“I would have to say right off the bat”: Not Star Wars or Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford’s Wife Loves His 1 Underrated Movie That Failed at the Box-Office

Harrison Ford's wife's pick for his favorite movie is an unconventional one.

“I would have to say right off the bat”: Not Star Wars or Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford’s Wife Loves His 1 Underrated Movie That Failed at the Box-Office

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  • Harrison Ford is one of the best actors in Hollywood and he made a name for himself in films such as Indiana Jones and Star Wars.
  • Ford's wife has a very peculiar choice for his favorite movie as well.
  • Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny's failure was a hard pill to swallow for many.
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Harrison Ford has been part of quite a few iconic film franchises over the course of his career, most of which have become significant parts of pop culture in general. This includes the beloved Indiana Jones franchise as well as Star Wars. That being said, neither of these franchises has anything to do with his wife’s favorite movies.

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Harrison Ford in a big scene from Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

In case you need a reminder, the Star Wars franchise stands as one of the most iconic and culturally significant film series ever created, surpassing mainstream success to attain a unique. Harrison Ford’s portrayal of Han Solo truly redefined what it meant to be an action hero as well.

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Harrison Ford’s Wife Loves An Underrated Movie By Him That Was A Box Office Dud

Harrison Ford in an action scene from Raiders of The Lost Ark
Harrison Ford in a pivotal scene from Indiana Jones and Raiders of The Lost Ark

While speaking in an interview on Live with Kelly and Mark, Harrison Ford’s wife Calista Flockhart talked about her relationship with her husband and a wide variety of other topics.

When asked by host Kelly Ripa about her favorite Harrison Ford film, Flockhart mentioned, “I have a few, but I would have to say right off the bat, Mosquito Coast.” She also praised her husband’s comedic skills in another project, which was Working Girl.

“I love Working Girl because he’s very funny, and Harrison is very funny. He’s surprisingly funny, like ‘Oh, oh, wait, that was funny,’ like, ‘Wait, was that a joke?'”

They say behind every successful man there is a woman and in this case, Harrison Ford always had Calista Flockhart by his side no matter what. Nonetheless, we will have to wait and see what’s next for the power couple.

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Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny Was A Box Office Disaster

Harrison Ford in a train sequence from Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny
A scene from Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny made its way to theaters all around the world last year, as fans of the franchise had a lot of expectations behind the film for a lot of reasons. Unfortunately, their wishes didn’t come true at all as Harrison Ford’s film proved to be a massive disappointment.

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Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny received a Rotten Tomatoes score of 69% while it got an IMDB rating of 6.6 – all of which meant that it wasn’t necessarily a terrible film, but nothing worthwhile either.

According to Box Office MojoIndiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny has grossed almost $384 million at the Worldwide Box Office. Therefore, the film was a Box Office bomb, resulting in a loss of $100 million for Disney.

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Written by Subhojeet Mookherjee

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Subhojeet Mookherjee is a Freelance Entertainment Writer for FandomWire. A lover and expert in all things movies, games, TV shows, music and more. I've been in the writing business for over five years now, covering various topics all over the world. I love engaging in deep conversations with like-minded people.