Raiders of the Lost Ark BREAKDOWN! Every Easter Egg & Detail You Missed in Indiana Jones!

Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark breakdown & things you didn’t know about the film! Every reference and easter egg you might have missed in Raiders of the Lost Ark! Head to squarespace.com/newrockstars to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEWROCKSTARS.
Indiana Jones is a grave robbing archaeologist and professor. He doesn’t believe in magic, but he might be tested on his quest to unearth the Ark of the Covenant; a religious and historical artifact dating back to the story of Moses. Will Indy save the Ark from the Nazis? Whitney Van Laningham goes frame by frame to break down everything you might have missed in the first of the Indiana Jones trilogy!
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[@Adam81Jasonfan]

One of the people being approached by Indy to secure the ark is played by William Hootkins, who played Jek Porkins in Star Wars. Also, American Graffiti was released in 1973, not 1971.

[@williamwilkinson6665]

@Adam81Jasonfan ..he also play Lt Eckart in Batman

[@Adam81Jasonfan]

@@williamwilkinson6665 Yes he did

[@AndrewPepperstone]

Belloc is wearing the garments of the High Priest as described in the book of Exodus, which is part of the details of the Tabernacle, which also includes the ark itself. The movie does a decent job of depicting both.

[@jacearmor5274]

17:36 The room the Well of Souls was filmed in was also repurposed a year later as the Overlook Hotel for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

[@JDJohnston9906753]

A year earlier. 'The Shining' came out in 1980...Raiders in '81. But yes, Well of Souls set is the same one used for the lobby of the Overlook in 'The Shining'

[@FSGTACHANKA]

Let's go we getting a breakdown on these beautiful movies Keep up the good work

[@brandistraveladventures2891]

This movie is the reason I love archeology and the reason I got a degree on it.

[@Kurokitty23]

Is being an archeologists fun?

[@EFreD-ed4ds]

Did you also happen to find the real location of the Ark?

[@brandistraveladventures2891]

@@EFreD-ed4ds no. But there are theories

[@brandistraveladventures2891]

@@Kurokitty23 yes. Also lots off paper work

[@foodreacts837]

Really

[@ritchierichh]

2:08 This is incorrect. The movie came out in 1981, so preproduction started in 1979.

[@gecko-sb1kp]

It's crazy how it all worked. Pre-production probably did commence in 1979 as Harrison Ford was filming Empire Strikes Back. As we were watching Raiders in the cinema Ford was probably trying to punch Ridley Scott on the nose and growing his hair back for Jedi as we watched Blade Runner...

[@Fazerati]

If you go to Disney Springs in Orlando, there’s a restaurant called Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar. It’s the same Jock that was the biplane pilot in Peru. There’s hidden references to Indy inside the place.

[@chuckhackett4493]

The Ark of the Covenant held more than just the Ten Commandments, inside was also Aaron's staff that had blossomed and on the outside the Law of Moses also known as the Ceremonial Laws that were written by the hand of Moses.

[@seantressel1754]

40 years later, this film is still a classic...

[@foodreacts837]

I’ve watched it lately it’s so good

[@greedo50273]

This film will be watched and enjoyed by generations to come if the human race doesn't manage to extinguish itself over idiocy.

[@N00bkillr693]

In the shot where Indy is drinking after “losing Marion” if you look to the left side of the screen, there is an extra wearing modern clothes for a film taking place in 1936

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Thank you for pointing that out because I forgotten about that movie mistake. Thanks for reawakening me

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Also theirs a similar mistake in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie! The scene where Captain Jack Sparrow escaped his execution and jumped into the ocean and gets rescued by his crew back aboard onto his ship. So when Jack is aboard his ship, in the background one of the pirates is wearing blue jeans 👖, tennis shoes and a t-shirt

[@nickademuss42]

Nice break down! one correction, the bodies on the other side of the wall Indy crashed into with the statue, were supposed to be the slaves that made the tomb. Burried so the location could be kept secret... Or so I read years ago. My data might have been revised.

[@WayoftheWills]

Buried slaves makes more sense due to tomb robbing

[@willbeonekenobi]

You could also have mentioned that a majority of the snakes in the Well of Souls actually werent snakes but rather legless lizards. One of the best ways you can tell if its a snake or a legless lizard is if you witness it blink it is a lizard (snakes don't blink).

