In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
During the Cold War, Soviet Agents watch Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), when a young man brings him a coded message from an aged, demented colleague, Professor Harold Oxley (Sir John Hurt). Led by the brilliant Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), the Soviets tail Jones and the young man, Mutt Williams (Shia LeBeouf), to Peru. With Oxley's code, they find a legendary skull made of a single piece of quartz. If Jones can deliver the skull to its rightful place, all may be well. But if Irina takes it to its origin, she'll gain powers that could endanger the West. Aging professor and young buck join forces with a woman from Jones' past, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), to face the dangers of the jungle, Russia, and the supernatural.Written by
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To prepare for her role of Irina Spalko, Cate Blanchett learned to fence and (during filming) practiced karate. She based her performance on Rosa Klebb from From Russia with Love (1963), who also has a stern manner and a bob-cut hairdo. See more »
Goofs
After the giant ant scene and Irina is hanging off the cliff by a rope with the other soldiers, a silver wire that is holding her up is seen leading down to Irina's waist right next to the rope she is holding onto. It is seen for only a few short seconds. See more »
Quotes
Mutt Williams:
[Irinka Spalko holds sword up to Mutt's neck]
Whoa! Whoa, whoa. Wait, wait, wait. Stop, stop, stop.
[takes his comb out of his pocket]
Mutt Williams:
Uh-huh?
[combs his hair]
Mutt Williams:
I'm ready.
[to Indy]
Mutt Williams:
Don't give these pigs a thing.
Indiana Jones:
[to Spalko]
You heard him.
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Crazy Credits
The movie begins with the Lucasfilm logo, followed by the 1954 Paramount "VistaVision" logo (with the text "PARAMOUNT" instead of "A PARAMOUNT PICTURE" and "A Viacom Company" instead of "A Gulf+Western Company" below "PARAMOUNT"). Gulf+Western became Paramount Communications in 1989, then merged with Viacom in 1994. The Paramount logo then dissolves into a gopher mound. (The static version of the current Paramount logo is seen at the end of the movie.) See more »
Uri Balki
Traditional
Arranged by Nicolai Malinow & Mischa Taschenkow
Performed by Balalaika-Ensemble Wolga
Courtesy of ARC Music Productions International Limited See more »
An unworthy ending to a great franchise.
Keep it to just the trilogy if you truly want to remember Indy fondly, they just tried to get too much toothpaste out of the tube with this one.
It used to be that my biggest problem with the Indy films were how he got into/stayed in the German Submarine unnoticed, now it is sadly this film.
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An unworthy ending to a great franchise. Keep it to just the trilogy if you truly want to remember Indy fondly, they just tried to get too much toothpaste out of the tube with this one. It used to be that my biggest problem with the Indy films were how he got into/stayed in the German Submarine unnoticed, now it is sadly this film.