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Indiana Jones (character)

Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., also known simply as Indy, is the title character and protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials. The character first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, to be followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles from 1992 to 1996, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023. The character is also featured in novels, comics, video games, and other media. Jones is also the inspiration for several Disney theme park attractions, including Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril, the Indiana Jones Adventure, and Epic Stunt Spectacular! attractions.

Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones character
First appearanceRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Created byGeorge Lucas
Portrayed by
Other:
    • Neil Boulane (infant)
    • Boutalat (age 3)
Voiced by
  • Doug Lee (Fate of Atlantis, Infernal Machine)
  • David Esch (Emperor's Tomb)
  • John Armstrong (Staff of Kings)
In-universe information
Full nameHenry Walton Jones, Jr.
Nickname
  • Indiana Jones
  • Indy
  • Junior
  • Henri Defense[1]
  • Mungo Kidogo[2]
  • Captain Dynamite, Scourge of the Kaiser[2]
  • Jonesy[3][4][5]
GenderMale
Title
Occupation
  • U.S. Army Officer (OSS)
  • Historian
  • Linguist
  • College Professor
  • Archeologist
Family
SpouseDeirdre Campbell Jones (1926)[7]
Marion Ravenwood Jones (1957–present)
Significant othersWillie Scott (Temple of Doom)
Elsa Schneider (Last Crusade), Molly Walder (fiancée, deceased)[8]
Children
Relatives
ReligionCatholic (nominal)[11]
NationalityAmerican

Jones is most famously portrayed by Harrison Ford and has also been portrayed by River Phoenix (as the young Jones in The Last Crusade) and in the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles by Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, and George Hall. Doug Lee has supplied the voice of Jones for two LucasArts video games, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, David Esch supplied his voice for Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, and John Armstrong for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings.[12]

Jones is characterized by his iconic accoutrements (bullwhip, fedora, satchel,[13] and leather jacket), wry, witty and sarcastic sense of humor, deep knowledge of ancient civilizations and languages, and fear of snakes.

Since his first appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones has become one of cinema's most famous characters. In 2003, the American Film Institute ranked him the second-greatest film hero of all time.[14] He was also named the greatest movie character by Empire magazine.[15] Entertainment Weekly ranked Jones 2nd on their list of The All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture.[16] Premiere magazine also placed Jones at number 7 on their list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.[17]

Appearances

Films and television

A native of Princeton, New Jersey, Indiana Jones was introduced as a tenured professor of archaeology in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, set in 1936. The Joneses are a family of paternal Scottish descent.[18] The character is an adventurer reminiscent of the 1930s film serial treasure hunters and pulp action heroes. His research is funded by Marshall College (a fictional school named after producer Frank Marshall),[19] where he is a professor of archaeology. He studied under the Egyptologist and archaeologist Abner Ravenwood at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.[20]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

In the first adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark, set in 1936, Indiana Jones is pitted against Nazis commissioned by Hitler to recover artifacts of great power from the Old Testament (see Nazi archaeology). In consequence, Jones travels the world to prevent them from recovering the Ark of the Covenant (see also Biblical archaeology). He is aided by Marion Ravenwood and Sallah. The Nazis are led by Jones' archrival, a Nazi-sympathizing French archaeologist named René Belloq, and Arnold Toht, a sinister Gestapo agent.

The Temple of Doom (1984)

In the 1984 prequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, set in 1935, Jones travels to India and attempts to free enslaved children and the three Sankara stones from the bloodthirsty Thuggee cult. He is aided by Wan "Short Round" Li, a boy played by Ke Huy Quan, and is accompanied by singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw). The prequel is not as centered on archaeology as Raiders of the Lost Ark and is considerably darker.

The Last Crusade (1989)

The third film, 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, set in 1938, returned to the formula of the original, reintroducing characters such as Sallah and Marcus Brody, a scene from Professor Jones' classroom (he now teaches at Barnett College), the globe-trotting element of multiple locations, and the return of the infamous Nazi mystics, this time trying to find the Holy Grail. The film's introduction, set in 1912, provided some backstory to the character, specifically the origin of his fear of snakes, his use of a bullwhip, the scar on his chin, and his hat; the film's epilogue also reveals that "Indiana" is not Jones' first name, but a nickname he took from the family dog. The film was a buddy movie of sorts, teaming Indiana with his father, Henry Jones, Sr., often to comical effect. Although Lucas intended to make five Indiana Jones films, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the last for over 18 years, as he could not think of a good plot element to drive the next installment.[21]

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996)

 
George Hall portrayed the 93-year-old Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

From 1992 to 1996, Lucas wrote and executive-produced The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, a television series aimed mainly at teenagers and children, which showed many of the important events and historical figures of the early 20th century through the prism of Jones' life.

The show initially featured the formula of an elderly (93 to 94 years of age) Indiana Jones played by George Hall introducing a story from his youth by way of an anecdote: the main part of the episode then featured an adventure with either a young adult Indy (16 to 21 years of age) played by Sean Patrick Flanery or a child Indy (8 to 10 years) played by Corey Carrier. One episode, "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues", is bookended by Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, rather than Hall. Later episodes and telemovies did not have this bookend format.

The bulk of the series centers around the young adult Indiana Jones and his activities during World War I as a 16- to 17-year-old soldier in the Belgian Army and then as an intelligence officer and spy seconded to French intelligence. The child Indiana episodes follow the boy's travels around the globe as he accompanies his parents on his father's worldwide lecture tour from 1908 to 1910.

The show provided some backstory for the films, as well as new information regarding the character. Indiana Jones was born July 1, 1899, and his middle name is Walton (Lucas's middle name). It is also mentioned that he had a sister called Suzie who died as an infant of fever, and that he eventually has a daughter and grandchildren who appear in some episode introductions and epilogues. His relationship with his father, first introduced in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, was further fleshed out with stories about his travels with his father as a young boy. Jones damages or loses his right eye sometime between the events in 1957 and the early 1990s, when the "Old Indy" segments take place, as the elderly Indiana Jones wears an eyepatch.

In 1999, Lucas removed the episode introductions and epilogues by George Hall for the VHS and DVD releases, and re-edited the episodes into chronologically ordered feature-length stories. The series title was also changed to The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.

The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

The 2008 film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, is the latest film in the series. Set in 1957, nineteen years after the third film, it pits an older, wiser Indiana Jones against Soviet agents bent on harnessing the power of an extraterrestrial device discovered in South America. Jones is aided in his adventure by his former lover, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), and her son—a young greaser named Henry "Mutt" Williams (Shia LaBeouf), later revealed to be Jones' unknown child. There were rumors that Harrison Ford would not return for any future installments and LaBeouf would take over the franchise.[22] This film also reveals that Jones was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, attaining the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and implies very strongly that in 1947 he was forced to investigate the Roswell UFO incident, and the investigation saw that he was involved in affairs related to Hangar 51. He is tasked with conducting covert operations with MI6 agent George Michale against the Soviet Union.

The Dial of Destiny (2023)

In March 2016, Disney announced a fifth Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, to be in active development, with Ford and Spielberg set to return to the franchise. Initially set for release on July 10, 2020,[23] the film's release date was pushed back to July 9, 2021, due to production issues,[24] then further pushed back to July 29, 2022, due to a reshuffle in Disney's release schedule as due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] In December 2020, Disney announced that James Mangold would be directing the film and that this would be the final time Harrison Ford would appear in the franchise.[26][27]

Attractions

 
Indiana Jones as he appears at Disney theme parks.

