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'Indiana Jones 4' Finally A Go
Steev writes: "Canoe.ca is reporting that Indiana Jones 4 (they have a title, but don't want to say it yet) is a go. It'll be Speilberg's next project. They say that they were just waiting for the right screenplay. Rejected ideas were Indiana Jones And The Sons Of Darkness and Indiana Jones And The Garden Of Life."
it's about time, i've been waiting fo this for a while now. i wonder how much harrison is going to get paid for this one.
Indiana Jones and the Vitamin Supplements.
Seriosly, isn't Harrison Ford getting a little old for this sort of thing?
News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters? Like hell.
Let's hope it's not something assinine like "Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Clones" or something.
Indiana Jones: So Old. So Very, Very, Old...
Indiana Jones and the Quest for a Reasonable Bowel Movement
Raiders of the Lost Dentures
and so on.
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So what about the rumors that Connery was going to be in this fourth Indy movie too? I mean, he is suppose to live forever now, isn't he?
-- "Sucks to your ass-mar"
Not really much to say about this, other then 'cool' that is. Hopefully they can keep George Lucas as far away from this as possible, thereby reducing the SUCK as much as possible
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
I'm wondering if the astronomical fees that Ford and Connery (assuming that he returns) are going to receive more attention than the actual movie. Plus, like some other posters have stated, Harrison is getting up there in age.
Then, of course, is the idea of having Sean Connery in another Jones film. I think there are very few people who do no acknowledge Connery as a great actor, and IMO would go just because of that. That may help the age thing, too, since relatively Ford IS young with regards to Connery.
I am just glad that they took their time to find the right screenplay. Nothing is more disappointing than a crappy sequal to an otherwise great series. Lets just hope they live up to our expectations...
I am one to hope for this one. For the youngest of you all which never heard of it it was a point and click adventure which was published just after "Indiana John and the last crusade".
C. Sagan : A demon haunted world:
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Indiana Jones and the Curse of Montazuma
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Penguins
Indiana Jones and the Lost Source Code
Indiana Jones vs Laura Croft
Indiana Jones and the Halls of Microsoft
Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death
Indiana Jones Does Dallas
Indiana Jones and the Search for the Missing Socks
I like you, Stuart. You're not like everyone else, here, at Slashdot.
If Spielberg doesn't use it, I'm sure some porn knockoff will.
Let's just hope it is not Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Even Numbered Sequel.
Prime numbers are exactly what Alan Greenspan says they are -S. Minsky
People get old? Why can't superhero archaeologists? You'll be looking for a reasonable bowel movement too one day - if you're lucky.
Speaking as a future old guy, I have to say this: being 59 does not make you incapable of kicking the ass of a younger man. You just have to be more devious.
Indy can't swing across a canyon on a vine, but he could be a deadly bastard nonetheless. I'd like to see how they pull it off.
Not to mention, I'd like to see the story about how he lost his eye.
It'll be "Indiana Jones defers the spotlight to a Wacky Gungan named Jar-Jar."
Just because there aren't enough title guesses in the comment section:
Attack of the Jones!!
very sorry.
...and the lost treasures of the Taliban.
It's with the times, and we can all kill Nazi's at home with RTCW.
Like he meets bin Laden, but in a twist of humor, he can't do anything to him because there are snakes and he's afraid of them.
Or you could go rip off other movies and do a I.J. And The Golden Ring. Maybe a Indiana Jones and The Beowulf Cluster.
He just sits there drinking jolt cracking RC5, and runs all the current Seti data.
[[will *he* be the father in this one? we aren't going to introduce the 'new' Indy are we? I've heard this is a possibility]]
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indiana jones and the senior citizen hero. Oh wait, that's the same person....
Oh wait...
Contrary to popular belief, I don't actually make my website for other people to look at.
Can anyone say "discontinuity"?? :-)
I think it's reasonably obvious - Spielberg had been eyeing this script ever since the game was published by LucasArts, and for good reason - It's got all the important Indy elements, with what I feel to be a much more gripping and encompassing storyline than Temple of Doom or Last Crusade.
If you haven't already played this one, give it a shot - It's well worth it, even if it runs in DOS. And hey...while you're at it, play through Full Throttle and The Dig again too, why don't you?
"Mod, mod, mod...and another troll bites the dust."
Indiana Jones and the Search for The Lost Dentures
...they dug up Arnold's corpse for that Commando-remake thingy, why not whip out (sorry) Harrison for the quick cash in these dark economic times? I defy you to show me a /. reader who's not going to see this movie!
People shape laws. Not the other way around.
Indiana Jones and the Search for Broadband?
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
Temple of Pain Killers.
