Excuse me, DOCTOR Jones?! | FIRST Time Watching RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

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[@hellowhat890]

In 1977, when Star Wars premiered around the world, George Lucas was terrified that the movie would flop so he didn't attend the premiere. Instead, he went on a vacation with Steven Spielberg to Hawaii. This was the trip where they drafted and started the script for Indiana Jones.

[@Filbi]

meanwhile he also had a plot for a low-budget Star Wars sequel in case it flopped and they couldn't get funding, and even though they did go ahead with Empire Strikes Back, the other plot did get turned into a novel by Alan Dean Foster, Splinter of the Mind's Eye

[@dlweiss]

Regarding the ending scene in that big warehouse - I always interpreted that scene to mean that the government DID believe them, and DID think the Ark was dangerous, and that warehouse is actually FILLED with thousands of other, equally-dangerous artifacts from all over the world. :)

[@ronweber1402]

I see the big warehouse as the Ark being buried again by the hand of God, lost in the labyrinth of top secret items from alien artifacts to captured enemy weapons prototypes long lost in the list of things waiting to be analysed.

[@Filbi]

they definitely got Aladdin's lamp, Frankenstein's monster, and the picture of Dorian Grey squirreled away in there

[@Shadowpack95]

@@Filbi I think you got the warehouse and The Library mixed up

[@danhelphrey6260]

It also implies the Ark goes right back to being LOST - who's going to find it in that sea of unlabeled crates?

[@panzerdeal8727]

Enter the Agents of Warehouse 13...."Top Men."

[@Scott-gjc]

The part where Indiana shoots the swordsman was improvised because Harrison Ford was dealing with food poisoning and not feeling up to it

[@ronweber1402]

If I'm not mistaken it was dysentery and the whole crew was suffering from it. They drank bottled water but the water used in the food gave them all dysentery except Spielberg because he was a picky eater and brought a bunch of canned stuff he didn't get it.

[@passionsquietrage]

You can even see how sh*tty he was feeling by his face in the close up during that scene.

[@hdns4]

@@ronweber1402 Not just canned stuff, apparently it was specifically a whole bunch of SpaghettiOs. And I have to say, the idea that the guy who ate nothing but SpaghettiOs was the only person to _not_ get sick is hilariously ironic.

[@aaronduenas1258]

You’re probably the first reactor Ive seen to go wow or aww at the spiders, when everyone else was terrified. Hell, I would be screaming and going back, because I cannot do tarantulas

[@wesleydamaschino8047]

My boyfriend was like, “there aren’t any spiders in this movie, right?” And I, who had not seen the movie in a long time, said, “no, just snakes.” Needless to say, he was mad at me very soon after

[@thedukeofnuts]

There's a story that when they put the spiders on the back of the actors/stuntmen (all the spiders were male), the spiders weren't moving around very much (so didn't look real) that the crew had to put a female spider among them to excite the male spiders a little more.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

John Rhys-Davies (Sallah the egyptian), it´s the same actor who played Gimli the dwarf in LOTR.

[@panzerdeal8727]

AND treebeard, the Ent. [ Voice acting].

[@rgallitan]

The rating screen is hilarious lol. "PG - Contains tobacco depictions ........................uh oh yeah and three guys' heads get just absolutely demolished no big deal"

[@benschultz1784]

The jet of flame coming out of the Ark is actually what kept this PG. Basically, the MPAA was like, "OK, if there was something obscuring the guy's head exploding, we won't give this an R."

[@coffeeveins]

When I was 8 or 9, it wasn’t the heads exploding that gave me nightmares. It was the faces melting clean off just before it. 😳

[@toddjones1480]

Those explanations of ratings didn't even exist when this movie came out.

[@FrankJReynolds]

⁠My favorite rating explanation is from the original TWISTER: “For intense depiction of really bad weather.”

[@charleslee8313]

@@coffeeveins when Indy said "Keep your eyes shut," I did just that! I just saw the end results; I didn't see what happened when the Ark was opened, until I was in middle school.

