The Fugitive was a tv show back in the 60's. When the series ended the finale was the most watched episode of all time until M.A.S.H. broke the record. This film adaptation was fantastic. One of Harrison's greatest films on a long list of great films.
Someone probably answered this But the reason they killed Kimble's Wife: They ACTUALLY were aiming to kill Kimble (undoubtedly a 'Break-in gone wrong) but he was called in for that emergency scrub-in.(Nichols couldn't have known about that) When Kimble was arrested, it suited Devlin MacGregor just fine as the point was to have Kimble out of the way. Nichols wasn't bothered by Kimble's escape because he actually liked Kimble and it was only business and Nichols didn't think Kimble was a threat... Until Richard called and explained about finding Sykes. Thus the question: "Can you prove this about the drug?" When the answer was 'yes' Then Nichols had to have Sykes finish the job.
If you liked The Fugitive you might want to check out "Witness"(1985) Starring Harrison Ford. It is his only Oscar nomination. The flim is a murder mystery and study of the Amish Community. A beautiful film. The chemistry between the characters is off the charts.
I think you meant, "if you like _Harrison Ford...",_ because there is no reason to assume someone would like _Witness,_ if they liked _The Fugitive._ That's the sort of thinking that causes people to write algorithms that clog up our hard drives with "if you like this, you might like this" garbage.
Most or all of the scenes outside of Chicago, were shot in and around my hometown in west NC, in the winter/spring of '93. I came home for Spring Break in March, and we got a very rare (for us) 14 inches of snow, which delayed filming for a week or more! If you freeze-frame just after Harrison Ford drives the Ambulance around the train gates, you can see my dad's red pickup parked on the street!
Lots of trivia for this one. As others have stated this was based on 60 TV series of the same name. I believe it ran for 5 years and the final episode is when Dr. Kimble finally finds the one armed man. USA TV sets were glued to it as it was based on real life case of Cleveland Neurosurgeon Dr. Sam Sheppard who had been originally convicted of killing his wife but was innocent. Harrison Ford did a fine job but many love the USA Marshall played by Tommy Lee Jones. The fun trivia fact about Jones is his college roommate was Vice President Al Gore! Joey Pants who you enjoyed as Cosmo went on to co-star in Memento (great movie) as well as play important role in TV's The Sopranos.
I loved how the Tommy Lee Jones character basically reinvestigated the entire case with a mind toward actual justice, and when he found the truth, that superseded his orders, in his view.
29:40 Joe Pantoliano is one of the busiest bit-players in the business. He's one guy who's easy to recognize but never became a big name himself. Just off the top of my head, he can be seen in La Bamba, Eddie & The Cruisers, The Goonies, Memento, The Matrix, and in seasons 3 & 4 of The Sopranos.
Found this on-line: "Ford was working at a department store when he crashed his car into a telephone pole. At the time, cars didn't have airbags. This meant Ford's chin slammed into the steering wheel, cutting him deeply enough to leave a lasting scar. Ford feels like the story behind his scar isn't actually that interesting."
The movie is taken from an old TV show that ran for about four years in the 60s. There are several Harrison Ford movies you should check out. "Air Force One", "Witness", "Regarding Henry", "Patriot Games" (and its sequel "Clear and Present Danger"-these are from the Tom Clancy novels based on the Jack Ryan character (Hunt for Red October)). For comedies with Harrison Ford, check out "Six Days, Seven Nights" & "Working Girl". And don't forget the third Indiana Jones movie-The Last Crusade (it's the best one).
There is a sequel to this movie, it involves another fugitive but you get the same group of US Marshals and wouldn't you know it, the title is "US Marshals" it was made in 1998. I am certain you would love it as well. I found your channel just a few nights ago and I really like your personality. Keep on discovering movies. :)
Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for his performance in this movie. He is a very good actor. Check out "The Package (1989)" and "No Country for Old Men (2007)." Joe Pantoliano is an underrated actor who like Tommy, can play a good guy, a bad guy, and can make you laugh. Check out the "Bad Boys" Trilogy and "The Matrix (1999)."
@@AwesomeUSMovies Well, that’s what happened to young Indiana Jones. 😉 Harrison Ford was 20 years old when he lost control of his car putting on his seatbelt while driving to work at a department store and hit a telephone pole.
Saw this in the theater as a kid. My father didn't care what my sister and I saw, and he really wanted to see the Fugitive so we saw it with him. Really good movie.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Oh yeah, very much. The suspense was very good and the pacing of the film was great too. Plus, my name is Richard, so it was neat to see a main character with the same name as me. I did get teased a bit in school though when this film was out, due to the main character having the same name.
