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The Fugitive

year 1993decade 90sdirector Andrew Davisgenre Thrillergenre Mystery

130 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Harrison Ford Dr. Richard Kimble
Tommy Lee Jones Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard
Sela Ward Helen Kimble
Joe Pantoliano Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro
Andreas Katsulas Fredrick Sykes
Jeroen Krabbé Dr. Charles Nichols
Daniel Roebuck Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Biggs
Tom Wood Deputy U.S. Marshal Noah Newman
L. Scott Caldwell Deputy U.S. Marshal Erin Poole
Johnny Lee Davenport Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry
Julianne Moore Dr. Anne Eastman
Ron Dean Detective Kelly
Joseph Kosala Detective Rosetti
Jane Lynch Dr. Kathy Wahlund
Dick Cusack Attorney Walter Gutherie
Andy Romano Judge Bennett
Nick Searcy Sheriff Rawlins
Eddie Bo Smith Copeland
Neil Flynn Transit Cop
Richard Riehle Old Guard
Kirsten Nelson Hospital Secretary
David Darlow Dr. Alec Lentz
Frank Ray Perilli Corrections Officer
Lester Holt Newscaster
David U. Hodges Marshal David
John M. Watson Sr. Bones Roosevelt
Roland Burris Smiling Man in Parade

The Fugitive | The Rewatchables

host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryanhost Mallory Rubinproducer Craig Horlbeck format Liveevent Cold Weather Tourlocation Chicago
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Most Rewatchable Scene

Dam chase versus the opening 24 minutes

In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 00:19:50Read transcript
  • Opening interrogation
  • Bus fight and bus/train crash
  • Marshals taking over the investigation
  • Dam pursuit and jump
  • Copeland’s capture
  • St. Patrick’s Day chase
  • Kimble calling Gerard from Sykes’s apartment
  • Subway fight
  • Cardiology-conference confrontation
  • Final Kimble/Gerard exchange
  • Mallory favors the dam chase
  • Chris favors the opening 24 minutes and 20 seconds
  • Bill favors the opening crash material; the definition of a single scene is debated

What’s Aged the Best?

Chicago, Ford, Jones and the ensemble

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:42:08Read transcript

What’s Aged the Worst?

Defense failures, disguise logic and sequels

In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:33Read transcript
  • Kimble’s legal defense
  • Forensic/DNA handling is criticized as dated
  • Failure to show Kimble testifying
  • Slow parallel prosthetics investigations
  • Oversized opening credits
  • Joe Pantoliano’s wig
  • Pre-CGI concealment of the actor’s arm
  • U.S. Marshals and later adaptations
  • Removal of Julianne Moore’s romantic subplot is debated and defended
  • People failing to recognize Ford’s distinctive face
  • The final Nichols/Kimble fight

Apex Mountain

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:31Read transcript
  • Harrison Ford: no
  • Ford playing Desmondo: yes as a joke
  • Ford’s doctor roles compared with Frantic
  • Tommy Lee Jones: yes
  • Joe Pantoliano: disagreement; The Sopranos favored instead
  • Pantoliano’s bad wigs: no
  • One-armed killers: yes
  • Andrew Davis: yes
  • Dutch men named Chuck: raised without a clear verdict
  • Chicago movies: disputed, with Ferris Bueller, Blues Brothers, Thief and The Dark Knight mentioned
  • Fugitives: O.J. Simpson offered instead
  • Characters named Cosmo: a strong year

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Kill Sykes; rethink the one-arm story; defend the marriage

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:22Read transcript
  • The category is initially almost skipped but is then completed
  • Mallory argues Nichols should have Sykes killed
  • Chris argues Kimble’s one-armed-man account sounds incriminating
  • Craig has no prepared take
  • Bill proposes an attraction-based defense argument

Is This Movie Better With…?

Byron Mayo, Wayne Jenkins and Harling Mays

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:06Read transcript
  • Byron Mayo inserted into the hospital encounter
  • Wayne Jenkins as a marshal
  • Harling Mays treating Kimble after the dam

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Jacket, tissue slide, cash, prosthetic arm and clothing

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:20Read transcript
  • Green jacket
  • Liver tissue sample / pathology slide
  • Nichols’s cash
  • Prosthetic arm
  • Cook County ID
  • Nichols’s tennis pullover and Fila tracksuit
  • Newman’s ponytail is jokingly declined

Who Won the Movie?

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:46:47Read transcript
Podcast choices

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Under Siege

The Rewatchables · aired December 25, 2023

The Fugitive was the consensus anchor; U-571, The Package, and Code of Silence were alternatives.

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