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O Fugitivo
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Harrison Ford damaged some ligaments in his leg during the filming of the scenes in the woods. He refused to
take surgery until the end of filming so that his character would keep the limp. The limp can be seen in any
subsequent scene where Richard Kimble is running.
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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.
According to producer Roy Huggins, Gerard's line in response to Richard Kimble's claim of innocence ("I didn't
kill my wife") was originally written as "That isn't my problem." At the request of Tommy Lee Jones, it was
changed to "I don't care."
Harrison Ford was the first actor to sign onto the film in September 1992 and personally agreed with Andrew
Davis directing the film after seeing "A Força em Alerta (1992)," and being very impressed with the results.
Originally, Julianne Moore's character had a bigger role in the film, even after she exposes him briefly. Kimble
was to have sought her out for help and eventually fall for her. These scenes were filmed and deleted from the
final cut of the film. This is the reason that her name is still credited as one of the main stars of the picture.
The wrecked train and bus remain a tourist attraction in Dillsboro, North Carolina.
Wax bullets were fired at the glass door at the same time Tommy Lee Jones was firing his blanks.
According to the DVD commentary, the scene in which the Chicago police interrogate Richard Kimble was
improvised. Harrison Ford had no idea what questions he would be asked.
Andrew Davis only had one chance to crash the train in the train scene and had to get it right, so he consulted an
array of engineers, stunt doubles and the insurance company to predict what would happen. The train was
expected to crash into the bus at 35 miles per hour, but the director was in error - the train came at 42 miles per
hour. Nevertheless, the scene went exactly as planned.
Both Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones improvised many of their scenes.
Tommy Lee Jones reportedly told Joe Pantoliano, "It's not like anyone is going to win any awards for this film."
However, Tommy Lee Jones won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for this film.
Kimble's apartment is modeled after that of an actual doctor Harrison Ford and Andrew Davis met in a Chicago
bar shortly before filming. Ford felt that the doctor, somewhat eccentric and reclusive, was exactly how he
wanted to portray Kimble and sent the art department to see his apartment. The doctor was also treated to a
drink by Ford.
Harrison Ford shadowed doctors at the University of Chicago Medical Center to prepare for his role. He said, "It
allows you to move and act as if you've done things hundreds of times before."
Richard Jordan, who was originally cast as Dr. Nichols, actually filmed some scenes with Harrison Fordbefore he
became ill and had to drop out of the picture. These scenes had to be re-shot with Jeroen Krabbé. If you look
closely at Krabbé's first scene, Ford's beard looks different because he had to regrow it for the re-shoot.
Rather than having to come up with a disguise for Richard Kimble, Andrew Davis had Harrison Fordstart the film
with a beard, then shave it off.
It proved to be cheaper to use full size locomotives, at around 20,000 dollars each, rather than creating the crash
scene using miniatures. As the budget was quite tight, it was impossible to rehearse this key scene, and it was a
one-shot deal.
This was the first American movie shown in Chinese theaters in over 40 years. Audiences accustomed to local
movies were blown away when they saw it and it became a huge hit there.
A train was actually crashed for the movie, although Kimble jumping free was a superimposed image.
Dr. Kathy Waylund (played by Jane Lynch) was considered as a love interest for Richard Kimble during
production. However, their relationship remained platonic, as it would have looked bad for Dr. Kimble to take a
new lover while avenging the death of his wife. In addition, it was thought the love scenes would have added
considerable length to the film and may have ruined the pacing and tension of the story at that juncture.
To date, the only remake of a regular television series to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award.
Earlier winner Marty (1955) was a remake of a television movie. Later nominee "Traffic: Ninguém Sai
