Man with nice hat and slightly unhealthy affection for whips successfully has object of immense biblical power put in a box on a shelf. Punches all the Nazis first and seemingly admits to paedophilia at one point, bothers a load of snakes who are just chilling at home and then melts a man’s face off. Productive day, all told.
Trivia
Indy was originally set to be played by Tom Selleck, but Harrison Ford had his own hat and whip, so Spielberg went with him instead
The Ark of the Covenant seen in the film is the real one, lent to the production by God himself
The film was actually kept off the number one spot by Joe Dolce’s ‘Shaddup You Face’
Hieroglyphics on the wall in the Well of Souls include R2-D2, C3-P0, Adam and the Ants, Trevor McDonald, Herbie, Smurfette, Walter Matthau, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, three different playmates of the month, and Pope Pius XII
Bloopers
When opened, some sandwiches and a flask can be seen in the Ark of the Covenant. This was Steven Spielberg’s lunch and he wanted to keep it somewhere cool.
No one raids anything.
Quotes
Indy: It’s not the ears, honey. It’s the sileage.
Details
Full Name: Star Wars VXIII: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Duration: 115 minutes
Release: 1981
Hats: Many
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