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Harrison Ford's Early-Mid 90s Run
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:23 am
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:23 am
I know many only think of him as Han Solo or Indiana Jones as far as blockbuster movies go, but let's not forget his post-Last Crusade run of big budget, Action/Thriller films he made. They were damn good.
Patriot Games 1992
The Fugitive 1993
Clear and Present Danger 1994
Air Force One 1997
That's a murderer's row that genre with The Fugitive probably being the best of the lot. You forget how good it was and it was a huge sensation too at the time. I remember them even running the TV series finale before the movie came out.
I know he essentially played the same part on all these movies, but they all had that high budget, well done, slick feel to them and really held the audience. Sadly these types of movies have almost gone by the wayside in favor of Spider Man 17 starring some 21 yr old Brit nobody's really heard of.
It's incredible that most actors would die just to have that 6 yr span Ford did, yet it's almost an after thought in what might be considered the most succesful career in Hollywood history.
Patriot Games 1992
The Fugitive 1993
Clear and Present Danger 1994
Air Force One 1997
That's a murderer's row that genre with The Fugitive probably being the best of the lot. You forget how good it was and it was a huge sensation too at the time. I remember them even running the TV series finale before the movie came out.
I know he essentially played the same part on all these movies, but they all had that high budget, well done, slick feel to them and really held the audience. Sadly these types of movies have almost gone by the wayside in favor of Spider Man 17 starring some 21 yr old Brit nobody's really heard of.
It's incredible that most actors would die just to have that 6 yr span Ford did, yet it's almost an after thought in what might be considered the most succesful career in Hollywood history.
This post was edited on 3/19/16 at 4:27 am
Posted on 3/19/16 at 6:41 am to Jack Ruby
That list of movies actually shows how much Ford declined in the early to mid 90s after his legendary 80s run.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 7:22 am to Bench McElroy
Especially Air Force One, that movie was idiotic
Posted on 3/19/16 at 8:34 am to Jack Ruby
quote:
what might be considered the most succesful career in Hollywood history.
Nah. Tom Hanks.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 8:38 am to Jack Ruby
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Clear and Present Danger 1994
still holds up. so does Patriot Games
Posted on 3/19/16 at 8:52 am to dallastiger55
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Patriot Games
Book was better.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 12:09 pm to Bench McElroy
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his legendary 80s run
Starts in 1979 with Apocalypse Now
1980 Empire Strikes Back
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 Blade Runner
1983 Return of the Jedi
1984 Temple of Doom
1985 Witness
1986 Mosquito Coast
1988 Working Girl
1988 Frantic
1989 Last Crusade
1990 Presumend Innocent
Posted on 3/19/16 at 1:31 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:I like this one on a rainy day.
Frantic
Posted on 3/19/16 at 1:36 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:No. No it doesn't.
Starts in 1979 with Apocalypse Now
Posted on 3/19/16 at 1:39 pm to Jack Ruby
I hope Blade Runner isn't remade anytime soon. By the time he made that film he was already a decent legend. In the 90s he definitely got a second wind and IMO could still be drawing in his later age with specific roles.
Morgan Freeman still does well.
Morgan Freeman still does well.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 1:40 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
That list of movies actually shows how much Ford declined in the early to mid 90s after his legendary 80s run.
This. Air Force One is a piece of shite
Posted on 3/19/16 at 1:41 pm to H-Town Tiger
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1990 Presumend Innocent
Still the best legal thriller novel. Way better than any of Grisham's stuff.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 1:53 pm to Carson123987
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This. Air Force One is a piece of shite
oh yeah it is
But I did like Clear and Present Danger
Posted on 3/19/16 at 2:05 pm to Jack Ruby
It's not a 90s movie (it came out in 2000), but I thought "What Lies Beneath" was a nice latter-day Ford rebound.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 2:16 pm to Udvarnoky
I like 6 Days 7 Nights.Anne Heche is hot and Ford is funny.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 2:20 pm to Jack Ruby
Anyone shitting on Air Force One has no soul whatsoever.
That was a fun and great America frick yeah movie.
That was a fun and great America frick yeah movie.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 2:56 pm to H-Town Tiger
It actually started with American Grafitti. His run from 73' to 89', to me, is unmatched in success, even Hanks can't match the sheer hugeness and cultural impact of those Ford movies.
The point I was trying to make was his early 90s run shouldn't be overlooked because some of those movies were amd still are damn good. The two Jack Ryan movies and the Fugitive are great, big budget thrillers.
Now Air Force One was not the best, but it kind of marked the end of his big blockbuster stuff for a while.
The point I was trying to make was his early 90s run shouldn't be overlooked because some of those movies were amd still are damn good. The two Jack Ryan movies and the Fugitive are great, big budget thrillers.
Now Air Force One was not the best, but it kind of marked the end of his big blockbuster stuff for a while.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 3:58 pm to JimMorrison
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what might be considered the most succesful career in Hollywood history. Nah. Tom Hanks.
Nah. John Wayne.
Filmography
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:54 pm to Jack Ruby
Presumed Innocent was very good.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:58 pm to Jack Ruby
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It actually started with American Grafitti. His run from 73' to 89', to me, is unmatched in success, even Hanks can't match the sheer hugeness and cultural impact of those Ford movies.
I just meant his 80's run of consecutive movies, but yes throw in American Graffiti, The Conversation and Star Wars it is a stout resume.
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The point I was trying to make was his early 90s run shouldn't be overlooked because some of those movies were amd still are damn good. The two Jack Ryan movies and the Fugitive are great, big budget thrillers.
agreed, but throw in Presumed Innocent, which was a pretty big summer movie based on a best seller in 1990.
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