The Fugitive (1993) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!! 

Apologies for the delay! We had an absolute blast with the mystery and intensity of this movie! Thank you all for your support!

This is one of the best movies of Harrison Ford's career. It was nominated for best picture in 1994.

Tommy Lee Jones won best supporting actor for his role in this movie. The whole movie is so great it's just a solid gold home run, and just holds up so well over the passage of time. I was so excited when I saw this movie being made cuz I remember watching the reruns with my family as a kid. Excellent reaction . Please watch the sequel, U.S. Marshalls.

Them: "His friend is a badass." "I know....I like him." All of us watching: 🤣🤣🤣

They made a kinda sequel, called “U.S. Marshals” with Tommy Lee and his team reprising their roles. The protagonist is played by Wesley Snipes, however. Worth a watch ;-)

Julianne Moore’s part largely got cut. She was supposed to be Ford’s love interest but they decided it was best to not have a romance outside of Kimball’s love for his deceased wife.

Harrison Ford has been in many great movies but IMO this is one of his best. Tommy Lee Jones in peak form as well.

These are the gold standard of reaction videos. They use just the right parts of the source material, to stay copyright friendly without just talking constantly to avoid automatic ID of the audio, or only showing the parts where they think they said something clever. Soooooo many channels can't get ANY of these right!

"I'm kind of surprised he ran!...if he was innocent...he seemed like a very by-the-book type of guy..." HE WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION!!! 😂

This movie was based on TV show from 1963-1967. You didn't see the one -armed man till last episode in 1967. The show had him looking for actual killer... helping people along the way. Lot of close calls . The final episode had 30 million watching .

32:20 The funny thing is there's an episode of Scrubs where Zach Braffs character is watching the Fugitive and finds out the janitor was a failed actor when sees him in this scene.

I remember going into this movie so psyched for Harrison Ford…and finishing it loving Tommy Lee Jones even more. He was so freaking great in this.

U.S. Marshalls is a sequel to The Fugitive also staring most of this cast, But Wesley Snipe's is the Fugitive. You two should definitely react to it!!

This is 1 of the few movies I can watch over & over again & never get tired of it 😃👍🏾

Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting actor award at the Oscar's for this.

One thing that needs to be remembered... the entire train scene happened with a real train. As far as I know, there are still remains left of the train and bus crash still on location. Now that would have been entirely CGI. That's one detail that just makes this a fantastic movie.

Just a brilliant film. Harrison Ford is great but Tommy Lee Jones on absolute top form as the ruthlessly competent marshal. “We’re always fascinated when we find leg irons with no legs in them!” One of my favourite movie lines ever.

I’ve seen this movie at least 30x, but only now did I hear Jeroen Krabbé’s character say “thanks for the loaner, here are the keys”! Idk how I missed that all these years

8:23 He really had no choice. He's already been convicted of the crime and sentenced to die. Other than an appeal, the only card he can really play is to go on the run to try to find out for himself what happened and expose it to clear his name.

Harrison Ford has a great overall movie catalogue. I would highly recommend Witness and Patriot Games. They're both excellent movies.

Just remember, not only did Dr. Kimble lose his wife...but he had to listen to her death in court....that had to be rough.

"He saved you're life and you immediately snitch on him..." Welp, that snitch is literally about to get stitches!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 ... Allright I'll see myself out now.

Great movie! There is a semi-sequel(not with HF) to this movie called “US marshals” staring Tommy Lee Jones and the rest of the team

It was such a hugely popular movie back then. It's cool that it holds up.

This movie was a meme before memes. Everyone knew the 'It wasn't me! It was the one armed man!' line and it's parodied all over pop culture in the following years.

Please consider submitting "Witness" to your patreons to vote on. This is one of Harrison Ford's earlier dramatic films outside of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Ford is a detective hiding from criminals among the Amish Pennsylvania, and shows the contrast of cultures in the world he lives in versus the Amish woman (Kelly McGillis) he falls in love with. This movie earned eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Ford, and winning Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

So glad you did this one. Was hoping Tommy lee’s delivery on this line would make the cut: “I know it, Richard. I KNOW it.” So good!!!

