Tom Serik is Spielberg's second candidate for the role of Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford was the first choice, but George Lucas opposed it because Ford starred in "American Style Painting" and "Star Wars."
The biplane that appeared at the beginning of "Ark of the Ark" is marked with OB-CPO. These 5 letters are the Jedi Knights in "Star Wars"-Obi-WanKenobi (Obi-WanKenobi) and the intelligent robot C-3PO The English abbreviation of.
The scene where Indy threatened to destroy the ark with a bazooka in the valley, the same canyon can be seen in "Star Wars", all shot in Tunisia.
Debra Wenger refused to play the role of Marion Ravenwood, and Karen Allan got this precious opportunity.
The monkeys in the film refuse to cooperate and get the hidden wires in the set all over the place.
In the Well of Souls scene, the producers searched every pet shop in London and every snake they could find in the south of England. Therefore, it can be seen from the snakes that they are obviously from many different regions. However, even if all the snakes were used in front of the camera, it was still not enough. Stephen Spielberg had to find some hoses, cut them into several sections, and put them in at the same time to make up the number.
In the scene where Ford was being dragged behind by a truck, he bruised his ribs and his injuries were serious.
Indiana Jones vs. Black Swordsman's original plan was that Dr. Jones used a whip and the swordsman to fight Sanlily. The winner was finally determined. It was originally a wonderful sword and whip battle, but that day, Dr. Jones played the role of Dr. Jones. Harrison Ford got sick and couldn't shoot normally, so, on Ford's suggestion, the sturdy knife man was shot down.
In the scene where Dr. Jones visits the source of the soul in "Indiana Jones", the images of the Star Wars series robots C-3PO and R2-D2 appear on the wall filled with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
When Harrison Ford fell into Well of Souls, there was a piece of glass between him and a bow-shaped (and highly venomous) cobra. The cobra really sprayed venom on the glass.
The Jones in Spielberg's mind has a darker side. He is the Frederic drunkard in "Blood in the Sands". Spielberg also wanted the Gestapo Dout to have a robot, but the final draft did not adopt this. design.
Despite the dream team formed by George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg behind the movie, it was initially rejected by all Hollywood studios. After a lot of persuasion work, Paramount agreed.
The film is the first film directed by Stephen Spielberg in the UK.
Lucas and Spielberg disagree on characters. The former believes that Jones should be a Bond-style playboy, while the latter and Kasdan believe that Jones, who is a scholar and an explorer, is more reliable.
The plot of the boulder chasing Jones in the film was conceived by Lucas, while Spielberg thought of the submarine and the monkey who would give Nazi salutes.
The final script of "Indiana Jones" cuts out some overly grand ideas, such as chase in the mine, escape in Shanghai and jumping from a plane, etc., all of which are arranged in the sequel.
In the scene where Indiana Jones beat the pilot of Flying Wings, all the stuntmen were sick. Producer Frank Marshall agreed to let him play. This was a huge test for him. The shooting took three days. Most of the time, he had to sit in a cockpit, knowing that the temperature inside exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8°C).