You asked where he was getting his money. If you think about it. In 1993, credit/debit cards wasn't used near as much as they are now and people had a tendency to carry more physical cash on them. While the Doctor said that he just gave him a couple of bucks, what he had on him. For someone with his kind of salary, that could've easily been hundreds of dollars.
At the end of your viewing you wondered why they went after his wife. They didn't, he got called into emergency surgery on the way home from the fundraiser. They expected him to be home.
This is seriously one of my Top 5 thriller/suspense films of all time. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are so amazing in this film. I love the story, I love how the director builds suspense, I love how the film continuously builds on the belief that Kimble is innocent and how he is a good man who could never do what he was accused of. You never really know what is going to happen until the film ends. That is how a thriller/suspense should be. It needs to keep you on your toes, curious, and nervous, about what happens next.
Whats kinda funny about these 90s movies set in Chicago is that they'd use real cops as extras. In my teen years a coworkers dad was a lieutenant in the burbs and he shows up a bunch in The Negotiator (1998) with Samuel L Jackson. Remember thinking her dad got to meet Jules from Pulp Fiction : P
Harrison Ford was a carpenter by trade, he was working at a studio. the bosses were annoyed by the lack of acting skill in an employee. Harrison said, "I could do better." so they tested him... the rest is history. He often used to help out with set building on his movies. Scars are not uncommon in the trades. Are you interested in great movies from elsewhere as well? if so try "The Gods must be Crazy," 1 and 2. from africa. The plot was they tried to kill him, got his wife at home first, then waited for him to get home from saving lives, to stop him from exposing their fraudulent research. They were all okaying the release fully aware of the dangers, because they would get a hefty cut, before the drug got a lot of people killed and exposed as dangerous.
Also, not sure anyone mentioned this but I think they didn’t target his wife. I think Dr. Kimble was the target. Sykes was to break in & kill him or both of them and make it look like a home invasion gone wrong, but then Richard wasn’t at home because he’d been called in on that emergency surgery. So it was “bad timing” that she was home alone.
When it came out, The Fugitive was a bit of a meme before memes. Everyone knew the "It wasn't me! It was the one armed man!" quote. You'll see it referenced in various 90's comedies, and outright spoofed in the Leslie Nielsen parody Wrongfully Accused (1998).
I just realized that you know Tommy Lee Jones from "Captain America The First Avenger" where he plays the grumpy old Colonel Chester Phillips who is Cap's superior officer and doesn't believe in Cap at the beginning but later learns to appreciate him.
I sometimes wish I had waited and started a channel for reactions but I have seen about every movie people react to. This movie has you hooked from the beginning. AWESOME reaction like always!
A couple of quick recommendations...one for a lesser known Harrison Ford and the other for a very well known Tommy Lee Jones. When you have time, check out Regarding Henry from 1991, it is very emotional, but I have always found it to be a really good part for Ford. The Tommy Lee Jones movie you should definitely check out is Space Cowboys from 2000, also starring Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland and James Garner...it is also quite sentimental and also silly but a lot of fun. IMHO 💯✌
First watched this movie when I was 6 years old and I loved it. Had it on VHS at the time. 30 years old now and I just got it on blu-ray. Still watch it to this day.
oh wow, two of my favorite reactors doing The Fugitive in the same week! I'm glad you liked it! I hope you'll also decide to check out more of Tommy Lee Jones' stuff too.
This as the first Harrison Ford movie I saw growing up!! Now considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made. Tommy Lee Jones won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as US Marshall Sam Gerrard. It was nominated for 5 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to Schindler's List Richard Dreyfuss Michael Douglas Tom Hanks John Travolta Bruce Willis Richard Gere and Arnold Schwarzenegger were considered for Kimble till Ford was cast. Jon Voight and Gene Hackman were considered for Gerard till Jones was cast.
American Graffiti (1973) put Harrison Ford on the map. Star Wars (1977) turned him overnight into a giant star. Raiders of the Lost Ark/Indiana Jones (1981) cemented his place as the king of genre cinema. but The Fugitive (1993) is what made him the all-around most sought-after and highest-paid mainstream actor and leading man in Hollywood, for a short while. He's made some other really solid movies but if you've seen the above you've covered all of his best. Maybe also throw in Blade Runner or Witness. This movie also made Tommy Lee Jones into a big star for a while. Before this movie he only had bit parts mostly in small movies, but afterward he got cast in big blockbuster films like Batman Forever and Men in Black. Men in Black (the first one, 1997) is great, too, by the way. If you want to see more TLJ you should check that out. Or... if you want to see him in a really good more grounded role check him out in Heaven & Earth (1993) by Oliver Stone, about a Vietnam War vet who comes home with a pretty Vietnamese bride but they both have a hard time adjusting. The supporting actor that you said you like (Joe Pantoliano) never really made it big in Hollywood, he's always been a bit-part player. But he has been in some really good movies. His best roles in my opinion include "Teddy" in Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) "Cypher" in the Wachowski Brothers' The Matrix (1999) and he also one of the Fratelli brothers in The Goonies (1985) all really great films
It’s based on a TV series from the early 60s which was extremely popular and starred David Janssen. Janssen played Dr Kimble and basically spent the entire series being hunted until the series finale. By the time this movie came out many people were unaware the show ever existed.