[@benschultz1784]

The Nazis looking for historic artifacts was twofold. 1st was Adolf wanting the history of Aryan civilization to be put on display in a museum in Berlin. Second, SS Chief Heinrich Himmler was an occultist who wanted ultimate power in esoteric Nazism and sought out artifacts with proported supernatural properties.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

@@Thed538dhsk I mean - it's not a documentary. ;) Yeah. There's some aspects of the occult that are interwoven with the Nazi mythos - it shows up in some of the writings that are foundational to the Aryan myth. But as noted - most of the seizure of these artifacts would be to manipulate the story in support of the Aryan myth. Where that wasn't possible, the Nazis could gain notoriety in possession of the object. And if an artifact undercut the Aryan myth... well then, all the easier to bury it. It's more fun to lean in to the occult though. Many fictional stories have.

[@nataliefaust7959]

@@Thed538dhsk Aryan is a made-up pseudo-science fantasy anyway. Indo-Aryan is quite real and has nothing to do with supremacist delusions.

[@residentfan1521]

@@Thed538dhsk they’re Nazis. Don’t expect logic from the people who blamed an entire religion for their own failures

[@henrybelman7424]

@@Thed538dhsk No they are, the film is at least partially revenge fantasy and we hear the main nazi guy say that he feels uncomfortable with this jewish ritual and he said "jewish" like it made a bad taste in his mouth.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

@@Thed538dhsk I would say that any artifact (real or otherwise) with a story of power attached to it is very much in the occult space. After all, turn-of-the-century occultism embraced all manner of ancient Egyptian trappings. Many based on real observed artifacts. But all occult fantasy none the less. As for the Ark in our story - I always assumed the Nazis were too arrogant to consider that an artifact from a culture they're persecuting wouldn't bend to their will. We get foreshadowing of this as the power of the Ark burns away the Nazi swastika displayed on the crate that contains it during shipment.

[@xero2135]

As you probably noticed Satipo is played by Alfred Molina (Doc Ock) in his first film role, he had exactly one TV credit to his name, and had done some theatre work prior to Raiders, but this is where his movie career begins.

[@Meko-Teko]

You can spot C-3PO and R2-D2 on a column in the place where they recover the Ark, the Well of the Souls

[@a_fine_edition2746]

There's another cute reference to Star Wars in the next film, with the name of the club in the start of the movie.

[@vincentsaia6545]

To get the shot for the shot of Cairo outside of Sallah's house to look authentic for 1936 the owners of all the houses in the shot were paid to remove their TV antennas for the day.

[@arbington]

Yeah Harrison Ford in his prime was something else. lol

[@xero2135]

Fun facts: Indy’s outfit is like Heston’s in Secret of the Incas, and fact number 2, they reused Vic Tablian as the owner of the Nazi Monkey in Cairo, Vic is seen earlier in the movie playing Barranca who tries to shoot Indy in Peru, and gets whipped as a result, (Barranca is a con man and killer posing as a guide duo with his con-game partner Molina’s Satipo.)

[@Otokichi786]

That's "Vic Tablian," Pilgrum.

[@xero2135]

@@Otokichi786 Thanks for the reminder, I shall correct it.

[@watchcbr]

I don't know if someone else has already said this, but the next movie, Temple of Doom, is a prequel. Raiders took place in 1936, meanwhile Temple of Doom takes place a year before.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

Which is a bit odd since in this one Indy is like "The supernatural? Come on."

[@BenWillyums]

@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps my head canon is like, "Indy is just telling Brody this to reassure him."

[@raymondstaniecki1582]

Yes Ben!! Finally, someone has the same head canon as I do. I feel like I have been alone in this thought for 43 years lol.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@@BenWillyums I guess.

[@nerdsgold868]

Regarding the submarine ride, based on the map shown, it's arguable that from the time Indy got on board to the time they got to the island is only 6 hours or less. WWII submarines had diesel engines and ran on batteries while submerged, so they stayed on the surface unless necessary to submerge (they were also faster on the surface). It's reasonable to assume he could have hidden on the deck of the submarine until they got to the island. Anyone on the command deck would be looking for other vessels, not concentrating on the rest of the submarine.

[@claytalian9091]

Fun fact, the PG13 rating was created because of this movie's sequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Gremlins.

[@tru3sk1ll]

Yeah my parents were not too happy, although if I'm not mistaken Red Dawn was the first PG-13 movie, another good one Meg should react to WOLVERINES!!!!!

[@thephantompenance]

Ah best thing for the Ark, really. Power-especially unfathomable power-will never be respected, always abused.

[@nimblehealer199]

Star Wars was not the first film of George's that Harrison Ford was in. Harrison was in American Graffiti, which came out before Star Wars.