Indiana Jones is featured at several Walt Disney theme park attractions. The Indiana Jones Adventure attractions at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea ("Temple of the Forbidden Eye" and "Temple of the Crystal Skull," respectively) place Indy at the forefront of two similar archaeological discoveries. These two temples each contain a wrathful deity who threatens the guests who ride through in World War II troop transports. The attractions, some of the most expensive of their kind at the time,[28] opened in 1995[29] and 2001,[30] respectively, with sole design credit attributed to Walt Disney Imagineering.[citation needed] Ford was approached to reprise his role as Indiana Jones, but ultimately negotiations to secure Ford's participation broke down in December 1994, for unknown reasons.[31][32] Instead, Dave Temple provided the voice of Jones.[33] Ford's physical likeness, however, has nonetheless been used in subsequent audio-animatronic figures for the attractions.[34][35]

Disneyland Paris also features an Indiana Jones-titled ride where people speed off through ancient ruins in a runaway mine wagon similar to that found in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril is a looping roller coaster engineered by Intamin, designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, and opened in 1993.

The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! is a live show that has been presented in the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort with few changes since the park's 1989 opening, as Disney-MGM Studios. The 25-minute show presents various stunts framed in the context of a feature film production, and recruits members of the audience to participate in the show. Stunt artists in the show re-create and ultimately reveal some of the secrets of the stunts of the Raiders of the Lost Ark films, including the well-known "running-from-the-boulder" scene. Stunt performer Anislav Varbanov was fatally injured in August 2009, while rehearsing the show.[36] Also formerly at Disney's Hollywood Studios, an audio-animatronic Indiana Jones appeared in another attraction; during The Great Movie Ride's Raiders of the Lost Ark segment.[37]

Literature

Graphic novels

Indy also appears in the 2004 Dark Horse Comics story "Into the Great Unknown", collected in Star Wars Tales Volume 5. In this non-canon story bringing together two of Harrison Ford's best-known roles, Indy and Short Round discover a crash-landed Millennium Falcon in the Pacific Northwest, along with Han Solo's skeleton and the realization that a rumored nearby Sasquatch is in fact Chewbacca. Indy also appears in a series of Marvel Comics.

Movie tie-in novelizations

The four Indiana Jones film scripts were novelized and published in the time-frame of the films' initial releases.[38] Raiders of the Lost Ark was novelized by Campbell Black based on the script by Lawrence Kasdan that was based on the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman and published in April 1981 by Ballantine Books; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was novelized by James Kahn and based on the script by Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz that was based on the story by George Lucas and published May 1984 by Ballantine Books; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was novelized by Rob MacGregor based on the script by Jeffrey Boam that was based on a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes and published June 1989 by Ballantine Books.

Nearly 20 years later Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was novelized by James Rollins based on the script by David Koepp based on the story by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson and published May 2008 by Ballantine Books. In addition, in 2008 to accompany the release of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Scholastic Books published juvenile novelizations of the four scripts written, successively in the order above, by Ryder Windham, Suzanne Weyn, Ryder Windham, and James Luceno. All these books have been reprinted, with Raiders of the Lost Ark being retitled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. While these are the principal titles and authors, there are numerous other volumes derived from the four film properties.

Original novels

From February 1991 through February 1999, 12 original Indiana Jones-themed adult novels were licensed by Lucasfilm, Ltd. and written by three genre authors of the period. Ten years afterward, a 13th original novel was added, also written by a popular genre author. The first 12 were published by Bantam Books; the last by Ballantine Books in 2009. (See Indiana Jones (franchise) for broad descriptions of these original adult novels.) The novels are:[39]

Written by Rob MacGregor
Written by Martin Caidin
  • Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates, December 1993.
  • Indiana Jones and the White Witch, April 1994.
Written by Max McCoy
  • Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone, May 1995.
  • Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs, March 1996.
  • Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth, March 1997.
  • Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx, February 1999.
Written by Steve Perry
  • Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead, September 2009.

Video games

The character has appeared in several officially licensed games, beginning with adaptations of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, two adaptations of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (one with purely action mechanics, one with an adventure- and puzzle-based structure) and Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures, which included the storylines from all three of the original films.

Following this, the games branched off into original storylines with Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb and Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings.[40] Emperor's Tomb sets up Jones' companion Wu Han and the search for Nurhaci's ashes seen at the beginning of Temple of Doom. The first two games were developed by Hal Barwood and starred Doug Lee as the voice of Indiana Jones; Emperor's Tomb had David Esch fill the role and Staff of Kings starred John Armstrong.

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine was the first Indy-based game presented in three dimensions, as opposed to 8-bit graphics and side-scrolling games before.

There is also a small game from Lucas Arts Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures. A video game was made for young Indy called Young Indiana Jones and the Instruments of Chaos, as well as a video game version of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

Two Lego Indiana Jones games have also been released. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures was released in 2008[41] and follows the plots of the first three films. It was followed by Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues in late 2009. The sequel includes an abbreviated reprise of the first three films, but focuses on the plot of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. However, before he got his own Lego games, he appeared as a secret character in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga as a playable character. He also makes a brief appearance in a minigame in Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars during the level "Hostage Crisis", and also made a cameo alongside Henry Jones Sr. in the level "Legacy of Terror".

Social gaming company Zynga introduced Indiana Jones to their Adventure World game in late 2011.[42]

Indiana Jones is parodied in the shooter game Broforce as a playable character known as Indiana Brones.

He is also parodied in an action-adventure sandbox game Terraria as a rare enemy known as Doctor Bones, which appears as a zombified version of himself.

Indiana Jones appears in Fortnite Battle Royale as part of the Chapter 3 Season 3 Battle pass.

Character description and formation

"Indiana" Jones's full name is Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr.,[43] and his nickname is often shortened to "Indy".

In his role as a college professor of archaeology Jones is scholarly, wears a tweed suit, and lectures on ancient civilizations. At the opportunity to recover important artifacts, Dr. Jones transforms into "Indiana," a "non-superhero superhero" image he has concocted for himself.[44] Producer Frank Marshall said, "Indy [is] a fallible character. He makes mistakes and gets hurt. ... That's the other thing people like: He's a real character, not a character with superpowers."[45] Spielberg said there "was the willingness to allow our leading man to get hurt and to express his pain and to get his mad out and to take pratfalls and sometimes be the butt of his own jokes. I mean, Indiana Jones is not a perfect hero, and his imperfections, I think, make the audience feel that, with a little more exercise and a little more courage, they could be just like him."[46] According to Spielberg biographer Douglas Brode, Indiana created his heroic figure so as to escape the dullness of teaching at a school. Both of Indiana's personas reject one another in philosophy, creating a duality.[44] Harrison Ford said the fun of playing the character was that Indiana is both a romantic and a cynic,[47] while scholars have analyzed Indiana as having traits of a lone wolf; a man on a quest; a noble treasure hunter; a hardboiled detective; a human superhero; and an American patriot.[48]

Like many characters in his films, Jones has some autobiographical elements of Spielberg. Indiana lacks a proper father figure because of his strained relationship with his father, Henry Jones, Sr. His own contained anger is misdirected towards Professor Abner Ravenwood, his mentor at the University of Chicago, leading to a strained relationship with Marion Ravenwood.[44] The teenage Indiana bases his own look on a figure from the prologue of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, after being given his hat.[49] Marcus Brody acts as Indiana's positive role model at the college.[49] Indiana's own insecurities are made worse by the absence of his mother.[50] In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, he becomes the father figure to Short Round, to survive; he is rescued from Kali's evil by Short Round's dedication.[50] In Raiders of the Lost Ark, he is wise enough to close his eyes in the presence of God in the Ark of the Covenant. By contrast, his rival Rene Belloq is killed for having the audacity to try to communicate directly with God.[44]

