The Fugitive (1993) is a WILD RIDE! | First Time Watching Movie Reaction & Commentary

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My first time watching The Fugitive (1993). This was such a great movie! A thrilled with a handful of laughs, interesting characters an a compelling plot that all added up to a fantastic watch! I hope you enjoyed my The Fugitive movie reaction & commentary
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[@geraldmcboingboing7401]

Great reaction, Chris!!! One of my favorite TV shows when I was a teenager was The Fugitive (1963-1967). Harrison Ford did a great job here, but for me David Janssen will always be Dr. Richard Kimble.

[@michaelceraso1977]

That's terrific @casual nerd reactions that someone IS gonna watch SOME LIKE IT HOT, a classic comedy by a famed director- BIlly Wilder who did THE Apartment, and THE Lost weekend. The latter is a rough one about Alcohol abuse BUT won Ray Milland is Best oscar

[@DrewG-wd8ql]

Now when you get the chance. It will be time to see Gerard come back in "US Marshals" and hunt another bad guy. Tommy Lee is awesome in that also.

[@jkhoover]

"This is a man who knows he's innocent."😂🤣😂🤣😂 He's friend definitely knew he was innocent.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

haha how little I knew at the time!

[@Rmlohner]

If you're wondering why Julianne Moore is billed so high despite her small role (and she wasn't even that well known at the time), the character originally had a much larger role and ended up as Kimble's love interest. This was then cut down to just her few scenes at the hospital, as Andrew Davis realized Kimble getting a new girlfriend would clash horribly with his continued grief for his wife.

[@footofjuniper8212]

Yep. And the redhead who picked him up on the side of the road was a waitress who met him earlier, not just some stranger. Her scene was also deleted.

[@rxtsec1]

interesting. I heard it was because she wasn't famous at the time so they didn't know what they had

[@Tr0nzoid]

It might also take having a good agent. Back then there was no easy way to look up a cast member from credits and confirm who it was. I remember when I saw the movie when it was new and taking notice of her and trying to figure out who she was, not expecting the actress of that role to be the third billed.

[@kathyastrom1315]

I love the Freudian slip in Nichols’ speech after he sees Kimball: “…continued dishonest, uh, honest…”

[@CasualNerdReactions]

great catch!

[@Rmlohner]

Tommy Lee Jones got an Oscar for this, incredibly rare for a performance in an action film (the only other one that readily comes to mind is Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight).

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Russell Crowe for Gladiator also comes to mind. Not any others that I can think of.

[@reesebn38]

Harrison Ford should have been nominated. Tommy Lee has a group of great actors to banter off of. Harrison is alone with no dialog. Both sides of the story have you glued to the screen. I like how Tommy Lee ended his acceptance speech for the Supporting Actor Oscar. "To the man who needs no support. Harrison Ford."

[@yohanespaskal9352]

Tommy Lee Jones on his acceptance : "I don't care"

[@reesebn38]

@@yohanespaskal9352 If he didn't care he wouldn't have been there to accept it. Let face every actor is an ego maniac.

[@TequilaToothpick]

​@@reesebn38 /Whoosh

[@jkhoover]

I'm always conflicted when I watch your channel. At first I'm like, "You haven't watched The Fugitive?!?!", then I go into, "Oh man! You get to watch The Fugitive!!!!".

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That's how I feel with all the channels that I watch haha. There's so many movies I WISH I could watch the first time, but can't imagine someone having not seen.

[@jimtatro6550]

“This is a man who knows he’s innocent.” You didn’t know how right you were 😂😂

[@CasualNerdReactions]

haha so true!

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

This was based on a popular television series in the 1960s. Most of the entire nation (including me and my family) watched the final episode as Richard Kimble finally caught up with the one-armed man. It was an intensely gratifying feeling to have an adventure that lasted several seasons on TV come to a satisfactory conclusion.

