Surprising Details of Indiana Jones' Leather Jacket!

Few pieces of film history resonate as much with Adam as Indiana Jones costume--the iconic leather jacket and buttoned shirt a defining trait of not only the character but of the pulp adventure genre. One of the production's jackets has resurfaced, giving Adam a chance to see how it was worn and distressed for screen and the surprising weight of the leather.
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[@HailKingCeezer]

Are you into vintage GenRad Variac's with analog meters? I'd like to see you restore one

[@flexydex8754]

what's with the extra bit of footage?

[@Sharp_Stone]

"That belongs in a museum!" - Indi

[@grisslebear]

ROFLMAO

[@GlitchSystem-xf7jb]

These things do belong in a museum for all to enjoy. Not in some private collectors house where it won't be seen for years or ever again

[@Thomas_Esson]

@@GlitchSystem-xf7jb And some may end up in museums; many collectors loan, some eventually donate, or a museum itself could bid. But even if some pieces enter (or re-enter) a black hole for a time, it’s a double-edged sword; these sales are almost entirely responsible for prompting museums, studio archives, and - very gradually - the general public to finally see enduring value in original props and costumes. If it wasn't for collectors tracking things down and creating a visible market over the past few decades, much of what resides today in museums would have either been tossed or remained boxed up in warehouses/attics. On the whole, these auctions are far more stories of appearances than disappearances.

[@ollie7777]

Well played Sir!

[@brandonboxninja1266]

​@GlitchSystem-xf7jb if it was not for private collectors keeping historic items out of harms way many artifacts would have been lost to time. I think of it like a time capsule.

[@akuchanny]

I was lucky enough to be measured up at Wested Leather by Peter Botwright before his death for a Raiders Jacket - my second one from him. He was so kind and patient with my geek out - and when he learnt I was working in the industry he let me try on the Mad-eye Moody coat he had just got back from Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. It was one of those epic days that I still remember regularly. I bought my dad a A1 jacket from the patterns used for Memphis Belle that day as well.

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

flip you a fish.

[@fallwitch]

I find it really cool that films that were historical period pieces are now themselves part of history. That stuff is part of our collective history.

[@MaMastoast]

Interesting to think about the films being made at an equal amount of time from when they take place and now.. Films were made roughly 40 years ago and they were filmed roughly 40 years after ww2

[@Cruiserfrank]

Back in the late 80s I bought a jacket like this from the OLD "Banana Republic" (when they were still independent and made good products). Made from goatskin, rather than horse or cowhide. It was very supple and looked naturally aged. Much lighter weight than a pilot's jacket. It's a little worn, but I still have it.

[@billb89]

Goat skin is tough as nails.

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Love the jacket. I remember about 25 years ago I wanted to rent an Indiana Jones costume. The costume shop wanted 250 to rent, and it was a bomber jacket, not Indy’s. I had the hat from MGM Studios in Orlando. I ended up buying a jacket at Wilson’s leather for under $100. I was in my basement distressing it to look like it did on the VHS cover. I wore a tan shirt, wrinkled, brown pants and some work boots. At the Halloween part on the Intrepid in NYC I got a lot of compliments. I’ll never forget we saw Toby Keith perform at Boo Country Bash. Good times.

[@ceciliaross6332]

The vertical panels on the shirt are typical of guayaberas. Maybe this design was chosen because, growing up in the American Southwest (or at least his childhood scenes having been filmed there), it's reasonable his fashion choices might be influenced by a type of shirt popular in Mexico.

[@wobblysauce]

Also, they reinforce the pocket

[@vfxtutswithdan1893]

It's also similar to the pleat found on police uniforms shirts, but I don't know how long that feature has been around.

[@Road_Rash]

"You & I are simply moving through history, this IS history!"

[@jevans24]

Stay tuned after the ending for 2 Minutes of great additional B-Roll! 11:20

[@Games_and_Music]

Indeed, wish they had done that for all of their other prop videos before, but i hope they keep adding them from now on. It's great to just soak it in.

[@MST3KNJ]

The Indiana Jones stuff is great but OMG There's a Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the case behind them!!!