One thing i have always loved about this movie, is the dynamics of the team that are chasing Kimble. The dedication, respect and work banter is so great and you get a really good sense of a top professional team.

Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Richard Kimball still helps people he meets along the way while pursued by a U.S. Marshall. This was the basis for a very very popular TV show in 1963 that had the highest rated show ever with its finale when he finally confronted the one armed man. The man on the run style of storytelling influenced many shows after that including The Incredible Hulk.

Midnight run is so criminally underrated.

Guys, this movie was so good that after it ended in the theater it got a standing ovation. I've only seen that like three times in the 30 years plus that I've been going to the movies.

Despite putting on an iconic performance, Tommy Lee Jones gets a lot of flak for winning Best Supporting Actor in the 66th Academy Awards. The other nominees that year were Ralph Fiennes as Amon Göth in "Schindler's List", John Malkovich as Mitch Leary in "In the Line of Fire", Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", & Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon in "In the Name of the Father". On top of that, there were snubs such as Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone", Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern in "Schindler's List", Sean Penn as David Kleinfeld in "Carlito's Way", certain actors in "True Romance", etc...

You have to give Midnight Run a chance as well. It's a fun feel good adventure movie and one of Jerry Smith's favorite movies.

If you're looking for a hidden gem of a mini series. I'd recommend V the mini series from '83.

The foreshadowing when the Marshalls are talking to Dr Nichols, as he's saying how smart Kimble is, they ask him 'Is he as smart as you?" "Smarter"

I remember seeing this twice in theaters in the summer of 1993. That summer we had some great releases. The Firm, Last Action Hero, Cliffhanger, Jurassic Park, and of course, this masterpiece.

This was the first Harrison Ford movie I saw growing up on VHS! Fun Fact: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Douglas, Nick Nolte and Jeff Bridges were considered for Kimble. Jon Voight and Gene Hackman were considered for Gerard till Jones was cast. Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Supporting Actor for Jones. The train/Bus Crash was done in one take! And it was a real train they crashed!

Witness - 1985 w/ harrison ford is f'n FANTASTIC .... great thriller that not a lot of people have seen / do reactions to. high high recc to anyone who reads this!!!!!!

Why can't they make a BIG movie like this anymore. No CGI, no sissies in colorful PJs, no superpowers, a real story with great actors that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

I try not to post film facts because I ramble but after TBR said "this is moving quick" at the start, I could not resist. I always dug this but I'll keep it short. The editors helped this movie so much. original plan in the early cut had the bus crash happening at about the half hour/45 minute mark. The editors had the idea the use flashbacks and crime scene photos all cut together and ended up with the bus crash happening right after the credits. The result is a film that hits the ground running and never lets up. The best of its kind. This comment was originally like 20 other facts, but I checked myself before I wriggedy wrecked myself.

I saw this movie tripping balls, it was so damn intense. I felt like I was in the movie. 😂it was life or death.

This film was based on the 1960s TV series called The Fugitive starring David Janssen as Richard Kimble. It ran for 4 seasons until 1967. The original TV show was inspired by the Les Miserables story between Jean Valjean & Javert. I remember my family watching it when I was just a kid. I was too young for the originals but I caught the re-run on TV in the 80s.

The reason Nichols helped Kimble: Frankly, given Kimble's circumstances, he didn't see Richard as a threat. It was all business about making sure Kimble didn't derail Provasic. Nichols actually liked Kimble and if Kimble would just have concentrated on running, Nichols could live with that. But once Kimble starts putting the pieces together, Nichols not only has to kill Richard but needs to know what his proof against Provasic is and make sure that was destroyed. A crappy friend but 'It was just business'

