Continuity mistake: Kimble dyes his hair very dark to escape detection and dyed hair fades over time. For the rest of the movie his hair noticeably goes from darker shades to lighter shades and back again showing that the scenes were shot non-sequentially on different days with a fair amount of time in between.
The Fugitive (1993)
Plot summary
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Starring: Julianne Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford, Joe Pantoliano, Sela Ward
After the murder of his wife, Richard Kimble is convicted and sentenced to death. But when an escape attempt by others helps him escape, Kimble runs back to find the man who murdered his wife, but the U.S. Marshalls are close on his trail.
More mistakes in The Fugitive
Richard Kimble: Do you remember what I told you in the tunnel?
Sam Gerard: Um, yeah. It was noisy, I think you said something like you didn't kill your wife.
Richard Kimble: Remember what you told me?
Sam Gerard: I remember you pointing my gun at me.
Richard Kimble: You said "I don't care."
Tracing tech: He's on the south side.
Sam Gerard: Yeah. Yeah, that's right, Richard. I don't care. I'm not trying to solve a puzzle here.
Richard Kimble: Well, I *am* trying to solve a puzzle.
Cosmo Renfro: Five seconds to location.
Richard Kimble: And I just found a *big* piece.
Trivia: After his escape, it shows Harrison getting on a train marked with the name "Kimball" and then in the next shot, a helicopter flies over a hotel called "Harrison".
Question: At the very end, what was in the plastic bag that Tommy Lee Jones' character gives to Harrison Ford?
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Answer: It's a cold compress. You squeeze it, and the inner bag breaks mixing chemicals and it gets very cold. It helps to minimize swelling. He gave it to Kimball for all the bruises he had.
Grumpy Scot