[@michaelceraso1977]

yea I was a 10 year old that Summer when ABC amazingly waited until AUG to show the final episode!! I think it was to pull in more people at end of summer and promote their fall tv schedule. Of course it had a record Nielson watch total ( 70 or 80 million house holds if I recall) and was the record until final episode of the Classic MASH show on CBS

[@BigGator5]

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse..." Fun Fact: The wrecked train and bus remains a tourist attraction in Dillsboro, North Carolina. Practical Effects Fact: A train was actually crashed for the movie, although Kimble jumping free was a superimposed image. Ford stood on a platform in front of a bluescreen and jumped off onto a cushion. Fugitive Ford Fact: The scene where Kimble is running through the St. Patrick's Day parade was not scripted. This was a later addition by Andrew Davis. Davis, a native of the city, really wanted to capture the parade and was granted permission from the mayor's office to film the day of the parade. The entire sequence was shot with a hand-held steady cam. Without rehearsal, Ford and Jones just went out into the crowd and did their thing, with camera operators running around trying to keep up. Ford observed that since his character was keeping a low profile, it meant he himself didn't stand out much and lasted several minutes in the crowd before being recognized.

[@kathyastrom1315]

There is one shot of Kimball walking through the crowd where you see a man do a double-take at seeing Harrison Ford stroll past him.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

And just like that I'm off to rewatch the St Patrick's day scene. Fascinating. And no I have a reason to visit Dillsboro. 😅

[@BigGator5]

CNR ...My dad is a huge train nut, so of course we've been there too. Film your experience. It would make a great video. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@rogermorris9696]

The movie is based on a 60's TV show, that was in turn based on the real life case of Dr Sam Shepard who was convicted, then found innocent of, the murder of his wife.

[@gallendugall8913]

And the true story is incredibly depressing.

[@reesebn38]

@@gallendugall8913 It sure is!

[@creech54]

Based on the Shepard case, with a bit of "Les Misérables" thrown in.

[@athos1974]

This is my second favorite Ford movie (not including the Raiders trilogy) My favorite is Witness. A rare movie that takes place in Amish Pennsylvania.

[@jkhoover]

BTW- The absolute BEST nonstop never lets up continuous action movie is SPEED. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oddly enough I don't have ANY memory of the first speed, but I do recall seeing at least some of the second with Sandra bullock on a cruise ship on tv.

[@claireallen4017]

Not only is there a sequel (US Marshals- ok but not as good) which features the marshals and doesn’t include Richard Kimble, but you weren’t far off with the Julianne Moore comments. There were deleted scenes of the two of them being caught up in a whirlwind romance but it didn’t fit with the story so they cut it. Very wise cut. His whole mission is to prove who killed the wife he loved, I don’t need to see him move on before that mission is complete. Great film and reaction!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Completely agree! It definitely is good they cut it from the film as much as I'd have enjoyed seeing more of Julianne Moore.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Fun fact, the actor who plays Kimball’s lawyer is Richard Cusack, the father of John and Joan Cusack. He’s a great Chicago actor. BTW, another film that shows off the city well is a teen flick from 1980 called My Bodyguard. It was Joan Cusack’s film debut, as well as Adam Baldwin’s after he had just graduated from a suburban high school, and has bit roles by two other Chicago actors who later became famous, George Wendt and Tim Kazurinsky. I highly recommend watching that film because I personally think it is better than any of John Hughes’s teen films of that decade, although it is nearly forgotten today. It also stars Matt Dillon in just his second movie role.

[@rxtsec1]

also his other son Bill Cusack (John and Joan's brother) plays the tracing technician (the guy they ask to make out train stop in the backround while on his phone with his real life father)

[@lordrahl2345]

This has always been a remote drop movie for me. Entertaining from beginning to end.

[@allanrose3661]

Running from the train reminds me of the whole tornado safety thing. You can drive left or right of the ground track. LOL

[@sdhartley74]

to your commenter who said Cinema should be art, not just entertainment... I agree... Art is intended to elicit emotion, and excitement, happiness, enjoyment... these are emotions. Art doesn't have to be serious!

[@jimtatro6550]

“I didn’t kill my wife!!” “I don’t care.” This is a great movie, Harrison Ford is great as always and Tommy Lee Jones deserved his Oscar for his performance.👍

[@shainewhite2781]

"I DIDN'T KILL MY WIFE!" "I DON'T CARE!" This was the first Harrison Ford movie I saw on VHS growing up. I didn't get to see Star Wars til later. Before Harrison Ford was cast as Richard Kimble, Alec Baldwin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner, Michael Douglas, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Richard Gere, Charlie Sheen, Clint Eastwood, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Patrick Swayze, William Hurt, Mickey Rourke, Nick Nolte, Kurt Russell, Jeff Bridges, and Michael J. Fox were considered for the role. Jon Voight and Gene Hackman were considered for the role of Sam Gerrard. The film was a box office and critical success, making $370 million dollars against a $45 million dollar budget. It was nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture but won Tommy Lee Jones the Best Supporting Actor Award.