Limpo (2000)" was adapted from a television miniseries.
Neil Flynn later appeared on Scrubs (2001), in which his character doesn't like to tell people that he appeared in
this film.
Richard Kimble was played by David Janssen in the original television series "O Fugitivo (1963)." His
mother, Berniece Janssen, is an extra in the courtroom scene. You can spot her behind Harrison Ford's head
while they play the 911 call, and when he is declared guilty. She is whispering with another woman.
Julianne Moore's brief role landed her an interview with Steven Spielberg, who would later cast her in "O Mundo
Perdido: Jurassic Park (1997)."
Alec Baldwin was first choice to play Dr. Richard Kimble. When he dropped out, Andy Garcia was considered for
the role, but later worked with Andrew Davis on "Steal Big Steal Little" (1995). Harrison Ford had previously
played a role that was first offered to Baldwin, in Jogos Patrióticos (1992), which happened to be the role of Jack
Ryan. This character was played by Baldwin in A Caçada ao Outubro Vermelho (1990), which incidentally,
marked the first big screen appearance of Jack Ryan.
The train scenes were filmed in Dillsboro, North Carolina. The engine used (which was not destroyed) now pulls
a dinner train. During a ride on that train, props from the making of the film can be seen, including the prison bus
and the shell of the engine that crashed into the bus. Dillsboro is next to the town of Sylva, where the local
hospital was used for filming the hospital scenes in the beginning of the film and the ambulance get-away.
Harrison Ford and producers argued over whether Kimble should be sentenced to death or life in prison. They
filmed the scene both ways. In the end, the producers won out.
The parade chase was improvised, but Harrison Ford did get permission to walk with the Plumbers' Union. "We
didn't stage anything. I just inserted myself in the middle of the parade."
The film was shot in 73 days, and had one of the fastest turn around post-production schedules, as the film was
pushed up to a release date in August 1993.
A lot of the film's dialogue is improvised. Jeb Stuart was the final credited writer on the film and was on set
during production making up new scenes as needed.
The picture of Richard Kimble on the composite from medical school is actually Harrison Ford's yearbook picture
from Ripon College. He almost graduated in 1964, nine years before the picture was said to have been taken.
The studio and the producers were extremely happy with Andrew Davis's cut of the film (before he edited it down
to its final running time of 2:11) and told him "It's perfect - don't touch a thing." Davis still made another 1,600
edits to the film for pacing, tightening up scenes that needed to be stronger.
As of 2017, holds the record with the biggest number of film editors nominated for the Oscar with a total of six
editors. Usually, one or two (three tops) are nominated.
According to the director, Tommy Lee Jones originally argued that his character, being concerned for the welfare
of innocents around him, would not fire after Kimble inside a crowded building such as the courthouse. The
dispute caused a brief delay in filming, but the director finally convinced Jones to do it as scripted.
There wasn't enough room for the cameraman to be inside the helicopter with Tommy Lee Jones. He had to be
strapped to the outside of the chopper in order to get clean footage of Jones.
While filming this movie, Harrison Ford also filmed a cameo appearance on "O Jovem Indiana Jones(1992)."
This gave George Lucas the idea of making another "Indiana Jones" film with Ford, set in the 1950s. The beard
he had grown for this film resulted in Indy being bearded in that episode as well. Appropriately, the resulting film,
"Indiana Jones e o Reino da Caveira de Cristal (2008)" also ended up featuring Neil Flynn, who played a subway
cop in this film.
As of 2018, it is the last film starring Harrison Ford to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
When Kimble is taking the injured boy to surgery, he signs off on the papers. The papers are dated March 15,
which line up accurately with the St. Patrick's Day parade scene, two days later.
According to Harrison Ford, "The studio was not happy with the beard. They figured they paid for the face they
wanted to see, so they were concerned about that."
The credits run over the first 14 minutes of the film.

