The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)

The globe trotting trip that Henry Jones, Jr. sets out on in the early 1900s next takes him and his family to Russia. A few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is ... See full summary »

Directors:

Michael Schultz, Deepa Mehta

Writers:

Frank Darabont, Matthew Jacobs,

Stars:

Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lloyd Owen

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corey Carrier	...	Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr.
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Indiana Jones (age 20)
Lloyd Owen	...	Professor Henry Jones, Sr.
Ruth de Sosa	...	Anna Jones
Margaret Tyzack	...	Helen Seymour
Michael Gough	...	Leo Tolstoy
Robyn Lively	...	Nancy
Eva Océnasová	...	Mrs. Vlasov
Jana Altmanová	...	Mrs Tolstoy
Milan Gargula	...	Russian Priest
Milan Gal	...	Russian Novitiate
Jan Kuzelka	...	Inn Keeper
Josef Nedorost	...	Militia Man 1
Alan Fordham	...	Militia Man 2
Ladislav Demetr	...	Gypsy

Storyline

The globe trotting trip that Henry Jones, Jr. sets out on in the early 1900s next takes him and his family to Russia. A few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is greatly displeased with Indy. Indy runs away into the Russian countryside and wakes in the morning on a haystack. He encounters an odd, cantankerous old man named Leo Tolstoy, who is in full agreement that "hell" is other people. Both are running away to seek a simpler life. They cross the countryside, encountering colorful Gypsies and avoiding fierce Imperial Cossack troops. The hardships of the journey make Indy homesick, but he won't soon forget his journey with the stubborn old man. Indy's next destination is Greece, where his mother Anna realizes that father and son need to spend more time together. The two bristle at each other's company as they explore the sites of ancient Greece, but Henry finally reaches past Indy's impudence and stubbornness when the topic turns to philosophy and the teachings ...

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Plot Keywords:

father | mother | adventurer | reference to aristotle | young version of character | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Lucasfilm

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Russian Greek

Release Date:

16 June 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az ifjú Indiana Jones: Hajszál híján

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment, Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fourth and last Young Indy TV movie shown on The Family Channel, originally shot as three different episodes for a proposed third series of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. The full length episode from which the 'bookend' sequence with Sean Patrick Flanery comes, was announced to be included in Chapter 19: "The Winds of Change", while the reedited main part of this movie starring Corey Carrier, would become Chapter 4: "Travels with Father". Both chapters are as yet unreleased.

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Goofs

Though the story takes place no later than 1910 (the year of Tolstoy's death) the map linking sequence between the Russia and Greece segments show frontiers established after the II Balkan War (1913). Bulgaria's shape in particular is pretty revealing.

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Quotes

Indiana Jones: But what causes nature?
Nikos Kazantzakis: Bravo. That is a question that comes from wisdom and not from logic. You have found the question your father hoped he would find.
Indiana Jones: I, I did?
Nikos Kazantzakis: You see, God, the unmoved mover, the prime cause, God dances beyond the bounds of logic.

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Connections

Edited into The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
(uncredited)
By Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer

User Reviews

Carrier makes the best Indy

In my opinion, 'Young Indiana Jones Travels with Father' is the best in the series. The acting is fair, the story is great, the scenery is very pleasant, and the whole movie adventure is simply fantastic. If only I could get hold of the video! This movie is perfect viewing for all ages. Young Indy fans, look out for this one.