Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Jeffrey Boam (screenplay), George Lucas (story),

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott

Top 250 #97 | Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford	...	Indiana Jones
Sean Connery	...	Professor Henry Jones
Denholm Elliott	...	Marcus Brody
Alison Doody	...	Dr. Elsa Schneider
John Rhys-Davies	...	Sallah
Julian Glover	...	Walter Donovan
River Phoenix	...	Young Indy
Michael Byrne	...	General Vogel
Kevork Malikyan	...	Kazim
Robert Eddison	...	Grail Knight
Richard Young	...	Fedora
Alexei Sayle	...	Sultan
Alex Hyde-White	...	Young Henry Jones
Paul Maxwell	...	Panama Hat
Isla Blair	...	Mrs. Donovan (as Mrs. Glover)

Storyline

Indiana Jones, famed adventurer and archaeologist acquires a diary that holds clues and a map with no names to find the mysterious Holy Grail- which was sent from his father, Dr. Henry Jones, in Italy. Upon hearing from a private collector, Walter Donavan, that the mission for the Holy Grail went astray with the disappearance of his father, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody venture to Italy in search of Indy's father. However, upon retrieving Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do- who plan to use it for complete world domination for their super-race. With the diary as a vital key and the map with no names as a guide, Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure of pure excitement.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | diary | holy grail | map | castle | 

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Taglines:

Have the adventure of your life keeping up with the Joneses

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Lucasfilm Ltd Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Greek

Release Date:

24 May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Indiana Jones 3

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$197,171,806 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Isla Blair:  wife of Julian Glover plays wife of his character Donovan. Credits list "Mrs. Glover" as playing "Mrs. Donovan."

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Goofs

When Indiana Jones first sees the tablet, he identifies it as an Early Latin text from the mid 12th Century. The text is not Early Latin, but rather Late Latin. Early Latin refers to Latin before the Golden Age of Cicero and Caesar. In the 12th Century, people used only Medieval Latin.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Scout Master: Dismount!

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Crazy Credits

The Paramount mountain dissolves into a mountain in the American West.

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Connections

Referenced in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

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Soundtracks

"You're a Sweet Little Headache"
(1939)
by Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger
Performed by Benny Goodman
Courtesy of RCA Records, Cassettes & CD's

User Reviews

Spellbinding and magical.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starts with a great opening scene and never lets up afterwards. River Phoenix is cast as the young Indy and he does a terrific job. There's a great chase on the top of a train and a neat little reminder of how Indy received that scar on his chin. The opening, however, is just the start of a fantastic journey that involves Nazi's, a dogfight with fighter planes, and a well done journey into the lair of the Holy Grail. The screenplay, written by Jeffrey Boam, is terrific. It has the right amount of comedy one-liners and adventure to hold your attention for 2 hours. I have to comment on this character of Indiana Jones again. Harrison Ford plays this character so perfectly that he almost made me forget Han Solo and George Lucas has created one of the most memorable characters in the modern cinema. Steven Spielberg seems very comfortable with the character and the stories. I'm hoping for a new Indiana Jones picture soon.