Interesting facts about the movies about Indiana Jones

24 may 1989 on the screens USA released film "Indiana Jones and the last crusade". Classic tetralogy about the adventures of the adventurous Indiana Jones was and remains one of the most popular series of adventure movies of all time, beloved by audiences of all ages.

We offer you some interesting facts related to the creation of movies about brave archeologist.

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1. Actor Jeff bridges refused the offer him the role of Indiana Jones.

2. During filming in Tunisia, nearly all the actors and crew members fell ill with dysentery, except for Steven Spielberg. As I thought the Director managed to avoid the disease just because he ate only brought with them food (it was mostly canned spaghetti).

3. In one of the deleted scenes, where Sallah encounters with German soldiers, actor John Rhys-Davies plays, being sick with cholera. He had fulfilled the orders of the Nazis and spilled water on the officer, after which he ordered to shoot "chubby Arab". What was supposed to end this episode, and remained a mystery — shot failed due to the deteriorating health of the actor.

4. The original version of the name of the main character was Indiana Smith, but Spielberg rejected him because can not stand the name "Smith".

5. A whip made of kangaroo leather Indiana Jones was sold in 1999 at Christie's auction for $ 43,000.

6. Giant boulder chasing Indiana Jones in the beginning of the film, was made of fiberglass.

7. The film was the acting debut of Alfred Molina, who played of satipo. At 27, he first appeared in front of the camera, and Steven Spielberg did not fail to cover up debutant tarantulas, which Molina was scared half to death.

8. In between the filming of the movie "Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark" Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison worked on the future scenario no less famous fantastic movie "Alien".

9. The natives are chasing after Indiana Jones, shouting voice of a famous actor voicing Bob Papenbrook.

10. In the fight scene near the airplane Harrison Ford hurt his knee, leading to ligament rupture. Instead of going to the hospital, the actor was bandaged with ice and continued shooting.

11. All three main characters of the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of doom" received their names in honor of the dogs of their creators. Shorty was the dog writer Willard Haik, the name Willie was the nickname Cocker Spaniel by Steven Spielberg, and Indiana was named in honor of an Alaskan Malamute George Lucas.

12. For the role of Mola RAM in "Temple of doom" actor Amrish Puri shaved it all off. His character was so pleased with the Indian audience that ever since the actor was forced to shave her head for the rest of his days and thereby to maintain the image of one of the most popular Indian magazines.

13. Specialists in the casting had to go to many schools in search of the boy with Asian appearance, who was supposed to play the role of Shorty. Jonathan Ke Quan then led to the casting of his younger brother. He had not planned to audition for the role, but only had a brother for moral support. It Ke Quan has attracted the attention of the assistant Director, as during the trial he constantly tells my brother what to do, and what not.

14. In order to participate in the filming of actress Kate Capshaw took lessons to learn how to scream.

15. In the scene of the destruction of the bridge he fell 14 mannequins. The arms and legs of dolls was powered by embedded batteries, to create the impression of natural razmahival.

16. Actor D. R. Nanayakkara, who performed the role of shaman of the village, did not know how to speak English. His text he spoke, imitating the speech of Steven Spielberg. The actor pauses in the dialogue for dramatic effect: he waited, when the Director utters the following sentence.

17. In the original script there was a chase scene on the motorbike through the Great wall of China. However, the Chinese government gave her permission, so it was replaced by the scene with the crash.

18. When George Lucas was negotiating with Steven Spielberg over the filming of the third film about adventures of Indiana Jones, he offered him to make a picture in the spirit of "the haunted mansion". However, Spielberg recently the Creator, Executive producer of the movie "Poltergeist", dismissed the idea, because I wanted to shoot something different from the previous picture. Then Lucas came up with the idea with the Holy Grail, Spielberg has introduced the story of the missing father of Indiana Jones.

19. In fact, in this scene Harrison Ford and Sean Connery sit without pants, as the set was incredibly hot, and Connery didn't want to sweat.

20. Shortly before the filming of the actor Denholm Elliott, who played Marius, Brodie, was diagnosed with AIDS. He was seriously ill for many days.

21. In the film the young Indiana Jones shows his scar from the whip. However, the scar on my chin is already an adult Jones has a real origin. When Harrison Ford was 20 years old, he injured his chin in a car accident.

22. When filming started in Venice, the crew has at its disposal the famous Grand canal, where there was limited access to tourists for a single day from seven in the morning until one o'clock.

23. For the film grown was about two thousand rats.

24. Hero Sean Connery was shot from a pistol the Walther PPK. With the same model of weapon he starred in the role of agent 007.

25. "The last crusade" — the most favorite film by Steven Spielberg about Indiana Jones.

26. The Nazi wore extras in the scenes in Berlin, is an original military uniforms of soldiers during the Second world war. The form was accidentally found in the vaults of Germany, and costume designer Anthony Powell has decided to use her in the film.

In addition to the trilogy about Indiana Jones, there is a fourth movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the crystal skull," which is more remembered by the audience has already become "legendary" scene rescue from a nuclear explosion in a refrigerator that gave rise to the popular phrase, or the Internet meme, "nuke the fridge" ("nuclear refrigerator"). In turn she was replaced by another phrase-a metaphor "jump the shark" ("jumping the shark"), denoting the time when the film pass the peak of success and becomes rather absurd.