Harrison Ford has played action heroes and daredevils throughout his career, but he's also an underrated comic actor. Anyone who has seen Ford's interviews and press junkets knows that he has a dry sense of humor, but he often hides this side of him in his movies. Most of his stunts showcase his skills as an actor without allowing him to show off his comedic chops.
Harrison Ford's best films tend to show both sides of his talents as an actor. He is most famous for playing Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and these characters have a lot of humor, even in the face of mortal danger. Ford can get a lot of laughs in any genre, but it's rare for him to act in a stand-up comedy. His funny roles suggest that he should do it regularly.
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Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Harrison Ford and Anne Heche play a conflicted couple emerging from a plane crash
Harrison Ford has been a licensed pilot for years, and his role in Six Days, Seven Nights lets him play an aviator on screen. His character is stranded on a desert island with a brilliant reporter played by Anne Heche. Their unusual dynamic couple pushes each of them to their limits as they band together to survive until help arrives. Predictably, they fall in love, but the delightful Heche and Ford mean it's easy to forgive the generic plot.
Heche and Ford's delightful dynamic means it's easy to forgive the generic plot.
Six Days, Seven Nights was directed by veteran comedy director Ivan Reitman. It doesn't have the same impact as Reitman's other true classics, such as The Ghostbusters again Davebut he is a skilled two-hander. Although the premise is fairly predictable, and the narrative sometimes lacks a little twist, with the two main characters forced to stay and tolerate each other's company, Heche and Ford make it worthwhile.
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The Frisco Kid (1979)
Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford Star in Western Comedy
Frisco's baby it's not quite up there with Gene Wilder's best movies, and its biggest sin would be that it evokes a comedy-Western. Burning Saddleswhich was released five years earlier. For all its faults, it's still a fun comedy out of the water that points a few barbs at the Western genre. The most interesting thing about the story is the exchange between Wilder and Harrison Ford.
Ford seems as happy as a badly washed gun, and has many funny moments when he plays it straight.
Ford plays the straight man to Wilder's rabbi. In a comedy-Western, he knows it's his job to provide some Western details. He doesn't get many laughs, but his willingness to play second fiddle is admirable. Ford seems happy as a shot gun, and has many funny moments when he plays it straight without trying to wink at the audience.
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Harrison Ford Has a Fun Cameo in Will Ferrell's Sequel
Like many comedies that followed, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues struggling to recapture the magic that preceded it. Still, there are plenty of funny moments, when Will Ferrell and his supporting cast manage to make the most of a lackluster script. Other highlights include Harrison Ford as the popular news anchor. He is perfect for the role, as he has the gravitas and determination needed to make Ron Burgundy look like a joke.
Ford is believed to be a respected broadcast icon, but his character is strange enough to be fascinating.
Some of the funniest scenes in the The Anchorman films featuring memorable cameos. The street fights in both movies are a good example, with the likes of Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Will Smith and Tina Fey getting in on the action. Ford gets his own scene with Ron Burgundy, making his role much more interesting than these other flashy cameos. He is believed to be a revered icon of broadcasting, but his character is strange enough to be fascinating.
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Sabrina (1995)
Harrison Ford Takes On Humphrey Bogart's Role In This Remake
In 1954 Sabrina stars Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, and their combined star power makes the romcom a delight for fans of the genre. It wasn't crying out for a remake, as the original is still a lot of fun, but Harrison Ford delivers a great performance alongside Julia Ormond and Greg Kinnear. Ford plays a workaholic who finds himself in love for the first time.
Sabrina it suffers in comparison to the original with Bogart and Hepburn, but it's a fun romcom on its own merits.
Sabrina it suffers in comparison to the original with Bogart and Hepburn, but it's a fun romcom on its own merits. Ford has the skills to sell his character's transformation from callous, cunning operator to love-struck fool, and he has funny moments every time. His dynamic with Greg Kinnear is especially funnyas Kinnear plays his playful, fun-loving brother.
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Morning Glory (2010)
Harrison Ford Uses His Endearing Grump Persona
Long after his glory years as an action hero, Harrison Ford has found success recently playing various types of government officials. He did this in drama movies like us 42 again Cowboys and Aliensbut Morning Glory he makes the most of Ford's aggressive and rugged young man by having him play a self-centered grump who isn't afraid to ruin everyone's day. She is the perfect comedic foil to Rachel McAdams' hopes.
McAdams and Keaton both have more experience in traditional comedy roles than Ford does, but he fits the cast like a natural.