Indiana Jones braves his way to the medicine cabinet to find out it has been booby trapped by his arch enemy, Old Age. His fingers no longer work since he started taking Niproxin for his back, Theomyacin for his stomach and Viagra for his...well, erm...Indiana's Jones is still working.
Still, can he open the medicine cabinet in time before the Mayan poison dart arrows (hemorrhoids)shoot out from the toilet?
This movie needs Danny Glover as a sidekick, saying "I'm getting too old for this shit." about every other minute to remind the audience that if you're going to make another Indiana Jones movie, make it a Young Indiana Jones flick. This and Terminator 3 ("For a robot, you've aged considerably. Is that a bald spot?")are two projects I would prefer to see kept shelved.
The thing about Harrison Ford is...he's very, very old.
Old Harry is getting on a bit now. I read that he often gets injured during filming of these kinda of movies, and that was one reason why a 4th wasnt seen a long time ago. I guess we've reached the day and age where CGI can fill in for him in some cases.
Is it just me, or will more CGI "classic" action-adventure movies spring up now due to the success of LoTR?
I jsut hope IJ4 has something more substantial plot-wise than the moronfest of TombRaider. The fact that they are writing the script around the fact they want to cash in on another in the series, this late, dosent give me confidence.
Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random numbers is, of course, in a state of sin.-John von Neumann
Heh well I suppose its possible, I mean both Ford and Connery are alive and acting. Although they are both getting pretty damn old, it would be weird to see a 'father and son' team who look about the same age.
And will they still be fighting the Nazi's? Maybe they could be up against Mao's China or something for some Ancient Zhou era artifacts or something. That would be cool. Weird though, but cool.
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
I'm surprised they would trot this idea out again...Harrison Ford is too old and they're unlikely to come up with any new spin. Sean Connery as his dad was a good gag, but what next?
...and if you can't trust Canoe.ca, who can you trust!?
People shape laws. Not the other way around.
Indiana Jones: ...and the quest to not suck as much as Star Wars Episode I.
But seriously, this has the potential to be a monument to mediocrity although I'll reserve final judgement for when I see it, obviously.
I got a fever...and the only cure is more cowbell!
I'm looking forward to "Indiana Jones 4", but I am worried by the recent example of "Crocodile Dundee in LA"--the original Crocodile Dundee was great, but the recent movie wasn't worth seeing.
Now, I imagine Steven Spielberg will do a better job with Indiana Jones than was done with Crocodile Dundee, but it's something to keep in mind. I hope the new movie introduces a new aspect of Indiana Jones--after all, Harrison Ford is quite a bit older now, so we can't expect the exact same stuff as before. He still has to be Indiana Jones, but just a little changed over the years.
I loved the Indiana Jones movies and gew up watching them. Consider this: a great blend of imagination, storytelling, and fantasy, and George Lucas the Movie Destroyer won't be writing or directing it! I just hope we get the original trilogy on DVD sooner rather than later. (ahem, $PIELBERG!)
;o) Sides, he's just the right age for his character to have fathered a bastard or two and now meet them in a climatic plot moment.
Harrison Ford is old, sure, but we saw in 6 days and 7 nights that he can still throw a punch or two.
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Don't worry, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep in a giant blender.
Whoopty F-ing do. My life is now complete that they are going to make the fourth in a series of bad movies.
As I recall, Indiana Jones and the Sons of Darkness was never a real working title, but instead the title of a ficticious screenplay that circulated the Net some years ago.
Also, I think the last official rumored title was Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent or somesuch (before they tried to get M. Night Shyamalan onboard to do yet another script), chronicling Indy's search for Atlantis--not to be confused with the LucasArts game, of course.
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Social Security Trust Fund
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Dont u reackon this will be like some crap squel like epsoide 1 they were good in their times but we have moved i hope this isnt as bad as i think it will be
I'm a geek deal wit it
I think it would be neat if they made an Indiana Jones where he went to explore the Mayan ruins, or whatever, and perhaps fell through a time portal that sent him back to the time of the Ancient Astronauts.
"sweet dreams are made of this..."
http://www.theonion.com/onion3801/archaeologist_ti red.html
When archaeologist Edward Whitson joined a Penn State University dig in Hasake last year, he did so to participate in the excavation of a Late Bronze Age settlement rich in pottery shards and clay figurines. Whitson had hoped to determine whether the items contained within the site were primarily Persian or Assyrian in origin.
Above: Edward Whitson waits while yet another tortured wraith rises from a dig site in Syria.
Instead, he found himself fleeing giant flying demon-cats as he ran through the temple's cavernous halls, jumping from ledge to ledge while locked in a desperate struggle for his life and soul for what seemed like the thousandth time in his 27-year career.
...