[@BrodieVickers-tk9sd]

Notice *OB-CPO* on the side of the plane Meg? There's also some sneaky engravings in one of the ark scenes which I've never noticed before, that look a hell of a lot like our 2 favourite Droids. They're either Star Wars easter eggs, or clues that the Indy movies are just a carbonite dream going on in Han's mind during hibernation😄

[@a_fine_edition2746]

There’s plenty of fun homages to George’s movies. One of the most iconic ones is in the opening scene of the second Indy film, with the club being named after our favorite heroic high ground Jedi.

[@AndrewJamesGordon]

In this film we get Han Solo, Gimli, Doc Ock, Kingsley Shacklebolt, & Jek Porkins (A New Hope) Also, once you finish watching the OG Indiana Jones Trilogy, I strongly suggest you watch "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones" and see Indy's life from when he was a young child in the early 1900s, through his adventures as a young soldier in WWI.

[@TomCat777]

Just a bit of trivia, the stone ball at the beginning was paper mache but because of the size still weighed almost a ton and Ford wasn't supposed to slip when running. He almost died doing the stunt

[@AFKeveryday]

i couldn't wait till the end.. i'm digging it.. thanks for reaction and the love you put into it.. it's so good

[@darfnader]

Meg: Literally watches Indy squish a guy with a truck. Also Meg: "Okay... I thought he was gonna squish him." That guy didn't make it out, Meg. ROFL!

[@xero2135]

Major Eaton is played by William Hootkins who was in Star Wars as Jek Tono Porkins, (one of the rebel pilots who bites it at the Battle of Yavin 4.)

[@xero2135]

William Hootkins died in 2005 of Pancreatic Cancer.

[@rgallitan]

So after naming him Porkins they named him Eatin'? Jesus... lol

[@Billis75]

at least he had a more normal name in Batman. Eckhardt.

[@tnx301]

"The monkey is going to pickpocket you" - No, it is much, much worse.

[@raymondstaniecki1582]

It's not the years, it's the Nazi monkeys.......I mean mileage lol

[@rogertemple7193]

This is a great adventure movie with Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark have a wonderful weekend Meg and Thank You.📺🤠📺

[@tru3sk1ll]

So happy to join you on your Indy journey, the star wars rabbit hole was fun, can't wait for the edits

[@HiddenWindshield]

45:45 "There's something very hopeful to me about the Wilhelm Scream." 🤣

[@NealMarchuk]

Happy to see you enjoying another classic, Meg. I remember watching this with my parents at a local drive-in theater. Of all the scary scenes, the one with the faces melting off stuck in my brain the most. It was a horrifying moment for a kid. The lack of additional warnings on the video mystifies me too. The fate of Belloq and the Nazis after they opened the Ark is about more than just too much curiosity over the mysteries of life. Much of what you saw happen in the artifact's surroundings has parallels in biblical accounts of it. I'm not sure how much you remember from Catholic school, but the Ark of the Covenant was more than simply a receptacle for the Ten Commandments. It was meant to be a kind of portable throne for the God of Israel, something over which the transcendant divine presence was localized in a special way. Because of that, God required everyone to treat the Ark with particular care, and gave specific instructions for carrying and maintaining it. There are stories in the Old Testament of people facing swift and ghastly punishments for mishandling it. These included peeking inside just for curiosity, carrying the Ark the wrong way, attempting the use it to manipulate God into desired behaviours, or trying to claim ownership or mastery over it (as the Philistines once did). So the Nazi swastika being burned off the crate was a warning to them -- it was God telling them that he wasn't about to be used as their tool. Indiana Jones is indeed a fun and very likeable character, in spite of being somewhat morally dubious, as you noted. One of his most relatable qualities is his obvious physical vulnerability -- he's got no super strength or toughness, and often gets badly beat up and exhausted. There's also the fact that he has to constantly improvise and adapt to new situations (as Indy himself muttered before he went after the Nazi convoy -- this is the origin of the "Indy Ploy" trope). He's no Superman or tactical genius with everything figured out ahead of time. Instead, Indiana Jones is an extremely human character, and that's makes up much of his charm. As for why he has that name -- keep watching the series, and all will be made clear. Have fun!

[@vincentsaia6545]

The ending was meant as an irony. It becomes at the end once again the "lost" ark.

[@KingApeiron]

I love the self-cleaning Nazis at the end. Tidied up quite neatly.