In the prologue of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jones is seen as a teenager, establishing his look when given a fedora hat. Indiana's intentions are revealed as prosocial, as he believes artifacts "belong in a museum." In the film's climax, Indiana undergoes "literal" tests of faith to retrieve the Grail and save his father's life. He also remembers Jesus as a historical figure—a humble carpenter—rather than an exalted figure when he recognizes the simple nature and tarnished appearance of the real Grail amongst a large assortment of much more ornately decorated ones. Henry Senior rescues his son from falling to his death when reaching for the fallen Grail, telling him to "let it go," overcoming his mercenary nature.[49] The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles explains how Indiana becomes solitary and less idealistic following his service in World War I.[51] In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jones is older and wiser, whereas his sidekicks Mutt and Mac are youthfully arrogant, and greedy, respectively.[52]

Origins and inspirations

Indiana Jones is modeled after the strong-jawed heroes of the matinée serials and pulp magazines that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg enjoyed in their childhoods (such as the Republic Pictures serials, and the Doc Savage series). Sir H. Rider Haggard's safari guide/big game hunter Allan Quatermain of King Solomon's Mines is a notable template for Jones.[53] The two friends first discussed the project in Hawaii around the time of the release of the first Star Wars film.[54] Spielberg told Lucas how he wanted his next project to be something fun, like a James Bond film (this would later be referenced when they cast Sean Connery as Henry Jones, Sr.). According to sources, Lucas responded to the effect that he had something "even better",[54] or that he'd "got that beat."[55]

One of the possible bases for Indiana Jones is Professor Challenger, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1912 for his novel, The Lost World. Challenger was based on Doyle's physiology professor, William Rutherford, an adventuring academic, albeit a zoologist/anthropologist.[56]

Another important influence on the development of the character Indiana Jones is the Disney character Scrooge McDuck. Carl Barks created Scrooge in 1947 as a one-off relation for Donald Duck in the latter's self-titled comic book.[57] Barks realized that the character had more potential, so a separate Uncle Scrooge comic book series full of exciting and strange adventures in the company of his duck nephews was developed. This Uncle Scrooge comic series strongly influenced George Lucas.[58] This appreciation of Scrooge as an adventurer influenced the development of Jones, with the prologue of Raiders of the Lost Ark containing homage to Barks' Scrooge adventure "The Seven Cities of Cibola", published in Uncle Scrooge #7 from September 1954.[59] This homage in the film takes the form of playfully mimicking the removal-of-the-statuette-from-its-pedestal and the falling-stone sequences of the comic book.[60][61]

The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute called Indiana that Lucas owned in the 1970s[62] and on which he based the Star Wars character Chewbacca.[63] Spielberg disliked the name Smith, and Lucas casually suggested Jones as an alternative.[54] The Last Crusade script references the name's origin, with Jones' father revealing his son's birth name to be Henry and explaining that "we named the dog Indiana", to his son's chagrin.[64] Some have also posited that C.L. Moore's science fiction character Northwest Smith may have also influenced Lucas and Spielberg in their naming choice.[65]

Lucas has said on various occasions that Sean Connery's portrayal of British secret agent James Bond was one of the primary inspirations for Jones, a reason Connery was chosen for the role of Indiana's father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[66][67] Spielberg earned the rank of Eagle Scout and Ford the Life Scout badge in their youth, which gave them the inspiration to portray Indiana Jones as a Life Scout at age 13 in The Last Crusade.[68]

Historical models

Many people are said to be the real-life inspiration of the Indiana Jones character—although none of the following have been confirmed as inspirations by Lucas or Spielberg. There are some suggestions listed here in alphabetical order by last name:

Costume

Upon requests by Spielberg and Lucas, the costume designer gave the character a distinctive silhouette through the styling of the hat; after examining many hats, the designers chose a tall-crowned, wide-brimmed fedora. As a documentary of Raiders pointed out, the hat served a practical purpose. Following the lead of the old "B"-movies that inspired the Indiana Jones series, the fedora hid the actor's face sufficiently to allow doubles to perform the more dangerous stunts seamlessly. Examples in Raiders include the wider-angle shot of Indy and Marion crashing a statue through a wall, and Indy sliding under a fast-moving vehicle from front to back. Thus it was necessary for the hat to stay in place much of the time.

The hat became so iconic that the filmmakers could only come up with very good reasons or jokes to remove it. If it ever fell off during a take, filming would have to stop to put it back on. In jest, Ford put a stapler against his head to stop his hat from falling off when a documentary crew visited during shooting of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This created the urban legend that Ford stapled the hat to his head.[91] Anytime Indy's hat accidentally came off as part of the storyline (blown off by the wind, knocked off, etc.) and seemed almost irretrievable, filmmakers would make sure Indy and his hat were always reunited, regardless of the implausibility of its return. Although other hats were also used throughout the films, the general style and profile remained the same. Elements of the outfit include:

  • The fedora was supplied by Herbert Johnson Hatters in England for the first three films.[92] An Australian model was used by costume designer Deborah Landis to show hat maker Richard Swales the details when making the iconic hat from "the Poets" parts.[93] The fedora for Crystal Skull was made by Steve Delk and Marc Kitter of the Adventurebilt Hat Company of Columbus, Mississippi.[94]
  • The leather jacket, a hybrid of the "Type 440" and the A-2 jacket, was made by Leather Concessionaires (now known as Wested Leather Co.) for Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, jackets were made in-house at Bermans & Nathans in London based on a stunt jacket they provided for Raiders of the Lost Ark. Tony Nowak made the jacket for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.[95]
  • The Indiana Jones shirt is based on a typical safari-style shirt. Its distinctive feature is two vertical strips running from the shoulders to the bottom of the shirt tails and continued over both breast pockets. A common debate regards the original shirt color. Surviving samples of the original shirts seem to be darker in reality than they appear on screen. Most fans look for an off-white "stone" color for their replicas. The original shirts, however, may have been more of a "tan" or "natural" color. The shirt varied little from film to film, the only notable difference being the darker buttons in Temple of Doom and Last Crusade. Originally designed by Andreas Dometakis for the films, this shirt was once one of the hardest pieces of gear to find.
  • The trousers worn by Indiana Jones in all three films were based on original World War II Army and Army Air Corps officer trousers. Although not original Pinks they are based on the same basic design and do carry a slight pinkish hue. The trousers made for Raiders are said to be more of a greyish-brown whereas the trousers made for Temple of Doom and Last Crusade were supposedly a purer reddish brown. The trousers were made of a khaki wool-twill, pleated with seven belt loops, two scalloped button flap rear pockets, a button fly and a four-inch military style hem. They were all most likely subcontracted by the costume department and made by famed London based cinema costumers, Angels and Bermans, to be tailored perfectly for Harrison Ford for the production.
  • The satchel was a modified Mark VII gas mask bag that was used by British troops and civilians during World War II.
  • The whip was an 8- to 10-foot (2.4 to 3.0 m) bullwhip crafted by David Morgan for the first three films. The whips for Crystal Skull were crafted by a variety of people, including Terry Jacka, Joe Strain and Morgan (different lengths and styles were likely used in specific stunts).[citation needed]
  • The pistol was usually a World War I-era revolver, including the Webley Government (WG) Revolver (Last Crusade and Crystal Skull), or a Smith & Wesson Second Model Hand Ejector revolver (Raiders). He has also used a Colt Official Police revolver (Temple of Doom), a Nagant M1883 (Young Indiana Jones), and a 9 mm Browning Hi-Power (Raiders).[96] The weapon is carried in a military pattern flap holster.
  • The shoes were made by Alden. A stock style (model 405) that had been a favorite of Ford's before the films, they are still sold today (though in a redder (brick) shade of brown than seen in the films) and are popularly known as "Indy Boots."[97]