Indiana Jones and the Lost Medic Alert Bracelet
Indiana jones has Fallen and He Cannot Get Up
Indiana Jones and the Quest for Preperation H
Indiana Jones and the Evil Pharmacist who wont' perscribe Viagra
Indiana Jones and The Search for Depends.
Yes, I realize those are all incredibly lame, but i'm bored damnit.
I am a big, fluffy, cute, cuddly bunny. fear me.
Years ago Indy^w Harrison said that if he did another one he'd like to play an Indy of his own age. If the script supports that wish, the following logic may apply.
RotLA came out in '81, and was apparently set in the mid-late 30's (Nazis existed, but Germans could still operate freely in Egypt.) Now it's '02, so roll Indy's age up by 21 years and you get mid-late 50's. Shouldn't be any Nazis -- will we get Commies instead? Or maybe not-so-reformed "ex" Nazis, leading to a stereotyped setting in Argentina?
Also, given the popularity of episodes I and III vs II, I would look for the key artifact to be something in the Judaeo-Christian tradition again.
The suggestion re Noah's Ark might work well given the putative time frame, choice of baddies (if Soviets), and J-C tradition. Ditto for Garden of Eden. The Middle East looks like a probable setting, and it might allow some of the secondary roles from the earlier shows to appear again, if the actors are still alive.
Heh heh, the ultimate laugh -- especially if S.C. is in it again -- would be to set it c. 1960 and have him bump in to the young James Bond somewhere along the way.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Sweetheart it's the milage.
"Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!"
- During his speech, he expressed a need to take some time off to console his daughter, who is recoving from leukemia.
- He looks like somebody's grandpa and appears to be quite depressed.
- For the most part, as he stated, he has retired from acting and will probably only play bit parts in the future.
- His brush with cancer two years ago took a tremendous toll on him and he continues to recover.
The speculation in Hollywood circles is that a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt might take the lead (Indy) role.Bill
You've got a good (some might say fantastic) director in Steven Spielberg, access to good actors, lots of money, can travel anywhere to shoot the film on the right location ....
... and then you MAKE A SEQUEL? Has to be for the money in it! People are going to watch the movie, spielberg are going to get paid, but one has to wonder how much soup you can cook on the same bone!! Use some creativity! Make up new characters, new stories, new worlds. Sigh.
Thomas S. Iversen
How old is Harrison Ford now?
I have a feeling that this movie will be like the last Roger Moore 'Bond film; however, it will be Harrison Ford with the toothpicks holding his eyes open this time.
It was
Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money
... how about "Indiana Jones and the Leather Goddesses of Phobos"?
Second post, you mean?
And you said two things...
1 != 2
Back on topic,
Harrison Ford can never be to old to play Indiana Jones...
*looks forward to IJ4*
Indiana Jones And The Search For Prior Art!
Trust me on this! Got it from at friend who got it from his uncle who does kokain with the celebs!?
Thomas S. Iversen
They start the movie with Dr Jones being cursed back to mortality for robbing yet another holy place? :)
You can't take the sky from me...
...a long delayed sequel (prequel, whatever) to a popular movie (or series of movies) that didn't suck horribly and completely diappoint everyone, ever? I really am curious, if someone can come up with one - maybe it's just impossible to do that.
Oh, and Ford is old... come to think of it, I don't see why 50 people have to post that with some lame joke about medicine in the "proposed title"
sic transit gloria mundi
I don't see what the big deal is. If the first trilogy took place around 1936 and came out around 1988, why can't part four simply take place in the fifties? Or if they do the makeup right, they could even pull off World War II. Plus I'm sure they would work his age into the script in a humorous and logical manner.
And speaking of the script, I'd worry about THAT and not how old Ford is. He's been making junk lately and I just hope Spielberg can help guide him back towards past glory.
- http://pakman.sytes.net/
Interview with Spielberg, Kapshaw, and Ford himself.
I did a quick check on imdb and excluding pornos and slashers there are essentially no decent IV movies. (hmm, odd sentence with that excluding and decent... I'll leave it.)
So, given the odds I see two possibilities...
- They have a killer screenplay.
- They need a project and got funding.
Let's hope it is the killer screenplay.In the Last Crusade, since Indy drank water out of the Holy Grail, didn't he become immortal? If so, then how can there really be another Indiana Jones, it's no fun watching a 70 year old that can't die.
Ah, you didnt pay attention.
Immortality only worked if you stayed inside the chanber, thats why the Knight of the Crusades was still in there. Indy was only interested in testing that he picked correctly and was able to use the magic to heal his father.
Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random numbers is, of course, in a state of sin.-John von Neumann
I hope they bring back the giant ball from the first movie. That's one of my alltime favorite villians.