[@reesebn38]

It was the second biggest movie of the year, right next to Jurassic Park.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

It' interesting to think about how the film would have been different with any of those others cast. Likely would have still been good, but definitely not the same.

[@reesebn38]

@@CasualNerdReactions So this is when Harrison had a lot of power. He hand picked Andrew Davis to direct and Tommy Lee to co-star because of Under Siege. Harrison couldn't believe how great they made that movie. Harrison also picked Sela Ward to play his wife. I also love the story that Glenn Close tells. She said she was at a party and Harrison came up to her and said "You're going to be my Vice-President."

[@kathyastrom1315]

Such a great film! My two favorite things about it are the team of Marshals and their interactions with each other, and the director’s fantastic use of the city of Chicago. The team have the best lines, not just Tommy Lee Jones, and we get to see all of them at work, especially the youngest member. As for the city, they really utilize the neighborhoods, not just the touristy sites downtown. In fact, I think this might be the first time the neighborhood of Pullman is featured on screen-it’s where the one-armed man lives. The city’s characters are all very real, too. One of the two actors playing the main cops was actually a retired CPD officer, and the woman who rents Kimball the room was the kind of older lady who speaks better Polish than English that I would run into all the time when I lived near Little Warsaw at the intersection of Belmont and Central. (The suburb where I live now has similar women, only they are Russian immigrants, not Polish.) Also, most of the press on screen were actual Chicago reporters, including Lester Holt, now NBC’s main anchorman on the national news.

[@creech54]

My friend Dan Roebuck plays Marshal "Biggs" (the one with the moustache). He most recently played "The Count" (aka "Grandpa") in Rob Zombie's redo of "The Munsters".

[@michaelceraso1977]

dam I've seen this fill a dozen times, and never saw that L HOLT. Was he in the group of reporters at Beginning or the end where Kimble is taken into car by Gerard?

[@kathyastrom1315]

@@michaelceraso1977 He’s with the reporters at the end, alongside John Drummond and the shorter woman whose name I can’t remember right now who was an investigative reporter for Channel 2, I think she’s Jeanne somebody.

[@michaelceraso1977]

@@kathyastrom1315 ok it must be quick and he doesnt get a line. Just was curious as he's such a short guy I realized.Jeanne def was familiar and maybe I saw her on a cbs report one time

[@kathyastrom1315]

If you search YT for Lester Holt The Fugitive, you’ll see the scene at the end. Holt is the African American reporter on the left-he has a mustache, and he does ask a few questions of the cops.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

They actually crashed a real train for this movie (though they used effects to superimpose Harrison Ford jumping from the bus as it happened). The only other movie I know of with an unfaked train crash is The General (1926) with Buster Keaton.

[@AlfredThomas]

The bus and train are still there in Dillsboro NC

[@fieryangel522]

This was one of my Daddy's ( who loved Harrison Ford) favorite movies and I have probably watched it 50 times at least. It was wonderful watching you experience it for the first time. I love your reactions, and I'm glad you liked it. Another great movie with Tommy Lee Jones in a similar supporting role is " Double Jeopardy" with Ashley Judd. I highly recommend you watchthat some time.

[@SK-lk3iu]

Yes, another good one!

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

My dad used to love the TV show this film was based on. On it, the one-armed man Dr. Kimble was always looking for didn't have a prosthetic arm. He was hunting him from 1963 - 1967.

[@jackmessick2869]

This film was based on a 1960s television series, where the chase went on over about 5 seasons. Dr Kimball was played by David Janssen, who would set up a fake identity in a town, help someone with a problem, then nearly get caught and have to move on. This was the first Television series to ever have a true finale, wrapping up the premise of the whole show, when Dr. Kimball finds the one armed man.