[@mrennick]

Back in the day my friend and I were lucky enough to visit the MST3K studios in Eden Prairie, MN. The visit was between 1994 and 1997. I found the photos not long ago. It was such a treat to visit where the bots were built and the shows were shot.

[@MST3KNJ]

@@mrennick MST3K got me through so many rough times. I am VERY envious that you got to see behind the scenes firsthand.

[@KravKernow]

I used to walk past Angels a lot on the way back from a particular court. I would pop in occasionally. I believe it was Angels that had the original Obi Wan Kenobi robe on hire as "Monk Costume". I bet they'd have sold it for a tenner; or 20 quids tops!

[@peterpain6625]

I bet a lot of those props changed hands for a tenner or a case of beer back then.

[@KravKernow]

@@michaelhearn3831 Yeah. I gather a few people hired it before they remembered what it was. And they used to be open to bids on everything they had in there! I wonder if Adam could investigate the Wizard of Oz story and supposedly finding Baum's actual coat when they went prop hunting. Is that a myth dreamt up by the PR dept or did it actually happen?

[@peterbriggs6857]

I was at an Angels auction circa 1983/1984 in Camden Town when the original Declan Mullholland Jabba The Hutt costume from Star Wars went unsold. Wish I'd bought it, now!

[@peterpain6625]

@@peterbriggs6857 Hey that would probably even fit me now. Working on it though ;)

[@Mixxie67]

Adam is almost exactly a month older than me (July 15 and August 17 1967) and there’s something warming to my heart about thinking of almost 14 yo me and almost 14 yo Adam sitting in a theater seeing Raiders for the first time. Does that make sense? We were at the same stage of development leaving aside the differences between boys and girls adolescent development. I saw it with my dad and my best friend at the time. Also, my eagle-eye husband spotted Tom Servo down at the bottom of the glass case. He looked it up and they’re estimating it Tom Servo will sell for $10-20k.

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

you a butt dart player like him too?

[@Mixxie67]

@@notlisted-cl5ls Dude. WTF? You have nothing better to do? Sad.

[@eligreen6538]

Met Adam a couple days ago at fan expo Vancouver and just gotta say it was a great honour and I had things to say but I was too starstruck so my brain couldn’t get the words out . Thank you Adam for making my childhood great and for inspiring me to be creative and make props of my own .

[@filmmusicfan8952]

Adam, this is perfect timing. Last week Adam graciously came up to Vancouver Canada for Fan Expo. Adam like always was wonderful to all the attendees. During the Q & A, I asked Adam why they (Myth-Busters team) blew up buster in Bye Bye Buster, to where I remarked on how Adam cos-played Indiana Jones on the show and quoted a line from last Crusade for which he said at the same time "It belongs in a Museum" Jinx (Neither he or me called it). He explained that it was required for the story. Sad for Buster but good enough explanation. And not a day after Fan-Expo he releases the video of Indiana Jones Jacket. Just luck of the draw timing. Hope you have a good trip in London and thank you very much for coming to Vancouver. PS. hope you enjoyed the 3D pictures of you on Season 3 of the Expanse.

[@billg3356]

Oh man. To just try that jacket on once would be amazing. Tell me you got to try it on, Adam.

[@devinsullivan6160]

Always makes me feel better about leaving gaps in my edits when I see one on tested. Cheers Adam & Crew

[@tested]

If you meant the end of the video, we added that B-roll ...

[@TheDanEfranChannel]

@@testedI think that was referring to the half minute of black before the b-roll

[@prodestrian]

It's like the hidden bonus track at the end of a CD!

[@joshua.snyder]

Having looked through the catalogue I have to say they need to call this auction, The Anthony Daniels Closet Cleanout. 😂

[@MoshpitMaestro]

I love how Brandon knows very well what Adam likes these days, and picks out what he'll love most. It's really sweet, everyone needs a Brandon in their life.

[@tested]

While Prop Store indeed knows Adam’s tastes well, Adam picks the props ahead of time that he’d like to see.

[@nerdingforfunprops4487]

Ok. Now I NEED to make myself a poison dart display piece.....

