Fugitive director Andrew Davis talks about why Hollywood doesn’t make films like his Harrison Ford anymore

A short while ago we published a feature focusing on The fugitive At 30, which looked to the 1993 blockbuster as an example of “they don’t make ’em like they used to” filmmaking. Well, it seems to be a popular question in this day of IP titles and opening weekends, and now director Andrew Davis has offered some insight into why Hollywood has stopped making films like The fugitive Any more than that.

While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter about the film’s 30th anniversary, Davis was asked about the success of the thriller, which grossed $368 million (not adjusted for inflation), and why similar fare is so rare these days.

“I think it started with,” Davis replied Jaw. When you could make a movie that could be released all over the world and get all this amazing box office, studios wanted to invest in that house all the time. But Bob Daly and (World Bank co-president) Thierry Semel said: “We’re happy to hit the doubles.” They still have it Batman (1989) and some other big hits. They knew this movie would be popular, but they didn’t know it would be this popular. I remember Daly saying to me, “It’s rare that we have this healthy box office, healthy reviews and all these nominations.” “It was very rare to have all of these things happen at once, which was great.”

It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning one in the Best Supporting Actor category for Tommy Lee Jones’ memorable performance, The fugitive Finished just behind Jurassic Park And Mrs. Doubtfire at the 1993 box office, based simply on the fact that the money men were happy to make a movie that would simply do decent business.

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