The movie in question doesn’t come anywhere nearHarrison Ford’s best movies.

Ford has shared the screen with huge names throughout his careerand has become an icon himself in that time.

The cast is led by James Coburn, embodying a con man named Eli Kotch.

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Understandably, Ford’sDead Heatcharacter has very little impact on the movie’s plot.

Understandably, Ford’sDead Heatcharacter has very little impact on the movie’s plot.

The friction between Ford and Tarkovsky eventually led to the former’s exit from Columbia’s New Talent Program.

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He also suggested Ford adopt an acting moniker, as he described his real name as “Pretentious.”

The note in question simply read, “I missed.”

However, his breakthrough can be traced to another movie that predates both sagas.

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1973’sAmerican Graffitiis arguably the biggest turning point in Ford’s acting career.

Although Richard Dreyfuff was the movie’s star,American Graffitigave Ford his biggest role at that time.

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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round combines elements of comedy and crime, showcasing Coburn’s magnetic screen presence.

Harrison Ford as a bellboy in Dead Heat on the Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)

James Coburn stars in this 1966 heist film as Eli Kotch, a con man who orchestrates a complex plan to rob a Los Angeles airport bank during a Soviet premier’s visit. Using his charm and wit, Kotch manipulates everyone around him, including his unsuspecting lovers, to execute his daring plan. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round combines elements of comedy and crime, showcasing Coburn’s magnetic screen presence.

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