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Yeah the legless lizards 🦎 are called glass snakes

[@WayoftheWills]

Yah, cuz thats what i was focussig on, the blinking of lizards. I might have counted 435 blinking lizards or i might have watched the movie. U decide...funny fact😂

[@bojackhorsematt2315]

I only now realized that Belloc had to work with only one side of the medaillon because he probably used the imprint on Toht's hand. Considering how often I've seen this movie, I feel kinda stupid now XD

[@EFreD-ed4ds]

It's a plot point for fuck's sake!

[@re1010]

@@EFreD-ed4ds when you're just a kid, you miss certain plot points. You're just amazed by the main parts of the story and the spectacle.

[@DarthJ1977]

To my mind, this is one of the greatest things about the movie .... It doesn't explicitly tell you this. It's there in the story, but it's not exposited. I wish more movies did this.

[@travinator4680]

Another fun little easter egg that I found recently. In the scene when Belloq, Dietrich, and Gobler are speaking before Toht shows one side of the medallion engraved in his hand, you can actually see Sallah walking right between them, and covering his face to be discrete!

[@CharlieNagoo]

You should mention that Ernst Toht's last name "Toht" is phonetically how one says "death" in German (i.e. "Tod).

[@savagegamer474]

I’ve been wanting a breakdown of this movie since I first discovered this channel

[@cavemanabc]

I was just thinking the exact same thing haha

[@J.O.R.D]

And here you are 👏🏽

[@RussellKurtz-eu6yw]

Two comments about the headpiece to the staff of Ra. First, they say on one side that the staff is six qadam high. The word "qadam" is Arabic for foot. Then, on the back, it said "take back one qadam to honor the Hebrew God." That means the staff should be five feet long. The staff they use is actually several feet.

[@CoCotheTurtle]

If the first side of the medallion comes with a warning that it is not to be disturbed, why would they include the details on the back that would allow it to be disturbed?

[@RussellKurtz-eu6yw]

@@CoCotheTurtle My understanding of this was that the information in the center was a warning not to disturb the Ark, then around the outside it said how long the staff was, and the other side had the inscription to "take back one qadam." I didn't think it through better than that. Also, the staff is supposed be be attached to the headpiece, even if you are not going to the map room. But it really doesn't make sense to have a warning on the headpiece...

[@smittypie46]

Great video.. I love the fact you pointed out about actor pat roach. Great actor also in one of my favourite TV shows of all time. 👍🏼

[@johnlucarellivideos4534]

One cool Easter egg is that one of the trucks that was carrying the ark is in the queue in Disneyland right out front the the entrance

4:18 ~ Little note: It's not a "manly" thing, it shows "devotion"/dedication AND skill to keep something you "like" and are endeared to. He IS and arqueologist, so it also shows his dedication to "stuff" this way. Regards from Tabasco, México [Land of The Olmecs]!

[@patrickdepoortere6830]

The inspiration for Indy jumping from the horse to the truck was George's inspiration for the entire film and it comes from a Zorro film.

[@SpikeXtreme]

I know they filmed a scene where Indiania had to hold onto the submarine con tower but it was cut because it was unbeliveable. The cut meant Indiania had entered the U-boat and hidden from the crew.

[@legodroideka5505]

Actually the Paramount logo used in Raiders of the lost Ark was actually based of the 1950s Vistavision paramount logo, which was updated in the eighties to be the classic BlueMountain

[@TWolfyG]

All the Indiana Jones movies just felt so good to watch, nice and cozy type of vibe for a movie. Love the adventure movies always!

[@foodreacts837]

I agree

[@LosAngelesCatfish]

In the scene with the snakes…. When Indy is face to face with a cobra. Isn’t he in front of a pane of glass

[@mrmojomajestic8317]

That's true. In the theatrical cut and the VHS releases, you can actually see the reflection of the Cobra.

[@rulersofcithog]

I love all the Inca gods and symbols at the beginning in the Ruins where Indiana Jones gets the Golden idol

[@deborahjanes3706]

Didn't know I needed this 😊🤗

[@keithjodoin1767]

Production began in 1979, not 1989 (2:12)

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

The Ark of the Covenant = Jean Jacket 😂 it’s a predator!

[@SpiderFan14]

Perfect timing, I'm going through an Indy phase rn

[@mcleigh66]

Poor Satipo. "Sapito..." "Santipo..." It appears that no one will ever pronounce his name correctly.

[@JDJohnston9906753]

LMAO! True story!

[@greedo50273]

I always thought Indy said "Adios Sapito" ... I did not know it was "Satipo" ... stupid me :-) ... I've watched the movie at least 100 times and never caught it :-) .

[@jamescaylor6864]

Marcia Lucas is one of the most important women in science fiction history right alongside DC Fontana, Lucille Ball and Mary Shelly

[@ChrisWright75]

R2D2's dome is on top of the pole Indy and Marion are tied to when the Ark is opened.