[@rgallitan]

Leaves only the fresh scent of pine

[@0okamino]

“If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a mess.” -The Supreme Being

[@jabecker21]

I was 9 when this was released and I was obsessed. I saw it soooooo many times in the theater even though there were parts that I closed my eyes because they were scary to me. One of the times I saw it I brought my tape recorder with me totally oblivious to what bootlegging is and it being illegal. The ticket taker was like “you can’t bring that in here” and I was like “no, you don’t understand, all I want to do is record the movie so I can listen to it at home.” That was before cable and home video so seeing it in the theater was my only chance to ever see it.

[@jabecker21]

Also, I wrote a sequel movie, scouted all the filming locations around my town, and asked kids from my school who I thought looked like the characters if they would be in it. Of course I had to discuss with the Indy and Marion actors that there would be a kissing scene because we were all 10 years old. The plan was to film it using my parents super-8 camera and record the audio on my tape recorder and then I guess just play them at the same time. Of course I never got to the filming phase.

[@Turambar88]

"He has a conscience" No, Belloc just sees Marion as another "thing" of Indy's that he can take away from him.

[@vincentsaia6545]

Steven Spielberg spoke of the character ark of Indiana Jones: "This....rogue arheologist who at the beginning of the movie is an atheist and at the end is, maybe, an agnostic."

[@wiseguymaybe]

I have seen this movie a dozen or more times but I really laughed when you RIPed the monkey and the snakes, 😆😆😅😅😅😅

[@dingus6317]

Love this movie; we watched it as kids on my neighbor's garage door with a projector in the Summer with all the fireflies out, it was unforgettable

[@chenilletueuse1]

"i just love a nerd" about just the manliest man ever lol

[@speedhuntr]

I've never seen a reactor, who is into men, (and some who aren't) get past the first classroom scene without swooning at Professor Jones. Rightfully so.

[@bryandempsey3840]

Found your channel because you watch DC stuff. Love your channel for the commentary and the post viewing review. So many people don’t take the time to talk about the film they just watched. Re: this movie. I was 6 years old when my parents took me with them to see this in theaters. I still remember exactly what I saw as the angels came out of the ark and my mom covered my eyes, but was focused on the movie so her fingers spread apart enough for me to watch what was happening. To this day I love horror movies & practical effects. Am I ok? Probably not, but I raised a daughter who watches the horror movies with me so I can’t complain. Thanks for sharing the reaction. You just earned a new subscriber. Looking forward to the next one!

[@richardb6260]

The warning that went with PG in 1981 wasn't "tobacco". In fact, I doubt tobacco was mentioned. It was a warning against violence and scary images. That tobacco warning was probably from Disney+. When this film came out, there wasn't a PG-13 yet. So, PG covered pretty much anything that kids could still see without a parent, but parents should be warned of certain elements. We have the next Indiana Jones movie (and Gremlins) to thank for PG-13.

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

11:43 “The Ark of the Covenant” does extend one’s life.

[@daustin8888]

Lmao. Yes. Immolation does wonders for your longevity

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

@@daustin8888 okay.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

55:25 Sand and ash. Inside the Ark was except for the stone tablets Aarons rod and a jar of manna. The relics did burn on the ship to keep them away.

[@smdias65]

I haven't watched it in black and white, but definitely want to try that. Yes, it is beautifully filmed.

[@CC-zj2uk]

I usually don't like the cutaway visual references... but your monkey quote screen was gold.

[@garysmith965]

While it was eventually retitled for home video release, The film was released theatrically as, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@toddjones1480]

It was also labeled only as Raiders Of The Lost Ark for the first 16 years of home video releases.

[@a_fine_edition2746]

Oooh, what a surprise! I never expected you to watch this, but I’m so excited you did! If you’re going down the road of iconic action adventure films, I hope Pirates of the Caribbean will be on your watchlist sometime in the future! The first three are phenomenal films that in my opinion are about on par with the original Indiana Jones trilogy! Or at least they’re in the same boat in that they had increasingly diminished returns with two sequels after an outstanding trilogy.

[@KingApeiron]

His first name is Indiana? Woof!

[@k.delpino1124]

Saw what you did there. Nice.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

It's his middle name, his first name is Doctor.

[@tru3sk1ll]

You call him dokta jones!

