Indiana Jones Movies

The last scene when Indiana Jones’s father was shot, Sean Connery (Indy’s father who just happened to play James Bond) was shot with a Walther PPK, the side arm of the MI6 Agent. The uniforms the Nazi’s wore in the Berlin scene were in fact authentic Nazi uniforms which were recently discovered in Germany in time to be used in the film. The Rats in the sewer scene were bred specially for the movie for street rats would have been loaded with disease and thousands of mechanical rats were also thrown into the fray to give the vision of true rat mayhem. The third and supposedly last film was the only time the whole name of Indiana Jones was revealed as Henry Jones Jr. The birds Dr. Jones (Senior) scared with his umbrella to fly and stop the plane were not seagulls but pigeons with many cut-out (cardboard ones) in the sand that didn’t even move. The horse Indiana used in the movie was also used in the movie Rambo 3.

One last thing, the clothes worn by Indiana Jones in the three films that are in display in the Smithsonian’s museum of natural history, they’re to be returned when the movie needs them for the next film coming soon…very soon.

The stunning action with the rolling stone and all the stunts were all unparalleled and so realistic many who saw them hung at the edge of their seats as they screamed and laughed as scene after scene gave viewers the thrill of their lives. The scene with the Ark being stored as the story ends, is actually a painting on glass through which the forklift and other real aspects were filmed through gaps in the paint. Harrison Ford did most (aside for the most dangerous ones where any of his three stand-ins took his place for his death would signify the end of the film and the legend) if not all the stunts in most of his films which may have added reality and excitement to most of his films which he takes pride in. The almost seamless action and all the stunts do make for one of the best action/adventure films of all time.

The movies used some of the latest technology had to offer during the time and some of the most innovative works resulted in some of the most stunning special effects that have ever been seen, well before CGI ruined the fine art of the illusionist. Most of the movies included sets that were so elaborate they took months to create. In the Raiders of the Lost Ark, visual artists were able to make ghosts and spirits move like the real thing (as if they were real) before any computers did any overlaying of images the computer made onto the films.

As he looks for the book that would lead him to his father then the Holy Grail, Indy knocks a soldier unconscious, turns around and finds himself facing Hitler who gladly signs his father’s grail diary unsuspecting he was facing the very man who was responsible for his losing the war. Many holy relics were superstition to have great powers, one of which was to give dominance to the one who has them over all other men, Indy took the Ark from the Nazis in the Raiders movie which resulted in the loss of the war for Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

In the Temple of Doom, Indy’s slashing of the rope bridge that sends a dire moment into something worse (his trademark actually, escaping from one danger to another which is worse). The unappealing meal at the plush Indian Palace where Indy and Willie are served dish after dish of some of the most bizarre foods they have ever seen, topped by the monkey brains still in their craniums (nice special effects). In the Last Crusade, Indiana follows a lead from his father’s grail diary which has him getting into the party with Nazi’s and who else Hitler himself, as they burn books as a sign of the birth of a new race (one of the books is needed by Indy to get the Grail).

There have been many surprising information about the film, cast and character that some further immortalize Indiana Jones as the symbol for action and adventure. Considered to be one of the most influential character and films that had spurred new life into the action, sci-fi adventure style films like Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), Ben Gates (National Treasure), Rick O’Connell (The Mummy) and Sydney Fox (Relic Hunter). Do you know that the movie started the collaboration just as Lucas was releasing the first Star War’s Films, and that the film’s main character wasn’t initially conceived to be Indiana Jones but “Smith” which Spielberg disliked so much he agreed to a random suggestion from Lucas which was to become the legend that is Indiana Jones.

The widget hit the web containing trailers of the new and three older films as well as some photos, a chance to enter a contest and news regarding the upcoming film. Much anticipated, it can be seen that the studio has gone through the maximization of technology for marketing and publicity and none could be more high-tech than the Internet. Many say the film will flop yet many also say it’s about time they came up with another one. Lucas says he’s been working on the film’s plot for 10 years and he thinks this will be his last. We’ll see, as our favorite adventure comic hits the silver screens again in the legend that is Indiana Jones in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Grab and add the widget to your site for a true showing of your love for the charismatic Indiana Jones.

The scene which highlighted the dangers of all Indy’s adventures comes in the opening and his having to descend into he Well of Souls which just happened to be filled with snakes of all shapes and sizes which he just so..so hates! In the sewers of Venice when they stumble upon the tomb of one of the Knights of the Holy Grail, they are trapped by the sewer which was first filled with rats from the sea of fire when the cultists who swore to protect his tomb and his secrets set fire to oil which was floating on the surface. They end up in the overturned tomb only to face danger after danger. Watch out for more in the following months as we collate some of the most memorable moments in the legend if Indiana Jones.

The movie has very nicely done climactic endings which were complemented by memorable moments when Indy always won and made his mark. In the one of the most memorable movie scenes, he is being chased by a big round boulder as he runs for his life in the Temple of Doom as he ducks, jumps as he tries to escape being rolled to death. The next scene has the greedy Germans melting as they stare into the Ark of the Covenant which contained the wrath of GOD which killed all who saw it. The Ark of the Covenant is stored in a warehouse, assigned a code then placed with the other relics in storage. In Raiders of the Lost Ark again, the sword fight that ended before it began with a shot expert swordsman which is recognized to be one of the most hilarious scenes in all the movies.

Came upon an article form a fan site and was astounded by the truths that were stated and realized. Indiana Jones is a unique and effervescent symbol of Pop Culture all over the world and many can attest to him bringing out the adventurous versions of ourselves. The nostalgia of going back to the days when we were young and we came to know Indy as the bold-archaeologist who was part all our comic superheroes bundled into one totally human being, who took the blows and ached, jumped and fell, kissed and was slapped. All those came in the man we knew as Indy as he was called and many relish the times (the 80′s) actually when the enemy was over there on the other side of the earth (which is now impossible in this post 9/11 world) and America has its own hero to send to foreign lands where exotic animals and cultures lay. Those were the days when the enemy was them and not among us (except for spies maybe) in the form of terrorists. Those were the days when viruses were in Petri-dishes not in our computers and those were the days when the mail came in the box not in the computer too. The adventure loving, kicking, punching, gun shooting whip lashing, leading lady kissing Indy was there to save the day (along with the relics of the world).