During the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the smiling black man in the hat is Roland Burris, then Attorney General of
Illinois, who later became the Junior Senator from Illinois, filling the seat vacated by President Barack Obama.
Filming began before the script was completed.

The screenplay spent five years in development hell, going through 9 writers and 25 drafts.
The weather was so cold when the crew filmed some of the scenes that Tommy Lee Jones recalled that "the
batteries on the camera kept freezing."
Andrew Davis used helicopter aerials to give a "needle in a haystack" feel to the movie.
The idea to film in Chicago was Andrew Davis's. The studio gave him their blessing and left him alone for the
duration of the shoot.
The young boy Kimble treats at Cook County Hospital is played by Joel Robinson. His real name is used in the
film, as Kimble refers to him as "Joel," and his full name can briefly be seen when Kimble inspects his chart.
Walter Hill wanted to direct, with Nick Nolte starring, but Nolte reportedly said he was tired with action movies,
and too old.
The producers wanted Gerard's office high above the city to emphasise his authority.
The river was cold, so the crew kept tubs of hot water off camera to keep Harrison Ford warm.
A destination indicator on an EL train reads "Kimball" and the next shot tracks over a building that has a sign
reading "Harrison" (These are two actual Chicago locations; in addition, there are both subway and EL stops on
a Harrison Street).
Christopher Reeve and Mel Gibson were considered for the role of Richard Kimble. Gibson was also considered
for the role of Samuel Gerard.
Some of the newscasters interviewing Gerard are actual newscasters in Chicago.

Harrison Ford had never seen a single episode of the television series O Fugitivo (1963), upon which the film
was based.
Andreas Katsulas once said he was glad he didn't watch "O Fugitivo (1963)" as a child, "I would have been much
too afraid of the one-armed man. He was a scary guy."
The dam used in the exterior shots is Cheoah Dam, Tapoco, Graham County, North Carolina. The dam can be
viewed clearly from North Carolina State Highway 129, just north of Tapoco.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS anchor Lester Holt is one of the reporters outside the hotel at the end of the movie.
Tommy Lee Jones and Andrew Davis did uncredited writing on the script.

In the final bit of comedian John Mulaney's stand-up special "The Comeback Kid," he frequently breaks from the
story he is telling in order to also explain the finale of "The Fugitive," as the story took place in the same location
the scene was shot.
The "I don't bargain" speech Gerard gives to Newman after rescuing him from being taken hostage was written
by Tommy Lee Jones. Jones did not like the way it was written in the script and thought it didn't sound natural
enough for a conversation two men, both coming down from an adrenaline rush and one of which was shell-
shocked, would have. Director Andrew Davis agreed and let Jones reword the dialogue as he saw fit.
A feature that is often seen in the old buildings that Kimble encounters are brick walls with a wide assortment of
browns, including many that are almost black. This type of brick is referred to as "Chicago used." This is because
after the great fire of Chicago in 1871 many of the brick buildings encountered so much heat that the bricks were
singed and in some cases, burned. After the buildings were demolished the brick was reused in new buildings.
Decades later, when many of those new buildings were condemned and torn down, the brick was used with even
newer buildings, many of which still exist, including some of those seen in the film.
3rd highest grossing film of 1993.

After the movie came out, the Hilton offered tours to show where the movie was filmed.
Harrison Ford was always producer Arnold Kopelson's first choice to play Richard Kimble.
The only film that year nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and not in Best Motion Picture Drama
at the Golden Globes.
The helicopter chase was twice as long in the original preview cut and was edited down about 97 different times
for time and pacing.
Kimble's house is modeled after a real doctor's house, in the Chicago neighborhood of Lincoln Park. Everything
from the paintings on the walls to the architecture was duplicated for the movie.
During flashbacks to the fund raiser early in the film, a sign for the pharmaceutical company Devlin McGregor
mentions their work in pediatric care. In the original O Fugitivo (1963), Dr. Kimble had been a pediatrician.
Academy Award-winning actors Jon Voight and Gene Hackman were both offered the role of Sam Gerard. Both
of them later worked on "Inimigo do Estado (1998)."
An earlier script featured an ending where Kimble was fleeing on a train and Gerard jumps a car onto the tracks
and chases after him. When Andrew Davis came aboard the idea was scrapped as it would have skyrocketed
the budget and gone against his mandate of trying to keep things "real".
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to not be nominated for Best Director.
Andrew Davis tried to avoid using artificial movie light whenever possible.

Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 Greatest
American Movies.
Ron Dean and Joseph F. Kosala, who play Detective Kelly and Detective Rosetti, worked together in three other
Andrew Davis films: Código do Silêncio (1985), Nico, Acima da Lei (1988) and Chain Reaction (1996).
Andrew Davis shot a lot of material during production. With a tight deadline between filming, editing, and release,
six editors were hired to quickly assemble all the footage that was shot. To speed up the process, Davis and his
team used an AVID editing machine to piece together the film. There were two machines used with three editors
at each one, under the supervision of Davis.
The film was later parodied by the comedy film O Foragido (1998) starring Leslie Nielsen.
In both her scenes, Jane Lynch (Dr. Kathy Wahlund) is wearing "Hate is Not a Family Value" and other LGBT-
inclusive pins on her lab coat, including an AIDS ribbon.
When Biggs tells Gerard that Kimble is heading across the square, "towards the Picasso." This is a giant steel
sculpture in Daley Plaza designed by the cubist artist Pablo Picasso. It was commissioned by the City of Chicago
with the instruction that it represent the spirit of the city. The final result was Picasso's impression of the in-your-
face directness of the culture, which he interpreted to be a big red baboon.
The director stated at a recent appearance in Chicago for the movie's anniversary that Harrison Ford objected to
the character of Renfro surviving his injuries. He says that he finally shot the scene having Ford and Tommy Lee
Jones drive away first, then brought the stretcher with the still-living Renfro out.
Michael Douglas was considered for the role of Richard Kimble in the film's early pre-production stages. He
worked on Falling Down (1993), which was produced by Arnold Kopelson and scored by James Newton Howard
as well. He also worked with Andrew Davis and Arnold Kopelson on A Perfect Murder (1998).
Producer Arnold Kopelson approached Andrew Davis to direct this film, and was his personal choice.
Kevin Costner, Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere, Jeff Bridges, Michael Douglas, and Al Pacino were considerd for the
role of Richard Kimble.
When Gerard announces to Sheriff Rawlins that he's taking over the investigation, Rawlins sarcastically calls
Gerard "Wyatt Earp". The famed gunfighter and lawman was appointed a Deputy U.S. Marshal after the
infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Kimble tells his lawyer he is in St. Louis, on the phone at an El station. When Renfro is discussing the El train
with Sam Gerard and colleagues, he states that St. Louis doesn't have an El. This movie was released one week
after St. Louis' light rail system, the MetroLink, first began operation. However, the St. Louis train is not elevated.
U.S. Marshall Gerard tells his colleagues "Andiamo, bambini" when they get a lead, an Italian phrase translates
to "Let's go, kids."
Devlin-McGregor Pharmaceutical is the same name as a company involved in a lawsuit on Boston Legal.
Andrew Davis is a native of Chicago, where much of the film is set.

The real "Dr. Kimble", Dr. Sam Sheppard, actually lost his medical license and became a professional wrestler,
using the mandible claw as a finisher.
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to be nominated in either of the lead acting categories.
Ron Dean later appeared in Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas (2008). Both films won an Oscar for Best Actor in a
Supporting Role, for Tommy Lee Jones and Heath Ledger. Both of their characters were based on characters
inspired by Victor Hugo. Gerard was based on Inspector Javert from Les Misérables, the Joker on Gwynplaine
from The Man Who Laughs (1928), the silent film adaptation of Hugo's novel of the same name.
The project was in turnaround at Warner Brothers when the script found its way into Harrison Ford's hands.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered to play Dr. Richard Kimble.

