The Fugitive
Crime, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (1993) 131 mins PG-13

7.8 (81,026 votes)
A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.

Catch him if you can. The Fugitive is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through the breathless manhunt movie based on the classic TV series. Ford is prison escapee Dr. Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing his wife and determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuer to the one-armed man who actually committed the crime. Jones is Sam Gerard, an unrelenting bloodhound of a U.S. Marshal. They are hunted and hunter. And as directed by Andrew Davis, their nonstop chase has one exhilarating speed: all-out. So catch him if you can. And catch an 11-on-a-scale-of-10 train wreck (yes, the train is real), a plunge down a waterfall, a cat-and-mouse jaunt through a Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade and much more. Better Hurry. Kimble doesn't stay in one p...

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Cast and Crew
Julianne Moore  ......  Dr. Anne Eastman
Sela Ward  ......  Helen Kimble
Tommy Lee Jones  ......  Marshal Samuel Gerard
Harrison Ford  ......  Dr. Richard David Kimble
Joe Pantoliano  ......  Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro
Jeroen Krabbe  ...... 
Director  .....  Andrew Davis
Producer  .....  Arnold Kopelson; Keith Barish; Stephen Brown
Writer  .....  David N. Twohy; Jeb Stuart; Roy Huggins; David Twohy
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: A television news montage is seen in an electronics store containing video of Kimble from earlier in the film and includes a scene from Kimble's sentencing hearing. Since cameras are not permitted in Illinois courtrooms, the only "image" from any of the court proceedings available to the media would have been those created by courtroom sketch artists. (more)

Trivia:
The part of Dr. Charles Nichols was to be played by actor Richard Jordan, but Jeroen Krabbé took over when Jordan fell ill. (more)

Filming Locations:
203 N. LaSalle Street Building, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA (more)

Quotes:
Dr. Anne Eastman: Hey, Do you have a particular interest in our paitient's X-Rays?
Dr. Richard Kimble: What do you mean?
Dr. Anne Eastman: I saw you looking at that boy's chest film.
Dr. Richard Kimble: It's a hobby of mine.
Dr. Anne Eastman: It's a hobby, really? What are your other hobbies - brain surgery?
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations (more)