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The Fugitive

year 1993 decade 90s director Andrew Davis genre Thriller genre 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

aired February 6, 2024

host Bill Simmons host Chris Ryan host Mallory Rubin producer Craig Horlbeck format Live event Cold Weather Tour location Chicago

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Roger Ebert's review

Roger Ebert’s review is discussed: 4 stars

In the discussion (2)

Approx. transcript time · 00:18:25Read transcript

The hosts report Ebert awarded four stars
They discuss his praise of the film as accomplished entertainment

Casting What-Ifs

Nolte, Baldwin, Hackman, Voight and Richard Jordan

In the discussion (5)

Approx. transcript time · 01:02:53Read transcript

Walter Hill’s proposed Nick Nolte version
Alec Baldwin described as an early choice
Gene Hackman and Jon Voight considered for Gerard
Richard Jordan’s illness and replacement
Reshooting the party scene and Ford’s beard differences

Recasting Couch

Ewan McGregor, Jake Gyllenhaal and others

In the discussion (7)

Approx. transcript time · 01:07:34Read transcript

Ewan McGregor in a London version
Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Reynolds proposed, with objections
Scarlett Johansson proposed
Timothée Chalamet as a young prodigy is joked about
Jake Gyllenhaal receives support
Chris Rock as a 1993 marshal sidekick
Pre-Taken Liam Neeson as Nichols

What Would Tony Romo’s Director’s Commentary for This Movie Sound Like?

Tony Romo narrating the dam escape

The panel proposes a new category here.

In the discussion (3)

Approx. transcript time · 01:10:32Read transcript

Introduced as a new category
Chris performs Romo-style narration of the tunnel and dam
A Philadelphia example is a tangent, not a second Fugitive outcome

Half-Assed Internet Research

Ford’s injury, the real train crash and Chicago filming

In the discussion (6)

Approx. transcript time · 01:11:34Read transcript

Ford’s injured knee and incorporated limp
Six screenwriters and 25 drafts reported
A real train crash with a single practical attempt
North Carolina railroad location
Chicago locations and the actual 1993 parade
Cold conditions during parade filming

Producer review

Craig Horlbeck calls it the number-one dad movie

In the discussion (2)

Approx. transcript time · 01:19:06Read transcript

Craig says he loves the movie and calls it the number-one dad movie — Craig Horlbeck
He imagines appreciating it even more as a father — Craig Horlbeck

Picking Nits

Disguise, defense attorney and conspiracy logic

In the discussion (18)

Approx. transcript time · 01:19:40Read transcript

Craig questions Sykes’s security role and corporate fishing trips
Chris questions Kimble’s minimal disguise
Stolen clothes fitting Kimble is debated
Mallory questions the fundraiser’s swimsuit show
Kimble fails to request counsel promptly
Craig questions water falling on the gun
Nichols’s conference patter is missing
Mallory challenges the defense’s handling of Helen’s call and circumstantial evidence
Shaving a large beard with a disposable razor
Craig questions Kimble’s janitor performance
Gerard’s shooting choices in the courthouse
Nichols’s incriminating photos
A rollerblading nurse
Instant train-audio identification
Mallory corrects the earlier podcast’s too-handsome Jon Hamm objection
Craig asks why Kimble does not take the evidence straight to Gerard
Kimble helping patients is defended
Cosmo’s implausibly minor head wound

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Escape plan, Kimble’s fame, the cat and alternate futures

In the discussion (12)

Approx. transcript time · 01:35:51Read transcript

Effectiveness of the fake seizure escape
Craig asks how famous Kimble would become
How much cash Nichols gives Kimble
Mallory asks what happened to the Kimble family cat
Gerard as an NFL coach
Craig asks why the river cannot be dyed blue
A shared Chicago movie universe
Whether faster emergency dispatch could have saved Helen
The logic of the incriminating call
Kimble and the woman who offers him a ride
A twist making Kimble guilty after all
How quickly Sykes would be caught through social media

Best Double Feature

The Fugitive poster — The Fugitive

The Package poster — The Package

Under Siege poster — Under Siege

Presumed Innocent poster — Presumed Innocent

Enemy of the State poster — Enemy of the State

In the discussion (4)

Approx. transcript time · 01:43:07Read transcript

The Package
Under Siege
Presumed Innocent is suggested
Enemy of the State

Mentions across The Rewatchables

Double Feature

Under Siege

The Rewatchables · aired December 25, 2023

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

Approx. transcript time · 01:39:29Read transcript

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