Tag: Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Made A Small But Key Change In The Franchise’s Cinematography
Although “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is probably the most widely beloved of them, a strong argument can be made that “The Last Crusade” is the real best entry in the Indiana Jones franchise. The duplicitous Elsa makes for perhaps the most compelling of Indy’s love interests, and the introduction of Sean Connery as Indy’s…
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Steven Spielberg’s Funniest Moment in Indiana Jones Wasn’t Even Planned
Steven Spielberg has been working in Hollywood for 50+ years and is still going strong. Spielberg’s films have made a whopping $10.7 billion worldwide. From Jaws to Jurassic Park to Schindler’s List, and the more recent The Fablemans, Spielberg succeeds by making his audiences feel deeply. He can scare us with sharks and dinosaurs and…
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Why Karen Allen’s Scenes In Raiders Of The Lost Ark Took Up So Much Time
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” isn’t just the best Indiana Jones movie, it also looks the best of all the films. 1981’s inaugural Indy outing is visually stunning thanks to cinematographer Douglas Slocombe’s shot composition and lighting. It’s even more impressive how good “Raiders” looks when you consider that director Steven Spielberg was in a…
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The Best Indiana Jones Movie Of 2023 Is The Nun 2 (And The Pope’s Exorcist)
This article contains some spoilers for “The Nun II.”If horror has a name, it must be … Indiana Jones? Scoff if you must, but the first three cinematic adventures of Henry Jones Jr. contain numerous horror movie bonafides, from the melting faces of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” to the heart-ripping terror of “Indiana Jones…
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No One On The Set Of Indiana Jones Was Safe From The Pythons
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” remains the best Indiana Jones film partly due to its very real sense of danger. According to John Rhys-Davies, who played Indy’s sidekick Sallah, director Steven Spielberg “was making it up as he goes along. The script was endless pages of action description. A lot of the dialogue was (improvised)…
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Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Made Good Use Of A Simple Styrofoam Cup
With “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” Steven Spielberg and George Lucas delved into their characters more than with their previous two Indy efforts. The film is ostensibly centered around the search for the Holy Grail, but is really about a man and his father’s search for reconciliation and a bond that has eluded them…
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Alfred Molina Didn’t Have To Act Much In Raiders Of The Lost Ark’s Spider Scene With Indiana Jones
Reflecting on making “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Steven Spielberg was amazed his stunt team survived the shoot. Writing for the American Society of Cinematographers, he recalled how even Harrison Ford put himself in harm’s way to bring the 1981 adventure classic to life, including when he outran a 300-pound fiberglass boulder as part of…
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Unlike Harrison Ford, Karen Allen Isn’t Swearing Off Indiana Jones Quite Yet
When it comes to the female companion characters of the “Indiana Jones” franchise, Karen Allen’s Marion Ravenwood stands above the rest. After her debut in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Marion has returned for two other adventures — “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” and the recent “Indiana Jones and the Dial…
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‘Indiana Jones’: 10 Best Quotes in the Franchise, Ranked
Fans were introduced to Indiana Jones when the franchise’s first movie Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered in 1981. A hit with action fans and history buffs alike, the Steven Spielberg directed movie stars Harrison Ford as archeologist Dr. Indiana Jones, who travels the world recovering priceless historical artifacts and fighting bad guys who want…