[@MrGpschmidt]

Based on the hit TV series of the '60s starring David Janssen - it's final episode was the largest watched TV show of all-time until M*A*S*H's finale. Ford's last great iconic role. Non-stop action and great support from Tommy Lee Jones. The series was pretty much an adaptation of Les Miserables and was the blue print for the tv series version of THE INCREDIBLE HULK in the '70s starring Bill Bixby & Lou Ferrigno.

[@ArabianLady]

Happy you enjoyed this one Chris, it was based on a real case/ person. Harrison and Jones did a wonderful job. I like to watch it when it's on TV . :)

[@jerrykessler2478]

I don't go to the movies for art. I go for entertainment. If a movie makes you feel, I believe it qualifies as art.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I like the perspective!

[@tree6787]

I really love this movie and I love the soundtrack to it. They just don't make movies like this anymore.

[@jillfromatlanta427]

The 'sequel' to this was U.S. Marshals with Tommy Lee reprising his role as Gerard and Robert Downey, Jr. Not quite as good as the original but worth watching... :-)

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I had absolutely no idea there was a sequel. I've never even heard of that film, but I'll definitely be looking it up.

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@CasualNerdReactions Focuses on Gerard pursuing a different protagonist who was framed for murder. As Jill said, not as good but still well worth watching. No Harrison Ford though.

[@rxtsec1]

@@jasontoddman7265 same movie though which is why it was uninteresting to me

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@rxtsec1 If you mean plot-wise; yes it is practically identical. I still enjoy watching it though. Mainly for Tommy Lee Jones.

[@rxtsec1]

@@jasontoddman7265 he seemed not as into it for me. i think they should have had a different story.

[@apkelly01]

So excited you're watching this. He did a Peter Pan right off of this dam...boom.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

haha that's a great way to phrase it!

[@denisemay6807]

Omigosh, I still remember, in the theater, that train derailment scene felt like BEING there!

[@emilythorkildson8514]

Great movie! I'd 100% recommend Witness, with Harrison Ford...he got his first and, to date, only Oscar nomination for this movie and it's fantastic!

[@johndalessandro9157]

One of the few times a classic TV show was made into a classic movie. The Fugitive tv show from the early 60's was one of the best. , Check it out.

[@827honey1]

So happy you did this movie. Great performances especially by Tommy Lee Jones. I recommend U.S. Marshals as well.

[@tree6787]

And double jeopardy if you haven't seen it

[@jennujor1551]

Yesss I was looking for this comment...both of those are excellent!

[@pjftoo7588]

Love this film. It just shows how a film can just be entertaining sometimes without trying to change the world. Andrew Davis had a real knack for this kind of big, action, popcorn movie. I also like Tommy Lee as a bad guy in another of Davis's big fun actioners, Under Siege (1992) The pinacle of Steven Seagal's career, if that isn't an oxymoron. Also some good smaller Harrison Ford films that don't get reacted to as often: Witness (1985) Peter Weir Sabrina (1995) Sidney Pollack

[@maggieshevelew7579]

Other great movies with Harrison Ford include “Witness”, from 1985, and the lesser known “Frantic”, from 1988. Set in Paris, “Frantic” is an intense mystery where the viewer only receives answers as Ford’s character figures them out. Great forgotten gem.

[@flarrfan]

Hey, what about Air Force One, which no one seems to want to react to? "Get off my plane!"

[@maggieshevelew7579]

@@flarrfan Another good one. There are so many Harrison Ford films that could be listed. Like “Mosquito Coast”. There’s a forgotten one.

[@Kayjee17]

I believe the reason why Dr. Kimball was known as the best in his field in Chicago was because he used the same single-minded determination that he used in this movie to find the guy who killed his wife as he did to save his patients. I also believe that's why his "friend" sent the one-armed man to kill him = jealousy. But his "friend" was truly sad that Kimball's wife was killed by accident because he actually cared about her... maybe too much?

[@robburns4176]

I love the "here we go" music cues.

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

Dr Kimble had the same lawyer as Andy Dufrane

[@kara_haight]

"If I were a drug dealer, I would be a drug dealer with principals. Ain't selling it to kids!" You crack me up! 😂

[@talktidy7523]

I can't get over that the majority of the dialogue in this movie was improvised. Maybe it worked so well because the story beats of the movie were pretty strong, giving it a strong narrative spine. The big set pieces of bus crash, the dam scene & Kimble nearly being caught in Cop Central all work. They're big scenes, but they don't have the feel of something shoehorned in for sheer spectacle. I love this movie.

