Tag: Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark’s Snake Handler Made A Surprise Cameo In The Movie
Run-ins with creepy crawlies are an obligatory element of every Indiana Jones movie. “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” is loaded with centipedes, millipedes, and cockroaches; “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” plunges our hero into the rat-infested catacombs of Venice; “Indiana and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” has those not-very-terrifying CGI Siafu…
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George Lucas Pulled Some Good-Natured Manipulation To Keep Steven Spielberg On Indiana Jones
When Steven Speilberg’s ultra-slick pulp film “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was released in 1981, it was a massive success. Spielberg, following the template laid out by George Lucas a few years earlier on “Star Wars,” made an old-world 1930s adventure serial with modern filmmaking techniques and storytelling tropes, transforming the simple, low-budget glories of…
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Six Hundred Thirsty Extras Threw Raiders Of The Lost Ark’s Set Into Chaos
There is a chase sequence about halfway through Steven Spielberg’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark” that takes place in the streets of Cairo. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) are targeted by Nazis and other bad guys, and the two are separated. Marion hides in a basket, while Indy wastes a few…
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Harrison Ford Was Baffled by ‘Indiana Jones’ Costume at First: ‘What Am I Going to Do with a F*cking Whip?’
Harrison Ford didn’t feel like Indiana Jones was destined to be a style icon.The Oscar winner admitted during a GQ video interview that the costume initially baffled him when he started on “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”“It was presented to me as an aspect of the character in the first film,” Ford said. “My questions…
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: Indy Doesn’t Matter Theory Is Bad, Here’s Why
Among the many atrocities committed against popular culture by The Big Bang Theory, there exists only one that equals the sheer, breathtaking obnoxiousness of coming across a Young Sheldon poster without warning. I speak, of course, of the way the show brought to light and legitimized a piece of geek criticism once reserved for the…
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‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’: Why the Truck Chase Is Still the Franchise’s Best Action Scene
Forty years after its release, Raiders of the Lost Ark remains a two-hour-long masterclass in how to stage an action sequence. However, even in a movie full of punishing fistfights, thrilling shoot-outs, and daring escapes, there’s still one scene that stands above the rest: the truck chase. A perfect blend of stunt work, editing, performances,…
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Indiana Jones Was Right to Be Afraid of Snakes
That Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) has a fear of snakes seems almost out of character. Our very first introduction to the hero, in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, sets up Jones as a fearless adventurer, one that is calm, collected, and quick with the bullwhip he carries. Within the first minutes of the film,…
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Harrison Ford’s Wild Roles Before Han Solo and Indiana Jones
It’s hard to think of a time when Harrison Ford wasn’t one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Although certain actors fade in popularity over the years, Ford’s stardom never seems to wane, due to the sheer amount of all-time classics that he appeared in during his golden years. In the wake of…
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review – Harrison Ford does the heavy lifting in lightweight sequel
The octogenarian star gives it his all in James Mangold’s fun but formulaic action adventure co-starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge and a scenery-sucking Mads MikkelsenAfter scoring box-office bullseyes with Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Steven Spielberg blotted his Hollywood wunderkind copybook with 1941 (1979). A “comedy spectacular” set in the wake of…
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Indiana Jones Gets New ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Figure at Mezco Toys
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is finally in theaters. The road to Harrison Ford’s last adventure as cinema’s greatest action hero was an emotional journey full of nostalgia, featuring countless ways Indy’s legacy was celebrated. If you’re a huge toy fan, this fan-favorite archaeologist got a handful of new action figures, Funko Pops,…