Three Fugitives (1989)

96 min · Criminal Comedy Film, action film, comedy film

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Directors

Francis Veber

Cast

Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Sarah Rowland Doroff, James Earl Jones, Kenneth McMillan, Alan Ruck

The story

Daniel Lucas, a criminal convicted for armed robbery 5 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.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, Approach, Bank Robber, Bankeinbruch, Canada, Criminal Past, Daughter, Detective Inspector, Flucht, Identity theft, Police, Prosecution, Tatverdächtiger, Tollpatsch, chase, Chase Movie, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Comedy of Errors, Action, Slapstick

Genres

Criminal Comedy Film, action film, comedy film

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