[@asterix7842]

As a long time Spielberg and Harrison Ford fan, this is one of my favorite movies. To me, it will always be just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The "Indiana Jones and the" was added after the sequels were released. George Lucas' inspiration for the film was the movie sequels of the 1920s, 30s, and early 40s. Theaters would play short films (usually 20-30 minute long), ending on a cliffhanger, and you'd have to go back the following week to see the next chapter (which, of course, would also end on a cliffhanger). The seaplane at the beginning had the call letters OB-CPO. Images of C-3PO and R2-D2 can be seen among the hieroglyphs on a wall inside the Well of Souls. The scene with the swordsman was originally written as a long choreographed fight scene, but Ford, as well as most of the rest of the cast and crew, had developed dysentery and couldn't stand for more than 15 minutes at a time. They tried a few times to film it as planned, but couldn't make it work, so they changed it and an iconic scene was born. Spielberg first included the coat hanger gag in his film 1941, but it was cut after it received no laughs during early screenings. He vowed to include it in every film until it worked, and this was it. During the fight scene under the plane, Ford sprained an ankle when the plane rolled over it. Because of the desert heat, the rubber tire had softened and the injury wasn't as bad as it could have been. Ford was able to finish shooting the scene. Indy's line to Marion on the ship "It's not the years, honey, it's the milage" was ad-libbed. Spielberg was known for giving his actors room to improvise. Btw, at 58, I have used that line before :) The first sequel (prequel, really), Temple of Doom, is, in my opinion, the worst of the franchise (though I haven't seen the last one yet). The Last Crusade is at least as good as this one, plus it costars Sean Connery. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't nearly as bad as the haters say it is, even though it does costar Shia LeBeouf.

[@panzerdeal8727]

40.50 The statue fall gets a role in the Mummy's return..and , if you count the library, The Mummy...

[@KieranGecko]

The first video game I ever played was LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures for the Xbox 360. Therefore, Indy was a big part of my childhood.

[@danharris5999]

Some one may have commented already, but Harrison Ford was not the first choice to play Indiana Jones. The role was originally offered to Tom Selleck, but he was doing Magnum, P.I. at the time and the shooting schedules would have conflicted, and CBS held him to his contract. George Lucas resisted casting Harrison Ford because he had already worked with him in American Graffiti and Star Wars recently, but Spielberg talked him into it.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Harrison Ford. The only actor I know of that you can mention TWO franchsies and everybody know his name like Cheers. I'm studying screenwriting now just because I loved the Indy movies and their storytelling and action.

[@Tekkarath]

Yeah too bad he's such an insufferable asshole.

[@passionsquietrage]

This was actually the movie debut of British actor Alfred Molina(Satipo). He would go on to have a pretty solid movie career that is still going today. His most well know role was Doc Ock in Spiderman 2 and No Way Home. He also played the villainous Horvath in The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

[@wagnarokkr]

13:34 there's no mystical energy field that controls MY destiny

[@raybernal6829]

Great fun as always 😊 it's actually just Raiders of The Lost Ark... The "Indiana Jones" was not part of the title when it came out .. also 1981 not 1991 so he hadn't filmed Ep6 of Star Wars

[@jabecker21]

The biggest plot hole is Indy being on the outside of a submarine as it travels a quarter of the way around the world. In the original comic book that was released at the same time as the film the sub submerges but the periscope is up the entire trip and Indy ties himself to the periscope. He even sleeps tied to the periscope of a moving submarine.

[@mattx449]

In that time period subs only submerged during battle or if detected. I just assumed it stayed on the surface during that time

[@alalcoolj216]

Before nuclear power, submarines cruised on the surface almost exclusively. It's more fuel efficient. They would submerge only to attack with stealth, or to evade attack.

[@jabecker21]

@@mattx449 Thanks, I did not know that.

[@jabecker21]

@@alalcoolj216 Thanks, didn't know that.

[@jerryward3311]

Subs used a regular diesel engine and required air to run. They could completely submerge for a short time using electrical power. The benefit of a sub was its low profile that made it hard to see on the ocean.

[@raymondstaniecki1582]

My Dad took me to see only three movies before I turned 10. I saw Star wars opening day in '77 age 5, The Empire strikes back opening day in '80 age 8, and Raiders of the Lost ark in '81. Needless to say, but George Lucas and Harrison Ford were Huge influences on me growing up. I truly hope you enjoy the rest of these films and have great fun with them. Critic's may "Poo-Poo" on the last two films, but I think they are incredibly fun and entertaining. Get the popcorn ready!!