[@BigJawsh]

This is so cool that they are actually breaking down these movies.

[@treker34]

Never understood how they escaped the well of souls. Okay. Indy knocked down the one wall which led to a chamber which led to an area that had a loose block just dangling? No one decided to kinda check out that area prior? Still bugs me to this day.

[@skaetur1]

But the thousand snakes with no food is okay?

[@treker34]

@@skaetur1 Snakes could had eaten each other over time.

[@Hempus420]

@@treker34 that’s just sheer luck that there would be enough snakes to not only eat each other, but the correct breeds and number of each gender in order to reproduce. It’s a movie lol

[@treker34]

@@Hempus420 maybe they came in the same spot Indy escapes from lol. Or, it’s the ark creating them as a trap.

[@mrodgt]

Gotta love the dues ex machina. For those times the writers can't think of a plausible, fool-proof solution.

[@patchyjack5040]

My favourite movie of all time!

[@CarltonYoung]

Wonderful synopsis of one of my favorite movies from my youth. ❤ thank you!

[@richp140572]

giant snake statue 18:37 its Sobek

[@CoCotheTurtle]

Yeah this whole thing is peppered with mistakes.

[@foodreacts837]

The Fact Pat roach played in every single Indiana movie is awesome

[@leonardvicari2857]

Thanks for the information of Raiders of the lost ark I discovered a lot of information I did not know you are intelligent and filled with lots of knowledge

[@davislordholmes9839]

I loved this movie as a 10 year old. Still get nostalgia watching it.

[@davislordholmes9839]

@user-eu9jz4gc1d Why what is it?

[@joerodriguez8519]

Great video!! I loved all the trivia but mostly loved seeing Whitney 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@MrFinikyfrank]

So many details I never knew about, and I've been watching these movies for years.

[@Jeo-What]

Excellent detail! Well done!

[@brenderings]

Whitney! Your great! hoping you'll keep covering the d&d movie too! There was a release with more scenes shown a couple weeks ago.

[@Wishdreamerx]

Another interesting fact is that the design of the headpiece of the staff of Ra is actually based on the earrings found in Tutankamun's tomb!

[@scottstout7595]

Can’t wait until I take Archaeology 101 this semester! I’m going to make sooo many Indy jokes and references

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

This is awesome! Thank you!

[@rowluxillusion5235]

My sister attended Rickmansworth Royal Masonic School, and i attended Mill Hill School where the college scene in Last Crusade was filmed (where he climbs out of the window to escape the students)

[@iliveinthe80s38]

Thank you for this video. It was very nostalgic.

[@double08ty]

Random fact I’ve known about since i was a kid was the sword fighter actor fact at 15:20, so glad it was included!

[@RyanHaney55]

I've never noticed the idol's eyes moving!

[@JDJohnston9906753]

it's cut out of the theatrical release. They scapped the idea for the finished film.

[@caydencox24]

The greatest movie of all time

[@pabloruiz6224]

The best Indiana Jones movie of all Indiana Jones series 👏

[@CharlieNagoo]

Spielberg joked in a Making Of video that the angel of death at the end of this movie looked like one of his former girlfriends.

[@theskyybay420]

Short Round is making his return!

[@gecko-sb1kp]

Still short and a lot rounder...

[@martellmcclain2862]

Loved your review good work

[@PopCultureGeekery]

Yay! Love when Whitney gets to do a video! Keep them coming!

[@EpicMuttonChops]

tidbit #38 was the 1138 reference? freaky

[@patrickdepoortere6830]

There's an interesting Battle Star Galactica component to the Tom Selleck problem too...

[@wildvandee1079]

Oh yeah I needed this this is gonna be the best I absolutely love Indian Jones and I can't wait Now I really get to know what clues and Easter eggs are in this movie

[@jnicholasmeese1625]

19:02 I'm pretty sure this is a photo from the making of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation from 2014

[@matthewcostanzo4881]

Still the greatest movie of all time

[@wildvandee1079]

Agreed

[@patchyjack5040]

100% its my favourite movie of all time and ive watched hundreds of movies lol

[@fegtynpax5147]

Just to point out respectfully that Pat Roach when he was playing Sherpa in the bar fight, he did not get shot in the back of the head. Indy knocked him out with a chair. I always wondered why he kepted fighting Indy when Toht told the other German to "shot them both." I would have turned on Toht at that point. And I wondered if he made it out the burning building.