Loved how much you enjoyed The Fugitive, it is such a great movie (my wife and I saw it in the theatre 2 days before our first born son was born). I think a flick you should check out is the sequel called US Marshalls which follows the exploits of Samuel Gerrard (Tommy Lee Jones) and his team. It to will hook you in right away, plus hardly any reactors have reviewed it yet. Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr. are in it too.
No, not really. Well, Harrison Ford did drop a little salsa on his tie before he entered the banquet room. I think I might have been the only one who saw it. Maybe.
If you want another chase thriller, check out North by Northwest (1959) directed by the Master of Suspense himself Alfred Hitchcock. North by Northwest is basically the archetype for all of the more modern chase thrillers like The Fugitive where an innocent man has to go on the run to clear his name. Another chase thriller with an espionage theme is Enemy of the State (1998).
If You want to find out how Harrison got his scar You should watch "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" :) But in real life he got it in car accident when he was young.
Tommy Lee Jones won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal as US Marshall Samuel Gerrard in this movie. Jones is always golden in the movies that he is in. Superb actor.
I saw this one in the theater after eating fast food with a buddy. We both drank giant drinks with dinner and we both had to pee so bad. We didn't want to miss any plot points, so we just rocked in the seats till the credits rolled.
Been waiting for this gem to get done on yer channel from day-one (as well as a few other 'choice' flicks). Great selection. Great reaction vid, thanks!
This movie was based on the 1960s TV series, The Fugitive, which had the highest-rated series finale in TV history for over 15 years until the finale of M*A*S*H. The TV show was, in turn, based on a true story. Joe Pantoliano had a big role in The Matrix (1999).
A great reaction! One movie I would recommend is from 2001 and is called Rat Race. It starts Seth Green. I know you will laugh really hard at this movie!
for a very early role of tommy lee jones, check out coal miner’s daughter. it’s the award winning biopic of loretta lynn. sissy spacek deservedly won the oscar as loretta and tommy lee played her husband doolittle lynn. a supporting role, but it was one tommy could really stick his teeth into. fantastic movie! 😃
Really great thriller one of the best. No body plays the common man better than Harrison Ford. :) There is a spin off to this Us Marshals which is decent. You should watch is other more serious movies like Frantic, The Jack Ryan Movies and Air Force One. Also I highly recommend The Count Of Monte Cristo 2002.
"On April 6, 1970, Sam Sheppard, a doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in a trial that caused a media frenzy in the 1950s, dies of liver failure. After a decade in prison, Sheppard was released following a re-trial. His story is rumored to have loosely inspired the television series and movie “The Fugitive.” Cleveland, OH
This movie is so much fun, because it shifts gears a few times, so it almost seems like 2 movies at once...action/adventure, and mystery/suspense. Great reaction, James! Thank you. I'm really enjoying, watching you see all these movies for the first time. There's so many you haven't seen, so many I can't wait for you to see, and many other movies that get chosen instead. The hard part, is waiting for the movies I like to get their chance. Lol. Oh well, that's life. 🤷😁 Here are a few suggestions for awesome suspense, thriller, action, mystery, crime movies. - Misery (1990) - Speed (1994) - A Simple Plan (1998) Thanks! Take care & have a great week!😊
movie is based on a tv show. there is a sequel called us marshalls in which tommy lee jones and his team return for new "adventure" leslie nielsen starred in a parody called wrongfully accused.
@@AwesomeUSMovies yes the original aired from 1963-1967, same basic story, Dr. Richard Kimble wrongly convicted of killing his wife goes on the run searching for the "one-armed man"
IMDB is better than google. It tells more trivia about the movies and has Easter eggs. A couple reviewers read the trivia section after the movie. You should try it! great reaction btw!!
Joe Pantoliono was in The Matrix. And the one armed man was the lizard alien in the TV series Babylon 5 (he's Greek). I think he also did some Star Trek. I think they were supposed to kill Kimball but he wasn't at home instead his wife was. Collaterial damage.
