A few years ago the collectors edition dvd came out and had much more content including a multipart retrospective with interviews from ford, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas, and viggo mortensen. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective. Witness 49 movie clip positive identification 1985 hd. Witness is still a powerful and sympathetic commentary on the clash of cultures, and features perhaps harrison fords finest performance of his. The story begins in a small amish community in lancaster, pennsylvania. Harrison ford, in a daring break from his previous diet of blockbusters, stars as john book, a hardened but decent and honest philadelphia detective.
Released february 8th, 1985, witness stars harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, alexander godunov, josef sommer the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 76 out of 100. Witness 99 movie clip right of way 1985 hd youtube. The end result is an action packed struggle of life and death. Witness 49 movie clip positive identification 1985 hd youtube. Unless you had tremedous recall of all the bit roles in american grafitti or the conversation, the first time the world at large set their eyes on harrison ford was in the little indie that could. In peter weirs thriller witness, samuel lukas haas, a young amish boy, witnesses a murder in the restroom of a philadelphia bus station. When a young amish boy is sole witness to a murder, policeman john book goes into hiding in amish country to protect him until the trial. Witness 1985 cast and crew after witnessing a brutal murder, young amish boy samuel lukas haas and his mother rachel kelly mcgillis seek protection from police officer john book harrison ford. Witness is a 1985 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by peter weir and starring harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, and lukas haas. For harrison ford, freed from the shackles of han solo although still bound to indiana jones, this was an. With no previous acting reference points for most audiences, ford was han solo, the glumly debonair and seductive space rogue who gave a dash.
Harrison ford is sensational as book, the cop who runs headon into the non violent world of a pennsylvania amish community. Harrison ford triple feature witness patriot games what lies beneath 3. Watch witness 1985 online part 1 video dailymotion. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a pennsylvania dutch community. Then it is a movie about the choices we make in life and the choices that other people make for us. Peter weirs exceptionally fine witness finds harrison ford earning his first and, so far, only best actor oscar nomination. When book discovers that the crime was part of a conspiracy. We know she returns his affections because she dances with him in a barn, lets him see her topless while shes taking a sponge bath, and engages in a steamy makeout session with him in the middle of a pennsylvania field. Witness is beautifully filmed on location in philadelphia and lancaster county with excellent direction by peter weir and haunting music by maurice jarre. Harrison ford is sensational as book, the cop who runs headon into the nonviolent world of a pennsylvania amish community. One thing i really like is that the producers were able to use harrison fords ability as a carpenter in the barn raising scenes. Harrison ford crushes your romantic dreams about witness. Like the great barnraising scene late in the second act, the films construction is both efficient and unhurried, functional and beautiful. This is a really good movie, full of insights about peoples beliefs.
Jan rubes, danny glover, josef sommer, alexander godunov, patti lupone, and viggo mortensen appear in supporting roles. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing witness 1985 near you. Witness is a 1985 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by peter weir and starring harrison ford, kelly mcgillis. When a young amish boy witnesses a murder, a hardened philly detective goes into hiding in amish country to protect him until the trial. When they arrive at the train station samuel wants to go to the bathroom, where he wittnesses a murder. Harrison must have felt very comfortable filming this scene, since he was a carpenter before. Its a love story, a fishoutofwater tale, and an examination of clashing cultures in a modern world. This is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story. While this maybe the best harrison ford film, and believe me its great, this br is quite weak. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective investigating the murder.
Starring harrison ford, a young viggo mortensen, kelly mcgillis and lukas haas. Harrison ford is one of those actors that often times just shows up and then there lies his character. It works as a police thriller, a cross cultural study, a romance. Witness, harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, danny glover, viggo mortensen. In peter weirs thriller witness, samuel lukas haas, a young amish boy, witnesses a murder in the. Witness 89 movie clip rachels choice 1985 hd youtube. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as harry is.
Top corn why witness remains one of the best hollywood film. Crux there is not a wasted or unnecessary shot in peter weirs witness, or a superfluous line of dialogue. John book harrison ford takes care of a creep who bullies the amish. Officer john book harrison ford becomes the protector, but when the bad guys decide to target him as well, he decides that the best place to hide out is the childs family farm. A history of the episcopal church 17821985 read full ebook. With harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas, josef sommer.
Moonlighting 19851989 witness for the executionmavi ay 2. Find out where witness is streaming, if witness is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Calling witness a crime thriller is technically accurate, but it does this layered and dramatically compelling movie a disservice. After witnessing a brutal murder, young amish boy samuel lukas haas and his mother rachel kelly mcgillis seek protection from police officer john book harrison ford. Witness 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Trailer for peter weirs film starring harrison ford,kelly mcgillis,josef sommer,lukas haas,jan rubes,alexander godunov,brent jennings,danny glover,patti lupone,viggo mortensen,angus macinnes. If harrison ford had listened to the advice of studio heads early in his career, he would have remained a carpenter and never gone on to star in some of hollywoods biggest films and become one of the industrys most bankable stars.
Witness directed by peter weir australia and starring harrison ford. Witness comes billed as a thriller, but its so much more than a thriller that i wish they hadnt even used the word murder in the ads. While visiting philadelphia, a young amish boy become a witness to a murder, and the killers want to find a way to silence him, permanently. Harrison ford in witness 1985 harrison ford in witness 1985 the image could not be loaded. A sheltered amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. Later, rachel and samuel travel by train to visit rachels sister, which takes them into philadelphia. Time out new york observed, powerful, assured, full of beautiful imagery and thankfully devoid of easy moralising. The film was a big hit further evidence that ford could carry a movie even when he wasnt playing han solo, indiana jones or a robot detective in. Watch witness 1985 full movie free online streaming tubi. It has rich characters and was the major turning point for ford in transitioning from an action adventurer into a bonafide leading man.
Violence is strong because there are some scenes that involve bloody violence. A young amish boy called samuel, stunningly played by lukas haas in his debut, is the only witness to the murder of a philly undercover detective at a train station and ford is the investigating. Why witness remains one of the best hollywood film from the eighties. Harrison ford moves in with amish widow kelly mcgillis and her son.