[@glennwallace9203]

After the first film, the producers had no desire to work again with Peter Botwright/Wested Leather who made the jackets, but Noel Howard, at Bermans and Nathans, being a nice man, was able to obscure which supplier the jackets for the 2nd film came from (which was still Wested Leather!) Both men no longer with us, sadly. Noel Howard had some items from Temple of Doom stored at his flat (shirt, pants, jacket, boots) which were being held for Anthony Powell.

[@ViperChief117]

I own three of the Wested Leather Indiana Jones jackets. Two Raiders and one Last Crusade. They are awesome.

[@tuekaae5218]

Are we just gonna ignore Gimli's axe just hanging out in the background frame?

[@jmalmsten]

Basically screen-matching leather scratches the same way scientists identify whales by the scars on their tail fins. :D

[@beau-urns]

That silent end shot to show off ALL the details. You can tell they are fans when

[@ronwanttaja8209]

A couple of comments about the leather jacket. It's mentioned, with surprise, that the jacket is kind of light. This is actually period-correct. Jackets like this were windbreakers, not necessarily for warmth. This was the case of the Army Air Corps A-1 and A-2 jackets; the wearers would be clothed in wool uniforms and the jackets went over the outside. In contrast, the AAC's shearling jacket, the B-3, had very good insulation. The second point is about the leather itself. Most of the flying jackets in this period were goatskin or horsehide. Both are VERY durable leathers. However, for a prop jacket, you don't want that! You want something you can easily scuff up to make them artificially aged.

[@FredsAttic]

Are these the ones that Noel Howard had ? I came from France to met him in 2006 (and bought my full costume there) and he showed me the shirt and jacket and I even tried this jacket, a dream come true ❤ he also had one shoe ^^

[@k2sworld]

I own a Raiders jacket made by the same clothier in England that made them for the first film. Bermans and Nathans made the Temple of Doom jackets, and they are just slightly different than the originals. They have smaller pockets and buckles instead of D rings on the side straps which face the opposite way than the original. My guess is this will garner $25k - $40k.

[@PurpleBox89]

Beautiful pieces! And nice Chiquita back there!

[@grisslebear]

Adam, your GEEKthusiasm is totally infectious. I love it.

[@cabe_bedlam]

Finally another episode of Jacket Aficionado!

[@mattscott8961]

Gonna go home and weather my Indi jacket! Classic Adam! Love you dude. ❤️

[@sw5494]

RetroBlasting did a 30min deep dive on Indi’s outfit just two days before this video!! Cool coincidence ☺️☺️

[@SilktheAbsent1]

I love the tiny detail of including a pen pass-through in the breast pocket flap of the shirt. Makes it even more real.

[@phillip6083]

@ 6:00 Adam is pointing out the stripe that overlays the pocket. What no one is mentioning is the way this stripe is applied would make the pocket unusable.unless it was hand sewn.which this shirt appears to be.

[@origamiXcore]

archaeologist here. thanks for the invite!

[@robertgallagher2226]

I have a Wested Temple from 2002.

[@shaggycan]

Seems like a lot of Harrison Ford movies have lots of scenes where he isn't playing the main character. Like the whole apartment investigation scene in Blade Runner. That's not him in the bathroom at all.

[@Bringos76]

Vic Armstong also did the jump from the horse onto the tank in Last Crusade as well, multiple takes. Its on the first page of his autobiography.

[@cross_key]

Actual archaeologist here. Just. Wow. I want it

[@stormraven4183]

Thank you for saying all the things my inner geek was screaming at the screen, especially about how we were inspired to play as kids ❤

[@mandalorianjedi2288]

Who are these guys discussing Indy’s jacket? Top men.

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

I've never noticed the horizontal lines half way across the jacket pockets before, maybe just a stunt thing?

[@trishelliwell5185]

Indian Jones all amazing films I was lucky to be in Spain when last crusade was being filmed the scene where Indian is on the side of the tank we were way above watching at the side of a excursion coach

[@joshuabekel9700]

I'm curious about the stripes on the shirt. Was Ford intended to wear suspenders or braces?

[@WannaBeatle-Paul_McMichael]

I've wondered about having a different sized wardrobe for the doubles. But, since Terry Leonard is beefier and taller than Harrison is (I've met Terry twice - once in the 90s on the set of Mighty Joe Young and again on the set of Bird Box, a little before covid hit). But, since Terry is at least 6'5", and Harrison is 6'2" one would assume the doubles get their correctly sized wardrobe, too.

