessly drops her body into their pond en route, where she swallows a koi carp and duly chokes to death.) Ford is used to playing men on the run. The little discussed straight to video 'The Man Who Ran At A Leisurely Pace' was a notorious box office flop, thanks largely to the man in question being caught by the law in the first ten minutes of the film. The rest of the film focusing on him filling in legal forms failed to excite audiences. The Fugitive is a fun film full of twists and turns and breathtaking stunts. There is one scene where Ford jumps onto a fast-moving tram. For me, the best part of the film is where Ford dons all manner of disguises to hide from the law. Dressing up as a woman to attend an all female sycronised swimming class and later pretending to be a lamppost by arching his back carefully, these disguises are executed superbly. The guy on the tail of the fugitive is wisecracking sheriff Tim Curry, who brings a delicious camp charm to the part. It is such a shame that he is only used in two scenes and has just two lines 'Where are you hiding Richmond?' and 'Oooh there you are!' What makes this so interesting is that our fugitive is visually impaired and also has a false leg, which means he limps everywhere, frequently crashes into things and makes him stand out like a sore thumb in crowds. Ford plays this with sensitivity and charm. When the film finished I rushed out to buy all the merchandise, including the two available action figures (The Fugitive figure was fun, but there was less play value with 'Man Who Thinks He Has Seen Fugitive In Shop' figure).

Great film that arrived on time in perfect condition.

- I'm sure many will know lots about this fantastic action flick. *** BUT what you might not know is that you don't have to accept the rather shoddy treatment it got on the initial-issue Blu-ray which is STILL sold in the UK. It has been re-issued as a '20th Anniversary Edition' with improved AVC MPEG-4 video encoding, a thumping DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack and additional extras. It is an ALL-Region Blu-ray which although only released in the USA can be bought quite-readily on Amazon; here's the link to it on Amazon : Fugitive: 20th Anniversary [Blu-ray] [1993] [US Import ] I've also attached a photo of the disc box outer so you can see it in all it's glory ! The additional extras are : 1. The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase" documentary [HD] (28:21) 2. "The Fugitive" 2000 TV pilot [HD] (45:28) It also has a wider range of subtitles/language soundtrack options : English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian SDH, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Polish, Russian, Thai, and Turkish English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 Portuguese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Hungarian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Polish Dolby Digital 5.1 Russian Dolby Digital 5.1 Thai Dolby Digital 5.1 So, wait no more - get that newer Blu-ray to enjoy this movie at it's best and in all likelihood cheaper than the crummy UK Blu-ray !

Tommy Lee Jones turns in a class act. Plot remains tense (and I've seen it before)!

Excellent

I've seen this film a dozen times, and, after Blade Runner, it was the first thing I bought on Blu-Ray. After Star Wars, Blade Runner and Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford established himself -- largely through this film -- playing middle-aged professionals up against terrifying odds. It's a role he was, perhaps, born to play, and in some ways there is a smooth evolution from Han Solo to Deckard to Indiana Jones to Dr Richard Kimble. This is an electrifying film. The best known scene is Kimble diving off the side of a dam into the churning water beneath, but, in truth, it turns on the encounter between Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) and the red-haired A&E doctor Dr Anne Eastman (Julianne Moore). Kimble (Ford) risks his freedom switching the instructions on a patient that Eastman has misdiagnosed. When she finds that the child has been sent to the operating room instead of observation, she runs after Kimble, insisting that he stop. Later, Gerard interviews her. After she has explained herself, she tells him she's very tired and wants to go. Gerard asks: "How's the boy doing?" Eastman replies: "He saved his life." From that moment on, Gerard pursues Kimble not because he believes he is guilty, but because he believes he is innocent. A much less successful sequel, US Marshalls, followed as a vehicle for Tommy Lee Jones, but without the frisson of the relationship with Ford, it failed to capture the imagination. Blu-ray is obviously more expensive to collect than DVD. From my point of view, this film was an easy choice: I shall watch it many, many more times.

In this tense thriller (Based on the 60s US tv series) Doctor Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is falsely acused & sentenced for the murder of his wife en-route to jail he dramaticly escapes when the prison van crashes & causes a major train smash. Now on the run he's out to prove his innocence and find the one armed man he fought with on the night of his wifes murder. On his tail is a team of U.S Marshalls lead by in an Award winning performance Tommy Lee Jones as Deputy Samuel Gerard. There is one dodgy scence with a naff dummy of Kimble jumping from a tall sewer or dam. But the film barrels along and keeps you gripped through-out its 2hr+ run time and the performances from all the cast are great. Directed by Andrew Davis who's previous film Under Siege a decent Die Hard on a boat action movie with Steven Segal & Tommy Lee Jones. Davis does well again here. All in all a great film.

Decent film

The fugitive consiste in una lunga storia. Uno stimato medico (Harrison Ford) viene condannato per il delitto di sua moglie (che non ha commesso). Segue una sua lunghissima fuga che il capo del locale FBI (Tommy Lee Jones) non riesce a bloccare (spesso per qualche secondo) e lo scontro finale con un amico che ... Preferisco non addentrarmi nella trama. Basta dire che la fuga si svolge attorno e dentro Chicago, che Harrison Ford e` sempre diabolicamente avanti di poco rispetto a Jones e che partendo dalla prova che l'assassino della moglie (con cui ha avuto una lotta all'inizio) ha un braccio artificiale riesce a scovare la verita` a poco a poco. Un film interessante, davvero.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES

Esta copia no dispone de audio en castellano. 100% confirmado por mi. La compre para probar y no hubo suerte. saludos

Gut aber, nicht auf deutsch ab spielbar. Schade. 😏

Very happy to watch it again..