|
 |
Release Date: |
June 12th, 1981 |
| Studio: |
Paramount Pictures |
| Filming Locations: |
UK, Hawaii, France, Tunisia, California |
| Genre: |
Action, Adventure |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG |
| Running Time: |
115 minutes |
| Box Office: |
Domestic: $242,274,454
International: $141,766,000 |
|
| Summary |
| Renowned archaeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy, and his ex-flame Marion, escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo. |
|
| Awards/Nominations |
| Academy Awards |
Special Achievement Award
Sound Effects Editing
Visual Effects Editing
Sound
|
| Academy Award Nominations |
Picture
Director
Cinematography
Original Score
|
| Harrison won: |
SF Saturn Award - Best Actor
Jupiter Award - Favorite Actor of the Year
British Academy - Best Actor
|
|
| Tidbits |
- Is number 60 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 greatest movies
- Was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1999
- Spielberg wanted to redeem himself after the excessive budget and shooting difficulties of his previous film, 1941, which was a box-office flop. Raiders was completed under its budget of $20.4 million and exactly on schedule
- Steven Spielberg originally wanted Danny DeVito to play Sallah and DeVito was set for the role, but he had to drop out due to conflicts with Taxi
- The original name of the lead character in the script was Indiana Smith. His name was changed to Jones when Steven Spielberg said he didn't like "Smith" and suggested "Jones" instead
- Indy's line to Marion - "It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage" - was ad-libbed by Ford
- The hieroglyphics in the Well of Souls include engravings of R2-D2 and C-3PO (from Star Wars (1977), etc). They can be seen on a post to the right of Indy and Sallah as they remove the Ark
- Indy's hat was actually kept on with double-sided tape
- Exterior footage of the DC3 airplane carrying Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood across Asia is taken from the remake of Lost Horizon
- The final shot, with the camera panning out from the Ark in the government storage facility, is an homage to one of the final shots in Citizen Kane
- One of the many sets of fedoras and jackets that Harrison wore throughout the series are on display at the Smithsonian
- In addition to Tom Selleck (who had to pull out due to not being released from his contract for Magnum P.I), Tim Matheson was also considered for the lead role
|
|
|
| Studio: |
Paramount Home Video |
| Release Date: |
October 21, 2003 |
| Run Time: |
359 minutes |
| Production Company: |
Paramount |
| Package Type: |
Box Set |
| Aspect Ratio(s): |
Widescreen letterbox - 2.35:1 |
| Discographic Information |
| Layers: |
Single |
| Available Audio Tracks: |
English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) |
| Available subtitles: |
English, Spanish, French |
| Edition Details |
|
THX certified
Contains all three films in their original format, restored and digitally remastered |
|
- A new, feature-length documentary of the making of the trilogy
From the Lucasfilm Archives
- The Stunts of Indiana Jones
- The Sound of Indiana Jones
- The Music of Indiana Jones
- The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones
|
|
- Original trailers
- Weblink to exclusive content including dozens of behind-the-scenes photos, an enimatic sequence from Raiders and a PC game preview
| |
| Composed, Conducted and Produced by: |
John Williams |
| Release Date |
1981 |
| Label: |
DCC Compact Classics |
| Track Listing |
| (You must have Windows Media Player to play music clips) |
|
|
|
|
|