Tommy Lee Jones previously worked with Andrew Davis on "A Força em Alerta (1992)." However, Jones was on
the opposite side of the law, (unlike in this film) playing a terrorist named William Strannix.
Kevin Costner was considered for the role of Dr. Richard Kimble. He did star in "Um Mundo Perfeito(1993),"
which was also about a fugitive.
The locomotive wrecked was former Norfolk & Western EMD GP30 536, c/n 27369. It was purchased out of the
deadline of retired engines in the former Virginian Railway South Yard in Roanoke, Virginia, where it had been
stored by 1992. It was repainted into the scheme of the fictional Illinois Southern Railroad but kept its original
road number. The crash was filmed on the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad near Dillsboro, North Carolina.
Dr Kimble boards a bus near the hospital bound for Kimball and Belmont.
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of the top 100 Most Heart-Pounding American Movies.
Richard posing as a janitor was reminiscent of the original series in which while on the run, he continually took
up odd-jobs as anything from a bar tender, to a ranch hand.
Gene Hackman was offered the role of Sam Gerard, played by Tommy Lee Jones. Hackman and Jones co-
starred in The Package (1989), also directed by Andrew Davis, and was also a conspiracy thriller set in Chicago
with the musical score composed by James newton Howard who composed for this film.
Second film in which Harrison Ford plays a Doctor Richard who takes matters into his own hand when his wife is
targeted by villains. The first one was Frantic.
Andreas Katsulas (Sykes) was in Assassinato por Escrito: A Killing in Vegas (1991) as casino manager Jerry
Pappas. He is presented to Jessica Fletcher as "the boss of the one-armed bandits".
Many plot elements of this film later appeared in the film Minority Report. Kimble, like Anderton, is accused of a
crime he didn't commit, and had to go on the run from a federal agent (Witwer/Gerard). Both are at one point
recognized on the subway by another passenger who sees his picture in the newspaper. Both need false
identification (fake work ID, replacement eyes) to break back into their place of work for crucial information.
While obtaining these fake IDs, both are nearly caught in a raid. Both are also nearly caught by their pursuers
while breaking into their place of work. Both discover a conspiracy and cover-up by a colleague, and both
confront that colleague at a banquet held in his honor. Fittingly, Minority Report was directed by Steven
Spielberg; with whom Ford worked on the Indiana Jones films; and was adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick,
as was Blade Runner.
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to be nominated in any of the writing categories.
Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) mentions "That's a big fish" looking at the picture. In Men In Black 2, his character K
says a similar line, "That is one hell of a fish", looking at a similar picture.
Walter Hill and David Giler both collaborated on a script that was ready for filming in 1990 with Hill slated to
direct, but the project was then put into turn around and Hill eventually dropped out of the project altogether soon
after.
This movie shares many actors with Chain Reaction (1996), with both being filmed (in part) in Chicago, IL;
Joseph F. Kosala, Ron Dean, Turk Muller, Neil Flynn, Allen Hamilton, Joan Kohn, Joe Guastaferro, Ken Moreno,
Eddie Bo Smith, Jr., Danny Goldring, Michael Skewes, John Lee Davenport, Afram Bill Williams, Ann Whitney,
Pam Zekman, Juan Ramírez, Miguel Nino, John Drummond, Gene Barge, Dick Cusack, and Nicholas Kusenko.
Many of them play similar roles in both movies, most notably the two detectives (Joseph F. Kosala and Ron
Dean), and Neil Flynn, who plays a law enforcement officer, and is shot, in both films.
Joe Pantoliano (Cosmo Renfro) and Neil Flynn (Transit Cop) also appeared in Ninguém Segura este
