Interview: Andrew Davis talks about the challenges and thrills of filming The Fugitive for the film’s 30th anniversary

It’s been 30 years since Andrew Davis‘ The Fugitive landed in theaters, bringing theatergoers on a nail-biting mission to uncover the truth about Dr. Richard Kimble, a man wrongfully accused of murder. To celebrate the film’s thirty trips around the sun, Davis joins us for a brief and insightful interview regarding his time on The Fugitive, the differences between working alongside Harrison Ford and Steven Seagal, and his expert opinion about the secret to making an excellent TV-to-film adaptation.

Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Julianne Moore, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, and Sela Ward star in The Fugitive, a crime thriller involving a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshall (Jones) to discover a woman’s killer. With Dr. Richard Kimble (Ford) in the Marshall’s crosshairs, the chase takes the duo from one action-packed setpiece to the next as a case of mistaken identity spirals out of control.

The Fugitive banked $368.8M worldwide in 1993, opening strong in 2,340 theaters. The film usurped the number one spot at the box office over Rising Sun and surpassed Unforgiven as the biggest August opening weekend. The Fugitive held the position for six years until M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense knocked it from the top spot.

Thirty years later, The Fugitive finds new fans, and a shiny new 4K release of the crime classic will surely entice existing fans to experience the thriller again with improved visuals and sound. It was our pleasure to host Mr. Davis and hear him speak so passionately about The Fugitive. You can tell by how he lights up when talking about the film that it was an unforgettable high-water mark in his storied career.

Are you a fan of The Fugitive? Can you recall the first time you saw the film? Was it in theaters? At home on VHS or DVD? I remember seeing The Fugitive in theaters with my parents and my father shouting, “I didn’t kill my wife,” for days on end after our screening. It drove my mom crazy. What are some of your best memories of Davis’ classic film? Let us know in the comments below.