It is hard to imagineIndiana Joneswithout his trademark Fedora and bullwhip, but before they became almost as iconic as the character himself,Harrison Fordhad some serious doubts about the choices made for Indy’s costume inRaiders of the Lost Ark. Even in his latest adventure, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Indy is still cracking his trusty whip at the bad guys – although it is not perhaps as effective in its execution as in his older adventures when he wasn’t facing a roomful of guns.
Going back to the beginning of his time playing the intrepid archaeologist, Ford recently spoke toGQabout the first time he was shown what he would be wearing and more importantly carrying inRaiders of the Lost Ark, and he was not immediately on board with the idea. Revealing his hilarious, and very Harrison Ford response, he said:
“It was presented to me as an aspect of character in the first film. My questions about it were many. Why am I wearing a leather jacket in the jungle? Isn’t it hot here? Why am I carrying a whip? What am I going to do with a f*cking whip? I’m going to whip people?”
Despite his initial reservations, Ford didn’t argue about wearing anything that was asked of him back in the 1981 movie, and the rest is literally history.
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Indiana Jones Has Been the Role of Harrison Ford’s Lifetime.
There are many actors who take on a movie role without ever knowing where it will lead. Afterplaying Han Solo in 1977’sStar Wars, Harrison Ford probably didn’t expect to join another huge franchise almost immediately, but that is exactly whatRaiders of the Lost Arkgave him. Considering the original Indiana Jones trilogy played out over less than a decade, with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade seemingly bringing things to a close in 1989,Dial of Destiny’s release means that the franchise has now spanned five decades.
This time though, it looks like Indy’s adventuring is at an end, and Ford seems to be happy with the way it has all worked out. He previously said of his final time cracking that famous whip:
“When the script came out, it didn’t have Indiana Jones dying, so we didn’t need to talk about it. During the course of filming, it came up a few times, and James Mangold said he didn’t want to be the one to kill me. I think it’s a good choice to leave him in the condition we see him at the end of the film. Most of his problems have been solved, dealt with. He’s back to the form that we like to see him in, I think. And I think it’s a wonderful last scene… I really like it.”
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyhas not reached the potential box office numbers expected of it so far, but the film is still playing in theaters now.