"Never bullshit a bullshitter" All That Jazz
Indiana Jones IV: Keepin' it up with Jonesie
Harrison Ford's right hand man, traditionally played by Sean Connery, will be played by Sean Combs. Indiana must fight off a ring of drug smugglers who kidnap his sexy girlfriend (Mariah Carey). Complications ensue when Indiana uncovers a secrete relic that allows him to "outgrove" any of the other cats in LA. Soundtrack by John - ahem - Vanessa Williams. Running Time: 2 groovetastic hours
Indiana Jones IV: The Temple of Jung
Indiana thinks he has finally settled down to a nice retirement until an old foe resurfaces. His childhood friend, with whom he has shared every intimate secret, returns to their hometown. All appears well until our hero discovers that his friend has been converted Freudianism. The ensuing verbal sparring will dizzy the audience with its acerbic wit and attention to theory. Annotated notes will be provided with every purchased ticket. Good for three hours of credit at University of Indiana. Running Time: 5 hours
Indiana Jones IV: Writers of the South Park
Indiana Jones embarks on a new quest to find the secret of power, as revealed to him by Chef. Sought for men for ages, his only guide on his quest is Cartman, who despite his ignorance, manages to defeat a contingent of Nazis by feeding them poisoned sausage. Rumors are flying about the Robot Hitler / Kenny scene. Running Time: [expletive deleted] hours
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I am an expert in electricity. My father held the chair of applied electricity at the state prision.
Not to be oudone by Lucas putting N'Sync in Episode II, Speilberg will supposedly call the next Indiana Jones: "Indiana Jones And The Backstreet Boys." Speilberg would neither confirm nor deny if Kevin would have the starring role.
Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death
"Piranha Women of the Avocado Jungle of Death" is apparently a real movie, parodied in a song by singer-songwriter Christine Lavin, whose aunt was (again, apparently) in the film. Christine Lavin is hilarious.
Search for the Missing Socks
As it turns out, I know where socks go. According to a friend whose ex-husband used to repair washing machines, there is usually a gap between the basin and the top of the machine. Socks (and other light items) are occasionally sloshed over the top and into the internals of the washing machine.
I know someone who has also written a song about this. He would not claim to be as funny as Christine Lavin.
(Anyone wanna score this "-1, Frivolous" ?)
Libertarianism is rich wolves and poor sheep playing gambler's ruin for dinner.
"... and the overdone Matrix special effects"
In this film, Indi battles a legion of unoriginal Slashdot posters all making the exact same joke over and over again in an attempt to garner cheap karma.
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
A MAN OF FIFTY NINE YEARS IS NOT OLD.
HARRISON IS MIDDLE-AGED.
NOT OLD.
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 32 ARE NOT GERIATRIC. THEY DO NOT ALL NEED ADULT DIAPERS AND VIAGRA.
That screamed, let's further observe that Harrison has been going through life's meat grinder of late. He isn't looking old -- he's looking tired, as anyone does after helping his kid deal with cancer.
The lines on his face aren't all from age. They show experience. The real stuff, not the business kind.
A hero, also, cannot truly be a hero until the story of his ending is told. Now, if the "Young Indiana Jones" series is taken as canon, Jones survives until the early nineties, one-eyed, cranky, and unbelieved by those he talks to if he starts spouting the tall tales of which he's so fond.
Robin Hood fired an arrow into the sky; Arthur gave his sword back to the Lady of the Lake. William Wallace died at the hands of his enemies... point is, a hero's life needs an arc, and Harrison could finish it the way it needs. Let Indiana be old, be tired. It takes more courage for a 59 yo man to fight a mob than a 35 yo. Let's see him fight time itself...
The name may be boring right now, but hopefully they won't call it Indiana Jones : Episode 1, Phantom Menace (By menace, I mean that annoying as hell Jar Jar Binks, latex injected, jabba the hut wannabe)
So Old. So Very, Very, Old...
That reminds me of a Conan OBrien episode, where he was discussing another IJ with Ford. Conan said they should make a movie where Jones is too old to get out of bed, and people bring him artifacts for his approval.
...
I guess you had to be there.
python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
Indiana Jones and the Sorceror's Stone
Indiana Jones and Quest for the Blue Pill!
...oOOo..'(_)'..oOOo...
You think Harrison Ford is old. Well how about Pierce Brosnan. He is 50 years old and has plans to do at least one more James Bond movie. Maybe even 2 or 3. After that there are two other Bond movies in the works that he might star in. I even heard that Brosnan was too old to star in Goldeneye.
Haven't you ever noticed most movie stars in Hollywood are in their 50's? Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert DeNiro, and Sean Connery just to name a few.
Look here
Harrison Ford was picked as the most popular movie star the last couple years. All of these actors are probably working on new movies so it's nothing out of the ordinary for someone this old to be in a film.
