Posted on 17/05/08
The Six Billion Dollar Ham
Seldom does the team inspire more affection than its top player, but such is the puzzling case of Harrison Ford. In Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Blade Runner, the man has quarterbacked two of the most popular franchises, and one of the most adored cult flicks, in the history of the big screen. Yet history, that fickle judge, seems to find him wanting. As a movie actor, he's more tolerated than respected. As a movie star, he's more respected than loved. Even his all-American name, with its presidential stamps, comes with something of a taint - those sickly Harrisons and that klutzy Ford aren't exactly revered, their reputations a lot less hallowed than the office they held. Change office to box office, and so it is with this Ford. Which raises the questions: Why? And is it fair?
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