Bebê (1994), with Flynn playing a Chicago cop in both films.
Joseph F. Kosala (Detective Rosetti) was in Above the Law with Steven Segal, where he also played a Chicago
police officer. Ron Dean (Detective Kelly) played one of Steven Segal's relatives in that movie.
Nick Searcy portrayed the local sheriff who has no respect for the U.S. Marshals who show up after the train
crash. He later played Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen for five seasons on the TV series Justified (2010).
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be nominated for Best Sound Effects Editing.
In O Fugitivo (1963), Barry Morse played Lieutenant Philip Gerard. No reason was given for the character's
name change to Samuel Gerard.
Harrison Ford also played a surgeon from San Francisco named Dr. Richard Walker in Frantic (1988), also from
Warner Brothers.
Cinematographer Michael Chapman was brought on when the original DP was fired after the first week of
production. Chapman recalled that he didn't want the job, but since the studio had been good to him in the past,
he didn't want to say no when Warners approached him. Instead, he proposed a hefty salary that he was sure
they would turn down; they accepted. He did not enjoy the shoot and his relationship with director Davis was
tempestuous, but in retrospect he was proud of his work on the movie.
L. Scott Caldwell (Marshal Poole) and Daniel Roebuck (Marshal Biggs) both portrayed castaways
on Lost (2004). Caldwell played Rose Nadler and Roebuck played cranky science teacher Dr. Leslie Arzt.
Robert Mark Kamen, David Newman, David Giler, and Walter Hill all contributed to the script.
Andreas Katsulas had previously appeared on Jornada nas Estrelas: A Nova Geração (1987). O Fugitivo (1963)
series features appearances by William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, and Clint Howard, who all
later appeared on Jornada nas Estrelas (1966).
Harrison Ford's name is slipped into the background of the movie in two different scenes. As Gerard arrives at
the train crash at 20:23, you can see a Ford truck in the background. At 1:01:24 there is an aerial shot of the
Harrison Hotel. Harrison Ford, of course, is the star of the Fugitive.
Had Gene Hackman played Sam Gerard and Kevin Costner played Richard Kimble in this film, they would have
reunited after appearing together in Sem Saída (1987). However, it was Tommy Lee Jonesand Harrison
Ford who played the respective roles instead. Hackman and Costner reunited in Wyatt Earp (1994) instead.
Costner also worked with Jones on JFK: A Pergunta que Não Quer Calar (1991) and Mente Criminosa (2016).
Stephen Frears was considered by the studio to direct this film in the early 90s.
At 1hr 0mins 20secs, Kimble falls asleep holding a copy of the book "Atlas of limb prosthetics", second edition.
The book was first published in 1992, the year before the release date of the film.
The bus Richard Kimble is put in is bus number 42. Harrison Ford later starred in 42: A História de uma
Lenda (2013).
This is Andrew Davis fourth film in Chicago. The first three Films are 1985 Code of Silence with Chuck Norris,
1988 Above the Law with Steven Seagal, and 1989 The Package with Gene Hackman.
Includes numerous cast members who also appeared in A Entrega Mortal (1989).
At the time of the film's release, the rights to the original series were held by Spelling Entertainment Group,
which had recently launched a film production arm, Spelling Films, which ultimately was not involved in the film's
production, nor would Spelling Television (as its flagship property was then called) be involved in the 2000 TV
remake (by which point Spelling's holdings had been acquired by Paramount). CBS Television Studios, owners
of the television side of the Spelling Entertainment library since 2006, would likewise not be involved in the 2020
remake for Quibi.
Tommy Lee Jones, Ron Dean, Michael Skewes, Johnny Lee Davenport, Juan Ramírez, Cody Glenn, Danny