--Metrollica
Indiana Jones and Those Fine Leather Jackets
(sorry, running joke from the old lucasarts games)
Piranha Women?
Perhaps you're thinking of the "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" the Pirhanha women part was the initial working title, but the final film is called Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death.
It's a strange movie to say the least, and it features Bill Maher, which i'm sure he regrets to this day. It was also filmed mostly in the University of California at Riverside's Avocado Groves, strange, no?
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.. where's my bullwhip?
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Will Indy's fedora be red?
*ouch*
Carthago delenda est!
that language sould not be spoken here in slashdot-dell....
hehe i wish that part had been included in the movie.
.sigs are either a sign of weakness or genius...
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, sound clips, video, list of highlights (including gratuitous breast shot).
for your time wasting pleasure.
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Seriously, though. You could put Indy and his dad in 2002 at their "current" age. (No make up for them) After all, they both drank from the fountain of youth, right? So they should be able to live until an extremely old age.
It'd be neat to see Indy in modern times. Guns haven't really changed THAT much. I don't know who the enemies could be, though, without being too radically politcally incorrect. Just make it some greedy Americans or something. And go make them find Atlantis. Think Abyss meets Indiana Jones.
Where the wind blows, the tumbleweed goes.
thats because:
A) they are the "old guard" of movies
B) have made so many good ones ( and some bad ones) that the name they carry brings in people.
C) have stunt doubles with good makeup, in a controlled enviroment.
D) there really haven't been any other REALLY REALLY good actors pop up in recent years (maybe so the old guard could still command the prices that they do?)
my two cents.....
if you want "No More Hiroshimas" then I say "You First. No More Pearl Harbors."
Oh my GOD that's funny! lol!
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WHY do I never have mod points when the sarcasm brigade is unleashed on
/me wipes the tears out of his eyes.
OK, I'm done. Funny funny stuff.
El riesgo vive siempre!
This is entirely baseless, but I'd bet good money Spielberg will want to explore a fresh script, not retread some video game.
"Mind, as manifested by the capacity to make choices, is to some extent present in every electron." -Freeman Dyson
Names:
Indiana Jones and the Walking Frame of Doom.
Indiana Jones and the Garden of Retirement.
Indiana Jones and the Depends.
Indiana Jones and the Senile Nazis.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Fibre Suppliment.
Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Hidden Viagra.
Man, I could go on for hours...
Alister
The starwars trilogy is 'ok' but that was also made 20/30 years ago. I mean come on. People change and Lucas has definetly changed for the worse (remember, ESB wasn't even directed by him and almost everyone agrees that it's the best of the three).
I mean you don't seriously think SW:TPM was a good movie, do you? Brilliant Filmmaker my ass
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
my understanding of the missing socks phenomenon was that, in the dryer, static electricity builds up and can sometimes make socks cling to the inside of clothes. then, upon putting on said clothes and going outside, the socks can fall off.
When a sock attains a certain enlightenment it bursts asunder. This is where dust comes from.
Other clothes also shed bits of material to create more dust and this is why our clothes seem to get get smaller.
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"Indiana Jones And the Comfortable Bed"
--They'll just bring treasure to him.
(..err it's a "cause he is old joke" j/k)
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Check out http://scummvm.sf.net/
But make sure to download the CVS version! It works brilliantly with Indy4.
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Courtesy of IMDB...
Actor - Birthdate (age)
Pierce Brosnan - 16 May 1953 (46)
Clint Eastwood - 31 May 1930 (71)
Tom Hanks - 9 July 1956 (45)
Denzel Washington - 28 December 1954 (47)
Bruce Willis - 19 March 1955 (46)
Arnold Schwarzenegger - 30 July 1947 (54)
Robert DeNiro - 17 Aug 1943 (58)
Sean Connery - 25 Aug 1930 (71)
I guess with a name like Metrollica, I guess having only 6 of your 8 facts wrong is pretty good.
More data, damnit!
Harrison Ford is currently 59 years old, and seems to do only one real movie per year.
Patriot Games (1992)
Fugitive, The (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Sabrina (1995)
Devil's Own, The (1997)
Air Force One (1997)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Random Hearts (1999)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
info provided by IMDb
Now, on that list, I've taken out all the miscellaneous TV appearances and everything else that does not seem to take a major commitment as a movies does. But I do seem to remember reading a few years back that Ford does try to limit himself to one movie a year to spend more time with his family. So, if he has signed to this deal, it would appear to be his movie for the year 2002. (Assuming the K-19 Movie was filmed in 2001.)
If Sean Connery were to return, he would most likely have to be 'aged' 20 years or so, and thusly limited to a bit part in the movie because he is now 71, and only 12 years older than his 'son.' That of him being Indy's father worked once back in 1989, but I doubt it would work again.
