Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives is a 1989 American crime comedy film, written and directed by Francis Veber, starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short, with supporting roles by Sarah Doroff, James Earl Jones, Alan Ruck, and Kenneth McMillan in his final film appearance. It is a remake of Les Fugitifs, a 1986 French comedy starring Gérard Depardieu and Pierre Richard also directed by Veber.
Plot
Daniel Lucas, a criminal convicted for armed robbery 4 years prior, is released from prison. Lucas hitches a ride with Detective Marvin Dugan, who drops him off at a bank Lucas sarcastically claims he will rob. As Lucas is opening an account, Ned Perry, an incompetent bank robber, arrives and holds up the bank. After an extended period of time attempting to grab a money bag from a chandelier, Perry takes Lucas hostage and takes him outside. After a shootout and chase with police, Perry reveals he robbed the bank to get money for treatment for his mute daughter, Meg.
More details
| author | Francis Veber |
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| director | Francis Veber |
| editor | Bruce Green |
| genre | action comedy crime |
| keywords | armed robbery bank robber break in care home confession dementia false pregnancy hide hostage identity document forgery kidnap money bag mute nervous pregnancy old man open robbery selective mutism sells fake passports senile sign a confession stuffed animal takes lucas hostage turn vet veterinarian |
| musicBy | David McHugh |
| producer | Lauren Shuler Donner |
| productionCompany | Silver Screen Partners IV Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | action comedy buddy comedy crime comedy |