[@warrengday]

@1:21 "I'm going to go out on a limb" - ah so funny.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I sat here for a minute trying to figure out why this is funny. Then it clicked. Yes, this is funny. 🤣

[@notDonaldFagen]

When he 'helped out' before stealing the ambulance, it was because the patient was the officer/guard he dragged out and he kind of of recognized Kimball.

[@tonyb6354]

Love Harrison Ford. One of my favourite actors. Check out a film called Witness. Really good.👍

[@rickardroach9075]

13:36 I like the juxtapositions: to the kiss of life from the kiss of love, to pumping her chest from pumping her…

[@mwflanagan1]

Great reaction. When you get excited, you really get excited. Thanks for this one.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

haha this is true! I woke up excited this day so it leaked into the reaction big time.

[@Waterford1992]

The train and bus wreckage are still at the filming location to this day in Dillsboro, North Carolina

[@chriscma1]

The Fugitive was originally conceived as a trilogy but was condensed into its current form.

[@garymussell6543]

It wwas up for Best Picture, and Jones won Best Supporting Actor, well deserved. Harrison Ford at his best. Good re-imagining of the TV show basic plot and characters.

[@handfuloftrains4781]

"Only one person in a million could survive that fall." Luckily, that one person is in this film.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

It sure is.

[@IChooseJesus9091]

What Lies Beneath is a good one with Harrison Ford. With Michelle Pfeiffer playing opposite him. I always liked it a lot. Also Witness co starring Kelly McGillis the lady from Top Gun & Danny Glover as a crooked cop. And a very young Lucas Haas.

[@ejtappan1802]

Absolutely one of my top five favorite movies!! Of course, since I lived in Chicago and know so many of the locations they used, I admit to being a little biased.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Nothing wrong with a little bias in your entertainment!

[@KensVideoSpot]

Chris, if you "sorta" like suspenseful not-exactly-chase movies, you should DEFINITELY watch "The Next Three Days" with Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. A REALLY GOOD underrated tense movie.

[@essentialjordan23]

There is a sequel to the called U.S. Marshals with the team chasing after Wesley Snipes. It’s worth checking out as Robert Downey JR is also in the film.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Harrison Ford is great in everything, but there's a reason they made a sequel around Tommy Lee Jones' character! Makes US Marshals look like the coolest job in the world!

[@jowbloe3673]

Sad the movie *U.S. Marshals* doesn't measure up.

[@reesebn38]

They didn't make it around him Harrison did not want to do a sequel. The sequel failed because of no Harrison. Tommy Lee is a great actor, I've been a fan of his since The Eyes of Laura Mars, but he can't carry a film Like Harrison Ford. People don't realize how much Harrison improvises. So many of his scene in The Fugitive were. Every time Han Solo is funny in Star Wars, that's Harrison improvising.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

Would have been a fun twist if they found Kimball in an outhouse or doghouse. Never see them searching either of those.

[@lisakovanen1975]

Or a henhouse!

[@kikialdrich4574]

I have two favorite movies. The Fugitive and Coal Miner’s Daughter. Both starring Tommy Lee Jones. Which is funny. He’s not most favorite actor. I love him for sure. He is amazing. But it just works out he’s in both of my faves.

[@coinsaver]

Based on the case of Ohio vs. Sheppard. In 1954, Dr. Samuel Holmes Sheppard’s wife Marilyn was found murdered in their home. Sheppard was convicted of the killing. The 1963 television series The Fugitive and the 1993 movie of the same name were inspired by Sheppard’s case.

[@LordVolkov]

Ford does not return for the sequel, but Tommy Lee Jones returns with a new fugitive to hunt down. It's ok. For another really good 'Jones on the hunt' movie - The Hunted (2003), with Benicio Del Toro

[@linkloudenback8359]

This was based on the television show. Which was on for four seasons. They had a pretty good example to base the movie on. It’s hard to imagine that this could be a good movie if it wasn’t for the show.

