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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 04/02/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 9 Genres: Comedy, Chase Movie, Slapstick, Comedy of Errors

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, All Movie Guide

Nick Nolte - Daniel Lucas
Martin Short - Ned Perry
Sarah Rowland Doroff - Meg Perry
James Earl Jones - Detective Dugan
Alan Ruck - Tener

Francis Veber's Three Fugitives comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, making it very difficult to recommend this disc to anyone who is not already a fan of the film. Disney/Buena Vista has done a great job with the visual quality of the disc, but there is little here for the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide