Three Fugitives (1989)
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15% of critics liked it
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46% of users liked it
(8,227 ratings)
Another of Disney's Touchstone Pictures rehashes of a lightweight French farce, Three Fugitives goes the trend one better by importing French director Frances Veber to supervise a shot-for-shot remake of his French original Les Fugitifs. Nick Nolte stars as a bank robber named Lucas, recently… More Another of Disney's Touchstone Pictures rehashes of a lightweight French farce, Three Fugitives goes the trend one better by importing French director Frances Veber to supervise a shot-for-shot remake of his French original Les Fugitifs. Nick Nolte stars as a bank robber named Lucas, recently released from prison, who ambles into a bank to open up a checking account. Into the bank enters the inept Ned (Martin Short), who tries to rob the place and takes Lucas hostage. The police, knowing Lucas's criminal history, assume Lucas and Ned are pulling the heist together. With no choice in the matter, Lucas is compelled to engineer their getaway. Complicating the situation further is Ned's six-year-old daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff), who has been mute since the death of her mother. With his bank account depleted, Ned has robbed the bank to get money to send Meg to a special school. Meg loves her father, but finds herself drawn to the gruff Lucas. As the three go on the lam from the cops, the trio of misfits bond as a makeshift family. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Francis Veber
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 27, 1989 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Sweet, Silly and Satisfying..
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an irredeemably uneven piece of work...
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
Interesting now only as a better-forgotten relic of a time in which people actually paid full-ticket price to see Martin Short in a movie.
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Cast
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Nick Nolte
as Daniel Lucas
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Martin Short
as Ned Perry
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Sarah Rowland Doroff
as Meg Perry
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James Earl Jones
as Detective Dugan
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Alan Ruck
as Tener
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Kenneth McMillan
as Horvath
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Stanley Brock
as Release Sergeant
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Bill Cross
as Guard at Prison
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Tim De Zarn
as First Officer
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Woody Eney
as First Cop
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Anthony Frederick
as Cop with Phone
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Lee Garlington
as Woman Cop
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Rhoda Gemignani
as Radio Operator
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Rocky Giordani
as Bowles
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Albert Henderson
as Man in Raincoat
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Kathy Kinney
as Receptionist
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Jack McGee
as Fisherman
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Bruce McGill
as Charlie
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Larry Miller
as Second Officer
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Charles Noland
as Bartender
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Jeff Perry
as Orderly
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Sy Richardson
as Tucker
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Clive Rosengren
as Desk Sergeant
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Dean Smith
as Playboy
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Paul Tuerpé
as Reporter Three
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Karl Wickman
as Helicopter Pilot
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David Arnott
as Bank Teller
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Lance August
as Motorcycle Cop
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Larry Cox
as Orderly
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Michael Siegel
as Cop Four
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Bruno Acalinas
as Motorcycle Cop
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John Aylward
as Second Cop
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Richard E. Butler
as Watchman
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George Catalano
as Cop One
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John C. Cooke
as Thug
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Rick Hall
as Dog Handler
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Terence Hollingsworth
as Money Quick Customer
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Maryssa Larose
as Woman at Bank
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Scott Lincoln
as Passenger Cop
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Yahoots Magoondi
as Thug
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John Procaccino
as Highway Patrolman
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R.L. Tolbert
as Watchman
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Way Ching Yu
as Girl in Children's Home
- Shani Ginsberg
- Carrie Frazier
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Dinah Lenney
as Reporter One
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Mike McDonald
as Sergeant