[@REDHOTREACTIONS]

What a sensational production..

[@Terpzie]

I always thought it would be cool if Indiana jones dealt with time travel. That’s just my imagination. But imagine.

[@JDJohnston9906753]

Wait for Indy 5. It'll happen.

[@garygray3834]

Fantastic love this channel

[@reidduffy4269]

Can’t believe jock never made another appearance, idk why but I always liked him

[@tnicebigman475]

Hey Whitney

[@EpicRambo378]

I’m wondering how Indy got that RPG-7 in the 1930’s…. Been thinking about that since seeing the movie as a kid

[@scarletwitch616]

Indiana Jones didn't come out in the 1930s lol

[@EpicRambo378]

@@scarletwitch616 the movie is set in the 30’s

[@scarletwitch616]

@@EpicRambo378 i can't lie, i read your original comment wrong i thought you said Indiana Jones got a PG rating in 1930s I'm tired lol

[@pappafett9826]

Looks like Its supposed to be a Panzerfaust 30m, a type of German anti tank weapon used in Ww2.

[@EpicRambo378]

@@pappafett9826 yeah I know but it’s definitely way off haha

[@adrielburned6924]

Well done! Beautiful video by a beautiful person. 💚

[@Im_Merobiba_]

Rich people going to a tourist island to “lay low” is hilarious

[@graysonblunt]

21:31 you can see the fly actually take off in the scene

[@barriewhite2787]

Great stuff Whitney!

[@Foxy02016]

I want to live in the universe where Steve Martin played Indy

[@CoCotheTurtle]

"They wanted to cast an unknown, and considered Steve Martin, Bill Murray and Jack Nicholson." OK!

[@haileeraestout5567]

@@CoCotheTurtle I Would've Loved Bill Murray As A Crazy Cousin Indiana Jones 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@idkflycasualtoo]

I love these and the star wars ones. Do more old movies !!

[@willmackinnon9397]

Love a Whitney Mini Series

[@frankkubiak8349]

6:45 Indy is not a grave robber he explains that in the next scene when he is teaching at Marshall college

[@CharlieNagoo]

@20:23 You should mention the line, “It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage” was improvised by Harrison Ford.

[@dougkeyser6634]

Pre-production started in 79 not 89.

[@patrickdepoortere6830]

The "claim" Hitler was obsessed with the occult is a reference to The Castle of Wewelsburg.

[@knightamongknaves]

like that Fedora, an homage to Indiana Jones as well.

[@user-ew6ju1vw8u]

outstanding

[@ChrisCreats]

The bouncing brick u mean the shadow shows it bounces lol

[@Haychad]

Great job Whitney!!!🎉

[@garibaldilebeau]

I hardly think Jack Nicholson was an unknown actor by 1977…

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

10:41 That explains why the latter was the MacGuffin in The Last Crusade. 10:51-10:59 & 12:55 “That’s no time for love, Dr. Jones!” -Lara Croft, Epic Rap Battles of History

[@RobbNesvick]

When are we getting Temple of Doom?

[@haileeraestout5567]

Also Kristallnacht Was Going On At That Time And I Can IMAGINE Indy Stumbling On A Deportation Train On Its Way To Auschwitz Concentration Camp While Indy Peeks Into A Window And Sees Scared People And Save Them

[@ramorsekn0734]

Stockton, CA 209. Represent. Home of the fantastic four.

[@Obiwan1994Kenobi-iv4jf]

The type of submarine explains the age old plot hole of how Indy managed to evade detection from the Nazis during the voyage to the island. That type of submarine has to emerge to see ahead every few nautical miles, giving Indy time to breath

[@purplepandaguy9887]

Pre production couldn’t have started in 1989 if the film was released in 1981😂

[@MrDarthryan]

Indiana Jones 5? If the Dial of Destiny is bad as well, there will remain only 3 movies...

[@jrgilby]

I noticed that Belloq's costume in the Ark scene, he is wearing the garments of the Jewish High Priest described in Exodus 28.

[@aydangrill4897]

If you see this I hope you have a good day

[@kristhijs3180]

The German plane looks as a copy of the Arado E.555, problem is its that plane is a jetbomber and its concept started during the war (years later). So make it smaller and give it prop-engines.

[@weege001]

1981 called, they would like this removed based on a copyright claim..

[@noe_cortez]

The Emperor was HERE

[@brandywamsley580]

At the battle of Jericho the Hebrews were instructed to march around the city 1 time every day for six days. Then on the seventh day march around the city seven times. (Joshua 6:2-6)

[@nicholasthomas.7553]

Hey