In 1976, Clint Eastwood asked Kaufman to help him direct "The Enforcer of the West," and the filming was shelved. In 1977, Lucas's "Star Wars" was a huge success. At the end of May, in order to avoid being chased and intercepted by media reporters, Lucas went to Maui. There, he unexpectedly met Steven Spielberg, who was on vacation. While building the sand sculptures, Spielberg expressed his interest in directing 007 movies, while Lucas tried to persuade Spielberg to say that he had created a more brilliant character than James Bond, and added " The idea of "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" is fully revealed. As expected by Lucas, Spielberg really liked this story and called it the "007 movie without weapons." However, Spielberg believed that Smith's surname was not suitable for the protagonist of the story, so Lucas thought of his beloved Alaskan malamute Jones, and officially named the character Indiana Jones.
(From "500 Movies to Watch in Your Life")
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