Three Fugitives

"They rob banks. She steals hearts."

1989 1h 36m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 346

ComedyCrime

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On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.

“They rob banks. She steals hearts.”

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Cast

Nick Nolte
Lucas
Martin Short
Ned Perry
Sarah Rowland Doroff
Meg Perry
James Earl Jones
Dugan
Alan Ruck
Tener
Kenneth McMillan
Horvath
David Arnott
Bank Teller
Bruce McGill
Charlie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Francis Veber
Writers: Francis Veber
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Francis Veber, shot by Haskell Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David McHugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

RUNTIME

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Nick Nolte and Martin Short and Sarah Rowland Doroff carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They rob banks. She steals hearts.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Francis Veber directs. Haskell Wexler behind the camera. David McHugh scores. Bruce Green cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Francis Veber, shot by Haskell Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David McHugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nick Nolte and Martin Short and Sarah Rowland Doroff carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They rob banks. She steals hearts.".
8IMDB entry: tt0098471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "daughter", "police", "chase", "hostage".

The technical file

Cinematography: Haskell Wexler
Original score: David McHugh
Editing: Bruce Green
Production design: Rick Carter
Costume design: April Ferry
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $40,600,000
Return: 271% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Three Fugitives (1989)

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kevin20192024-09-27
★ 8/10
"Three Fugitives" has an opening twenty minutes which could have been problematic it has been so well executed, but fortunately this film has something truly worthwhile to develop into. It boasts a lot of good action sequences and features comedy which is genuinely funny - especially during the bank robbery at the beginning. It also manages to strike an incredibly entertaining balance between being a whimsical slice of family friendly fare with the always charming and delightful presence of Sarah Rowland Doroff - an absolutely enchanting child able to effectively burrow her way beneath even Nick Nolte's gruff exterior to secure a place in his affections - and something aimed towards a more mature audience by providing a liberal serving of swearing and violence. This parallel approach could have derailed the entire film and it is a relief to find out the complete opposite just happens to be true.

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