I was a waiter at a restaurant in the same building as a major hotel in downtown Chicago when this was being filmed. Every morning, a friendly couple came in every morning for breakfast. He was very particular about having his toast served HOT. Turns out, they were Daniel Roebuck (who played Biggs) and his fiancé (now ex-wife) Kelly. Since Kelly had nothing to do while Daniel was working, we hung out - and visited Daniel on set. I met Tommy Lee Jones - Daniel: "Tommy Lee, this is my friend Dan. He's an actor here in Chicago" [at the time, not anymore, no, you've never seen me in anything] Tommy Lee: "Yeah? Good" [But his tone wasn't complimentary, so I'm not really sure what he meant, but that was all he said to me.] And I met Harrison Ford, which needs a bit more set-up - Daniel had many scenes with Tommy Lee Jones, but very few (only one, I think) with Harrison Ford. And while Tommy Lee Jones is a movie star, Harrison Ford is a MOVIE STAR, so I don't think Daniel was comfortable just casually introducing me. But I was on-set for the scene at the convention where Kimball confronts Nichols. In between takes, Harrison (because we're on a first name basis now) was at Craft Services, and Daniel said "go say hello if you want, he's super nice". So I did. Sort of. I grew up in SoCal and I've had many encounters with fame. This is the only time I was star-struck. As I awkwardly walked up to the table, he was eating chips and salsa. Harrison (noticing me gawking at him): "They need more chips." My brain frantically trying to think of something to say: Oh my God, it's Harrison Ford, Harrison Freaking Ford, he's Han Solo AND Indiana Jones! That's it - Indiana! Say something about Indiana! What I said: "I've never even been to Indiana." THAT was my brilliant response to "They need more chips." Daniel, Kelly and I stayed in touch long enough for me to be a guest at their wedding, but that's the last time I saw either of them. Kelly and I may have chatted on the phone once or twice. A short but fun friendship, forever treasured.

Great review. Thought Sam was going to fall out of her chair at the jump scare. Made me laugh. Can’t wait for Fugitive 2.

Samantha has some of THE best reactions! Absolute gold.

Me and my mom met Harrison Ford and Danny Glover in Witness in 1984 when they were doing the movie Witness I was only 9 at the time. My mom and me waited 2 hours until he was done shooting the parking lot scene. Danny Glover came out 1 1/2 later listening to my mom talking about her world wide missionary travels. While I whirled around in circles with Danny Glover and my mom. It was Danny Glover's first major role. You should defintely see it.

FYI: They NEVER cleaned up that train wreck. The production crew left it as is and the train is still there to this day and available for viewing by fans.

Woah in german the dialogue at 12:36 in the sewer has such a different tone! "I didn't kill my wife!" "I don't care!". In the german version Tommy Lee Jones answers "Das ist mir scheiß egal!" which means "I don't give a Sh*t!". This painted him in such a different light, making him just someone who takes his job very seriously, like "I don't care what you did, you are a fugitive now and I am here to bring you back, the rest is none of my business." Sometimes its super weird to hear the original texts for the first time, but often its a whole new and fun experience! And just to throw that bit of useless knowledge in: Germany has a very high quality for localizations/translations and voice acting, so in 99% of the cases you are fine with just watching the dubbed version.

"These guys are on it." That's because they're US Marshals. They are VERY good at what they do.

Richard Kimball is a DOCTOR. He swore an Oath to Do No Harm. That's why he helped the kid in the hospital as 'Desmondo'.

the fugitive is one of my all time favorite films. but have yall seen *children of men* ???

When Samantha says “oh shit” in the first 6 min 🤣

*’The Fugitive’ Old guy hitting another Old guy with a chair* “Greatest jump scare of all time” 😂 I wouldn’t have considered that to be on anyone’s shortlist

If Blade Runner didn't exist, this would be my favorite Harrison Ford movie. Its just doesn't slow down, but its not non stop action, it just uses every scene to so effectivly to just pack it in. And the actors are just incredible, they feel so natural and have incredible charisma without being over the top. I still remember the first time I saw this was with my dad when we had a week of just us and we watched movies every night. As I mentioned it earlier, this was also the same week I first saw Blade Runner. It was a pretty damn good week.

All of the reporters in the ending scene were real Chicago television reporters at the time. And the young black reporter closest to the camera is a young Lester Holt, of NBC Nightly News fame.

That jump scare reaction was A+++. I can't recall a better one from you guys. Here's an idea: You should definitely make a jump scare compilation video. What a great way to promote the channel! Even set up a competition to rank them from 10 to 1. Then put out a top 10 video!

The French Connection is a must watch. Also Assault on Precinct 13 and Ronin are great and worth watching. Can't believe these scored so low.

