While Thomas Jane's character Todd Parker prepares to rob Jackson (with Mark Walberg's Dirk Diggler and John C. Reilly's Reed Rothchild along for the ride), Jackson goes on a speed-induced monologue about his new, awesome mixtape. Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" drones on in the background as the scene reaches a violent cli
Many Raiders fans like to point out an obvious mistake that appears in the very first act of the film when Indiana Jones is running away from a band of natives out for his blood. He manages to attract the attention of his pilot Jock Lindsey, who is busy fishing as he waits for Indy to ret
Williams clearly had a lot of fun evoking the whimsical, theatrical, over-the-top music of the old serials that Spielberg and Lucas were influenced by. From the Now, Voyager -inspired romantic theme to the dark orchestrations that play over the bad guys’ illicit activities, Raiders is filled with unforgettable mu
That's right. I wasn't bowled over by the idea of doing it, because I'd just finished making a picture called Dogs of War in Belize and was very happy with that experience. And my wife was in it - or the girl who became my wife was in it. I was got this call to go and see Spielberg in LA, which was really pleasant and I was happy and I was excited. But it wasn't the most exciting thing in my life at that moment, so I was rather cool. I went and had a very good meeting, and then I went off and drove around Arizona with my future wife. Then I got the call saying I got the
Steven Spielberg has birthed a number of movie history's most well-liked accomplishments and, in terms of long-running franchises, is perhaps best known for the Jurassic Park franchise and the Indiana Jones franchise. Both modernized nostalgic adventure movie tropes and iconography to great success with audiences and produced some of the most memorable sequences in the history of cinema. But which of the movie series have fared better with crit
Lucas talked about how he had written a story about a character named Indiana Smith back in 1973 and the two began to brainstorm ideas for what would eventually become Indiana Jones. The name Indiana was also the name of Lucas’ Alaskan Malamute, the same dog that inspired Chewbacca from Star W
What ultimately made Raiders of the Lost Ark – and George Lucas’ other franchise, Star Wars , for that matter – such a success is its sense of pure escapism. The Indiana Jones movies (and the Star Wars movies) offer audiences a much-needed break from the real wo
It occurs after Indy avoids getting shot by the pilot. He's forced to turn back into his opponent, who decks him so hard that he spins out from underneath the plane. The next punch is a backhanded fist that should send Indy spinning to his left, but he instead spins to his right. The force and direction of the punch make this an obvious g
Instead of going into a location blind, the crew built miniature sets of the filming locations so that when they were finally on set, they could film things as efficiently as possible. After all, in show business, time is mo
Raiders can almost be interpreted as a revenge fantasy. Indy punches his way through legions of Nazis and a bunch of them are gruesomely killed by divine intervention when the Ark is opened, positioning Raiders as a staunchly anti-fascist mo
A couple of moments in Raiders push the boundaries of its PG-13 rating – particularly the climactic sequence in which a couple of the bad guys’ faces melt off their skulls due to the awesome power of the Ark. The face-melting effect is still terrifying after all these ye
In his short scene, Molina's character scolds Donnie for being repeatedly late and not making his sale goals, ultimately firing Donnie for his insubordination. Donnie later steals money from Solomon Solomon's s
Along the way, the pair cross paths with one bizarre character after another, including a drug dealer portrayed by a young McConaughey. Cheesy and dull, Scorpion Spring tries to be way too big for its britc
**They just started filming Indiana Jones 5 over here in the UK, with James Mangold directing. Have you been following the developments of this movie? Are you looking forward to seeing what they've cooked up? It's going to be quite an interesting movie
The followup to franchise restarter Jurassic World in 2015, Fallen Kingdom from director J.A. Bayona was, as reflected by its score on Metacritic, one of the more polarizing entries into the franchi
One of the most iconic scenes of Raiders of the lost ark crafting guide Ark is when Indy falls into the Well of Souls and encounters a massive cobra that flares its hood. It's a deeply tense scene that helps convey Indy's paralyzing snake phobia. Unfortunately, like the aforementioned tarantulas, the cobra in question is geographically incorr
There's obviously the famous story of Harrison shooting the guy with the swords. Were there any of your scenes that you felt were really impacted by the speed of it; anything where it was done more spontaneous than perhaps you expec