Thom Vernon Movies
- 1996
This dark and magical tale is set in a remote Mexican village during the late 1960s and centers upon the spiritual awakening of Luna, the village shaman's eldest daughter. Like her father, she too has been blessed with magical gifts, but unfortunately, her mother discourages her from using them because Luna was born under a bad sign and her mother is frightened. But despite her mother's efforts to stop her, Luna rebels and goes off to find herself. Soon she too gains a reputation as a healer, something that attracts the attention of gringo hippie Terence, a painter who comes to her for help. The two eventually fall in love and begins shacking up together. Unfortunately, Luna realizes that something is amiss when Terence insists that she remain behind while he go into town to be with his friends. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
This 1993 box-office smash partly adheres to the 1960s TV series on which it is based and partly goes off on several tangents of its own. Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble, convicted of murdering his wife. While being transferred to prison by bus, Kimble is involved in a spectacular bus-train collision (one of the best of its kind ever filmed). Surviving the disaster, Kimble escapes, vowing to track down the elusive professional criminal whom he holds responsible for the murder. Dogging the fugitive every foot of the way is U.S. marshal Sam Gerard (an Oscar-winning turn by Tommy Lee Jones), who announces his intention to search "every whorehouse, doghouse, and outhouse" to bring Kimble to justice. Unlike his dour TV-series counterpart Barry Morse, Jones plays the role with a sardonic sense of humor: when a cornered Kimble screams, "I didn't kill my wife," Gerard shrugs and famously replies, "I don't care." Once the premise has been established, scripters Jeb Stuart and David Twohy and director Andrew Davis pull off several audacious plot twists, ranging from Kimble's rendezvous with a sympathetic lab technician to a jaw-dropping dive into a huge waterfall. The second half of the film offers one surprise after another (including the true identity of the murderer), brilliantly avoiding the letdown that plagues many movie adaptations of old TV series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, (more)
- 1992
In this supernatural thriller, an American painter has been living in Mexico and has an affair with a witch's daughter while there. However, when he hears that his former girlfriend is pregnant, he returns to the States to be with her. The jilted young woman, a witch herself, sends him ever more potent evidences of her displeasure, and he is hard-pressed to survive and maintain his sanity. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mayra Serbulo, Thom Vernon, (more)
