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:

The man with the hat is back. And this time, he's bringing his Dad.

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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

The difficulties shown by the tank-driver in maneuvering the vehicle were very realistic. The Mark I tank --or indeed, any World War I tank-- was so unwieldy that its manufacturers rushed to produce an upgrade; the Mark IV was ready in only one year's time.

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Goofs

During the tank fight there are several shots from behind the tank as it is moving. The tracks left in the dirt are from standard tires, not the steel tanks treads that they should be.

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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 Hughes the Force (2011)

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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

The best of the Indiana Jones trilogy

Indiana Jones, the man, the legend, the whip. Everyone I know has seen at least one of the Indiana Jones movies and usually Raiders of the Lost Ark is their favorite. Now I loved Raiders of the Lost Ark, I also really loved Temple of Doom even though it gets a lot of hate for it's darkness. But The Last Crusade is my favorite of the trilogy and the strongest in my opinion. For goodness's sake we have Sean Connery as Indiana's father, how could we get any better than that? I love his way of saying "Junior!", always gets me in a good chuckle. Harrison Ford still has that same Indy charm that swoons the ladies, the adventure that captivates the guys and takes us on an incredible journey that we'll never forget.

In 1938, Indiana finally recovers the Cross and donates it to his friend Marcus Brody's museum. Indiana is later taken to the residence of wealthy businessman Walter Donovan, who informs him that his father has vanished while searching for the Holy Grail, leaving behind partial directions from an incomplete stone tablet along with his diary containing his life's work on the Grail. Indiana and Marcus travel to Venice to investigate Henry's disappearance, meeting up with his colleague Elsa Schneider. Discovering catacombs beneath the library where Henry was last seen, Indiana and Elsa find the tomb of Sir Richard, a knight of the First Crusade who is buried with a complete version of the tablet. Indiana finds his father, only to be betrayed by Elsa, who reveals that she and Donovan are working with the Nazis to find the Grail. The Nazis steal the Grail diary and capture Marcus in Iskenderun, where he was sent with pages from the diary to seek the protection of Sallah. The Joneses manage to escape the castle and follow the Nazis to Berlin, where they recover the diary from Elsa. The Joneses, Marcus and Sallah arrive to find that the Nazis are unable to pass through three "trials" of God. After Indy's father gets shot, he doesn't have much of a choice as to pass the trials and choose the correct cup to save his father's life.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is one of my favorite movies of all time, it's just a flawless movie that will always be timeless. My future kids will watch these movies, they're just a lot of fun. Who said archeology can't be fun? This also has one of the most exciting chase scenes of all time, Indiana is trying to rescue his father and a friend from a Nazi tank and he is on a horse, a brutal fight ensues and was just so exciting to watch. I've watched this movie since I was a little girl and I still watch it with pleasure today, even with my friends we love watching Indiana and his adventures. They're an absolute blast and if you haven't seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, please take the first opportunity you have to watch it, it's a great movie.

10/10