[@totomomo18]

No body plays the common man better than Harrison Ford. You should watch is other more serious movies like Frantic, The Jack Ryan Movies and Air Force One,

[@Lynn705Hal]

Enjoyed you reaction. 🙂👍 The follow up w/ TLJ, Wesley Snipes & Robert Downey Jr is also good.

[@nathanmead9585]

I remember moving to Chicago years ago. Happened to be downtown a day or two after St Patrick's Day, saw the river, and asked the exact same damned question. 🤣 At least it's not on fire anymore!

[@flarrfan]

Your reactions are always great! IDK why you don't have more subscribers... too bad you're not a cute blonde watching from her bed or a ditzy redhead with a weird sense of humor and a fat cat... You're right up there with the best of them.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Why do I know exactly who you're referring to? haha. Thanks for the comment, Kent!

[@jasontoddman7265]

The original TV series was imo one of the best written TV dramas ever written. Solid writing in almost every episode. Not much action however for the modern types who need a car chase or a fight every five minutes.

[@richardmark9161]

There is a sequel, titled US Marshals. Tommy Lee Jones’s character is on a different mission not involving Richard Kimble.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That would be the best way to do a sequel, I think!

[@richardmark9161]

@@CasualNerdReactions Tommy Lee Jones got an Oscar for best supporting actor for The Fugitive.

[@brandonreed09]

Yes, Kimble should have lawyered up immediately whether he was innocent or guilty. He had enough money for the best lawyers too. He could have hired investigators to track down the prosthetic arm too.

[@TheAlmaward]

The sequel, U.S. Marshals, is excellent, as well. No Harrison Ford, but it does have Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey, Jr., as well as Tommy Lee Jones and the rest of the crew from his office in this movie. ;)

[@RealTalkRyan87]

Did not realize Jane Lynch was in this movie.

[@traceyb9443]

Another of my all time favourite films! I share my birthday with Tommy Lee Jones too! 😁❤

[@phantombrakeman4983]

The actor that played detective Kelly is a Chicago base actor that was on a TV series call "Early Editon" about a guy (not this actor though) that knows what will happen that day because he read it in the Chicago Sun Times and tries to help people. He is also the defensive football coach for Notre Dame, (which is about 70 miles from Chicago) in the movie "Rudy". Have you seen the episode of "Scrubs" where Dr Dorian sees the janitor in this movie as the cop shot on the "L" train? Funny

[@jowbloe3673]

Did you watch the video?

[@CasualNerdReactions]

THAT'S WHERE I KNOW THE DETECTIVE FROM! I don't know if I left my questions in the cut or not, but I recognized him from somewhere and couldn't place him. Thanks for that. As for Joe Bloe's point, I definitely saw that episode of scrubs and framed my video around that scene. When Neil Flynn finally shows up I proclaim, "There's the main character"

[@bobbrown200]

Best Tommy Lee Jones movie is Lonesome Dove if you haven't seen it it's a must watch US Marshals is pretty good too

[@thomasoa]

In the 1960s series, each episode had Kimball hiding in a new area, befriending and helping people who needed help, all the while evading the lead cop pursuing him. But helping people was always a core of the show, so I like the movie included many scenes of Kimball helping people. (I never saw the show - before my time - but I watched "The Incredible Hulk," which had a similar formula.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That makes sense! Sounds like a good show.

[@thomasoa]

@@CasualNerdReactions I never saw the show, but the format has a very interesting business advantage - the leads are two characters, the fugitive and his pursuer. Every other cast member is a guest star. Another show with that advantage, but with a different format, was Columbo, which had a regular cast of one. (But the guest star criminals were well-known actors, and presumably got better-than-average guest star pay, so it amounted financially to having two stars.)

[@mledda621]

I've seen this a few times but it's a great movie. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are such great actors.

[@brentwebster6164]

This may be my favorite action film of all time. It’s really more of a quality suspense thriller, though, very much in the mold of a Hitchcock movie like North by Northwest or Saboteur. I think what you are reacting to when you say that chase movies can be hit or miss is that many of them don’t bother to establish interesting characters. That’s the lynchpin of any great story. You can have the best, most clever plot, but if we can’t latch onto a character that we care about (either love or hate), we lose interest. Another way of putting it is if we don’t have an intense desire for SOMEthing to happen to our leads in a story, we don’t care about what does happen.