Goldring and Miguel Nino also starred together in another Andrew Davis movie, A Entrega Mortal (1989), which
also took place in Chicago.
Director Andrew Davis and Cinematographer Michael Chapman share a birthday, 21st November.
The film is classified 'U' (Unrestricted Public Exhibition) all ages in India.
Spoilers
The trivia items below may give away important plot points.
The character of Cosmo Renfro was supposed to die in the finale of the film. However, Joe
Pantolianosuccessfully lobbied for his character to be spared so that he may appear in a potential sequel.
Pantoliano indeed got to reprise the role of Renfro in the sequel "U.S. Marshals: Os Federais (1998)." A similar
request by Sela Ward to have her character beaten into a coma instead of being killed, however, was not
honored.
Just before Nichols attempts to open fire on Gerard, Richard assaults Nichols with a metal pipe and saves
Gerard's life in the process. Such is the polar opposite of the series finale of the original television series The
Fugitive (1963). In the final episode, Kimble and the one-armed man (the only villain responsible for Helen
Kimble's death) were fighting in an amusement park. The one-armed man pointed a pistol at Richard only to be
gunned down by Gerard just before firing. However, Richard Kimble saved Gerard's life multiple times
throughout the series, before Gerard repaid the favor.
Before filming began and work was continuing on the script, Andrew Davis consulted his sister (a doctor) as to
what Kimble would do to get himself sent to jail. Her answer was a drug protocol. This was the essential part of
the plot that is revealed briefly during the opening sequences prior to the murder of Helen Kimble (Sela Ward),
as Ford meets one of the pharmaceutical moguls (MacGregor) involved with the project. Devlin, the other mogul
involved, is only seen in photographs. This is finally brought to light once Kimble discovers the identity of the
one-armed man and eventually to his friend.
One of the few action films Harrison Ford is in, but doesn't kill anyone.
Joe Pantoliano (Cosmo Renfro) admitted in an interview on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast that he wanted to be sure
his character lived in case there was a sequel and he even did additional groaning and leg movements to
showcase that he survived at the end. It worked and was in the sequel, U.S. Marshals.
Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones only share four scenes in the entire film where they exchange dialogue: in
the tunnel, in the laundry, on the phone, and in the car.
At the start of the film, the various flashbacks to the murder do not show the one-armed man. They leave open
the possibility that the doctor is indeed guilty (unlike in the television series on which the film is based). Only after
the doctor escapes do you see flashbacks confirming his version as true.
When Renfro and Gerard are discussing the trainwreck around the 21st minute, Renfro asks what happened to
the engineer (train driver), and Gerard responds "I bet he did a Casey Jones". This references the American folk
legend, Casey Jones, who was a railway engineer known for his speed, and whom died when his train crashed
into a stalled freight train.
The resolution of the mystery differs from the original television series on which the film is based. In the film, it is
revealed that the one-armed man was a hired assassin and that Richard himself was the target, not Helen. This
was part of an elaborate conspiracy surrounding a deal with a pharmaceutical company. The final episode of the
television series has a much simpler conclusion: there was never a plot behind the murder. The one-armed man
was a common burglar. Although, he is revealed to have a secret ally who helped him evade the authorities for
all those years that Richard tried to prove his innocence.
In real life, even after having proven he was not guilty of the murder of his wife, Richard Kimble would likely still
face prosecution for, among other crimes, robbery and identity document forgery. Even his escape from custody
would not be automatically invalidated by his innocence.
When Kimble calls Nichols to tell him that Devlin-McGregor is behind his wife's murder, Kimble is phoning from
the lobby of the University of Chicago's science library (John Crerar Library). Crerar is known for its extensive
biomedical texts collection.
The villainous characters of "Charles Nichols" and "Freddie Sykes" take their names from characters in previous
films - "Charley Nichols" is also the Walter Matthau character in House Calls (1978) (another doctor), whilst
"Freddie Sykes" is the Edmond O'Brien character in The Wild Bunch (1969).

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The credits run over the first 14 minutes of the film.

Filming began before the script was completed.

Some of the newscasters interviewing Gerard are actual newscasters in Chicago.

Tommy Lee Jones and Andrew Davis did uncredited writing on the script.

3rd highest grossing film of 1993.

Andrew Davis tried to avoid using artificial movie light whenever possible.

Andrew Davis is a native of Chicago, where much of the film is set.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered to play Dr. Richard Kimble.

Tommy Lee Jones, Ron Dean, Michael Skewes, Johnny Lee Davenport, Juan Ramírez, Cody Glenn, Danny

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