In any case, Denholm Elliott who played Dr. Marcus Brody in 'Raiders' and 'Last Crusade' died in 1992 and thusly, won't return. However, John Rhys-Davies could possibly return as Sallah. How feasible that is, I don't know... (but both characters were great) And who will be cast as the new love interest girl in the movie? And will they attempt to close the door on future movies in this one considering that we already know from the Young Indiana Jones that Indy lives to an old age, and gets an eye patch?
(When are they going to release the rest of the Young Indy adventures too?)
When they changed James Bond from Sean Connery to George Lazenby, people screamed in horror and most believed the series would just disappear.
If they throw sufficient imagination / money / whatever into it, we could end up having an eternal Indiana Jones, forever fighting the Nazis at the outstart of WWII.
Think of it, that's how most "infinite" comic-book series work.
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Indiana Jones & that.not-so-funny-guy-from-starwars
Indiana Jones & The Florida Condo
Indiana Jones & grandchildren
Indiana Jones & Big Bucks
------I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either.------
I just figured I'd get that tune stuck in everyones head.
As it turns out, I know where socks go.
Thank you for such a technical explanation. I always thought the socks are lost due to the rapid rotation creates an artifical singularty which opens a worm hole just enough for a single sock to pass. So I use to warn my children stay away from the basement while the washing machine in it is running. Thanks, the children are safe.
What about "Indiana Jones and the Floggers Of The Dead Horse" ?
Unfotunately, I don't think truth in advertising is in at the moment...:-)
Hands up if you want to hear the plot...
...this is getting out of hand
"Over the lips and past the gums,
look out dentures, here I come."
The simpsons have borrowed plenty of ideas from indiana jones. Why don't they return the complement. After all, he must be old enough now.
Bob.
I mean seriously, we have or are about to have remakes/redos of Planet of the Apes, Rollerball, H.G. Wells' Time Machine, and others that I can't remember.
New sequels to Terminator, Tron, and Indiana Jones? Argh!
And you know the sequels to all three of those movies are just going to be showcases for SGI & friends, with little to no plot.
But hey, if they do it well, good for them. I'll go see it. I'm just kind of getting sick of movies relying entirely on name recognition to drive sales.
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SIGFEH
Nope, sock disappear due to quantum mechanical effects in the confined space of the washer/dryer. Please check Laundry: A Quantum Mechanical Approach by Dr. Brian J. Reardon for the many surprising details.
Alex
Heisenberg may have been here
after "IJ and the Temple of Doom", the new title is obviously, "IJ and the Ascent to Quake 3 Arena".
Alex
Heisenberg may have been here
Is anyone else a little worried about Capshaw being in this movie? I mean, of the three Jones girls, her character (Willie) was the worst. She acted it out reasonably well, but the character she was acting out was... a bit crap, and not really suited to a Jones movie. Maybe they would be wiser to get Karen Allen (Marion) back, or just have Indy go with some new girl.
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Er, assuming the birthdate you've got is correct, Brosnan is 49.
We can only hope Harrison Ford comes back to play Indiana Jones. During the Golden Globes Ben Affleck mentioned he was going to be taking on the role of Jack Ryan in the next Tom Clancy movie. *sigh*. I'd rather see a 70 year old Harrison Ford bumbling around in a walker fighting international terrorists than that arrogant tosser. Oh well. :-)
But doesn't he leave the chamber to feed Jones Snr? -=Baljet=-Script hunting....
It's going to be called Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Clones.
Sorry.
The Moore-Murphy Law: The number of things that will go wrong will double every 2 years.
I mean it. Stop milking a dead horse with geriatric sequals or puzzling over who to get to play Indy and get to work on the DVDs!
We've been waiting forever for these things and Harrison Ford isn't getting any younger. As well, his mind's not what it used to be and who can remember what happeneded 20 years ago in the middle of the Tunisia desert?
A nice 3 package DVD with full commentary, deleted scenes and a new documentary is greatly needed to keep things alive. What? You have enough time to put together a $60 million dollar sequal but not enough to sit down for a few hours and talk about your work Spielburg?? Sheesh...
liB
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Indiana Jones vs the Army of Darkness
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RotLA came out in '81, and was apparently set in the mid-late 30's (Nazis existed, but Germans could still operate freely in Egypt.) Now it's '02, so roll Indy's age up by 21 years and you get mid-late 50's.
Or set it in '62.....
"Indiana Jones and the Blond in the T-Bird."
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Probably only HF and SS know who are the likely candidates to take the torch. I for one look forward to it. Except for IJ: temple of doom, the IJ series were great fun and had good character development.
It's just a little too old to be getting dragged under trucks, behind submarines, etc. There's nothing wrong with getting to be 59, (I'm a bit over a decade from there, yet.) it's certainly better than not.