[@chrisdubay02]

One of my favorite series ever, what a nice surprise, I hope you plan on watching all 5

[@chrisdubay02]

I didn't mean to bust a fat rhyme there but 😎

[@artembentsionov]

“I don’t believe in magic.” And then they had to go and make Temple of Doom as a prequel

[@TheNorthlander]

The Captain America movie has a reference to this film, where Red Skull mentions how Adolf is wasting time "digging for trinkets in the desert". Crossover? 🤔

[@Filbi]

Indy also exists in the DC Universe, he's mentioned in the series All-Star Squadron from the 80s

[@KBTibbs]

@@Filbi Indy also exists in the Star Wars universe. Maybe 20 years ago a Dark Horse comic shows him discovering the wreckage of a crashed Millennium Falcon and Han's skeleton. Chewie became Sasquatch.

[@vincentsaia6545]

Harrison Ford ad libed, "It not the years, honey. It's the mileage."

[@Nelson_Win]

Meg is literally a big simpo for Harrison. 💜💜

[@tru3sk1ll]

I liked the part of the reaction when Meg was thirsty for Harrison :D

[@Nelson_Win]

@@tru3sk1ll ☺️

[@raybernal6829]

Of fun note... One of the trucks used in the chase scene is located at the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland CALIFORNIA 🔥🔥😎

[@michaelwinkle4480]

Everyone else: "Don't trust the Nazi Monkey!!!" Meg: Video Memorial for the monkey. Everyone else: "AAAGH! Tarantulas! No, no, no . . " Meg: "No honey, you don't need to be here." Everyone else: "Snakes! Ew! Ew! Ew!" Meg: "I'm OK with snakes." "Did he eat that fly?" George Lucas thought it would be funny to remove a few frames of film which showed the fly leaving, which made it look like Belloq ate it. I never thought of "Raiders" as a Western before, but it drew heavily on visuals from "Zorro's Fighting Legion," which is sort of a Western.

[@Spider-Hawk]

Indiana Jones has always been one of my favorite movie franchises. I would watch the films all the way through the end credits just to hear the theme by John Williams.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Meg hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@vincentsaia6545]

According to the transcripts of the script sessions, Marion was 15 when she had her affair with Indy, who was 25. And George Lucas wanted her to be younger!

[@kevinslayzak1214]

Saw this as a little boy in the theater... Harrison Ford was such an icon back then.... and yes ..I remember most kids mom's thought he was hot😅 including mine.

[@Fonny222]

George Lucas just loved calling the actor that plays the guy that says “Top… Men” fat in his scripts. He plays Porkins in the first Star Wars Death Star battle and his character in this movie is apparently named Major Eaton.

[@wiseguymaybe]

I took a close look at that fly scene. I think if you look closely he didn't eat the fly, as his mouth moved up, it look like it quicky flew off.

[@exhistoriascientia]

Paul Freeman did not eat the fly. The fly approached his mouth and flew off but Spielberg had the couple frames of it flying away removed leaving the fly appear to just disappear into Belloq's mouth. It was a little joke on Spielberg's part.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

54:23 The fly did fly away but mischievous Steven Spielberg decided to cut a few frames to make it look like it went into the mouth.

[@artembentsionov]

Indy’s iconic outfit was inspired by a similar outfit worn by Charlton Heston’s character in Treasure of the Incas

[@dylanintendisney]

Fun story about the scene where Indy shoots the swordsman: originally there was going to be a big whip fight scene, but the day they were shooting, Harrison had dysentery and didn’t want to go through the whole thing and just used the gun, and everyone decided that that was funnier so it stayed.

[@mikejankowski6321]

The Ark was safely anonymous when stored away, in a manner where it would not be disturbed. Much as it had been in Tanis.

[@Tekkarath]

Nobody tell her about Stargate, we have to gatekeep sexy archaeologists.

[@pedrodiezcansecomunoz9676]

Indy doesn't prefer the nap to the woman -he was very beaten and battered after all those dangerous adventures and mortal fights.

[@raymondstaniecki1582]

Agreed. I would say it was a bit of a long few days lol

[@Dragonfly_Dan]

Nice job on the edits Caleb!

[@panzerdeal8727]

PHD's in history and archelogy. So Doctor, or his rank. He'd served as a lieutenant in the Belgian Army, 1914-1918.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Thirsty Meg is adorable ♥️😁♥️

[@philosopher0076]

This film is not from 1991. It's from 1981.

