Thanks to Star Wars and Indiana Jones, two globally successful sagas, Harrison Ford rose to stardom in the 1980s. In the following decade, the actor turned to acting.
In between Jack Ryan’s two adventures, he turned down the role of Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (which went to Sam Neill) to focus on The Fugitive, an adaptation of the 1960s TV series of the same name.
During pre-production, Harrison Ford supported producer Arnold Kopelson not only in selecting director Andrew Davis, but also in casting and in his hometown of Chicago as a filming location.
On screen, the actor plays surgeon Richard Kimble, whose peaceful life is turned upside down when he is accused of murdering his wife. Together with the police, he restarts the investigation from scratch to find out the truth.
Very invested in his role, Harrison Ford doesn’t hesitate to grow a beard (which he later shaves off to facilitate his character’s metamorphosis during the run), filming an interrogation scene without knowing his co-stars’ lines in advance. Refused treatment for the knee injury he sustained during the flight scene in the woods in order to limp and gain credibility.
Released in 1993 runaway Relaunched Harrison Ford’s career thanks to its huge success at the worldwide box office: the film grossed $368 million on a budget of $44 million.
Chase took the lead at full speed, as well as Tommy Lee Jones’ performance as a cocky cop, which earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. runaway On AlloCiné it has a good audience rating average of 4/5.
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runaway By Andrew Davies with Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Selah Ward…
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Source: Allocine
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