The fedora and leather jacket from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade are on display at the Smithsonian Institution's American History Museum in Washington, D.C.[98] The collecting of props and clothing from the films has become a thriving hobby for some aficionados of the franchise.[99] Jones' whip was the third most popular film weapon, as shown by a 2008 poll held by 20th Century Fox, which surveyed approximately two thousand film fans.[100]

Casting

Originally, Spielberg suggested Harrison Ford; Lucas resisted the idea, since he had already cast the actor in American Graffiti, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, and did not want Ford to become known as his "Bobby De Niro" (in reference to the fact that fellow director Martin Scorsese regularly casts Robert De Niro in his films).[54] During an intensive casting process, Lucas and Spielberg auditioned many actors, and finally cast actor Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones. Shortly afterward pre-production began in earnest on Raiders of the Lost Ark.[54] CBS refused to release Selleck from his contractual commitment to Magnum, P.I., forcing him to turn down the role.[54] Shooting for the film could have overlapped with the pilot for Magnum, P.I. but it later turned out that filming of the pilot episode was delayed and Selleck could have done both.[101]

Subsequently, Peter Coyote and Tim Matheson both auditioned for the role. After Spielberg suggested Ford again, Lucas relented, and Ford was cast in the role less than three weeks before filming began.[54]

Cultural influence

Archaeological influence

The industry magazine Archaeology named eight past and present archaeologists who they felt "embodied [Jones's] spirit" as recipients of the Indy Spirit Awards in 2008.[102] That same year Ford himself was elected to the board of directors for the Archaeological Institute of America. Commenting that "understanding the past can only help us in dealing with the present and the future," Ford was praised by the association's president for his character's "significant role in stimulating the public's interest in archaeological exploration."[103]

He is perhaps the most influential character in films that explore archaeology. Since the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, the very idea of archaeology and archaeologists has fundamentally shifted. Prior to the film's release, the stereotypical image of an archaeologist was that of an older, lackluster professor type. In the early years of films involving archaeologists, they were portrayed as victims who would need to be rescued by a more masculine or heroic figure.[104] Following 1981, the stereotypical archaeologist was thought of as an adventurer consistently engaged in fieldwork.[105]

Archeologist Anne Pyburn described the influence of Indiana Jones as elitist and sexist, and argued that the film series had caused new discoveries in the field of archaeology to become oversimplified and overhyped in an attempt to gain public interest, which negatively influences archaeology as a whole.[106] Eric Powell, an editor with the magazine Archaeology, said "O.K., fine, the movie romanticizes what we do", and that "Indy may be a horrible archeologist, but he's a great diplomat for archeology. I think we'll see a spike in kids who want to become archeologists".[102] Kevin McGeough, associate professor of archaeology, describes the original archaeological criticism of the film as missing the point of the film: "dramatic interest is what is at issue, and it is unlikely that film will change in order to promote and foster better archaeological techniques".[104]

Other characters inspired by Jones

While himself an homage to various prior adventurers, aspects of Indiana Jones also directly influenced some subsequent characterizations:

  • Lara Croft, the female archaeologist of the Tomb Raider series, was originally designed as a man but was changed to a woman, partly because the developers felt the original design was too similar to Indiana Jones.[107] Paramount Pictures, which distributed the Indiana Jones film series, would later make two films based on the Tomb Raider games.
  • Rick O'Connell from The Mummy has often been compared to the likes of Indiana Jones.
  • The producer of the Prince of Persia (2008) video game, Ben Mattes, explained that its "inspiration was anything Harrison Ford has ever done: Indiana Jones, Han Solo."[108]
  • Nathan Drake, the protagonist from the video game series Uncharted, shares many similarities with Jones himself, both visually and personality-wise.[109]
  • Dr. Smolder Bravestone, the main protagonist's video game avatar in the Jumanji films shares similarities to Jones.

Family tree

Jones family tree
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Established in Young Indiana Jones' Spring Break Adventure (2001).
  2. ^ a b c d Established in Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants (1991).
  3. ^ Established in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
  4. ^ a b c d Established in Young Indiana Jones and the Journey of Radiance (1993).
  5. ^ In Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils (1991), Indiana Jones and Deirdre Campbell marry, before the latter is killed in a plane crash.
  6. ^ a b Established in Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues (1993).
  7. ^ Established in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
  8. ^ In the novelization of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (1995), Wan "Short Round" Li is revealed to have been adopted by Indiana Jones following the events of the film.
  9. ^ Established in Young Indiana Jones and Love's Sweet Song (1993).

