Directed by Roman Polanski
Released in 1988

Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Walker, a San Francisco surgeon in Paris to give a lecture at a medical convention. He also looks forward to enjoying the company of his wife of twenty years, Sondra (Betty Buckley), as they return to their honeymoon locale. We meet the happy couple in the taxi between the airport and the hotel, jet-lagged and cozy, and patient when their cab gets a flat tire. Read unexciteable, maybe level-headed. The first clue that something is about to go wrong with the Walker's trip is that Sondra cannot seem to unlock her suitcase...even with the key. They realize that they have picked up the wrong bag and make a phone call to track down the right one.

Tired and travel worn, the Walkers take turns in the shower....Sondra first, (and we all-too-briefly get to hear Betty sing "I Love Paris") and then Walker (and we get to hear Harrison sing too!). The phone rings while he is under the nozzle, and although Sondra tries to tell him what's going on, in charade-like gestures from the living room, he can't hear through the noise of the water, and continues to shower as we see Sondra grab a dress and disappear off camera.

And disappear is exactly what Sondra does. Walker emerges from the shower to find an empty hotel room, but instead of panicking, he starts to eat their room service breakfast (ordered by his dutiful multi-lingual wife) and falls asleep doing so. He finally reacts when he awakens hours later and is still wifeless....but not hungry.

In a semi-comical quest, the non-French speaking doctor hits the streets of Paris in search of his wayward bride, getting no assistance from agencies foreign or domestic. Walker, convinced of foul play, begins to follow his own set of clues starting with the contents of the misappropriated suitcase, and is led into the arms of a young lady of questionable character named Michele (Emmanuelle Seigner). Together they crawl through the seedy underworld of Paris, seeking the connection between Michele's shady deal gone wrong and Sondra Walker's kidnapping.

A few barroom brawls, scattered French obscenities and foreign intrigue, and some rooftop acrobatics later, and we learn that the trade-off is this: Betty Buckley for a little nuclear fission gizmo that is hidden inside a ceramic souvenir Statue Of Liberty. (Hmm..Statue Of Liberty...Got the message, Roman!) But Harrison Ford, in his indomitable Indy Jones style, endeavors to have his cake and eat it too. No Middle Eastern bullies are going to get the better of this American boy. The gizmo finds the bottom of the Seine River, the boy gets the girl, and almost everyone lives happily ever after.

Next time Mr. Polanski should have Betty sing "La Vie En Rose"..... especially if she gets to wear that red dress!