[@IsabellaCatherine19XX]

I spotted a Tom Servo! "Nobody rules the Tom-monster!" I'm guessing that is screen used Tom Servo puppet, that has no doubt been puppeteered by the inimitable Kevin W. Murphy.

[@drewpeterson5912]

My childhood has been brought back!

[@Merennulli]

Growing up, I had a shirt with that kind of vertical panel crossing the shirt pockets. It was just a white shirt, no relation to the movie, but it did the same thing of breaking the bottom line of the pocket - and on mine it wasn't sewn correctly so the pocket basically had a hole down into that long panel. I think it was just a style in the early 80s. I wouldn't be too surprised if this was an off the shelf pick for the first film.

[@mitchjohnson4970]

The original 3 INDY films are probably 3 of the greatest action movies of all time

[@elevown]

I love a jacket that looked like that- tho not quite as torn up.

[@ClintonAllenAnderson]

And a 4 hour video on just how and why DoD was so frigg'n awful!! ;-)

[@Weazel1]

Was that a Vultan axe and golden egg from Flash Gordon in the back at the end?

[@j3colt]

Awesome video! Thanks

[@JazzCatsPlace]

The Indy shirt is the result of the costume department doing their work. Take a look at details of a Janker jacket, popular during this time in Austria.

[@gijoe508]

Making me miss my sheepskin raiders jacket. I retired it when the seam tore on the left sleeve several years back.

[@UnholiestJedi]

2 minutes of bonus footage with no audio?

[@jasonchard8636]

Two. Minutes if additional reference footage up close. Thanks tested.

[@barbarasmith2693]

Adam is so tactile a person, you can see him practically bursting while he restrains himself from touching the pieces. It has to be so tempting.

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

Are we missing audio near the end of the video or just taking some extra time to apprciate the jacket?

[@tested]

Extra time to appreciate the jacket.

[@StevenKelley]

I had the same company that made the movie version jacket make me a replica with the lamb leather for softness. cost around $300 including import fees. I had to get sized for myself. It came fitted and tight like the actors wore has the same badge inside. sadly I can't zip it anymore heh. its thin and the buckles cling, its a great fall weather jacket, not for winter weather in the midwest US.

[@jasbindersingh2441]

You can buy those jackets made new by the original makers in England. They cost about 230 pounds and made to order. Wested leather is the company. I had one made 20 yrs ago

[@drabgothita2884]

just commenting to point out the beautiful mini guitar from back to the future's opening scene in the background

[@jlpower]

Love it! I would love to be able to afford that jacket. Please tell me you're doing a video on the yellow guitar from Back to the Future behind you!?

[@TacoJack]

Maybe those vertical strips of fabric on the Last Crusade Indy shirt were sewn in to hide a wire rig or other SFX setup?

[@DMJoeBing]

It really IS an adrenaline rush to screen match something. I own a piece of original pre-cell sketch art from the 1990s Masters of the Universe cartoon that is Teela solo, nothing else. The only marks were the production code, so I had to watch frame by frame to find the exact spot in the episode where it was used. When I spotted it, it was a feeling I had never felt before.

[@jmalmsten]

Considering how frugal the animation houses used to be, I wouldn't be surprised if you found the drawing was reused in more than one scene or episode. :p

[@dblankenship6947]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@kirkbrackmann6385]

All of us, Indy cosplayers breathing heavily. lol

[@brendanmatelan2129]

Great looking wear and patina on that jacket.

[@cpt_nordbart]

It's amazing that it's a freaking YKK zipper. I mean what else these days. Could it be a bit anachronistic? I dunno. Great jacket as always.

[@stevenduering7155]

Terry Leonard was also the stunt driver tasked with driving Christine

[@rjspires]

4K can make the different in screen matching but the 4K can't be AI upscaled. It need to be done from the best quality film reel around and digitized. AI upscaling steels a lot of the details and softens the image.