References

  1. ^ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, American Broadcasting Company, "London, May 1916", March 11, 1992.
  2. ^ a b The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, American Broadcasting Company, "Congo, January 1917", April 8, 1992.
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Dr Henry Walton Indiana Jones Jr also known simply as Indy is the title character and protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials The character first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark to be followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles from 1992 to 1996 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008 and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023 The character is also featured in novels comics video games and other media Jones is also the inspiration for several Disney theme park attractions including Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril the Indiana Jones Adventure and Epic Stunt Spectacular attractions Indiana JonesIndiana Jones characterHarrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 First appearanceRaiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Created byGeorge LucasPortrayed byHarrison Ford River Phoenix young TV series Corey Carrier ages 8 10 Sean Patrick Flanery ages 16 21 Harrison Ford age 51 George Hall age 93 Other Neil Boulane infant Boutalat age 3 Voiced byDoug Lee Fate of Atlantis Infernal Machine David Esch Emperor s Tomb John Armstrong Staff of Kings In universe informationFull nameHenry Walton Jones Jr NicknameIndiana JonesIndyJuniorHenri Defense 1 Mungo Kidogo 2 Captain Dynamite Scourge of the Kaiser 2 Jonesy 3 4 5 GenderMaleTitleDoctor PhD ProfessorCapitan Belgian Army WWI Colonel United States Army WWII OccupationU S Army Officer OSS HistorianLinguistCollege ProfessorArcheologistFamilyHenry Walton Jones Sr father deceased Anna Mary Jones mother deceased Susie Jones sister deceased 6 SpouseDeirdre Campbell Jones 1926 7 Marion Ravenwood Jones 1957 present Significant othersWillie Scott Temple of Doom Elsa Schneider Last Crusade Molly Walder fiancee deceased 8 ChildrenSophie Jones daughter 9 Henry Walton Mutt Williams Jones III son Wan Short Round Li surrogate son RelativesSpike grandson 10 Lucy granddaughter 9 Caroline Jones granddaughter 6 Harry Jones great grandson 6 Annie Jones great granddaughter 6 ReligionCatholic nominal 11 NationalityAmericanJones is most famously portrayed by Harrison Ford and has also been portrayed by River Phoenix as the young Jones in The Last Crusade and in the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles by Corey Carrier Sean Patrick Flanery and George Hall Doug Lee has supplied the voice of Jones for two LucasArts video games Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine David Esch supplied his voice for Indiana Jones and the Emperor s Tomb and John Armstrong for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings 12 Jones is characterized by his iconic accoutrements bullwhip fedora satchel 13 and leather jacket wry witty and sarcastic sense of humor deep knowledge of ancient civilizations and languages and fear of snakes Since his first appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones has become one of cinema s most famous characters In 2003 the American Film Institute ranked him the second greatest film hero of all time 14 He was also named the greatest movie character by Empire magazine 15 Entertainment Weekly ranked Jones 2nd on their list of The All Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture 16 Premiere magazine also placed Jones at number 7 on their list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time 17 Contents 1 Appearances 1 1 Films and television 1 1 1 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 1 1 2 The Temple of Doom 1984 1 1 3 The Last Crusade 1989 1 1 4 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1992 1996 1 1 5 The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 1 1 6 The Dial of Destiny 2023 1 2 Attractions 1 3 Literature 1 3 1 Graphic novels 1 3 2 Movie tie in novelizations 1 3 3 Original novels 1 3 3 1 Written by Rob MacGregor 1 3 3 2 Written by Martin Caidin 1 3 3 3 Written by Max McCoy 1 3 3 4 Written by Steve Perry 1 4 Video games 2 Character description and formation 3 Origins and inspirations 3 1 Historical models 4 Costume 5 Casting 6 Cultural influence 6 1 Archaeological influence 6 2 Other characters inspired by Jones 7 Family tree 8 References 9 External linksAppearances EditFilms and television Edit Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1992 1996 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023 A native of Princeton New Jersey Indiana Jones was introduced as a tenured professor of archaeology in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark set in 1936 The Joneses are a family of paternal Scottish descent 18 The character is an adventurer reminiscent of the 1930s film serial treasure hunters and pulp action heroes His research is funded by Marshall College a fictional school named after producer Frank Marshall 19 where he is a professor of archaeology He studied under the Egyptologist and archaeologist Abner Ravenwood at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago 20 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Edit Main article Raiders of the Lost Ark In the first adventure Raiders of the Lost Ark set in 1936 Indiana Jones is pitted against Nazis commissioned by Hitler to recover artifacts of great power from the Old Testament see Nazi archaeology In consequence Jones travels the world to prevent them from recovering the Ark of the Covenant see also Biblical archaeology He is aided by Marion Ravenwood and Sallah The Nazis are led by Jones archrival a Nazi sympathizing French archaeologist named Rene Belloq and Arnold Toht a sinister Gestapo agent The Temple of Doom 1984 Edit Main article Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom In the 1984 prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom set in 1935 Jones travels to India and attempts to free enslaved children and the three Sankara stones from the bloodthirsty Thuggee cult He is aided by Wan Short Round Li a boy played by Ke Huy Quan and is accompanied by singer Willie Scott Kate Capshaw The prequel is not as centered on archaeology as Raiders of the Lost Ark and is considerably darker The Last Crusade 1989 Edit Main article Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade The third film 1989 s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade set in 1938 returned to the formula of the original reintroducing characters such as Sallah and Marcus Brody a scene from Professor Jones classroom he now teaches at Barnett College the globe trotting element of multiple locations and the return of the infamous Nazi mystics this time trying to find the Holy Grail The film s introduction set in 1912 provided some backstory to the character specifically the origin of his fear of snakes his use of a bullwhip the scar on his chin and his hat the film s epilogue also reveals that Indiana is not Jones first name but a nickname he took from the family dog The film was a buddy movie of sorts teaming Indiana with his father Henry Jones Sr often to comical effect Although Lucas intended to make five Indiana Jones films Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the last for over 18 years as he could not think of a good plot element to drive the next installment 21 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1992 1996 Edit Main article The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles George Hall portrayed the 93 year old Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles From 1992 to 1996 Lucas wrote and executive produced The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles a television series aimed mainly at teenagers and children which showed many of the important events and historical figures of the early 20th century through the prism of Jones life The show initially featured the formula of an elderly 93 to 94 years of age Indiana Jones played by George Hall introducing a story from his youth by way of an anecdote the main part of the episode then featured an adventure with either a young adult Indy 16 to 21 years of age played by Sean Patrick Flanery or a child Indy 8 to 10 years played by Corey Carrier One episode Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues is bookended by Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones rather than Hall Later episodes and telemovies did not have this bookend format The bulk of the series centers around the young adult Indiana Jones and his activities during World War I as a 16 to 17 year old soldier in the Belgian Army and then as an intelligence officer and spy seconded to French intelligence The child Indiana episodes follow the boy s travels around the globe as he accompanies his parents on his father s worldwide lecture tour from 1908 to 1910 The show provided some backstory for the films as well as new information regarding the character Indiana Jones was born July 1 1899 and his middle name is Walton Lucas s middle name It is also mentioned that he had a sister called Suzie who died as an infant of fever and that he eventually has a daughter and grandchildren who appear in some episode introductions and epilogues His relationship with his father first introduced in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was further fleshed out with stories about his travels with his father as a young boy Jones damages or loses his right eye sometime between the events in 1957 and the early 1990s when the Old Indy segments take place as the elderly Indiana Jones wears an eyepatch In 1999 Lucas removed the episode introductions and epilogues by George Hall for the VHS and DVD releases and re edited the episodes into chronologically ordered feature length stories The series title was also changed to The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 Edit Main article Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull The 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the latest film in the series Set in 1957 nineteen years after the third film it pits an older wiser Indiana Jones against Soviet agents bent on harnessing the power of an extraterrestrial device discovered in South America Jones is aided in his adventure by his former lover Marion Ravenwood Karen Allen and her son a young greaser named Henry Mutt Williams Shia LaBeouf later revealed to be