
Is he the one-armed man?
Harrison Fucking Ford. It’s his middle name, really. (No, not really. He has none. He did go by Harrison J. Ford early in his career as not to be confused with the silent film actor of the same name, but I digress.)
Back in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and, um, just 2000, Ol’ Harry was at the top of his game (for the most part). Not only did he bring us the above two scoundrels with their hearts of gold (each for three movies, since there is no Crystal Skull, just as there are no prequels), he also brought us:
- a cowboy in a roadster (American Graffiti)
- a cowboy in a temple (The Frisco Kid)
- a detective in a strange land – the future (Blade Runner)
- a detective in a strange land – Amish country (Witness)
- a doctor chasing after terrorists who kidnapped his wife (Frantic)
- a doctor chasing a one-armed man who murdered his wife (The Fugitive)
- a doctor chasing his wife to murder her (What Lies Beneath)
- a lawyer trying to put his life back together (Presumed Innocent)
- a lawyer trying to put his life back together (Regarding Henry)
- a business man with love problems (Working Girl)
- a business man with love problems (Sabrina)
- a cop that shares his home (The Devil’s Own)
- a cop that sells homes (Hollywood Homicide)
- a politician having a problem before a plane crash (Air Force One)
- a politician’s aide having a problem after a plane crash (Random Hearts)
- a father in the jungle (The Mosquito Coast)
- a pilot in the jungle (Six Days Seven Night)
- a soldier during the Vietnam War (Apocalypse Now)
- a soldier during the Cold War (K-19: The Widowmaker)
- Jack Ryan (Patriot Games)
- Jack Ryan (Clear and Present Danger)
- a flop (Firewall)
- a flop (Crossing Over)
Whew. That was easy.
Anywookiee, there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. Despite the missteps in the late 90’s (Sabrina, The Devil’s Own, Six Days Seven Night), he had a good run. What changed, you might ask. I might say:
Sixty-five-year-old Harrison Ford met Calista Flockhart, 44, in 2002, when she reportedly spilled wine on him at the Golden Globes. The pair immediately started dating and have been together ever since. (via iVillage)
A-ha! Calista Fucking Flockhart happened! So if Harrison Ford wants to get back to creating iconic characters, he needs to say sayonara to Ally McBeal. I know they’re engaged and he co-adopted her adopted son, but it’s never too late to get out of it…
Harry – remember how much divorce costs? $85,000,000 ring any bells? (Notice the date of this article announcing his break from Melissa Mathison.) Don’t you see what a mistake K-19: The Widowmaker that ridiculous Russian non-accent leaving the beloved screenwriter of E.T. did to your film career?! Here’s to hoping you lose those diamond earrings and that “television star,” and you’ll return to save the Star Wars series in Episodes 7, 8, and 9!!!1! You can even have Han Solo die in 8 and skip 9 if you’d like! Whatever it takes! Be daring like Indy used to be!
Stop this from ever happening again:
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