[@xotmatrix]

It's interesting you mentioned black & white film. Director Steven Soderberg created a black & white fan edit of Raiders of the Lost Ark (scored with music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe is a master and the film looks superb with or without color.

[@ninipookie]

Sallah is played by John Rhys-Davis, loved him in Sliders. RIP

[@vincentsaia6545]

He's still alive.

[@artembentsionov]

There were two point-and-click adventure games I loved back in the day. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (based on the third movie) and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

[@laurakali6522]

Karen Allen was great in Starman with Jeff Bridges.

[@vincentsaia6545]

The ark in the movie was made according to its description in the Bible.

[@hoya1178]

47:36 The first Mad Max film came out in 1979 and Mad Max 2: Road Warrior came out in 1981, same year as this film.

[@jessielallier]

I love the 1st and 3rd of these movies. I really do love Harrison Ford, but it hurts my soul that he hated playing Han Solo

[@toddhadley9002]

Comparing this to westerns is not a bad comparison. Its genre is pulp adventure. This genre originated in the 1920s and 1930s, and focused on larger-than-life characters, exotic locales, over-the-top action and adventure, and often supernatural elements. Superheroes, for example, got their start in the pulp era. Westerns were also a staple of pulp stories, so there are a lot of similar elements. Raiders of the Lost Ark was an homage to these stories, and it actually sparked a revival of the genre in the 1980s. There were a lot of movies and TV shows that were either directly or indirectly inspired by the Indiana Jones movies. Goonies, Romancing the Stone, and the Talespin cartoon are a few that immediately come to mind.

[@jerrywil7012]

4:26 Lucas was only a producer for this film. Spielberg was the director for this one, so I doubt that Lucas had anything to do with the editing of the film (or the entire trilogy now that I think about it).

[@sheert]

2:40 FYI Ford and Lucas's first collaboration was on American Graffiti. It's bizarre seeing him in a minor support role in that movie.

[@Filbi]

Bob Falfa! lmao

[@henrytjernlund]

One of the best and most fun reactions. Thank you. BTW, sometimes you have to have priorities on the artifacts and just leave the girl to get tortured to death. But she was lucky this time and was okay, mostly. Both Jones and Solo are scoundrels.

[@edwardosquidawardo]

This was the first movie my parents saw together!!!

[@bfdidc6604]

If you like Harrison Ford, I strongly suggest Witnesss.

[@Filbi]

Yes! Also The Fugitive.

[@contramundi5873]

I watched this movie for the first time when I was about 4 years old. I couldn't pronounce Indiana so I called him In-banana Jones 😅 Also, all the dead bodies and the face melting scene absolutely terrified little me

[@arturopaz9595]

The sequel is a prequel

[@Progger11]

A racist, gross, mean-spirited prequel complete with mysogynistic depictions of women and children being tortured. A real rip-roaring good time.

[@Tekkarath]

@@Progger11 You must be insufferable to be around, I bet your family hates you.

[@nataliefaust7959]

@@Progger11 I thought they only made two films? Raiders and Crusade? 🤣

[@Progger11]

@@nataliefaust7959 Oh, if only lol. Crusade is great!

[@nataliefaust7959]

@@Progger11 It's such a shame because there'd been so much potential for each other disaster they made. I truly miss what might have been.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

There is a video game coming out, and there was/were games before if memory serves.

[@HobGungan]

Most people agree 1 and 3 are the best. 2 and 4 are more devisive. Definitely check them all out and judge for yourself

[@DaneofHalves]

Love you!

[@astralnomad]

@megmage reacts - that "burn" is called road rash and it wouldnt be as bad as wearing normal clothes because hes wearing leather.. the same reason bikers wear leather when they ride.. its tougher material. if they had an accident they wouldnt get smeared all over the pavement. the rocks he would be rolling over would still hurt like a beech tho lol The storyline of the not-zees searching for the ark was a real thing.. they were very interested in archaeology and searched for that as well as many other mythical things like Thor's Hammer, the Holy Grail, etc, believing all of them real and could be attained.

[@Guaseth]

Yes, he did eat the fly and no, it wasn't on purpose 😅

[@TonyM8512]

For what it is worth, if anything, Harrison Ford was 39 and Karen Allen 30 when this came out.

[@toddjones1480]

Doesn't change the fact that Lucas's original idea was for Indiana to have banged Marion when she was TWELVE years old.