‘The Fugitive,’ Still in the Running at 30

Santa Barbara–Based Director Andrew Davis Returns to the Spotlight in the 30th Anniversary of His Blockbuster 'The Fugitive,' with Screening/Q&A at the Riviera Theatre

Director Andy Davis, left, with Harrison Ford on the set of 'The Fugitive' | Photo: Courtesy

I had a major Chicago-on-the-brain-and-palate-moment last week as I sat down to break pizza with acclaimed film director and proud Chicago native Andrew Davis in the dining room of the scenery-blessed Riviera home he and his family have lived in for close to 40 years. The pizza in question: an uncommonly delectable deep-dish model that Davis has flown in from one of Chicago’s finest pizzerias, Lou Malnati’s. A vast sausage disc covered the entire pizza real estate, and I was left with a serious pizza afterglow.

But I digress, somewhat.

Andy Davis (left) on the set of *The Fugitive* | Photo: Courtesy

The pressing subject on this afternoon was Davis’s acclaimed and unabashedly Chicago-rooted 1993 film The Fugitive — the best-known and probably finest project in Davis’s 15-title filmography. For the film’s 30th anniversary, Davis has overseen a new 4K UHV remastered version, screening at the Riviera Theatre, September 8-14. Following the screening on Friday, September 8, Davis will engage in a Q&A with Roger Durling, executive director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.