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Making Blade Runner

harrisonford — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:21:19 +0100

A
comprehensive, formed on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of
"hunters androids" document, which exposes the next steps in the
emergence of the cult movie Ridley Scott, from the initial version of
the script after the adoption by the spectators.

Aircraft

harrisonford — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:47:41 +0200

Ford is a private pilot of both planes and helicopters, and owns an 800-acre (3.2 km²) ranch in Jackson, Wyoming, approximately half of which he has donated as a nature reserve. On several occasions, Ford has personally provided emergency helicopter services at the behest of local authorities, in one instance rescuing a hiker overcome by dehydration.

Ford began flight training in the 1960s at Wild Rose Airport in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, flying in a TriPacer, but at $15 an hour he was unable to continue the training. His interest returned in the mid-1990s when he bought a used Gulfstream II and asked one of his pilots, Terry Bender, to give him flying lessons. They started out flying a Cessna 182 out of Jackson, Wyoming. He later switched to Teterboro, New Jersey, flying a Cessna 206, the aircraft he soloed in.

Indiana Jones

harrisonford — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:54:26 +0200

Ford achieved another huge career boost when he starred as Indiana Jones in the Lucas/Spielberg collaboration Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He reprised the role for the prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), and the sequel Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), which turned Ford himself into a blockbuster phenomenon. He again reprised his role as Indiana Jones for a 1993 episode of the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and for the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Unlike many other actors of the same or similar genre, Ford's authenticity as a daring action hero was supported by his willingness to perform many of his own stunts for the Indiana Jones films.

Harrison Ford

harrisonford — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:54:07 +0200

In 1997, Ford was ranked # 1 in Empire's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. As of July 2008, the domestic box office grosses of Ford's films total almost US$3.4 billion with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the No. 2 domestic box-office star for lead roles behind only Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks. If counting both supporting movie roles as well as starring roles, Ford would be the 5th biggest film star, behind that of voice-actor Frank Welker, Samuel L. Jackson (whose biggest grossing films consist of him as a non-lead, supporting actor), Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks.