The Fugitive (1993): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!
The Fugitive (1993) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!
#rememberwhen The Fugitive (1993) turned Harrison Ford’s Dr. Richard Kimble into one of the most unforgettable men on the run in movie history? Starring Harrison Ford and Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones, this classic 90s thriller became a massive box-office hit with its train wreck, famous dam jump, relentless Chicago chase, and legendary “I don’t care” showdown. Discover 15 weird The Fugitive facts, including Kevin Costner nearly playing Kimble, the real train crash filmed in one take, Harrison Ford’s painful on-set injury, scenes shot inside a real Chicago parade, the movie’s unfinished script, a last-minute villain recast, and the surprising truth behind Tommy Lee Jones’ most famous line.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:33 – 15: Kevin Costner Passed on The Fugitive Before Harrison Ford
03:19 – 14: Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones Ran Through a Real Chicago Parade
04:30 – 13: Actors Improvised Details in the Movie — Joe Pantoliano
05:47 – 12: Julianne Moore’s Romance With Kimble Was Cut
07:04 – 11: The Famous Dam Jump Used a Fake Tunnel and Six Stunt Dummies — Harrison Ford
08:16 – 10: The $1 Million Train Crash Had to Work in One Take — Andrew Davis
09:33 – 9: Joe Pantoliano Refused to Let Cosmo Renfro Die
10:58 – 8: Harrison Ford Delayed Surgery to Keep Kimble’s Real Limp
12:10 – 7: Tommy Lee Jones Refused to Shoot Into a Crowd
13:37 – 6: Nine Writers and Two Dozen Scripts Nearly Changed Everything — Jeb Stuart
15:20 – 5: The Fugitive Started Filming Without an Ending
16:51 – 4: Editors Had Just Eight Weeks to Cut a Three-Hour Movie — Andrew Davis
17:52 – 3: The Original Dr. Nichols Had to Be Replaced During Filming — Richard Jordan
19:17 – 2: A Real Murder Case May Have Inspired The Fugitive — Dr. Sam Sheppard
21:18 – 1: Truth Behind Tommy Lee Jones’ Famous “I Don’t Care” Line
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@troyevitt2437
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
4:47 Oh, FFS, Joey Pants!…One role in a Mob series and he's got the pinstripe, matching tie and hankie, the pinky ring.
Don Pantoliano, "Donny Two-Pants"!
@kylekirchhevel9097
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Ford didn't just 'damage ligaments". It was a torn ACL. A pro athlete tears his ACL, he's done for the year. Harrison Ford tears his ACL, it's a character detail. It was also his second torn ACL… he tore the other one shooting Raiders.
@crazybastrd7489
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
You can see someone recognize him right when he got on the street at the parade
@davidbegley7442
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Narrator talks way too fast.
@RetroTVReels-c7z
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
The Fugitive (1993) stands as one of the definitive classics of the 1990s chase-thriller genre—a benchmark that few films have managed to surpass to this day.
@MomIrregardless
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
but…..i dont care! (either!)
@diannamarks8232
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
It's See-law!
@MikeScriver-q9i
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Dr.sam Shepard Cam up with a nerve hold for wrestling lol kayfabe
@sylviahoggattbrasch7018
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
"Where the hell's he going in an ambulance?"
@bond6258
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
The parade scene was the best ever! Also…NO ONE else could’ve played the part Ford played.
@rome8180
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Joe Pantoliano really thought he was the star of the show. So weird that everyone humored him instead of just telling him to shut up.
@cjcapo
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Tommy Lee Jones is unreal!!!
@EDKguy
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
I love it when he was on the float lip syncing to Twist and Shout 👍🏼
@JustABergerPNW
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Get this guy and his nostalgic voice back.
@Julie-p6u6m
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
I saw this movie in the theater and I remember telling my husband, as we were leaving that Tommy Lee Jones was gonna get an Oscar for his performance! Great movie!
@DoctorQuackenbush
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
“leap of faith”? Nice LC reference.
@georgeh6856
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Major spoiler alert: Why does Dr. Charles Nichols help Dr. Richard Kimble by offering to take him somewhere but then gives him money instead as Dr. Kimble coincidentally runs in front of Dr. Nichols's car stopped at a red light? Dr. Nichols had already known that he was the guy who had falsified research, was part of the conspiracy that got Dr. Kimble's wife murdered, and let Dr. Kimble rot in prison. Dr. Nichols had absolutely no reason to help Dr. Kimble when it would work out better for Dr. Nichols that Dr. Kimble go back to prison instead.
@georgeh6856
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
1. Daniel Roebuck also had a recurring role on the original "Matlock" series with Andy Griffith. 2. Jane Lynch has a very small part in "The Fugitive" as a pathologist who helps Dr. Kimble inspect research from the hospital's records. She later played Sue Sylvester in "Glee" as well as many other roles. 3. I once stayed at the Chicago Hilton and Towers which is the location of the last part of "The Fugitive". My yuppie sister was getting her MBA from the U. of Chicago and put my brother, his wife, and me up there for her graduation. My sister is horrible.
@6thwilbury2331
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
0:58 "Gone before the title card finishes fading…" FWIW, this movie has later titles than any movie I can remember. Theyr'e still going around the time Kimble and Copeland are boarding the bus to prison.
@chrism3784
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Surprised you didn't tell about the weird fact that in the end of the train scene after it crashed there was a mysterious person in one of the takes that moved slightly and they have no idea who it was. Likely a crew member, but no one admitted it was them. It was harder to see back in the day but when it came to DVD and was much more clear they can easily be seen. they took it out shortly after it was discovered in the later versions
@brittburton3264
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Today’s NAZI/SS POLICE OFFICERS in Amerika would joyously shoot into a crowd, not caring if they hit innocent civilians… and would miss the actual target.
How do I know?
I’ve shot against police officers and they can barely manage to hit the side of a barn unless it’s within about 8 feet from them.
@Era5erhead
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
1:03 Actually of the least terrible pronunciatons of Jeroen Krabbé on YouTube!
@jimbonguyen
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
7:42 My pre-caffeinated brain heard that as, “They threw six stuntmen who were dummies…” ☕️
@socasack
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
They don't make movies like this anymore
@billyboblillybob344
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
One thing I stumbled upon involving this movie, is its relationship to another movie of the time called "Chain Reaction" starring Keanu Reeves. Nearly the whole support cast outside the top tier actors are used in both movies. The two cops that put Kimble away are both cops investigating nastiness in Chain Reaction. Interesting that Sela Ward is in the Fugitive while Fred Ward is in Chain Reaction playing agent Ford which is a nod to Harrison Ford in my opinion. Also coincidental that Morgan Freeman is in Chain Reaction being an interesting choice across from the Fugitive. There is a bunch more that I can't think of off hand but it is remarkable how these two movies have so much shared between them.
@linabruni235
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Does anyone know if Newman's ponytail was real?
@mstevens113
August 28, 2026 at 8:47 am
Tommy Lee Jones stole every scene he was in, possibly his best ever performance.
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