Movies starring Fred Ward

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

107 mins Drama, Thriller

Inspired by Frank Morris's escape from the famous Alcatraz "Escape from Alcatraz" brings the story to life with Clint Eastwood in the role of Frank Morris....

Southern Comfort (1981)

106 mins Adventure , Drama, Thriller

There are those who say that Walter Hill's "Southern Comfort" is an allegory for the Vietnam War, whilst Hill himself has said he doesn't believe it is. Now I am an uncomplicated bloke who actually grows tired off all those w...

Silkwood (1983)

131 mins Biography, Drama, Thriller

Certain movies which on release were seen as powerful loose their impact over time especially to those who watch them for the first time years after their release. I say that to basically qualify my opinion having watched "Si...

Big Business (1988)

97 mins Comedy

Released back in 1988 "Big Business" is a comedy of confusion, a series of gags surrounding mistaken identity as two sets of twins mixed up at birth miraculously find themselves in the same hotel at the same time blissfully u...

Tremors (1990)

96 mins Comedy, Horror

For years I have seen "Tremors" cropping up on late night TV and on the odd occasion I caught a bit of it I thought what nonsense. I was wrong because having finally sat down and watched the whole of "Tremors" it is one of th...

The Player (1992)

124 mins Comedy, Crime, Drama

The Player: Robert Altman's inside look at the shallow world of Hollywood starring Tim Robbins as a producer who becomes increasingly paranoid...

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

83 mins Comedy

Whilst the first in the series "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" was fresh and funny and the second movie "The Naked Gun 2�: The Smell of Fear" was amusing but a little tired they for the most worked. But this ...

Chain Reaction (1996)

107 mins Action , Drama, Thriller

Here is the irony; "Chain reaction" is a movie about scientists creating a new power source which doesn't pollute yet this is a movie which has no brains. In fact forget the whole science aspect, which you should the minute y...

...First Do No Harm (1997)

90 mins Drama, TV Movie

Movie Review - ...First Do No Harm (1997) Meryl Streep stars as Lori Reimuller, a mother who takes on the medical establishment when her son is diagnosed epilepsy and they refuse to consider that a ketogenic diet might help h...

Road Trip (2000)

93 mins Comedy

In 1999 we got the riotous teen comedy "American Pie" which basically opened the flood gates for not only a series of sequels but a stream of teen comedies which revelled in crude jokes, nudity and sex. One of the better, but...

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

104 mins Comedy, Romance

As romantic comedies go "Sweet Home Alabama" starring Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas is one of my favourites, despite that it doesn't do anything majorly different to various other rom-coms. It's very predictable, following...

Coast to Coast (2003)

108 mins Drama, TV Movie

I think I am pretty regular sort of guy, okay so my love of movies is a bit extreme but I have two feet, find things funny as well as cry when something makes me feel emotional. I suppose the one thing not so typical is that ...

Management (2008)

94 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

"Management" is the sort of movie I really enjoy; it doesn't mean it is great but would happily watch again. Why? Well because it tries and often succeeds to walk the line between mainstream and indie romantic comedy deliveri...

The Wild Stallion (2009)

82 mins Drama, Family

Sometimes I feel like I am teaching people to suck eggs when it comes to movies and it frustrates me. I am on about those who watch a movie which is obviously made for a young audience and then ripping it to shreds because as...

Armoured (2009)

88 mins Action , Crime, Thriller

"Armoured" is a curious movie because all the ingredients work on their own; Ty is a good guy just looking out for his family, the action is punchy, the storyline has potential and that cast is decent and play their parts wel...

2 Guns (2013)

109 mins Action , Comedy, Crime

2 Guns - Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg are agents in this twisting action comedy of double crosses and betrayals...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Fred Ward as one of the principle cast members.