Jones unknown child There were rumors that Harrison Ford would not return for any future installments and LaBeouf would take over the franchise 22 This film also reveals that Jones was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services during World War II attaining the rank of colonel in the United States Army and implies very strongly that in 1947 he was forced to investigate the Roswell UFO incident and the investigation saw that he was involved in affairs related to Hangar 51 He is tasked with conducting covert operations with MI6 agent George Michale against the Soviet Union The Dial of Destiny 2023 Edit Main article Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny In March 2016 Disney announced a fifth Indiana Jones film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to be in active development with Ford and Spielberg set to return to the franchise Initially set for release on July 10 2020 23 the film s release date was pushed back to July 9 2021 due to production issues 24 then further pushed back to July 29 2022 due to a reshuffle in Disney s release schedule as due to the COVID 19 pandemic 25 In December 2020 Disney announced that James Mangold would be directing the film and that this would be the final time Harrison Ford would appear in the franchise 26 27 Attractions Edit Main article Indiana Jones Adventure Indiana Jones as he appears at Disney theme parks Indiana Jones is featured at several Walt Disney theme park attractions The Indiana Jones Adventure attractions at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea Temple of the Forbidden Eye and Temple of the Crystal Skull respectively place Indy at the forefront of two similar archaeological discoveries These two temples each contain a wrathful deity who threatens the guests who ride through in World War II troop transports The attractions some of the most expensive of their kind at the time 28 opened in 1995 29 and 2001 30 respectively with sole design credit attributed to Walt Disney Imagineering citation needed Ford was approached to reprise his role as Indiana Jones but ultimately negotiations to secure Ford s participation broke down in December 1994 for unknown reasons 31 32 Instead Dave Temple provided the voice of Jones 33 Ford s physical likeness however has nonetheless been used in subsequent audio animatronic figures for the attractions 34 35 Disneyland Paris also features an Indiana Jones titled ride where people speed off through ancient ruins in a runaway mine wagon similar to that found in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril is a looping roller coaster engineered by Intamin designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and opened in 1993 The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular is a live show that has been presented in the Disney s Hollywood Studios theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort with few changes since the park s 1989 opening as Disney MGM Studios The 25 minute show presents various stunts framed in the context of a feature film production and recruits members of the audience to participate in the show Stunt artists in the show re create and ultimately reveal some of the secrets of the stunts of the Raiders of the Lost Ark films including the well known running from the boulder scene Stunt performer Anislav Varbanov was fatally injured in August 2009 while rehearsing the show 36 Also formerly at Disney s Hollywood Studios an audio animatronic Indiana Jones appeared in another attraction during The Great Movie Ride s Raiders of the Lost Ark segment 37 Literature Edit Graphic novels Edit Indy also appears in the 2004 Dark Horse Comics story Into the Great Unknown collected in Star Wars Tales Volume 5 In this non canon story bringing together two of Harrison Ford s best known roles Indy and Short Round discover a crash landed Millennium Falcon in the Pacific Northwest along with Han Solo s skeleton and the realization that a rumored nearby Sasquatch is in fact Chewbacca Indy also appears in a series of Marvel Comics Movie tie in novelizations Edit The four Indiana Jones film scripts were novelized and published in the time frame of the films initial releases 38 Raiders of the Lost Ark was novelized by Campbell Black based on the script by Lawrence Kasdan that was based on the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman and published in April 1981 by Ballantine Books Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was novelized by James Kahn and based on the script by Willard Huyck amp Gloria Katz that was based on the story by George Lucas and published May 1984 by Ballantine Books Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was novelized by Rob MacGregor based on the script by Jeffrey Boam that was based on a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes and published June 1989 by Ballantine Books Nearly 20 years later Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was novelized by James Rollins based on the script by David Koepp based on the story by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson and published May 2008 by Ballantine Books In addition in 2008 to accompany the release of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Scholastic Books published juvenile novelizations of the four scripts written successively in the order above by Ryder Windham Suzanne Weyn Ryder Windham and James Luceno All these books have been reprinted with Raiders of the Lost Ark being retitled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark While these are the principal titles and authors there are numerous other volumes derived from the four film properties Original novels Edit From February 1991 through February 1999 12 original Indiana Jones themed adult novels were licensed by Lucasfilm Ltd and written by three genre authors of the period Ten years afterward a 13th original novel was added also written by a popular genre author The first 12 were published by Bantam Books the last by Ballantine Books in 2009 See Indiana Jones franchise for broad descriptions of these original adult novels The novels are 39 Written by Rob MacGregor Edit Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi February 1991 Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants June 1991 Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils December 1991 Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge February 1992 Indiana Jones and the Unicorn s Legacy September 1992 Indiana Jones and the Interior World December 1992 Written by Martin Caidin Edit Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates December 1993 Indiana Jones and the White Witch April 1994 Written by Max McCoy Edit Indiana Jones and the Philosopher s Stone May 1995 Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs March 1996 Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth March 1997 Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx February 1999 Written by Steve Perry Edit Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead September 2009 Video games Edit The character has appeared in several officially licensed games beginning with adaptations of Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom two adaptations of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade one with purely action mechanics one with an adventure and puzzle based structure and Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures which included the storylines from all three of the original films Following this the games branched off into original storylines with Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Indiana Jones and the Emperor s Tomb and Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings 40 Emperor s Tomb sets up Jones companion Wu Han and the search for Nurhaci s ashes seen at the beginning of Temple of Doom The first two games were developed by Hal Barwood and starred Doug Lee as the voice of Indiana Jones Emperor s Tomb had David Esch fill the role and Staff of Kings starred John Armstrong Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine was the first Indy based game presented in three dimensions as opposed to 8 bit graphics and side scrolling games before There is also a small game from Lucas Arts Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures A video game was made for young Indy called Young Indiana Jones and the Instruments of Chaos as well as a video game version of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Two Lego Indiana Jones games have also been released Lego Indiana Jones The Original Adventures was released in 2008 41 and follows the plots of the first three films It was followed by Lego Indiana Jones 2 The Adventure Continues in late 2009 The sequel includes an abbreviated reprise of the first three films but focuses on the plot of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull However before he got his own Lego games he appeared as a secret character in Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga as a playable character He also makes a brief appearance in a minigame in Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars during the level Hostage Crisis and also made a cameo alongside Henry Jones Sr in the level Legacy of Terror Social gaming company Zynga introduced Indiana Jones to their Adventure World game in late 2011 42 Indiana Jones is parodied in the shooter game Broforce as a playable character known as Indiana Brones He is also parodied in an action adventure sandbox game Terraria as a rare enemy known as Doctor Bones which appears as a zombified version of himself Indiana Jones appears in Fortnite Battle Royale as part of the Chapter 3 Season 3 Battle pass Character description and formation Edit Harrison Ford as Jones left in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indiana Jones s full name is Dr Henry Walton Jones Jr 43 and his nickname is often shortened to Indy In his role as a college professor of archaeology Jones is scholarly wears a tweed suit and lectures on ancient civilizations At the opportunity to recover important artifacts Dr Jones transforms into Indiana a non superhero superhero image he has concocted for himself 44 Producer Frank Marshall said Indy is a fallible character He makes mistakes and gets hurt That s the other thing people like He s a real character not a character with superpowers 45 Spielberg said there was the willingness to allow our leading man to get hurt and to express his pain and to get his mad out and to take pratfalls and sometimes