The Fugitive (1993)

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Wikidata Q156309, film, IMDb tt0106977, TMDB 5503: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Harrison Ford as actor (‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan); 5 more episodes agree.

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Who talked about it

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Came from

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Led to

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Mission: Impossible: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. unmapped (TV-to-film precedent): The Fugitive ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The Fugitive proved a classic TV property could be a big-screen box-office hit, which opened the door for Mission: Impossible.
    “the fugitive proved that there was box office potential and television IP on the big screen.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:02:32 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Connected to

Mission: Impossible: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (TV-to-film precedent): Mission: Impossible → The Fugitive. The Fugitive proved a classic TV property could be a big-screen box-office hit, which opened the door for Mission: Impossible.
    “the fugitive proved that there was box office potential and television IP on the big screen.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:02:32 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Bourne Identity: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): The Fugitive → The Bourne Identity. Richard Kimble leaving the hospital with cuticle scissors and a razor looking like Harrison Ford is another instant makeover.
    “Richard Kimble in the hospital room with a pair of like cuticle scissors and a disposable razor coming out looking like fucking Harrison Ford”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:23:35 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Edge: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (casting what-if): The Edge → The Fugitive. Harrison Ford, two years after The Fugitive, was the studio's dream lead; with him it becomes a $200 million movie.
    “Like, if we get Harrison Ford, there's a $200000000 movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:25:34 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): The Fugitive → The Bourne Identity. Richard Kimble leaving the hospital with cuticle scissors and a razor looking like Harrison Ford is another instant makeover.
    “Richard Kimble in the hospital room with a pair of like cuticle scissors and a disposable razor coming out looking like fucking Harrison Ford”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:23:35 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (TV-to-film precedent): Mission: Impossible → The Fugitive. The Fugitive proved a classic TV property could be a big-screen box-office hit, which opened the door for Mission: Impossible.
    “the fugitive proved that there was box office potential and television IP on the big screen.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:02:32 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (casting what-if): The Edge → The Fugitive. Harrison Ford, two years after The Fugitive, was the studio's dream lead; with him it becomes a $200 million movie.
    “Like, if we get Harrison Ford, there's a $200000000 movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:25:34 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

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