In one of the flashbacks of the night of the party, Nichols says to Kimble "thanks for the loaner" after using Kimble's car, which pays off at the end. 1:44

I was born in 1971 and I still remember the series of Fugitive in the 70's. David Jensen played Dr. Kimble successfully. Loved the show back then and this movie is a very good cinematic adaptation of the original series. Great reaction. 👏

Thank you so much. I went to my mother's memorial yesterday and it was rough. This happens to be one of her favorite movies and you two happen to be some of my favorite reactors so thank you so so much for posting. I also got to watch this on the big screen and I liked it as much then as I do now. Thank you for sharing. 🐾🐾🍻

Honestly, I think the most unbelievable part of this movie is Kimball getting the death penalty. His lawyer must have been incredibly incompetent. Any half-capable lawyer would have been able to provide reasons for the circumstantial evidence - and the prosecution had nothing more than that. Even prison time might not happen if the lawyer was any good.

In the movie a question was raised that Dr Kimbal called Sykes from his car phone the night his wife was killed. In one of the first scenes of the movie at the party, Dr Nichols hand keys to Dr Kimbal and said “Thanks for the Loaner” meaning that Dr Nicholson called Sykes to commit the murder

In support of the Marshalls ... their job is fugitive retrieval NOT investigating a crime that's already been adjudicated.

Loving this reaction vid so far, it's so much fun how quickly it manages to grip you. I just had to add, it's SO ironic you saying how much you wish they turned into a buddy-cop movie... so I hope you put Midnight Run back into the mix, it really does deserve another shot at a watch. Oh, and Ronin just because it's good, lol ;)

Thanks guys my dad loved the original tv series, he said it was so popular than during last episode there no traffic in our city . ( not a car on the road ) everyone was watching it ) he took me to see this . When i was a kid . Loved it

Ford was on such a roll at this time with movies like Air Force One, Clear And Present Danger, The Fugitive, Patriot Games.

Fun fact: this was the first foreign film that (Red) China allowed to play in its movie theaters the year after it was released in the United States, in 1995.

alright alright alright

The scene with Julianne Moore was great.

You can see why this was a 120 episode long TV series back in the 60s. Bonus points for those that recognised the quote from The Mask... "It was not me... IT WAS THE ONE ARMED MAN !"

Outside of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, this is definitely my favorite Harrison Ford movie... Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones have excellent chemistry... Definitely 2 icons in the industry 💯

I've been meaning to check this out since the episode of Scrubs when JD recognizes the Janitor in the movie, finally watched it when you posted it on your schedule. Favorite scene was the part in the hospital with the little boy but I loved the chemistry between Ford & Jones and that scene at the end was downright tender! Such a sweet moment between the characters. And favorite line was definitely the comment about the ponytail!! Only complaint was not enough Julianne Moore, but I'll let it slide ;) If you're up for more intense but great paranoia/mystery movies I'd recommend Three Days of the Condor and Marathon Man, both from the '70s and phenomenal. Also just checked out Point Break & cannot wait for you guys to watch more Keanu movies! That & Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure are must-sees. Loved your guys' reaction as always, great commentary & you guys are so sharp!! I didn't even pick up on how Kimble would've known about the adjustment date on the prosthetic arm until Samantha said it. Great catch.

Awesome review! Now you need to watch Leslie Neilsen's send up of this movie, called Wrongfully Accused. Suffice it to say that they have a lot of fun with the train and bus scene! :D

14:56 back in '93 we had a saying "the stranger the better" it was a different time

The guy playing the One Armed Man is actor Andreas Katsulas (RIP) who played Ambassador G'Kar in Babylon 5.

My grad advisor Juan Ramirez has a bit role in this film. He was hired during the time he advised me. He's the guy reading the newspaper who snitches on Ford/Kimball.

Under Siege is another great action movie from the 90's, directed by Andrew Davis as well.

"Being hunted for a murder he didn't commit, and he's still helping people.." This is actually the exact point of the story. Originally it was a TV series, every episode he would save someone while he evaded the Marshals.

The great thing about this movie, other than just about everything, is that we learn things the same time Richard does, so it unfolds little by little. Really good movie.