Morning Glory Ford stars as a veteran reporter who feels bitter because his current post on the morning show refuses to cover the hard-hitting topics he desires. Things get complicated because of her flaming relationship with her boss, played by Diane Keaton. McAdams and Keaton both have more experience in traditional comedy roles than Ford does, but he fits the cast like a natural.
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Hollywood Murders (2003)
Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett Take on the Buddy Cop genre
The 1990s and 2000s were great times for his friend's comedies, with films like Rush Hour, Men in Black again Hot fuzz all put new twists on the established formula. The Hollywood Massacre it's a little more inventive than the classics, preferring to stick to the genre's quest for laughs. Harrison Ford plays a serious, tough detective, while Josh Hartnett plays a wild rookie.
Ford and Hartnett's dynamic is nothing new in the buddy cop genre, but it's still great to watch.
Ford and Hartnett's dynamic is nothing new in the buddy cop genre, but it's still great to watch. Ford is a master of the art of comic anger as an aging cop, and Harkness plays him to perfection. The Hollywood Massacre and gives Ford a few funny moments of slapsticksuch as when he has to chase a suspect through traffic on a child's bike. It's not particularly creative in the genre, but there aren't many actors as entertaining as Ford.
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American Graffiti (1973)
Harrison Ford's First Collaboration With George Lucas Has More Comedy Focus Than Star Wars
Harrison Ford is key to some of the funniest moments in star Wars movies, but he worked with George Lucas four years earlier A New Hope in the middle American Graffiti. The upcoming comedy-drama is Lucas' way of reflecting on his carefree youth, as it follows a group of teenagers and their adventures on a warm night in California. Ford is playing brash street angling for the local champion.
He's funny as Bob Falfa wanders around town trying to make a name for himself, and after his tragic crash when he holds his arm and tries not to cry.
Harrison Ford is a supporting actor in the American Graffiti, and his role as the antagonist means he doesn't get many funny lines. However, he does a lot with his character. He's funny as Bob Falfa wanders around town trying to make a name for himself, and after his tragic crash when he holds his arm and tries not to cry. In both cases, Bob highlights what the film is about: a group of teenagers who believe they are older than they really are.
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Working Girl (1988)
Working Girl Shows Ford His Humor
Working Girl may be Harrison Ford's funniest film, thanks to a great cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith and Alec Baldwin. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The story follows a scheming secretary who steps in for her employer while he is sleeping with a broken leg. Ford plays a business partner who develops feelings for her, though she is also taken in by his deception.
Working Girl it might be Harrison Ford's funniest movie.
Jack Trainer is an interesting Ford character. He is nicer and more polite than most of the other men who hang out in Manhattan living rooms Working Girl, and represents a different way of doing business. Ford plays with the perfect combination of impish charm and natural authority. He is everything Tess wishes he could be, both as a business partner and as a romantic partner.
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Decline (2023-)
Harrison Ford's Apple TV Show Is a Hit
Harrison Ford's casting represents a coup It decreases, and he's in great form in the Apple TV comedy. Ford hasn't appeared in many television shows since he first came to prominence as a movie star, but his standout role is in the show. Yellowstone a spinoff 1923 again It is decreasing both received glowing reviews. It is decreasing follows a group of therapists with very different approaches to their work.
It is decreasing it's a great joke for the modern age, as therapy is talked about more freely than ever.
With It is decreasing season 2 is coming to Apple TV in Octoberit's a great time to catch the Emmy-nominated first season. Jason Segel, who is also one of the creators of the show, and Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and Ted Lasso Brett Goldstein, great in the lead role. Ford's character often acts as his own moral compass, though it's clear he doesn't have everything figured out. It is decreasing it's a great joke for the modern age, as therapy is talked about more freely than ever.
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Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (1989)
Harrison Ford and Sean Connery Join Indy's Funniest Adventure
Although Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade It's not a true comedy, it reproduces one of Harrison Ford's funniest performances. He always has a few wisecracks as Indy, and Steven Spielberg's eye for dramatic adventure also allows Ford to show off his comedic flair. Whether he's falling into a pit of snakes or battling a major wound near a plane, Ford can get a laugh out of his facial expressions. The Last Crusade it's the funniest movie ever Indiana Jones franchise.
What does The Last Crusade even more funny Raiders of the Lost Ark a song about the volatile Indy and his estranged father, played by Sean Connery in fine form.
What does The Last Crusade even more funny Raiders of the Lost Ark a song about the volatile Indy and his estranged father, played in fine form by Sean Connery. The intrepid adventurer reverts to a child-like state of perpetual frustration and resentment, even as he tries to play it cool in front of his friends and enemies. Connery and Ford develop a good comedic conflict with each other, as Connery plays the embarrassing father role to perfection.