Film credit
Harrison Ford
Also referred to as Ford
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 9
- Movies in this archive
- 13
Rewatchables episodes featuring Harrison Ford’s films
Star Wars: A New Hope
1977 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan
Aired May 6, 2025
Star Wars: A New Hope
1977 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan
Aired May 6, 2025
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey
Aired June 20, 2023
Mentioned in discussions
Just One Oscar
Del Toro; Deakins; Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score
In the discussion (2)
- Del Toro’s Oscar omission is challenged; alternatives remove Hardy or Stallone, with Harrison Ford also proposed. Hardy’s Fury Road work is preferred to The Revenant.
- One-Oscar choices are Del Toro, Deakins and Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score.
Not Like This: Beloved Star in an Unwelcome Role
Evil Harrison Ford; disguised Colin Farrell; Roman J. Israel. Interview with the Vampire still praised.
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (5)
- Seeing Harrison Ford play a man who kills women is called upsetting because the viewer identifies him with heroic roles.
- The category name “Not Like This” is proposed for beloved actors in unwelcome roles. — Bill Simmons
- Interview with the Vampire is called a really good movie despite using Cruise in an unwelcome role. — Bill Simmons
- The Penguin is described as difficult to watch because a participant wants favored actor Colin Farrell to remain beautiful, although his performance is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Roman J. Israel is proposed as Denzel’s analogous title and is explicitly disliked. — Mallory Rubin
In the discussion (4)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys is proposed as a Michelle Pfeiffer bookend. — Mallory Rubin
- Panic Room is proposed as another trapped-in-the-house thriller. — Mallory Rubin
- The Mosquito Coast is proposed for Ford as a genuine villain. — Mallory Rubin
- The Fugitive and Presumed Innocent are proposed for ambiguous journeys toward whether Ford’s character is guilty. — Mallory Rubin
Apex Mountain
Cinematic Vermont, tentatively; no firm consensus.
In the discussion (4)
- Pfeiffer, Ford, ghost movies, cheating-husband comeuppance movies, haunted-house movies, Zemeckis, and the waterlogged corpse are considered and rejected or questioned. — Bill Simmons
- Cinematic Vermont is proposed and receives tentative approval. — Bill Simmons
- Grown Ups 2 is jokingly offered as a competing Vermont answer. — Bill Simmons
- Grown Ups 2 is called good, and a participant says his children love it and the family owns it. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
No replacement leads; Ford in The Perfect Storm discussed instead.
In the discussion (3)
- The original stars are said to have been specifically wanted, leaving no conventional casting what-if for this movie. — Bill Simmons
- The episode reports that Ford turned down The Perfect Storm to make What Lies Beneath. — Mallory Rubin
- That choice is welcomed because a Boston accent is considered a poor fit for Ford. — Bill Simmons
Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?
Possessed-desk scene praised; more explicit material or a Madison flashback proposed.
In the discussion (6)
- Pulling away from the couple’s early sexual encounters is defended as adding anticipation.
- The neighbors’ sounds, Claire’s leg over Norman’s shoulder, and their established-marriage routine are praised as useful glimpses.
- The possessed desk scene’s lip bite and torn shirt are called nearly perfect.
- They propose showing Claire masturbating while Norman watches.
- A Madison flashback is proposed as a contrast that could initially be mistaken for Claire and Norman. — Chris Ryan
- Frantic is cited as an earlier Ford film with stronger sexual energy. — Mallory Rubin
Dr. Richard Kimble Inappropriate Body Award
Harrison Ford as Dr. Norman Spencer.
In the discussion (4)
- The award is given to Harrison Ford, who is reported to be 57 and exceptionally lean and muscular. — Bill Simmons
- Norman’s age, laboratory workload, and rainy Vermont life are cited as reasons his body seems implausible. — Bill Simmons
- Boating, sailing, drives, sexual activity, and lifelong fitness are offered as defenses. — Bill Simmons
- Shirtless Sam Elliott in Landman is described as carved from a tree trunk and compared with Ford’s body at age 57. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
Ford’s casting; camera movement; planted payoffs; symbolism; star pairing; Vermont; bathroom danger; Cooper; still-photo anecdote.
In the discussion (10)
- Casting Harrison Ford as a man who tries to kill his wife after The Fugitive is praised as inspired against-type casting. — Bill Simmons
- The camera’s subtle following movement is praised for creating the sense of a ghost watching Claire. — Bill Simmons
- The paralytic agent, key, clipping, missing cell service, and hitched boat are praised as planted details that pay off in the climax. — Bill Simmons
- The Adamant shop name, pendant design, and Celtic-knot key are described as obvious but effective symbols. — Mallory Rubin
- Pairing major stars in a polished film, using Vermont as a scary setting, and showing an attractive cellist are praised.
- Dangerous bathroom scenes and a mysteriously full bathtub are praised as effective fears. — Mallory Rubin
- Dogs sensing evil is praised, with Cooper cited as intuitive. — Mallory Rubin
- A participant reports that high-school friend Scott Carino appears as Claire’s late husband in two photographs; friend Jeff Gallo treated the appearance as a highlight of 2000. — Mallory Rubin
- A participant recounts returning from vacation to find a bathtub filled by a clog and a dripping fixture. — Mallory Rubin
- A participant recalls being told that the person rendered as “Vanessa Marcel” was very attractive during the friend’s Melrose Place work; the identity rendering remains transcript-uncertain. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
Spoiler-heavy trailer; Claire staying in the house; Norman missing the possession; limited eroticism; student-attraction premise; empty-nester framing.
In the discussion (6)
- The trailer is condemned for revealing that Norman is suspicious and showing Claire’s possession, which drains suspense from the twist.
- Remaining in the house after repeated frightening events is called reckless enough to make Claire responsible for her danger. — Mallory Rubin
- Norman is criticized for taking too long to recognize that his wife is possessed. — Mallory Rubin
- The film is considered too unerotic to function as the erotic thriller suggested by its marketing. — Mallory Rubin
- The idea that a student’s attraction to Norman would be rare is rejected because Harrison Ford’s appeal makes that premise implausible. — Bill Simmons
- The script’s treatment of Claire as an empty nester without an identity is called insufficiently delicate. — Chris Ryan
Recasting Couch
Harrison Ford, Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt, and several current actors are considered by decade.
In the discussion (6)
- Harrison Ford is selected for a 1982 version. — Bill Simmons
- Daniel DeLewis is selected for 1992. — Bill Simmons
- Russell Crowe is selected for 2002. — Bill Simmons
- Brad Pitt is selected for 2012 over Damon. — Bill Simmons
- Chris Pratt, Hemsworth, Austin Butler, Michael B. Jordan, Denzel, Ryan Gosling, and Glenn Powell are considered for a current or alternate version. — Bill Simmons
- A British Jeremiah is strongly rejected. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
- Harrison Ford receives both explicit winner choices. — Mallory Rubin
Podcast choices
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In the discussion (1)
- The Mosquito Coast is the double feature for consecutive Ford/Weir collaborations and a very different Ford character. — Mallory Rubin