be the butt of his own jokes I mean Indiana Jones is not a perfect hero and his imperfections I think make the audience feel that with a little more exercise and a little more courage they could be just like him 46 According to Spielberg biographer Douglas Brode Indiana created his heroic figure so as to escape the dullness of teaching at a school Both of Indiana s personas reject one another in philosophy creating a duality 44 Harrison Ford said the fun of playing the character was that Indiana is both a romantic and a cynic 47 while scholars have analyzed Indiana as having traits of a lone wolf a man on a quest a noble treasure hunter a hardboiled detective a human superhero and an American patriot 48 Like many characters in his films Jones has some autobiographical elements of Spielberg Indiana lacks a proper father figure because of his strained relationship with his father Henry Jones Sr His own contained anger is misdirected towards Professor Abner Ravenwood his mentor at the University of Chicago leading to a strained relationship with Marion Ravenwood 44 The teenage Indiana bases his own look on a figure from the prologue of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade after being given his hat 49 Marcus Brody acts as Indiana s positive role model at the college 49 Indiana s own insecurities are made worse by the absence of his mother 50 In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom he becomes the father figure to Short Round to survive he is rescued from Kali s evil by Short Round s dedication 50 In Raiders of the Lost Ark he is wise enough to close his eyes in the presence of God in the Ark of the Covenant By contrast his rival Rene Belloq is killed for having the audacity to try to communicate directly with God 44 In the prologue of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Jones is seen as a teenager establishing his look when given a fedora hat Indiana s intentions are revealed as prosocial as he believes artifacts belong in a museum In the film s climax Indiana undergoes literal tests of faith to retrieve the Grail and save his father s life He also remembers Jesus as a historical figure a humble carpenter rather than an exalted figure when he recognizes the simple nature and tarnished appearance of the real Grail amongst a large assortment of much more ornately decorated ones Henry Senior rescues his son from falling to his death when reaching for the fallen Grail telling him to let it go overcoming his mercenary nature 49 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles explains how Indiana becomes solitary and less idealistic following his service in World War I 51 In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Jones is older and wiser whereas his sidekicks Mutt and Mac are youthfully arrogant and greedy respectively 52 Origins and inspirations EditIndiana Jones is modeled after the strong jawed heroes of the matinee serials and pulp magazines that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg enjoyed in their childhoods such as the Republic Pictures serials and the Doc Savage series Sir H Rider Haggard s safari guide big game hunter Allan Quatermain of King Solomon s Mines is a notable template for Jones 53 The two friends first discussed the project in Hawaii around the time of the release of the first Star Wars film 54 Spielberg told Lucas how he wanted his next project to be something fun like a James Bond film this would later be referenced when they cast Sean Connery as Henry Jones Sr According to sources Lucas responded to the effect that he had something even better 54 or that he d got that beat 55 One of the possible bases for Indiana Jones is Professor Challenger created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1912 for his novel The Lost World Challenger was based on Doyle s physiology professor William Rutherford an adventuring academic albeit a zoologist anthropologist 56 Another important influence on the development of the character Indiana Jones is the Disney character Scrooge McDuck Carl Barks created Scrooge in 1947 as a one off relation for Donald Duck in the latter s self titled comic book 57 Barks realized that the character had more potential so a separate Uncle Scrooge comic book series full of exciting and strange adventures in the company of his duck nephews was developed This Uncle Scrooge comic series strongly influenced George Lucas 58 This appreciation of Scrooge as an adventurer influenced the development of Jones with the prologue of Raiders of the Lost Ark containing homage to Barks Scrooge adventure The Seven Cities of Cibola published in Uncle Scrooge 7 from September 1954 59 This homage in the film takes the form of playfully mimicking the removal of the statuette from its pedestal and the falling stone sequences of the comic book 60 61 The character was originally named Indiana Smith after an Alaskan Malamute called Indiana that Lucas owned in the 1970s 62 and on which he based the Star Wars character Chewbacca 63 Spielberg disliked the name Smith and Lucas casually suggested Jones as an alternative 54 The Last Crusade script references the name s origin with Jones father revealing his son s birth name to be Henry and explaining that we named the dog Indiana to his son s chagrin 64 Some have also posited that C L Moore s science fiction character Northwest Smith may have also influenced Lucas and Spielberg in their naming choice 65 Lucas has said on various occasions that Sean Connery s portrayal of British secret agent James Bond was one of the primary inspirations for Jones a reason Connery was chosen for the role of Indiana s father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 66 67 Spielberg earned the rank of Eagle Scout and Ford the Life Scout badge in their youth which gave them the inspiration to portray Indiana Jones as a Life Scout at age 13 in The Last Crusade 68 Historical models Edit Many people are said to be the real life inspiration of the Indiana Jones character although none of the following have been confirmed as inspirations by Lucas or Spielberg There are some suggestions listed here in alphabetical order by last name Carl Ethan Akeley May 19 1864 November 18 1926 explorer sculptor biologist conservationist inventor taxidermist and nature photographer noted for his contributions to American museums most notably to the Field Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History He is considered the father of modern taxidermy Beloit College professor and paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews 69 Edgar James Banks May 23 1866 May 5 1945 American diplomat antiquarian and novelist Banks is credited with the sale of an ancient cuneiform tablet famously known as Plimpton 322 proving the Babylonians beat the Greeks to the invention of trigonometry the study of triangles by more than 1 000 years 70 Italian archaeologist and circus strongman Giovanni Battista Belzoni 1778 1823 71 Yale University professor historian US senator and explorer Hiram Bingham III 1875 1956 who rediscovered and excavated the lost city of Machu Picchu 72 and chronicled his find in the bestselling book The Lost City of the Incas in 1948 73 University of Chicago archaeologist Robert Braidwood 74 University of Chicago archaeologist James Henry Breasted 75 Frederick Russell Burnham the celebrated American scout and British Army spy who heavily influenced Haggard s fictional Allan Quatermain character and also became the inspiration for the Boy Scouts 76 77 British archaeologist Percy Fawcett who spent much of his life exploring the jungles of northern Brazil and who was last seen in 1925 returning to the Amazon Basin to look for the Lost City of Z A fictionalized version of Fawcett appears to Jones in the book Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils 7 American archaeologist Walter Fairservis 78 Harvard University paleontologist Farish Jenkins 79 British archaeologist and soldier T E Lawrence Ark of Nabratein synagogue found in 1981 inviting comparisons of discoverers Eric and Carol Meyers to Indy and Marion 80 81 Duke University biblical scholar archeologist and Bernice and Morton Lerner Emeritus Professor in Judaic Studies Eric M Meyers who with his wife and Mary Grace Wilson Professor Emerita of Religious Studies Carol Lyons Meyers uncovered the oldest known remnant of an ark found to date It was unearthed at Nabratein synagogue in Israel around the time Raiders was released 82 prompting media interest and a cosplay photo of the Meyers as Indy and Marion in People magazine 83 Northwestern University political scientist anthropologist professor and adventurer William Montgomery McGovern 84 American archaeologist and adventurer Wendell Phillips led well publicized expeditions in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in the 1940s and 1950s 85 American chess expert and adventurer Albert Pincus a Manhattan Chess Club member who innovated the 2 Knights Defense and went on expeditions into South America 86 German archaeologist Otto Rahn 87 Harvard University archaeologist and art historian Langdon Warner 88 Vendyl Jones 1930 2010 led digs in Israel searching for the holy ark He discovered items identified as the Temple incense and a clay vessel for holy anointing oil 89 In his book A Door of Hope My Search for the Treasures of the Copper Scroll he discusses the similarities 90 Costume EditUpon requests by Spielberg and Lucas the costume designer gave the character a distinctive silhouette through the styling of the hat after examining many hats the designers chose a tall crowned wide brimmed fedora As a documentary of Raiders pointed out the hat served a practical purpose Following the lead of the old B movies that inspired the Indiana Jones series the fedora hid the actor s face sufficiently to allow doubles to perform the more dangerous stunts seamlessly Examples in Raiders include the wider angle shot of Indy and Marion crashing a statue through a wall and Indy sliding under a fast moving vehicle from front to back Thus it was necessary for the hat to stay in place much of the time The hat became so iconic that the filmmakers could only come up with very good reasons or jokes to remove it If it ever fell off during a take filming would have to stop to put it back on In jest Ford put a stapler against his head to stop his hat from falling off when a documentary crew visited during shooting of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade This created the urban legend that Ford stapled the hat to his head 91 Anytime