Yes ok Harrison Ford He has remained one of the most popular actors in the film industry for decades, we rarely delve into his career prior to his definitive rise to fame. We usually associate it with franchises like Star Wars and Indiana Jones. But… What was his acting path before consolidating himself in such relevant sagas in the world of entertainment?
It is said that, when Lucasfilm was about to choose the interpreter of Han Solo, there were several candidates ahead of Harrison Ford. However, it was he who got the role. Suddenly, an actor not very well known in the industry was about to take on a role that, with perspective, would become one of the most iconic of all time.
His passing through Star WarsIt certainly opened the doors to Indiana Jones. It was about finding a profile that could take on risky scenes in an adventure story. But also bring a dramatic and seductive touch to the screen. Harrison Ford took the leading role in that story to lead a saga that, with its fifth installment, is seeing him off almost forty years after the premiere of the first film.
The performances of Harrison Ford that you may not remember
Before being part of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford participated in various film projects. Now, in some of them, like thief and lover (1966), Luv… means love (1967) and Zabriskie Point (1970), they didn’t even mention it in the credits.
Straight way, released in 1970, was the first film in which Harrison Ford was finally credited. It was a small role in the comedy directed by Richard Rush, whose narrative proposal consisted of exposing how necessary a systematic change in university education was. The feature film is set during the Vietnam War and Ford played a character named Jake.
It is worth mentioning that, before that film, Harrison Ford acted in the ride of the damned (1967). This production had the context after the Civil War in the United States (1861-1865). The tape recounted how a group of southern soldiers escaped from Fort Haukes, where they were being held. However, this feature film could not be considered the first ‘formal’ film because it is mentioned in the credits as “Harrison J. Ford” and not as it would later be known worldwide.
action and eccentricity
After these productions, they followed American Graffiti (1973), a comedy depicting a group of teenagers celebrating their last night together as high school students, and The conversation (1974), a mystery feature film in which a spy gets into trouble for overhearing the wrong thing. These films were directed by George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, respectively. Perhaps, due to the influence of these filmmakers and the success in terms of recognition of the second, these works are fresher in the memory of the followers of Harrison Ford. However, with just heroes maybe not the same thing.
just heroes premiered in 1977, directed by Jeremy Kagan. In accordance with Colliderthis “It is perhaps the most eccentric role of Ford’s career., as he picked up a deep southern drawl and managed to lead a silly NASCAR racing sequence that feels completely out of place in a dramatic movie.” The actor played Ken Boyd.
By then, Harrison Ford had already taken his first steps as Han Solo. To the films mentioned, we must add another production: Navarone Force 10. It was launched in 1978, under the direction of guy hamilton. In it, a group of soldiers must complete a mission in Yugoslavia that will lead them to come across Nazi patrols. The objective? Cut a German supply bridge. This tape could be understood as one of Ford’s first steps in action cinema. Although it is a different explosiveness from what can be seen today.
His career began to take off through the ships of Star Warsthe adventure of Indiana Jones and, Blade Runner (1982), perhaps the most important cult film of his filmography. In this way, the aforementioned titles were left behind to give space to a leading figure for decades.