The Raiders Of The Lost Ark Boulder chase was more real than you think.
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Jones has had its share of being close. Whether dodging arrows or the Nazis, luck is as important to him as his faithful whip. The same may or may not be said of Harrison Ford every time he went on set to play the iconic hero.The most famous setting of In Search of the Lost Ark, a movie that is literally a bunch of bright sets put together, sees Indiana Jones trying to escape from a booby-trapped temple with a huge rock running behind him. Like the beach scene in Jaws, it's one of Spielberg's most iconic sequences, and Cinefix's latest video, “Art of the Scene”, is packed with ideas about how the director and his team performed such a demanding trick on a large scale. The script included an elaborate scene in which the thug chased Jones through the streets of Cairo, but since almost all of the crew members had been poisoned with food, Ford suggested that he shoot the guy instead. Indiana Jones could travel around the world in search of ancient artifacts, but the character was created in Hawaii.
One of the most memorable moments of In Search of the Lost Ark is when Indiana Jones is in Cairo and encounters a swordsman who wants to fight him. The Adventures of Indiana Jones, created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg, were pioneering when the first film was released in 1981.Indiana Jones tells Satipo (Alfred Molina) to turn around and his whole back is covered with running tarantulas. Indiana Jones is almost crushed by rocks, trapped in the temple, has to run faster than a giant rock and then flees from angry locals to save his life. One of the most emblematic scenes of In Search of the Lost Ark is when Indiana Jones steals the golden idol and sets off explosive traps in the temple.
Maybe fans could have seen the connection between Bond and Jones, but it turns out that Lucas and Spielberg were inspired by another legendary Scotsman. The white tuxedo Jones wears in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which was a nod to 007's soft look in Thunderball. Ever since Raiders of the Lost Ark was filmed in different parts of the world, Selleck could have played Indiana Jones, but at that time, Ford already had the role. The name Indiana was also the name of Lucas's Alaskan Malamute, the same dog that inspired Chewbacca from Star Wars.
Indiana Jones quickly became one of the best action heroes the world has ever seen, a character that led to a successful franchise. Jones, it is Scrooge McDuck, obsessed with gold, who most influenced Indy's first adventure. The two characters can be seen on a pillar when Indiana Jones and Sallah remove a stone from the top of the Ark.
