History Film / ThreeFugitives

* SweetPollyOliver: Lucas shortens Meg's hair and dresses her as his "son" Jonathan before the journey to Canada.
* TearJerker: Meg's backstory is sad enough as it is and she looks sad for most of her screen time but the only time we actually see her cry is when Lucas tries to leave.
* TheWoobie: Meg, she hasn't spoken since her mother died 2 years earlier.
** Ned, he is out of work, a widower, about to lose his home and trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he robs a bank, breaks into Meg's specialist school to retrieve her (twice), is beaten up and locked in a cellar by Charlie and his thugs, hit by a police vehicle while trying to catch Meg, leaves his ill-gotten money at Doctor Horvath's, sleeps rough in a fishing net and has to dress in drag just to escape to Canada.

* BreakTheCutie: Meg is distraught when Lucas attempts to leave, she pleads for him not to go after 2 years of silence and runs away. Lucas does go to see her but by the time he does, she refuses to speak, eat or acknowledge anyone.

* DelayedReaction: When Ned and Lucas crawl out of their stolen Porsche, Ned realises his grenade didn't go off, it detonates a split second later and destroys the Porsche.

* ManlyTears: Ned is so proud when Meg pleads for Lucas not to go, he can't help it which is hardly surprising when his daughter has remained mute for 2 years.

** Ned, he is out of work, a widower, about to lose his home and trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he ends trying to rob a bank, breaks into Meg's specialist school to retrieve her (twice), is beaten up and locked in a cellar by Charlie and his thugs, hit by a police vehicle while trying to catch Meg, leaves his ill-gotten money at Doctor Horvath's, sleeps rough in a fishing net and has to dress in drag just to escape to Canada.

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989 by Creator/TouchstonePictures, starring Creator/NickNolte and Creator/MartinShort. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (Creator/JamesEarlJones) and Inspector Tener (Alan Ruck) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) and loan sharks as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.

** Ned, he is out of work, a widower, about to lose his home and trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he ends trying to rob a bank, breaks into Meg's specialist school to retrieve her (twice), is beaten up and locked in a cellar by Charlie and his thugs hit by a police vehicle while trying to catch Meg, leaves his ill-gotten money at Doctor Horvath's, sleeps rough in a fishing net and has to dress in drag just to escape to Canada.

* The Woobie: Meg, she hasn't spoken since her mother died 2 years earlier.

* TheWoobie: Meg, she hasn't spoken since her mother died 2 years earlier.

* BreakTheCutie: Meg is distraught when Lucas attempts to leave, she pleads for him not to go after 2 years of silence, runs away and refuses to eat or acknowledge anyone.

* AdultFear: Ned resorts to robbing banks and breaking into Meg's Specilist School just to avoid losing custody of her.

** Also, when Lucas attempts to leave, Meg is so distraught, she runs through oncoming traffic and is approached by a stranger on a park bench.

* AffectinateNickname: Doctor Horvath, the mad veterinarian, doesn't refer to any of the titular fugitives by their names, instead he refers to Ned by his father's name (George), Meg as a kitten and Lucas as a dog.

* FakePregnancy: Lucas forces a disguised Ned to pretend to be in labour by stuffing Meg's teddy bear under his clothes

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989 by Creator/TouchstonePictures, starring Creator/NickNolte and Creator/MartinShort. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (Creator/JamesEarlJones) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) and loan shark Tener (Alan Ruck) as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.

** Ned, he is out of work, a widower, about to lose his home and trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he ends trying to rob a bank, breaks into Meg's specialist school to retrieve her (twice), is beaten up and locked in a cellar by Tener and Charlie, hit by a police vehicle while trying to catch Meg, leaves his ill-gotten money at Doctor Horvath's, sleeps rough in a fishing net and has to dress in drag just to escape to Canada.

* BumblingDad: Ned is utterly incompetent when it comes to robbing banks and discretely trying to rescue his daughter from the Specialist School.

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989 by Creator/TouchstonePictures, starring Creator/NickNolte and Creator/MartinShort. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (Creator/JamesEarlJones) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) and guest star Alan Ruck as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.

* AdultFear: Ned resorts to robbing banks and raiding children's homes just to avoid losing custody of Meg.
** Also, when Lucas attempts to leave, Meg is so distraught, she runs through oncoming traffic and is approached by a stranger on a bench.
* BreakTheCutie: Meg is distraught when Lucas attempts to leave, she pleads for him not to go after 2 years of silence, runs away and is reduced to refusing to even eat, let alone speak.
* BumblingDad: Ned is utterly incompetent when it comes to robbing banks and discretion.
* CuteMute: Meg, for most of the movie.
* DisguisedInDrag: Lucas forces Ned to wear women's clothing for going to Canada.
* FakePregnancy: Lucas forces a disguised Ned to pretend to be in labour to avoid being held up by the Canadian border patrol.

* SweetPollyOliver: Lucas shortens Meg's hair and dresses her in boy's clothing before the journey to Canada.

** Also Ned, an out of work widower trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he tries, poorly rob a bank and breaks into a children's home just to reclaim her.

* FakePregancy: Lucas forces a disguised Ned to pretend to be in labour to avoid being held up by the Canadian border patrol.

* BreakTheCutie: Meg is distraught when Lucas attempts to leave,[[spoiler:she pleads for him not to go twice after 2 years of silence, runs away and is taken back to the children's home where she refuses to acknowledge anyone.]]

* CuteMute: Meg, [[spoiler:for most of the movie.]]

** Also Ned, an out of work widower trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he is reduced to robbing banks and breaking into children's homes just to reclaim her.

** Also Ned, an out of work widower trying to gain custody of his daughter and pay for her treatment, he is reduced to making poor attempts to rob banks.

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989 by Creator/TouchstonePictures, starring Creator/NickNolte and Creator/MartinShort. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (Creator/JamesEarlJones) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.

* TheWoobie: Meg, [[spoiler:she hasn't spoken since her mother died 2 years earlier]].

* PinPullingTeeth: Ned does this during the bank robbery. In the process, he rips his pantyhose mask.

* CuteMute: Meg, for most of the movie.

* BumblingDad: Ned is utterly incompetent when it comes to robbing banks and discretion.

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989 by Touchstone Pictures, starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (James Earl Jones) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.

* AdultFear: Ned resorts to robbing banks and raiding children's homes just to avoid losing custody of Meg

!!''Three Fugitives'' provides examples of the following tropes:

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989 by touchstone Pictures, starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (James Earl Jones) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.

A mildly successful Crime-Comedy released in 1989, starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short. After 5 years in prison, Lucas (Nolte) is escorted to the Pacific National Bank by Detective Dugan (James Earl Jones) where he is taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short). Mistaken for partners in crime, Lucas and Ned endure many misadventures as they attempt to retrieve Ned's mute daughter Meg (Sarah Rowland Doroff) and encounter a mad veterinarian (Kenneth McMillan) as they attempt to evade the cops and escape to Canada.