{"id":12720,"date":"2015-05-31T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=12720"},"modified":"2015-05-25T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T15:22:16","slug":"15-things-you-might-not-know-about-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=12720","title":{"rendered":"15 Things You Might Not Know About “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Arbeiter <\/strong>and Mental_Floss<\/a> <\/strong>present 15 Things You Might Not Know About<\/a> Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/em> <\/strong>Here are three of my favorites…<\/p>\n

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1. SPIELBERG MADE\u00a0<\/em>LAST CRUSADE <\/em>TO APOLOGIZE FOR TEMPLE OF DOOM<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

After the masterpiece of spirited adventure that was Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>, some critics and audience members felt betrayed by the grim and gruesome sequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<\/em>. Director Steven Spielberg was hardly a defender of the movie\u2014in 1989 he admitted, \u201cI wasn’t happy with the second film at all. It was too dark, too subterranean, and much too horrific. I thought it out-poltered\u00a0Poltergeist<\/em>. There’s not an ounce of my own personal feeling in\u00a0<\/em>Temple of Doom.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

Spielberg\u2019s involvement in a third Indiana Jones film sprang from his desire to apologize to viewers for the series\u2019 disappointing second outing, and to revive the earnest spirit of the original. He rehired supporting stars Denholm Elliott and John Rhys-Davies to double down on the Raiders<\/em> ambiance.<\/p>\n

7. A RENOWNED PLAYWRIGHT SECRETLY PENNED THE INDY\/HENRY MATERIAL.<\/h4>\n

Since the relationship between Indy and his estranged father, played by Sean Connery, provided the emotional meat of the story, Spielberg and Lucas hired a ghostwriter to bolster the gravity of the characters\u2019 interactions. Celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard contributed the bulk of the Jones boys\u2019 material but didn\u2019t receive a writing credit.<\/p>\n

6. SPIELBERG WAS AFRAID THE MOVIE WOULD REMIND PEOPLE OF MONTY PYTHON.<\/h4>\n

Last Crusade<\/em>\u2019s eventual screenwriter Jeffrey Boam held onto the Holy Grail element despite Spielberg\u2019s uncertainty about how it might be received. His apprehensions came from the association of the sacred cup with the 1975 comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em>. \u201cOf course, I was worried that people would hear \u2018Holy Grail,\u2019 and they would immediately think about a white rabbit attacking Monty Python,\u201d Spielberg told Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. \u201cMy first reaction was to say, \u2018Everybody run away! Run away!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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