30 years ago, Harrison Ford found himself a wanted man, and the world followed his quest to prove his innocence in The Fugitive. Director Andrew Davis’ adaptation of creator Roy Huggins’ ABC smash hit was an early example of turning vintage TV into modern cinema, beating Mission: Impossible to the punch by a couple of years.
Davis also managed to top one of the best action movies in another respect thanks to the picture’s mythic train crash sequence that was done practically, in one take, and with Ford himself very much in harm’s way. As we discussed that scene, I became even more impressed by what it had managed to accomplish due to some added context that the helmer provided.