You had seen Joe Pantoliano before in the Goonies. He was the younger of the Fratelli brothers (bad guys). I know you've also watched The Matrix since you watched this (I haven't watched your reaction yet) and he is Cypher (the traitor) in that.
A fugitive is one of my favourite films from Harrison Ford. I highly recommend US Marshals starring Tommy Lee Jones which was a spinoff from the fugitive
This probably won't get a ton of votes but Cellular starring Chris Evans with Jason Statham and William H Macy (who is amazing in everything btw). It's from 2004 so when cell.phones and smart phones were just becoming common and this bro dude frat boy gets connected to this woman who has been kidnapped, she doesn't know where she is and if the call drops she's as good as dead and he's trying to get her help. Literally edge of my seat the entire movie. Such a fun movie to watch.
This was HUGE when it came out. It was amazing on the big screen.
so good
The Fugitive was a tv show back in the 60's. When the series ended the finale was the most watched episode of all time until M.A.S.H. broke the record. This film adaptation was fantastic. One of Harrison's greatest films on a long list of great films.
Someone probably answered this But the reason they killed Kimble's Wife: They ACTUALLY were aiming to kill Kimble (undoubtedly a 'Break-in gone wrong) but he was called in for that emergency scrub-in.(Nichols couldn't have known about that) When Kimble was arrested, it suited Devlin MacGregor just fine as the point was to have Kimble out of the way. Nichols wasn't bothered by Kimble's escape because he actually liked Kimble and it was only business and Nichols didn't think Kimble was a threat... Until Richard called and explained about finding Sykes. Thus the question: "Can you prove this about the drug?" When the answer was 'yes' Then Nichols had to have Sykes finish the job.
Good assessment
If you liked The Fugitive you might want to check out "Witness"(1985) Starring Harrison Ford. It is his only Oscar nomination. The flim is a murder mystery and study of the Amish Community. A beautiful film. The chemistry between the characters is off the charts.
@YT no
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
Remember I suggested it once and said you'll see Ford's carpentry skills in it.
I think you meant, "if you like _Harrison Ford...",_ because there is no reason to assume someone would like _Witness,_ if they liked _The Fugitive._ That's the sort of thinking that causes people to write algorithms that clog up our hard drives with "if you like this, you might like this" garbage.
@@malcolmdrake6137 Witness is a much better film. Don't reply if you going to be a D!
Most or all of the scenes outside of Chicago, were shot in and around my hometown in west NC, in the winter/spring of '93.
I came home for Spring Break in March, and we got a very rare (for us) 14 inches of snow, which delayed filming for a week or more!
If you freeze-frame just after Harrison Ford drives the Ambulance around the train gates, you can see my dad's red pickup parked on the street!
Fun!
Lmao. That's pretty cool
Lots of trivia for this one. As others have stated this was based on 60 TV series of the same name. I believe it ran for 5 years and the final episode is when Dr. Kimble finally finds the one armed man. USA TV sets were glued to it as it was based on real life case of Cleveland Neurosurgeon Dr. Sam Sheppard who had been originally convicted of killing his wife but was innocent. Harrison Ford did a fine job but many love the USA Marshall played by Tommy Lee Jones. The fun trivia fact about Jones is his college roommate was Vice President Al Gore! Joey Pants who you enjoyed as Cosmo went on to co-star in Memento (great movie) as well as play important role in TV's The Sopranos.
Joe Pantoliano is often referred to as Joey Pants. You can just call him that when you get to The Matrix and Memento. lol
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I loved how the Tommy Lee Jones character basically reinvestigated the entire case with a mind toward actual justice, and when he found the truth, that superseded his orders, in his view.
The Fugitive was also a 60s tv show. Episode after episode of escaped convict Dr. Richard Kimball looking for the one armed man that killed his wife.
Interesting
I watched the whole series with my folks in the 90s because the video rental place I went to had them all on VHS. Good stuff.
Fun fact: The wreckage from the train crash stunt are still on site in North Carolina, loco, cars and bus.
cool
29:40 Joe Pantoliano is one of the busiest bit-players in the business. He's one guy who's easy to recognize but never became a big name himself. Just off the top of my head, he can be seen in La Bamba, Eddie & The Cruisers, The Goonies, Memento, The Matrix, and in seasons 3 & 4 of The Sopranos.
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Don’t forget Midnight Run.
Bad Boys 1,2 and Bad Boys for Life as well
Nobody ever talks about it but the music and the score in this movie is killer!
