Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

24 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

He's back in an all new adventure. Memorial Day 1989.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Holy Grail | Diary | Indiana Jones | Map

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Indiana Jones och det sista korståget (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
хМДХЮМЮ дФНМЯ Х оНЯКЕДМХИ йПЕЯРНБШИ оНУНД (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Indiana Jones és az utolsó keresztes Lovag (Hungary) [hu]
Indiana Jones a posledná kriziacka výprava (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
Indiana Jones a poslední krízová výprava (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (Brazil) [pt]
Indiana Jones e a Grande Cruzada (Portugal) [pt]
Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (Italy) [it]
Indiana Jones en de laatste kruistocht (Netherlands) (literal title) [nl]
Indiana Jones i Ostatnia Krucjata (Poland) [pl]
Indiana Jones i l'última croada (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Indiana Jones ja viimeinen ristiretki (Finland) [fi]
Indiana Jones og det sidste korstog (Denmark) [da]
Indiana Jones og det siste korstog (Norway) [no]
Indiana Jones son macera (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug (West Germany) [de]
Indijana Dzouns i pslednji krstaski pohod (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
O indiana Jones kai i teleftaia stavroforia (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Greek

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Germany:12 | USA:E | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Israel:PG | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (MPAA #19773)

Filming Locations:

Administration Building, Treasure Island, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Tom Stoppard did uncredited rewrites on the script.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As Fedora runs after Young Indy after discovering the magic box is empty, he opens the back door. A crew member in a white shirt can be seen sitting on a railing in the glass reflection of the caboose door on the right side of the frame (may be visible in widescreen version only).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Scout Master: Dismount!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: British East Africa, September 1909 (#1.3)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

You're a Sweet Little Headache

Outstanding finale (or is it the finale?)

"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" was supposed to be the final movie in the "Indiana Jones" series. At least that's what director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas said at the time this film hit theaters. But now they've said there will be a fourth "Indiana Jones" film. I really don't know if that's a good idea, because the "Last Crusade" was a fitting end to a great movie series. Harrison Ford returns for his third go around as swashbuckling hero Indiana Jones, this time accompanied by Sean Connery as Indy's father, Dr. Henry Jones. These two actors work beautifully together as they fight off the Nazis in search for the Holy Grail. Two actors from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" reprise their roles to great effect in "Last Crusade": Denholm Elliott as Marcus Brody and John Rhys-Davies as Sallah. Alison Doody is the heroine (good or bad?); Julian Glover is the villain; River Phoenix portrays a young Indy at the beginning to see how this character really got his start. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" not only has great characters, it also has a decent story (taking place in 1938), plus exciting action scenes and special effects. It's better than the second film "Temple of Doom" and comes very close to topping the first film "Raiders". The "Indiana Jones" series should stay right where it is with the "Last Crusade" as the finale. Unless Spielberg, Lucas, and Ford can prove us wrong and make a really good fourth film in the series, we shall see. I loved all three movies in the "Indiana Jones" series. If the fourth film does gets made, I hope it'll be equally as good as the first three.

**** (out of four)