He ran because it's almost impossible to prove your innocence from behind bars

Apparently there was originally supposed to be a subplot involving a bit of a romance/flirtation between Kimble & Julianne Moore's character, but dropped it because it was slowing things down and they didn't want to lose momentum, since the speed of the pacing is pretty essential to this movie.

This is probably some of Harrison Ford's best acting, because he has to do it through his body language and face instead of dialogue.

That's how you write awesome characters. Everyone loves Richard's 'best friend' at first. Also you're always on both Richard's and Sheriff's side because they're both super likable.

This reaction was totally worth the wait. I knew you would love this movie. Thanks for reacting.

If I remember right Julianne Moore was a fairly new actress who had not broken through yet when she was cast in the movie. And started to between being cast and this movie releasing. So the film's marketing proped her name up there, even though her roll was so minimal

36:23 Some of the reporters were actual Chicago reporters. Lester Holt is seen here in the foreground, back when he had a mustache and was with CBS 2 Chicago.

"Stargate" (1994) "The perfect Storm" (2000) "High Fidelity" (2000) "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) "Brubaker" (1980)

This movie was based on the American television series "The Fugitive" which ran from 1963 to 1967. The last episode was the most watched TV episode in American history up to that point. 72% of American television sets which were turned on when the episode aired were tuned in to The Fugitive. It is widely believed that the show was based on the real life case of Dr. Sam Sheppard, who was wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder. The creator of the show denied this, possibly for legal reasons. Julianne Moore is ranked so high in the credits because she originally had a much larger role in the film but it was almost entirely cut in editing. Originally, she befriended him after he saves the kid and they start a romantic relationship, but this was thought be in poor taste given that it was so soon after his wife’s murder.

May I suggest that you guys consider reacting to the murder mystery, "In the heat of the night" starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier. From 1968. Not to be confused with the television which came later. So glad you liked The Fugitive. As a former actor, I am very impressed with your insights and knowledge of film. I've been a subscriber for about a year.

Harrison Ford is a star but Tommy Lee Jones has charisma that never ends. They're so fun to watch together.

Production in 1992 and release in 1993 was very early in Julianne Moores career. She had mostly been in small TV roles and some horror. She was also shooting Bennie and Joon at the same time. The production could kind of tell she was going places so she got upfront billing on the credits as a hopeful payoff when her career explodes (and it did 1995 kicked off the start to a massive amount of roles). Jane Lynch was also in a similar area in her career, she continued for some time in television and her career really took off in the early-to-mid 2000s. Basically if you’re working with Harrison and Tommy Lee Jones, your career is going somewhere.

I enjoy you guys and the movies you react to. Your reaction seems honest, as opposed to other movie reaction videos where the "reactors" are clearly acting (overacting) for the camera. Keep it up! Lots of fun.

There's another movie called U.S. Marshals, which also has the U.S. Marshal actors in this movie (including Tommy Lee Jones). I loved both of your reactions to this movie!! Thanks for reacting to it!

This was one of those movies that played on TV all the freaking time and it was just so good. Honestly, I know a lot of younger people don't watch TV much, more online or whatever, but TV was a great place to see some of these kinds of movies. Not necessarily the 'blockbuster event of the summer' type movies, but just really solid and entertaining.

Enjoyed this so much when it came out. My father took me to see this because as a kid, I was obsessed with watching the The Fugitive televsion show on A&E every day after school. He often would watch it with me, so when trailers started appearing on TV, I couldn't wait to see it and it didn't disappoint.

There is a movie called The Next Three Days (from 2010), starring Russell Crowe, that would have you two on the edge of your seats. The suspense scenes in the latter half of this film immediately made me think of it.

Omg guys I love this movie I watch this on DVD every now and then

Here's some trivia for you guys: The St. Patrick's day parade was not part of the script and was already an event planned for the city. While Tommy Lee Jones was running through the crowd in the street, you can hear random people in the background yelling "Tommyyyy! Hey Tommyyyyy!". Also you can see watch the people's faces in the crowd smiling as they were not expecting to be walking beside Harrison Ford.

Tommy Lee Jones won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. He deserved it.