[@flarrfan]

Been watching some Silence of the Lambs recently...that strikes me as the most Hitchcockian of any film since his last...

[@i.m.7710]

“No side effects whatsoever.” - his dr friend at the hotel convention. Right! 🤣🤣🤣 💊

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

24:10-24:47 - did you catch that was Jane Lynch?? Early, early career credit.

[@edwardcardenas92]

Gotta watch 'U.S. Marshals' next!

[@stackels97]

The Interpreter is a relatively slept on film that has a similar vibe to this one if you're after another action/drama/mild suspense kind of story.

[@toodlescae]

I love Harrison Ford in Air Force One too

[@inarar5334]

You know, the cops definitely railroaded Kimble, but the movie kinda screws with you in how they tell it. When they're interrogating Kimble, and are obviously ready to throw the book at him, they know about the 911 call. There was very little Kimble could have said to have them discount that call. But we only learn of it after we get the feeling the cops aren't even listening to him.

[@TheInfo45]

Absolutely love Tommy Lee Jones. Stumbled across a few of your reactions I really like your take on films. You appreciate all aspects of them and that's nice and refreshing . Unlike some people who talk completely over the film and miss so many nuances of a story or just make jokes throughout and not really absorbing what the film is meant to do. And I know you said that you didn't really want a sequel but you did like Tommy Lee Jones so there is a somewhat sequel which is called US Marshals. Completely about his team hunting down another fugitive. Costars Robert Downey jr. And Wesley Snipes. Really love it

[@rickardroach9075]

21:16 _Open_ the blast doors!

[@TheAifur]

Lovely Reaction again friend! Keep em' coming!

[@stoogeswoman]

Great review, and yay, another Janitor fan!

[@kamkelevra]

I'm back... excellent movie choice I loved it

[@80Jay71]

The independent movie US Marshals is also well worth watching. Tommy Lee Jones again.

[@stormywaters1565]

You don't want a sequel? Well too bad! Cause they made one! Only it doesn't follow Kimble at all and follows Jones instead. The movie is called US Marshals and is also quite good.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That's a good way to make a sequel! I'd never heard of US Marshals, and will definitely have to see it at some point.

[@fs127]

27:03 Hate to break it to you, but the ones making the drugs weren't the delivery mechanic that exploded America's opioid addiction. There's a reason why the wisdom of asking for a second opinion has stuck around.

[@jamesandthefatcat9464]

ty for this vid.good reaction. awesome movie.. i think i have this movie still on VHS.. hmm. ty

[@Ellinor99]

This made me think of the movie Out of Sight with a younger George Clooney. Really nice if you reacted to that one if you havent already seen it

[@Tr0nzoid]

"Cinema should be art and not just entertainment." Those film snob pseudo-intellectuals tend to show their ignorance by failing to see the art within what they snub. Similarly, some people who would want the opposite - "popcorn entertainment" instead of something "artsy" fail to realize they like that stuff because of the art of it.

[@marilynn7799]

Regarding Henry is a really good Harrison Ford movie. It's the first movie I saw with him in it.

[@chelgoth]

The cops in this movie are just the worst.

[@CarolinaCharles777]

Yeah, you can't name a character "Newman" anymore thanks to Seinfeld... Kinda like you can never again have a character ask, "Who ya' gonna call" because of a certain movie/song.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

haha so accurate.

[@i.m.7710]

Watch young, handsome Tommy Lee Jones as a cop in “the Eyes of Laura Mars” 1970s thriller movie with Faye Dunaway.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Watch Faye Dunaway in the blockbuster “Bonnie and Clyde.”👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@botz77]

I love how you say this could loose it's appeal if it keep going for a long time. That's funny because it's based on a tv series that ran for 4 years of 120 episodes.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Pretty good run! Did the show tell the story past this point in the movie?

[@tommc3622]

Not as good a film as this, U.S. Marshals is a direct sequel. It continues to follow the Tommy Lee Jones character and his team. Definitely worth a watch.

[@footofjuniper8212]

Andrew Davis also directed "Under Siege" (Steven Seagal's only good movie), starring Tommy Lee Jones. It also has a lot of great action scenes and funny moments.

[@asdfasdf7199]

great flick!