Is U.S. Marshals and the fugitive the same movie? U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action crime thriller film directed by Stuart Baird. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Roy Huggins and John Pogue. The film is a spin-off/sequel to the 1993 film The Fugitive, which in turn was based on the television series of the same name, created by Huggins.
U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action crime thriller film directed by Stuart Baird. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Roy Huggins and John Pogue. The film is a spin-off/sequel to the 1993 film The Fugitive, which in turn was based on the television series of the same name, created by Huggins.
What is the movie U.S. Marshals about?
An airplane bearing gruff U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) crashes in the wilderness. On board the same flight is Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes), a federal prisoner accused of double murder, who escapes during the ensuing chaos, but not before rescuing several people from the wreckage. Gerard is ordered to hunt down the fugitive along with State Department agent John Royce (Robert Downey Jr.), and the two pursue Sheridan relentlessly, despite growing doubts about his guilt.
U.S. Marshals / Film synopsis
What happens at the end of U.S. Marshals movie?
At the end of the film, after the marshals have captured Sheridan and he is in police custody in the hospital, Gerard realizes that DSS Agent John Royce (Robert Downey Jr.) has been a double agent the whole time due to the serial number being scratched off Sheridan’s gun.
Where was the swamp scene in U.S. Marshals filmed?
The swamp scenes were shot on Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee, in the same location as was used for Raintree County (1957) and In the Heat of the Night (1967).
During filming for U.S. Marshals in 1997, a Boeing 727 containing actor Wesley Snipes “crashed” outside Bay City, Illinois and rolled into the Ohio River. Despite law-man Tommy Lee Jones’ best efforts, Snipes’ character got away, and the production team headed back to New York City.
What caused the plane crash in U.S. Marshals?
Explosive Decompression: When a fellow prisoner tries to kill Sheridan aboard a Marshals transport plane, he instead shoots a hole in one of the windows, causing several people on board to be sucked out through the rapidly expanding breach and ultimately resulting in the plane crashing.
