Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade
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.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Jeffrey Boam (screenplay), George Lucas (story) |
Stars:
Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody |
Storyline
Indiana Jones, famed
adventurer and archaeologist acquires a diary that holds clues and a map with
no names to find the mysterious Holy Grail- which was sent from his father, Dr.
Henry Jones, in Italy. Upon hearing from a private collector, Walter Donavan,
that the mission for the Holy Grail went astray with the disappearance of his
father, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody venture to Italy in
search of Indy's father. However, upon retrieving Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi
territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before
the Nazis do- who plan to use it for complete world domination for their
super-race. With the diary as a vital key and the map with no names as a guide,
Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure of
pure excitement.
Plot Summary
After Adolf Hitler &
the Nazis fail to obtain the Ark of the Covenant, Hitler orders the SS and
Wehrmacht to go after the cup of Christ - the Holy Grail. Indiana Jones is
pressed back into action after a mining magnate's lead researcher disappears
mysteriously. The lead researcher is none other than Indy's dad, the feisty
Professor Henry Jones. Meeting up with Dr. Elsa Schneider in Venice, Indiana
& Marcus Brody discover that a 2nd marker that reveals the location of the
grail is buried in the catacombs of a converted church. Escaping from rats,
fire, gunmen, and a ship's propeller, Indy discovers that his dad is being held
in a castle on the German border with Austria. When he & Dr. Schneider
reach the castle Indy locates his father, but Elsa proves herself a turncoat,
and even worse - so is the mining magnate, Walter Donovan! After Indy &
Henry escape the castle, they head to Berlin to get the map & Henry's diary
that provides critical information to those who seek the Grail. Marcus,
however, is kidnapped by Nazis in Iskenderun, and Indy & Henry meet up with
Sallah and start their own journey toward the 'Canyon of the Crescent Moon'.
They run into Donovan & the Nazis, and a huge fight ensues. Will Indy
obtain the Grail and gain eternal life for himself & his father, giving the
world a future of light, or will Adolf Hitler & the Nazis triumph and send
the armies of darkness marching all over the world?
Reviews
"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.
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