Oh... I usually really pay attention to that. Sucks I missed it. I was just so thrilled with the story.
Found this on-line: "Ford was working at a department store when he crashed his car into a telephone pole. At the time, cars didn't have airbags. This meant Ford's chin slammed into the steering wheel, cutting him deeply enough to leave a lasting scar. Ford feels like the story behind his scar isn't actually that interesting."
Oh god ouch, it’s crazy to think there weren’t airbags once
The movie is taken from an old TV show that ran for about four years in the 60s. There are several Harrison Ford movies you should check out. "Air Force One", "Witness", "Regarding Henry", "Patriot Games" (and its sequel "Clear and Present Danger"-these are from the Tom Clancy novels based on the Jack Ryan character (Hunt for Red October)). For comedies with Harrison Ford, check out "Six Days, Seven Nights" & "Working Girl". And don't forget the third Indiana Jones movie-The Last Crusade (it's the best one).
There is a sequel to this movie, it involves another fugitive but you get the same group of US Marshals and wouldn't you know it, the title is "US Marshals" it was made in 1998. I am certain you would love it as well. I found your channel just a few nights ago and I really like your personality. Keep on discovering movies. :)
Added to list thanks
Just so you know, Cosmo is better known in the industry as Joey Pants. A lot easier to remember, and to pronounce.
Great, thanks for the help
Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for his performance in this movie. He is a very good actor. Check out "The Package (1989)" and "No Country for Old Men (2007)." Joe Pantoliano is an underrated actor who like Tommy, can play a good guy, a bad guy, and can make you laugh. Check out the "Bad Boys" Trilogy and "The Matrix (1999)."
Harrison's chin scar occurred when he was putting on his seat belt , after already starting to drive , and wrecked.
Cool thanks
22:04 As a young Boy Scout, he accidently whipped himself while lion taming.
Really?
@@AwesomeUSMovies Well, that’s what happened to young Indiana Jones. 😉 Harrison Ford was 20 years old when he lost control of his car putting on his seatbelt while driving to work at a department store and hit a telephone pole.
Saw this in the theater as a kid. My father didn't care what my sister and I saw, and he really wanted to see the Fugitive so we saw it with him. Really good movie.
Did you enjoy it as a kid?
@@AwesomeUSMovies Oh yeah, very much. The suspense was very good and the pacing of the film was great too. Plus, my name is Richard, so it was neat to see a main character with the same name as me. I did get teased a bit in school though when this film was out, due to the main character having the same name.
The guy that got smacked in the face was the shorter bad guy brother in the Goonies. Joe Pantoliano
OMG you're sooo correct
You asked where he was getting his money. If you think about it. In 1993, credit/debit cards wasn't used near as much as they are now and people had a tendency to carry more physical cash on them. While the Doctor said that he just gave him a couple of bucks, what he had on him. For someone with his kind of salary, that could've easily been hundreds of dollars.
agreed.
At the end of your viewing you wondered why they went after his wife. They didn't, he got called into emergency surgery on the way home from the fundraiser. They expected him to be home.
oh interesting
This is seriously one of my Top 5 thriller/suspense films of all time. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are so amazing in this film. I love the story, I love how the director builds suspense, I love how the film continuously builds on the belief that Kimble is innocent and how he is a good man who could never do what he was accused of. You never really know what is going to happen until the film ends. That is how a thriller/suspense should be. It needs to keep you on your toes, curious, and nervous, about what happens next.
Harrison Ford at his finest. Great Choice.
You also know him from Indiana Jones.
True!
I really enjoy your reactions... they're so honest...I appreciate that... and you have a great laugh...thank you!
Whats kinda funny about these 90s movies set in Chicago is that they'd use real cops as extras. In my teen years a coworkers dad was a lieutenant in the burbs and he shows up a bunch in The Negotiator (1998) with Samuel L Jackson. Remember thinking her dad got to meet Jules from Pulp Fiction : P
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Real cops or janitors. *cough cough*
Harrison Ford was a carpenter by trade, he was working at a studio. the bosses were annoyed by the lack of acting skill in an employee. Harrison said, "I could do better." so they tested him... the rest is history. He often used to help out with set building on his movies. Scars are not uncommon in the trades.
Are you interested in great movies from elsewhere as well? if so try "The Gods must be Crazy," 1 and 2. from africa.
The plot was they tried to kill him, got his wife at home first, then waited for him to get home from saving lives, to stop him from exposing their fraudulent research. They were all okaying the release fully aware of the dangers, because they would get a hefty cut, before the drug got a lot of people killed and exposed as dangerous.
