Three Fugitives (1989)
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.
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Such a frustrating disappointment
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
If I ever need cheering up, I watch this movie. One of my favourite comedies.The unlikely pairing of Nick Nolte and Martin Short works wonderfully, with Nolte as the hardened ex-con Lucas, unwittingly gets involved in the bumbling bank robbery carried out by Short (Ned Perry). James Earl Jones plays the cop who has been itching to nail Lucas once again and assumes that, once Lucas is taken hostage by Perry, that they are in it together.The first 15-20 minutes contain some pure slapstick which has me crying with laughter every time I see it. It is particularly heartening to see the tough guy Nolte being enchanted by Martin Short's mute 6 year old daughter.Lovely, simple and heartwarming.
as an couple buddy movie,this one's pretty decent.Martin Short and Nick Nolte make a good pair,and Sarah Rowland Doroff is quite adorable.there's some funny ,moments here and some touching moments as well.there's even a little bit of action.the move goes long at along at a debt clip.it does follow the same predictable formula,to a certain extant,and you can probably see the ending coming a mile away.but the performances make up for it.on a boring night when you have nothing else to do,you could do worse than this movie.it's no masterpiece by along shot,but it's good fro some chuckles.for me,Three Fugitives is a 6/10
While being a great enthusiast of French cinema, I hadn't heard of Francis Veber when I saw this magnificent comedy in 1989. Unfortunately his wonderful films were never released in the UK, until 'Le Dîner des Cons'. So I came to it fresh... and WOW. Here we have Nick Nolte in a perfect role as the tough former bank robber and Martin Short as the perfect nerdish but determined sidekick. The opening bank robbery sequence, that sets up the film is magnificent and hilarious. The sub-plot involving the little girl is sweet and moving - almost worthy of Chaplin. The loopy vet is amazing and one of his scenes had me crawling on the floor with laughter. I could start analysing the structure or the mise en scène, but such sophistry is irrelevant - just see it and laugh out loud like you will rarely have done so before. (Amazingly I haven't seen the original with Depardieu and Pierre Richard... why don't they release a subtitled version?????)
Nick Nolte is a sort of Angel protecting a weak father and child. The relationship with the little girl (Sarah Rowland Doroff) Meg and Nick Nolte is very sweet and endearing. The scene in the warehouse where Nick Nolte passes out and Meg rests on his shoulder is particularly memorable.Martin Short and Nick Nolte make a surprisingly hilarious pairing. There are so many funny scenes and quotes from this movie. Martin Short's slapstick, falling over and being a loser will have you laughing throughout the movie. Watch, enjoy and laugh with one of the funniest movies of the eighties.