Indy s hat accidentally came off as part of the storyline blown off by the wind knocked off etc and seemed almost irretrievable filmmakers would make sure Indy and his hat were always reunited regardless of the implausibility of its return Although other hats were also used throughout the films the general style and profile remained the same Elements of the outfit include The fedora was supplied by Herbert Johnson Hatters in England for the first three films 92 An Australian model was used by costume designer Deborah Landis to show hat maker Richard Swales the details when making the iconic hat from the Poets parts 93 The fedora for Crystal Skull was made by Steve Delk and Marc Kitter of the Adventurebilt Hat Company of Columbus Mississippi 94 The leather jacket a hybrid of the Type 440 and the A 2 jacket was made by Leather Concessionaires now known as Wested Leather Co for Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade For Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom jackets were made in house at Bermans amp Nathans in London based on a stunt jacket they provided for Raiders of the Lost Ark Tony Nowak made the jacket for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 95 The Indiana Jones shirt is based on a typical safari style shirt Its distinctive feature is two vertical strips running from the shoulders to the bottom of the shirt tails and continued over both breast pockets A common debate regards the original shirt color Surviving samples of the original shirts seem to be darker in reality than they appear on screen Most fans look for an off white stone color for their replicas The original shirts however may have been more of a tan or natural color The shirt varied little from film to film the only notable difference being the darker buttons in Temple of Doom and Last Crusade Originally designed by Andreas Dometakis for the films this shirt was once one of the hardest pieces of gear to find The trousers worn by Indiana Jones in all three films were based on original World War II Army and Army Air Corps officer trousers Although not original Pinks they are based on the same basic design and do carry a slight pinkish hue The trousers made for Raiders are said to be more of a greyish brown whereas the trousers made for Temple of Doom and Last Crusade were supposedly a purer reddish brown The trousers were made of a khaki wool twill pleated with seven belt loops two scalloped button flap rear pockets a button fly and a four inch military style hem They were all most likely subcontracted by the costume department and made by famed London based cinema costumers Angels and Bermans to be tailored perfectly for Harrison Ford for the production The satchel was a modified Mark VII gas mask bag that was used by British troops and civilians during World War II The whip was an 8 to 10 foot 2 4 to 3 0 m bullwhip crafted by David Morgan for the first three films The whips for Crystal Skull were crafted by a variety of people including Terry Jacka Joe Strain and Morgan different lengths and styles were likely used in specific stunts citation needed The pistol was usually a World War I era revolver including the Webley Government WG Revolver Last Crusade and Crystal Skull or a Smith amp Wesson Second Model Hand Ejector revolver Raiders He has also used a Colt Official Police revolver Temple of Doom a Nagant M1883 Young Indiana Jones and a 9 mm Browning Hi Power Raiders 96 The weapon is carried in a military pattern flap holster The shoes were made by Alden A stock style model 405 that had been a favorite of Ford s before the films they are still sold today though in a redder brick shade of brown than seen in the films and are popularly known as Indy Boots 97 The fedora and leather jacket from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade are on display at the Smithsonian Institution s American History Museum in Washington D C 98 The collecting of props and clothing from the films has become a thriving hobby for some aficionados of the franchise 99 Jones whip was the third most popular film weapon as shown by a 2008 poll held by 20th Century Fox which surveyed approximately two thousand film fans 100 Casting EditOriginally Spielberg suggested Harrison Ford Lucas resisted the idea since he had already cast the actor in American Graffiti Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back and did not want Ford to become known as his Bobby De Niro in reference to the fact that fellow director Martin Scorsese regularly casts Robert De Niro in his films 54 During an intensive casting process Lucas and Spielberg auditioned many actors and finally cast actor Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones Shortly afterward pre production began in earnest on Raiders of the Lost Ark 54 CBS refused to release Selleck from his contractual commitment to Magnum P I forcing him to turn down the role 54 Shooting for the film could have overlapped with the pilot for Magnum P I but it later turned out that filming of the pilot episode was delayed and Selleck could have done both 101 Subsequently Peter Coyote and Tim Matheson both auditioned for the role After Spielberg suggested Ford again Lucas relented and Ford was cast in the role less than three weeks before filming began 54 Cultural influence EditArchaeological influence Edit The industry magazine Archaeology named eight past and present archaeologists who they felt embodied Jones s spirit as recipients of the Indy Spirit Awards in 2008 102 That same year Ford himself was elected to the board of directors for the Archaeological Institute of America Commenting that understanding the past can only help us in dealing with the present and the future Ford was praised by the association s president for his character s significant role in stimulating the public s interest in archaeological exploration 103 He is perhaps the most influential character in films that explore archaeology Since the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 the very idea of archaeology and archaeologists has fundamentally shifted Prior to the film s release the stereotypical image of an archaeologist was that of an older lackluster professor type In the early years of films involving archaeologists they were portrayed as victims who would need to be rescued by a more masculine or heroic figure 104 Following 1981 the stereotypical archaeologist was thought of as an adventurer consistently engaged in fieldwork 105 Archeologist Anne Pyburn described the influence of Indiana Jones as elitist and sexist and argued that the film series had caused new discoveries in the field of archaeology to become oversimplified and overhyped in an attempt to gain public interest which negatively influences archaeology as a whole 106 Eric Powell an editor with the magazine Archaeology said O K fine the movie romanticizes what we do and that Indy may be a horrible archeologist but he s a great diplomat for archeology I think we ll see a spike in kids who want to become archeologists 102 Kevin McGeough associate professor of archaeology describes the original archaeological criticism of the film as missing the point of the film dramatic interest is what is at issue and it is unlikely that film will change in order to promote and foster better archaeological techniques 104 Other characters inspired by Jones Edit While himself an homage to various prior adventurers aspects of Indiana Jones also directly influenced some subsequent characterizations Lara Croft the female archaeologist of the Tomb Raider series was originally designed as a man but was changed to a woman partly because the developers felt the original design was too similar to Indiana Jones 107 Paramount Pictures which distributed the Indiana Jones film series would later make two films based on the Tomb Raider games Rick O Connell from The Mummy has often been compared to the likes of Indiana Jones The producer of the Prince of Persia 2008 video game Ben Mattes explained that its inspiration was anything Harrison Ford has ever done Indiana Jones Han Solo 108 Nathan Drake the protagonist from the video game series Uncharted shares many similarities with Jones himself both visually and personality wise 109 Dr Smolder Bravestone the main protagonist s video game avatar in the Jumanji films shares similarities to Jones Family tree EditJones family treeMr JonesMrs JonesFred Jones n 1 Grace Jones n 1 Henry Walton Jones Sr Anna Mary Jones n 1 Fr Phillip Byrne n 2 Dr Joanna Campbell n 2 Mr Campbell n 2 Abner Ravenwood n 3 Mrs RavenwoodFrank Jones n 1 Susie Jones n 4 Adrian Powell n 2 Deirdre Campbell Jones n 5 Indiana Indy JonesDr Henry Walton Jones Jr Marion Ravenwood JonesColin WilliamsSophie Jones n 6 Mr JonesMutt Williams JonesHenry Walton Jones III n 7 Short RoundWan Li Jones n 8 Lucy Jones n 9 Spike Jones n 6 Caroline Jones n 4 Mr JonesHarold Harry Jones n 4 Annie Jones n 4 Notes a b c d Established in Young Indiana Jones Spring Break Adventure 2001 a b c d Established in Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants 1991 Established in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 a b c d Established in Young Indiana Jones and the Journey of Radiance 1993 In Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils 1991 Indiana Jones and Deirdre Campbell marry before the latter is killed in a plane crash a b Established in Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues 1993 Established in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 In the novelization of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 and The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 1995 Wan Short Round Li is revealed to have been adopted by Indiana Jones following the events of the film Established in Young Indiana Jones and Love s Sweet Song 1993 References Edit The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles American Broadcasting Company London May 1916 March 11 1992 a b The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles American Broadcasting Company Congo January 1917 April 8 1992 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Chapter 19 Winds of Change American Broadcasting Company The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Chapter 20 Mystery of The Blues American Broadcasting Company Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 a b c d The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles American Broadcasting Company Peking March 1910 June 26 1993 a b MacGregor 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