| Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is a fictional character, the protagonist of 1981’s adventure film “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and also its prequel “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”, and sequel “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. The main distinctive features of Jones Jr. are his hat, whip and pathological aversion towards snakes.
American actor Harrison Ford played the roles of Indiana Jones in the films, however, the role was also played by other actors: River Phoenix (Phoenix played the role of young Indy in the film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”), Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery and George Hall (“The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles”).
In addition to films and television serials, the adventures of Indiana Jones are described in books, comics, video games and many other things. At present, the fourth film (again with Ford in the leading role) is in production. Shooting was started in the summer of 2007 and the film was released on May 22, 2008.
Creation
Indiana Jones is collective image of protagonists of the adventure television serials and Pulp-magazines which its founders, Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, watched and read in their childhood. The two friends have thought for the first time of creating such a character in 1977 in Hawaii, where they were taking a rest after the shooting of another picture. In one of the conversations, Spielberg said that he would like to shoot a film about James Bond but Lucas opposed the idea and responded that he had something “even better”.
The character was originally named Indiana Smith, but Spielberg did not like the name and Lucas suggested Indiana Jones as an alternative. The idea of naming the character was taken from a dog, an Alaskan malamute called Indiana who was living with Lucas in those years (the same dog became the prototype of Chewbacca from Star Wars).
The Adventures of Indiana Jones:
Films:
Indiana Jones: “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, “ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”.
Television serials:
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Roles:
Indiana Jones, Willie Scott, Marion Ravenwood, Elsa Schneider,
Marcus Brody, Sallah, Short Round, Henry Jones Sr., Rene Belloq, Colonel Dietrich, Arnold Toht, Colonel Vogel, Mola Ram
Cast:
Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Karen Allen, Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery,
George Hall, River Phoenix, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliot, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, Paul Freeman
Creators:
George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, John Williams
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Latest "Indiana Jones" movie hits the US screens this Thursday (the full title is "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"). Movie critics say the latest installment is more ridiculous than thrilling, where 65-year old Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) survives an atomic explosion by hiding in a refrigerator. Yet critics have not always been nice to Jones films, but public loves them. Older Ford does not to play a 30 year old hunk, yet he still kicks serious ass. The film is another quality work from Steven Spielberg, with lots of special effects and an entertaining plot.