Also, not sure anyone mentioned this but I think they didn’t target his wife. I think Dr. Kimble was the target. Sykes was to break in & kill him or both of them and make it look like a home invasion gone wrong, but then Richard wasn’t at home because he’d been called in on that emergency surgery. So it was “bad timing” that she was home alone.
Oh, I needed consider that
The parade scene wasn't planned. It happened to be the St Patty's day parade and they had Ford and Jones go out into the actual crowd for those shots!
Fun
I love when they do things like this. Imagine this today.
And you can faintly hear someone going “TOMMYYYYY”🤣
Just call him Joey Pants, but you said it right.
Oh good. thanks
4:00 That line does date the movie; Illinois no longer uses the death penalty.
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2000 was when they put a pause on it and 2011 was when they completely abolished it for life without parole.
When it came out, The Fugitive was a bit of a meme before memes. Everyone knew the "It wasn't me! It was the one armed man!" quote. You'll see it referenced in various 90's comedies, and outright spoofed in the Leslie Nielsen parody Wrongfully Accused (1998).
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I just realized that you know Tommy Lee Jones from "Captain America The First Avenger" where he plays the grumpy old Colonel Chester Phillips who is Cap's superior officer and doesn't believe in Cap at the beginning but later learns to appreciate him.
OMG, you are totally right. He was way older in that movie.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Yes, he is consistently good at playing grumpy old guys.
Loved your reaction as I always do, you are a delight to watch. Also from Illinois *wave* o/
Thank you so much!!
I sometimes wish I had waited and started a channel for reactions but I have seen about every movie people react to. This movie has you hooked from the beginning. AWESOME reaction like always!
A couple of quick recommendations...one for a lesser known Harrison Ford and the other for a very well known Tommy Lee Jones. When you have time, check out Regarding Henry from 1991, it is very emotional, but I have always found it to be a really good part for Ford. The Tommy Lee Jones movie you should definitely check out is Space Cowboys from 2000, also starring Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland and James Garner...it is also quite sentimental and also silly but a lot of fun. IMHO 💯✌
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
I second both of those movies!
First watched this movie when I was 6 years old and I loved it. Had it on VHS at the time.
30 years old now and I just got it on blu-ray. Still watch it to this day.
It was great!
It actually was based on a sixties television show that was based upon a true story
interesting
oh wow, two of my favorite reactors doing The Fugitive in the same week! I'm glad you liked it! I hope you'll also decide to check out more of Tommy Lee Jones' stuff too.
He's seems great
This as the first Harrison Ford movie I saw growing up!!
Now considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made.
Tommy Lee Jones won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as US Marshall Sam Gerrard.
It was nominated for 5 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to Schindler's List
Richard Dreyfuss Michael Douglas Tom Hanks John Travolta Bruce Willis Richard Gere and Arnold Schwarzenegger were considered for Kimble till Ford was cast.
Jon Voight and Gene Hackman were considered for Gerard till Jones was cast.
cool, thanks
I love when Tommy goes into his search speech.
It’d be a great…tongue twister? kinda lol
American Graffiti (1973) put Harrison Ford on the map.
Star Wars (1977) turned him overnight into a giant star.
Raiders of the Lost Ark/Indiana Jones (1981) cemented his place as the king of genre cinema.
but The Fugitive (1993) is what made him the all-around most sought-after and highest-paid mainstream actor and leading man in Hollywood, for a short while. He's made some other really solid movies but if you've seen the above you've covered all of his best. Maybe also throw in Blade Runner or Witness.
This movie also made Tommy Lee Jones into a big star for a while. Before this movie he only had bit parts mostly in small movies, but afterward he got cast in big blockbuster films like Batman Forever and Men in Black. Men in Black (the first one, 1997) is great, too, by the way. If you want to see more TLJ you should check that out. Or... if you want to see him in a really good more grounded role check him out in Heaven & Earth (1993) by Oliver Stone, about a Vietnam War vet who comes home with a pretty Vietnamese bride but they both have a hard time adjusting.
The supporting actor that you said you like (Joe Pantoliano) never really made it big in Hollywood, he's always been a bit-part player. But he has been in some really good movies. His best roles in my opinion include
"Teddy" in Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000)
"Cypher" in the Wachowski Brothers' The Matrix (1999)
and he also one of the Fratelli brothers in The Goonies (1985)
all really great films
I've already watched Star Wars and Raiders and now Fugitive and the Goonies. added others.
It’s based on a TV series from the early 60s which was extremely popular and starred David Janssen. Janssen played Dr Kimble and basically spent the entire series being hunted until the series finale. By the time this movie came out many people were unaware the show ever existed.
