Three Fugitives
Seen it?1989 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Bad Boys: Ride or Die, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
14% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$41 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 59K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Francis Veber
- Nick NolteLucas
- Martin ShortNed Perry
- Sarah Rowland DoroffMeg Perry
- James Earl JonesDugan
- Alan RuckTener
- Kenneth McMillanHorvath
- David ArnottBank Teller
- Bruce McGillCharlie
- Lee GarlingtonWoman Cop
- Sy RichardsonTucker