Often credited as Norris’s best film, one should therefore not be too surprised to learn of its director, Andrew Davis. Davis would go to bigger and better projects shortly after, leading up to his Academy Award nominated The Fugitive in 1993 and the 1998 Dial M for Murder remake, A Perfect Murder. He is a director that understands both style and pacing, capable of impressively ratcheting up tension any number of ways.
Following are some supplemental sections featuring notable director & actor teams that did not meet the criteria for the main body of the article. Some will argue that a number of these should have been included in the primary section but keep in mind that film writing on any level, from the casual to the …
The Fugitive Directed by Andrew Davis Written by David Twohy & Jeb Stuart US, 1993 There’s something fundamentally bizarre about a film nominated for seven academy awards, including best picture, being underrated. In fact, said film can’t even be cited as the victim of an Oscar backlash, and if esteemed net sources such as Rotten …