[@nathkrupa3463]

Great work Mr Adam sir nice 👏 😊

[@bradleycyr]

@tested - I'd love to see a reality elimination style show, hosted/judged by Adam called "Practical Effects" where filmmakers are given time/space/materials and attempt to make practical effects shots for judgement. It could be an amazing mix of film history (e.g. this is a famous shot from a movie), behind the scenes views, creative/problem-solving skills, a limited time of post computer generated work, etc.

[@taurotragus]

Holy smokes those are cool relics!

[@tau3457]

7:40 Love the channel. Maybe a larger f stop for macros like this though.

[@erikferal]

It truly belongs in a museum!!

[@JinKee]

what happened to the audio at 11:20?

[@Smajtastic]

That's interesting, the grain on the jacket looks like it's horse rather than lamb

[@andresilva8444]

Show us the Chiquita Guitar from Back To The Future!!

[@scottclark3139]

They got the size wrong for Harrison in Temple of Doom. The jacket was measured before he hit the weights so they had to make a smaller lining to make it fit. Gives it a distinctive look

[@PHVespa]

Great knowledge and enthusiasm from both gents. They just need a 3rd guy (me)

[@iowa_don]

I bought a replica costume including pants, shirt, jacket and hat for Halloween one year.

[@neophytealpha]

I like how close what I have looks like those.

[@bricktop201]

According to Wested Leather, who made the Raiders jackets, Ford’s jackets were tailor fit for him.

[@drivewaystar6485]

Funny how Adam brought up that Tom Cruise/Paul Newman tidbit, i just watched that interview the other day

[@cleverusername9369]

For some reason I found it slightly disappointing to learn that the Indy jacket is light. I got obsessed with leather jackets because of Indy, love a good, heavy leather jacket, surprising and a little "huh, well" about it being lightweight

[@Miller_NotTheBeer]

Does anybody else get an antique roadshow vibe off of these? Like a more entertaining version?

[@archivist17]

@HemingwayJones, you need to see this!

[@willv7868]

Got my eye on that BTTF guitar!

[@bobbressi5414]

The only scene I ever had a problem with in raiders was when Indy swaps the idol for a bag of dirt,and is surprised when he still sets off the booby trap. Really Indy? You thought ten ounces of dirt would do the trick? That idol head probably weighs 10 pounds! I guess the university where Dr Jones teaches does not have an elective on weights and measures.

[@Samtheman85844]

Very cool.

[@apteryx13]

At about 3:41 into the video, the jacket has what looks like 3 tacks poking through the back of the left shoulder. Anyone know what that is? Thanks!

[@Cahos_Rahne_Veloza]

Adam Savage would just look Heavenly Divine in an Indiana Jones Cosplay 😘

[@dannyk6291]

Not related directly to this video, but what was the jacket you were wearing in your recent photos from Fan Expo Vancouver? It looks really nice!

[@jasond130]

I wonder if someone, years from now, will make videos like this for Dial of Destiny.

[@UberSprite]

What's a Dial of Destiny?

[@Games_and_Music]

@@UberSprite Idk, sounds like some 1-900 hotline to me.

[@k2sworld]

You spelled Dysentery wrong.... Dial of Dysentery.

[@ClintonAllenAnderson]

Nobody talks about it now... It's already been consigned to the trashheap of history

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

normally I would leave an icon like this untouched but the broken repair irks me it needs to be restored to screen accurate it is a degrading bit that will keep on degrading so it needs to be fixed. what would I use?... well bookbinder glue A it's acid-free and reversible and it stays flexible and to fix it in place? a mild hot iron (with mild I mean warm not scolding hot) you will see the damage but it is stable like it needs to be.

[@Bunny1sAw3somesauce]

How bout a video of YOUR indy jackets?? :D

[@impoopnrightnow906]

That belongs in a museum!

[@utahjohnnymontana3373]

Striated lambskin? Goat is "pebbly", cowhide is heavier.Lamb is soft and might explain how shredded that sleeve got.

[@wesmaass4669]

Tom Servo in the glass case!

[@nascargas]

Now I know why the jacket looked so cool on Indy, but the replica Disneyland was selling at the Adventureland Bazaar across from the Temple of the Forbidden Eye attraction didnt look cool on me. Im not Harrison Ford. Oh, and the Disney replica was crafted for durability. Not a stunt jacket.

[@billbucktube]

Cool‼️