Harrison Ford Demanded Gary Oldman Assault Him in $315M Movie: “You don’t want to hurt somebody”

Harrison Ford has enticed fans for quite a long time with his incredible acting and action sequences that further solidified his position in the industry. With his iconic roles including Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise and titular role in the Indiana Jones franchise, he established himself as a cultural icon. Given that he put in minute efforts to make his scene worthwhile, it is why fans still adore him.

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Ford proved that he was always ready to put in his best efforts for his project which was seen when he starred alongside Gary Oldman in the 1997 film,  Air Force One. The duo was engaged in an intense fighting scene but the former decided to step up a little.

Harrison Ford Asked Gary Oldman to Assault Him in Air Force One

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In Wolfgang Petersen’s directed, Air Force One, Harrison Ford portrayed the role of President James Marshall,  who engages in a fistfight in an attempt to save everyone when terrorists hijack the plane with the first family boarding it. He encounters Gary Oldman’s Egor Korshunov, who is the ringleader of the terrorists and engages in some fistfights with the former.

Knowing that the action sequence needed to be shown as realistically as possible, he insisted that the duo must throw in some authentic punches to add “veracity to the experience.”

In the book, The Films of Harrison Ford, authors Lee Pfeiffer, Michael Lewis, and Michael D. Lewis wrote about the situation, quoting the Indiana Jones star’s thought process,

“I didn’t even think about the physicality of it. It’s all choreographed, all plotted out. The fun of it for me is it’s like an athletic endeavor. You choreograph it, you set your mind on what it is; you don’t want to hurt somebody, you want to be very sure of your moves. It’s a pleasure to perform those things for me, like playing tennis or ballet dancing.”

As per the authors, the latter was not ready to agree with the former but eventually agreed for the sake of their delivering better craft. This film became one of the iconic movies of their career with Ford recently sharing how one specific quote of this project remains close to him to date.

Harrison Ford’s Iconic Line From Air Force One Which He Uses in Real Life

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In a recent interview with PEOPLE, the actor opened up about how he uses his iconic line from this film in real life, even to this day. Reciting his famous line, the actor stated,

“Because I fly, I probably say why more than I need to, ‘Get off my plane!’ ” 

Air Force One is available on AMC and Prime Video.

Source: The Films of Harrison Ford