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Mar 13, 2015 · The 1993 film The Fugitive is not only a classic crime thriller, but it can also be considered one of the most essential movies that takes place in Chicago. The movie prominently features...
Aug 6, 1993 · After escaping from a bus crash/trash collision, he finds himself running from the Chicago police and especially the U.S. Marshall service, led by Lt. Gerard (Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones). At the same time, Kimble attempts to prove his innocence and in turn discover who did kill his wife.
- (320K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Andrew Davis
- 1993-08-06
The climax of the movie, with Kimble finally confronting the real villain, occurs in the plush Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton and Towers, 720 South Michigan Avenue at East Balbo Drive in the South Loop. Travel guide to filming locations for The Fugitive (1993), in Chicago and North Carolina.
In January 1992, Chicago vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble returns home to discover his wife, Helen, was murdered by a one-armed assailant who evades capture. Kimble's account of events is dismissed due to the absence of forced entry. Helen's substantial life insurance policy, and a misinterpreted 911 call, result in Kimble's wrongful arrest.
A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death.
What's happening: We visited some spots featured in the film to see how they've held up since the movie debuted in August 1993. The murder: 336 W. Wisconsin St. The scene of the crime.
C HICAGO — “The Fugitive” remains singular in the career of Chicago-born director Andrew Davis, raised first in Rogers Park and then, mainly, in the South Side Jeffery Manor neighborhood....
