The Ford Fiesta – Details, episodes & analysis

In Presumed Innocent, Harrison Ford plays Rusty Sabich, an attorney accused of the violent rape of his colleague Carolyn Polhemus...Happy Holidays! This 1990 film is a great re-watch for a deep dive on the greatness director Alan J. Pakula brings to the storytelling, and that's what Paul & Adam do with their special guest, actor Brendan Meyer. With a top-notch supporting cast that includes Brian Dennehy, Greta Scacchi, Paul Winfield, Bonnie Bedelia, and Raul Julia, and a crew that includes legendary DP Gordon Willis, there's a lot to discuss! 

On this episode, The Ford Fiesta dives deep into what some people consider the best of the Indy adventures - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. 1989's action classic features Harrison Ford's "Man in the Hat" returning with his father, played by Sean Connery. Mara Knopic joins the show to talk about Ford's return to a huge summer film after a string of movies working with prestige directors. Was this the greatest summer of blockbuster movies ever? Did the film do justice to Brody's legacy? How great is Ford doing his own stunts? These questions get answered and more, along with the usual comedy recap of the film.

We're in the '80s! The Harrison Ford 1980s may be unmatched by any other actor in terms of huge movies, and it all begins with arguably the most acclaimed sequel of all time - The Empire Strikes Back (your move, The Godfather, Part II). Ford's return as Han Solo requires all hands on deck to talk about, PLUS a guest - podcaster and friend from The Movie Trivia Schmoedown, Chance Ellison. Great movie, and a great show as we're fired up to kick this one about!

Welcome to Season Two! When you take a longer-then-planned break between episodes of any podcast, it's a good idea to come back and just claim you were between seasons. Harrison Ford's epic, two-podcast-season-spanning 1979 comes to a close with an appearance in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. There's so much to say about this film, largely considered one of the best ever made, Paul & Adam recruited their friend and Movie Trivia Schmoedown cohort John Kaiser to join them. Then...the drinking started. Enjoy.

Bob Falfa is back! Briefly, but it's a Harrison Ford movie so Paul and Adam are all over it. Forty-three years later and you still have to convince some people there was a sequel to American Graffiti. This episode gives the movie its due and explores just how ambitious the film really was. And it turns out you don't have to twist the arm of this week's guest to talk about More American Graffiti as film critic William Bibbiani joins the show.

Who would think to pair Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford? Who would think to pair Harrison Ford with this script? These questions and more are answered as Adam and Paul watch (and Adam for the first time) The Frisco Kid, about a rabbi headed to San Francisco from Poland. Along they way, he meets bank robber Tommy Lillard in the last western Ford will appear in for a long while. Movie Guy Steve Lewis helps with writing an in-depth recap of the film as the Ford's eclectic era between STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK gets further explored.

Paul and Adam take a deep dive into Hanover Street, one of the many war movies Harrison Ford was involved in after Star Wars. Is this the type of film that solidifies Ford's status as a major movie star? ...not really! The pre-Empire/post-Star Wars era is fascinating, as is this look at this little-seen 1979 Peter Hyams ROMANCE (capital letters intended). And, as ever, Harrison Ford news and This Date in Ford History.

Force 10 From Navarone is Harrison Ford's first choice to follow-up Star Wars and he's starting to show all the traits we love about him! Paul & Adam welcome frequent guest Steven Lewis to break down this old-fashioned WWII war film that co-stars Robert Shaw and Carl Weathers. Also, the Harrison Ford Punch Count goes up and in recent news, what's Ford up to now while he's injured? 

Star Wars was a huge hit in the summer of 1977. So was Smokey and the Bandit. That same year, the stars of those films, Harrison Ford and Sally Field, starred together with Henry Winkler in a movie you've never heard of. How is this possible? Paul and Adam get to the bottom of it with a lively recap and discussion of Heroes. Plus, lots of Harrison Ford news as Indiana Jones 5 gets more traction.

Well, what can you say about the biggest movie of all time and the welcome-to-the-world party for the biggest movie star of all time? A lot, apparently, as The Ford Fiesta about Star Wars clocks in as the longest, but there's never a dull moment as Paul & Adam welcome guest and author of Why We Love Star Wars: The Great Moments That Built a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Ken Napzok, brings hit expertise from The Force Center Podcast to the show. The Movie Guys thought they knew everything, but there's always something new to dig up about this legendary film.