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_Raiders of the Lost Ark_ (vhs/ntsc)(1981)

• Begins with a shot of a peak in the jungle which is reminiscent of the Paramount Pictures logo.
• Tom Selleck originally cast as Indiana Jones, but was committed to  _Magnum P.I._ (1980).
• Jock's airplane at the beginning has the registration number OB-3PO,  referring to Obi-Wan and C-3PO from _Star Wars_ .
• Script originally included a long fight between a swordsman and Indiana with his whip.  Actor Harrison Ford was suffering diarrhea at the time,   and asked "Why don't I just shoot him?'', so they filmed this instead.
• The truck that didn't have Marion in it was flipped over by firing a section of a telephone pole through the floorboards.
• Ford badly bruised his ribs during the scene where he is dragged behind the truck.
• The hieroglyphics in the map room include engravings of R2-D2 and C-3PO (from _Star Wars (1977)_), however they do not appear on film.
• A fly can be seen crawling into Belloq's mouth (and not reappearing) in one scene.
• Harrison Ford did not use a stunt player for the scene where Indy  is dragged behind the truck.  When asked if he was worried, Ford quipped:   "No.  If it really was dangerous, they would have filmed more of the movie   first.''
• Director Steven Spielberg was quoted as saying: "I made it as a B-movie... I didn't see the film as anything more than a better made version of the Republic serials.''

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Directed by
Steven Spielberg

Writing credits
George Lucas
(story) and
Philip Kaufman

Genre: Action / Adventure

Plot Outline: Archeologist and adventurer, Indiana Jones, is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant, before the Nazis...

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford  ....  Indiana Jones
Karen Allen ....  Marion Ravenwood
Paul Freeman (I) ....  Rene Belloq
Ronald Lacey .... Toht
John Rhys-Davies  ....  Sallah
Alfred Molina ....  Sapito
Wolf Kahler .... Dietrich
Anthony Higgins ....  Gobler
Denholm Elliott ....  Marcus Brody
Vic Tablian ....  Barranca/Monkey Man
Don Fellows  ....  Colonel Musgrove
William Hootkins  ....  Major Eaton
Bill Reimbold ....   Bureaucrat
Fred Sorenson ....  Jock
Patrick Durkin ....Australian Climber

Runtime: USA:115 / Sweden:113
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix: 70mm 6-Track / Dolby
Certification: USA:PG / UK:PG / France:U / Germany:12 / Australia:PG / Sweden:15 / Norway:15 / Finland:K-16

_Temple Of Doom_ (vhs/ntsc)(1984):

In the beginning of the movie after Indie drops into Shortrounds car, you can see the name of the cafe is "Cafe ObiWan."

• 604 track _Relic Raiders_ MP3 by Fabel
• metal track _These Glyphs Are Dusty_ MP3 (192k) by The Fucking Champs off of _IV_ on Drag City (2000)
• videogame _Pitfall!_ (ROM)(1982) programmed by David Crane for Activision - Atari 2600
• rave track _Raiders Of The Future (Original Mix)_ MP3 (192k) by Leo Anibaldi off of Techno Rave Part 2 compilation CDx2 on Dino Music (1993)
  
• track _What's That Sound? (Fucked Up Sound) - main cut_ by Sam Sever And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark off of _Brit Hop & Amyl House_ Mixtape mixed by The Chemical Brothers (1995)

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