I had no clue it existed
Joe Pantoliano is a great character actor. The performances of all the roles in this were really amazing.
I've seen him in a couple movies now. He's awesome
Loved how much you enjoyed The Fugitive, it is such a great movie (my wife and I saw it in the theatre 2 days before our first born son was born). I think a flick you should check out is the sequel called US Marshalls which follows the exploits of Samuel Gerrard (Tommy Lee Jones) and his team. It to will hook you in right away, plus hardly any reactors have reviewed it yet. Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr. are in it too.
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Joe "Pants" Pantaliano was also a main figure in "Midnight Run" with Robert DiNero and Charles Grodin. This one is also a comedic thriller classic.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
How it came to be is a long story, but I was an extra in the banquet scene where Kimball confronts Nichols.
Cool!! Do you have any behind the scenes stuff about it?
No, not really. Well, Harrison Ford did drop a little salsa on his tie before he entered the banquet room. I think I might have been the only one who saw it. Maybe.
Man I forgot what a masterpiece this was. I might pick this for me and Chugga's next movie night.
It's sooo good.
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Didn't expect to see you here, NCS!
I think you'd like Witness too.
If you want another chase thriller, check out North by Northwest (1959) directed by the Master of Suspense himself Alfred Hitchcock. North by Northwest is basically the archetype for all of the more modern chase thrillers like The Fugitive where an innocent man has to go on the run to clear his name. Another chase thriller with an espionage theme is Enemy of the State (1998).
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
Dude I love watching these older movies with you. You totally get them 👍
This was actually based on an old TV series!
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I love that you're watching older movies. Not a lot of people do.
If You want to find out how Harrison got his scar You should watch "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" :)
But in real life he got it in car accident when he was young.
Actually I think that one is already on the Calendar later this month.
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i loved this movie in theaters, that train derailment was great on the big screen.
Joey pants was in Goonies and the Matrix too.
That's where I know him from. Goonies. Cool thanks
Tommy Lee Jones won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal as US Marshall Samuel Gerrard in this movie. Jones is always golden in the movies that he is in. Superb actor.
Loved his performance
I saw this one in the theater after eating fast food with a buddy. We both drank giant drinks with dinner and we both had to pee so bad. We didn't want to miss any plot points, so we just rocked in the seats till the credits rolled.
It's not Friday until James, from Iowa, drops a reaction! Have a great weekend!
Thanks appreciate that. Monday's too
@@AwesomeUSMovies spaceballs and Dumb and Dumber were great ways to start the week!
Recommendations:
Hamlet 2 (2008)
Hot Rod (2007)
Monkeybone (2001)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Get Shorty (1995)
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Hamlet 2 is such a weird one, but I love it!
Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated
You have to watch the follow up movie, U.S. Marshalls. Same cast on another chase. Very good. Your edits are very good. Keep up the good reactions.
Thank you! Will do!
They just don't make em like this anymore! I think this was the very first movie I ever purchased.. on VHS, almost 30 years ago. I feel old now. 😪
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Been waiting for this gem to get done on yer channel from day-one (as well as a few other 'choice' flicks). Great selection. Great reaction vid, thanks!
Glad you're enjoying the content.
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One of my favorite movies with Harrison Ford 😊 Tommy Lee Jones was awesome too 😊
Please watch "Air Force one " 😊
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Always liked this movie! He was definitely devoted to clearing his name!! ✌🏻☀️
This movie was based on the 1960s TV series, The Fugitive, which had the highest-rated series finale in TV history for over 15 years until the finale of M*A*S*H. The TV show was, in turn, based on a true story. Joe Pantoliano had a big role in The Matrix (1999).
Oh The Matrix. I need to get to that one. Lots of requests
A great reaction! One movie I would recommend is from 2001 and is called Rat Race. It starts Seth Green. I know you will laugh really hard at this movie!
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fun fact the train crash was shot along a river in NC and there are pieces of the train used in the film along that river to this day
They didn't clean up the scene. Weird
@@AwesomeUSMovies they kind of left it, as sort of a "tourist attraction" in a manner of speaking
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for a very early role of tommy lee jones, check out coal miner’s daughter. it’s the award winning biopic of loretta lynn. sissy spacek deservedly won the oscar as loretta and tommy lee played her husband doolittle lynn. a supporting role, but it was one tommy could really stick his teeth into. fantastic movie! 😃
Added to my list thanks.
excellent movie, drama+music
You'll like "Frantic" (1988) with Harrison Ford too. A highly underrated movie.
2 absolutely amazing actors
Ford really has starred in some fine action movies.