The last Roger Moore Bond flix were downright laughable. This core collections of people in their 60's with makeup piled on to make them look decades younger, acting more decades younger.
Presumably with age comes experience, so those lines on his face might also indicate that he has learned better ways to go about things. STtNG was criticized for being to cerebral, and 'talking the enemy to death'.
I suspect our society is hooked on its own brain chemicals, and the adrenaline rush of the action movie is the delivery mechanism.
The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
If they're going to do it, now is the right time - they can put Indy in his 50s, make a couple of cracks about him "getting too old for this," and make it the last hurrah for Indiana Jones fans.
I, for one, am hoping they explain how he loses his eye...
Angelina Jolie, star of Tomb Raider will be assisting our old hero.
Another possible title is: Indiana Johns and Lost Titties.
(For once seriously consider AC as a posting option... bah, I can take it! Besides, I start at one, there for I can only loose one before I fall under radar!)
Computational Madness in a round package.
Connery's 12 years older than Ford, but they made him up to look about 22 years older in The Last Crusade. They'll just make him up again...
Indy meets The Mummy
Indy 4: Raiders of the lost, then found and lost again, Ark
Follow along please:
2002-1953=49. And May is only 4 months away.
And will they still be fighting the Nazi's? Maybe they could be up against Mao's China or something for some Ancient Zhou era artifacts or something. That would be cool. Weird though, but cool.
Interesting idea, given the fact that Kate Capshaw is in it, reprising her role as That Woman Who Screamed Her Way Through the Temple of Doom.
One night, while walking down the beach, Indiana meets a young man called Will (played by Ashton Kutcher, who was so good in Dude, Where's my Car?). Indy befriends this young man, and listens to his tales of woe. To help his new friend, Indiana goes off on one more quest, to find a mythic stone which clouds men's minds.
He finds the stone, after a series of hair-rasing adventures and returns it to Will. Will is so pleased, he makes Indiana a partner in his new "software" company (much humor as Will explains to Indiana what software is) and the movie ends with Indy moving to Redmond, WA.
Cthulhu Barata Nikto
Our laundry drain pipe was clogged up by a pair of underwear. They floated out and made it all the way through the pumping system, whatever the hell it is, and partway down the draining hose.
(Yeah, i know this is off topic, so start modding me down to the depths of hell, because you just can't leave anything alone, can you?. Maybe I'll find my socks there.)
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
My own theory is that washing machines randomly turn socks into metal coat hangers, and transport them into closets. I dont think Ive ever bought a metal coathanger, but I have tons in my closet, and they seem to multiply.
I think you guys ought to be tossed into that prison in Guantanamo for not liking the idea of new IJ pic. It doesn't matter how old Harrison Ford is (at this point in time) so quit your bitchin and wait and see. If it isn't any good I'll refund the price of your ticket.
Indiana Jones 4: So Very Tired
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yeah, ugh.
I think I saw it a few years after it was out - maybe '90 or '91 (definitely college 4 me). I think I saw it again at a '2B' party (Batchlors and B Movies, a friends' soon-to-be-wife approved batchelor party) a few years later along with another stinker, Dinosaur Island.
thinking back, though, that wasn't much of a stretch for Bill - he was hosting a TV dating show back then, or shortly thereafter (at the time I saw the movie he was... but maybe that was the second time) and was probably desperate for anything. Heck Bill was in Ratboy - anyone who's seen that knows desperation.
Indianna Jones and the Horrendous Learjet Maintenance Bill
Indianna Jones and Colorectal Polyp from Hell
Indianna Jones and Seducing Women Far Too Young for An Octogenerian
and the best of all:
Indianna Jones Makes Harry Potter Bite the Pillow
(I really should stop reading Space Moose archives....)
if it's not Harrison Ford, it won't be Indy.
and then i'll cry.
and someone will punch me.
on the subject of age, my dad is around the same age as Harrison Ford, and he still backpacks, hikes, and attempts to find buried treasure (little success as of late though).
and he could still kick my 24 year old ass in a fight!
"Indiana Jones and the Creatively Drained Director"
It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
The real issue here is why you read Fox "Nothing Too Sleezy To Air" news?
It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
Finally, a good excuse to be playing Fallout (2) !
I suffer from attention surplus disorder.
What an absolute loser...
Roger Moore was in his 60s when he finished doing Bond movies. Nothing Harrison Ford or Pierce Brosnan do could possibly be that shameful, especially since they'll probably look younger than Roger well into their 70s.
Somebody needs to slap Spielberg in the face, and say "That's for blasphemy."
I have no desire to reach nirvana.
You have chosen... poorly.
If you ever remember the TV show, they always had a real old Indiana segway in and out of the show. He also wore an eye patch. It would be cool to see them in the next movie explain how he lost his eye
"What's the point of absolute power if you don't intend to abuse it?"
Flanery was amazing as a teen to early twenties Indy. Now that a decade has almost gone by since the first YIJC, Flanery would be aged to perfection for the adult role.
If you have only seen the first one or two episodes of YIJC, and were put off by the fact that the stories were not of the same inspiration as the Harrison Ford movies, or if you were thrown by the fact that the story patterns did not fit any of the television formulas we've all grown so comfortable with, to the point of those conventions having become invisible, (and thereby making them feel weird and uncomfortable when they are broken.), well. . . Do yourself a favor and try again. Most of the YIJC episodes are absolutely stunning.
Sadly, though, an important part of the show was removed for the video tape release. They took out the 90-something year old Indy who walks about town telling his stories. This effectively unglues a significant chunk of the story logic and makes certain repeating patterns in the stories seem irrational and even kind of dumb. If you can find a friend who recorded the originals off air, then you're onto the real stuff.
Why is it that such treasures as YIJC get lost in the shuffle, while the lamest series get released on DVD and promoted through the roof?
Ah well. Diamonds are hard to find in the wild, too, I suppose.
-Fantastic Lad
Actually, I thought both Mummy movies would have been significantly improved by casting someone other than Fraser. He tries hard, but is too goofy-looking to be convincing as a hero.
Plus, it would help to have someon who even remotely resembles Harrison Ford. River Phoenix wasn't the spitting image, but he could pull off a convincing imitation. I don't think Brendan Fraser could.
I don't have any problems with him as an actor, but I don't think he's suited to the role.
Paradigm shifts of that nature usually litter the ground with interesting stories.
Seeing a different kind of Indy movie where an older Ford fits perfectly into the times could be really cool. As proven in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Indy doesn't have to swing from a whip and fall from an airplane in order to blow you away with amazing story-telling.
Though. . . I somehow doubt Lucas will go in that direction.
I just hope they don't set the film in the thirties and try to force an almost 60 year old Indy in the roll. --It seems impossible, but after Phantom Menace, I wouldn't put anything past Lucas.
-Fantastic Lad
Look at the woman he's got (Minni Driver)!! When I'm that old, if I have a nice young woman like that (with viagra or not)I would be laughing at the people making fun of my age... Just my opinion though.
As I recall (from the comment to Donovan about the Knights dying of "extreme old age") the water would prolong your life. Hence, continued consumption, not remaining in the chamber, would provide immortality.
As such, I think Indy would have at least picked up an extra fifty years...
I remember an interview with Harrison when "Temple of Doom" came out. He said something close to "It's been three years since Raiders, and this movie takes place 3 years before Raiders, so I look 6 years older than I should."
Well, at least what it should be:
;)
Indiana Jones and the Comfortable Bed
Conan O'Brien was the first to mention it, but with Ford getting old, people are going to have to start bringing the treasures to him!
F-bacher
James Tiberius Kirk: "Spock, the women on your planet are logical. No other planet in the galaxy can make that claim."
What I don't get is why would they go back to Harrison Ford after two two very successful Indiana Jones sequels starring Brendan Fraser? This seems like the whole James Bond thing with Connery and Sellers all over again.
This may be an embarassment like "Beverly Hills Cop N+1". But there are possibilities. "Indiana Jones vs. Laura Croft" comes to mind.
What question has Von D asked that can't be explained away? How about when will the public realize he is a phony?
Oddly, all three of the things mentioned (Noah's ark, garden of eden, Area 51) seemed like pretty fitting subjects for Indiana. Well, Area 51 is rather out of his domain of expertise, but maybe they could tie it into ancient astronauts and from there to some biblical story.
How about the Cave of Ali Baba? Fabulous lost treasure, exotic locations, etc. Not tied to a bible story, but it's nearly as widely known.
That reminds me of a Conan OBrien episode, where he was discussing another IJ with Ford. Conan said they should make a movie where Jones is too old to get out of bed, and people bring him artifacts for his approval.
Indiana Jones and the Antiques Roadshow!
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The real Tetsujin 28 is a giant robot.
...to go and mod down all the unfunny mock-movie-titles modded up as "funny"!
How about "Indiana Jones and the Search For Humor On This Thread" ?
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Not so. You hardware people always miss the answer when the problem turns out to be biological.
Socks are the larval forms of coat hangers.
We are the first generation of Morlocks. Eat the rich!
How much he gets paid, don't know.
I do know the title, though:
"Indiana Jones and Speilberg's Latest Girlfriend"
"All representatives are busy. The estimated hold time is one..hundred..sixty..four..minutes." Detroit Edison, 02/01/02
Yes true. I hold my hands up. I just did a subtraction. It was closer though :)