The Wachowskis' first film, Bound (1996), with Joe Pantoliano, is definitely worth the watch.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
I'm not certain but, I think the men's only hotel means the place is for sleeping not bringing hookers to your room..
gotcha
Really great thriller one of the best. No body plays the common man better than Harrison Ford. :) There is a spin off to this Us Marshals which is decent. You should watch is other more serious movies like Frantic, The Jack Ryan Movies and Air Force One. Also I highly recommend The Count Of Monte Cristo 2002.
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It is actually based on a tv show that was running for several seasons.
Some commented that it was based on an actual crime that occurred and they made it into a movie.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Could be both.
"On April 6, 1970, Sam Sheppard, a doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in a trial that caused a media frenzy in the 1950s, dies of liver failure. After a decade in prison, Sheppard was released following a re-trial. His story is rumored to have loosely inspired the television series and movie “The Fugitive.” Cleveland, OH
This movie is so much fun, because it shifts gears a few times, so it almost seems like 2 movies at once...action/adventure, and mystery/suspense. Great reaction, James! Thank you.
I'm really enjoying, watching you see all these movies for the first time. There's so many you haven't seen, so many I can't wait for you to see, and many other movies that get chosen instead. The hard part, is waiting for the movies I like to get their chance. Lol. Oh well, that's life. 🤷😁
Here are a few suggestions for awesome suspense, thriller, action, mystery, crime movies.
- Misery (1990)
- Speed (1994)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
Thanks! Take care & have a great week!😊
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I recommend The Sting (1973) with Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Seconded!
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
The scary thing is in the real world there are people like Dr. Nichols who get away with crap like this.
right!
Pretty sure the guy who was hit in the face was Cypher from Matrix. I forget if you watched the Matrix yet.
I haven't seen Matrix yet
@@AwesomeUSMovies Oh! Well thats a pivotal cultural phenomena. Not sure why it hasn't been pushed by your patreon people.
Fun fact.. the guy on the subway that recognized him was the same janitor he stole the ID badge from.
Oh that is very funny. I didn't know that
Sorta a sequel movie, US Marshalls, with Tommy Lee Jones as the same character.
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movie is based on a tv show.
there is a sequel called us marshalls in which tommy lee jones and his team return for new "adventure"
leslie nielsen starred in a parody called wrongfully accused.
Never seen the show
Based on the true story of Dr. Sam Sheppard in the 1950s.
cool, thanks
My dad used to love the TV show that this was based on.
There is a TV show?
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@@AwesomeUSMovies yes the original aired from 1963-1967, same basic story, Dr. Richard Kimble wrongly convicted of killing his wife goes on the run searching for the "one-armed man"
IMDB is better than google. It tells more trivia about the movies and has Easter eggs. A couple reviewers read the trivia section after the movie. You should try it! great reaction btw!!
Cool, I'll have to check it out. thanks
This film was actually based on a TV series that came out in the 1960s :)
Interesting thanks.
I thought of a film similar to this, Minority Report 2002 with Tom Cruise. I don't know how I forgot that one. Lol
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Joe Pantoliono was in The Matrix. And the one armed man was the lizard alien in the TV series Babylon 5 (he's Greek). I think he also did some Star Trek.
I think they were supposed to kill Kimball but he wasn't at home instead his wife was. Collaterial damage.
Haven't seen the Matrix yet
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Havent seen many other movies from Harrison Ford then indiana jones, this one was definitely fun to watch ty 🙂
Inspired by a true event to make a hit tv series. They based this movie on the series. High ratings for the series finale.
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Ford and Jones. 2 of my favorite actors in one movie. What could be better than that in this movie?
It was great
You had seen Joe Pantoliano before in the Goonies. He was the younger of the Fratelli brothers (bad guys). I know you've also watched The Matrix since you watched this (I haven't watched your reaction yet) and he is Cypher (the traitor) in that.
You gotta check out US Marshals, it’s basically a sequel to this movie. Same Marshals, different fugitive obviously. It’s a great movie.
Just call him Joey Pants.
Cool thanks
A fugitive is one of my favourite films from Harrison Ford. I highly recommend US Marshals starring Tommy Lee Jones which was a spinoff from the fugitive
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There's a sequel to this movie called U.S Marshal's that's really good also
This probably won't get a ton of votes but Cellular starring Chris Evans with Jason Statham and William H Macy (who is amazing in everything btw). It's from 2004 so when cell.phones and smart phones were just becoming common and this bro dude frat boy gets connected to this woman who has been kidnapped, she doesn't know where she is and if the call drops she's as good as dead and he's trying to get her help. Literally edge of my seat the entire movie. Such a fun movie to watch.
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