Indiana Jones
George Lucas created the character Indiana Jones
as a tribute to the 30's film serials. He is a fictional adventurer,
a soldier, a professor of archaeology, and dare-devil extraordinaire.
Indiana Jones first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the
Lost Ark and was followed by Temple of Doom, made in 1984,
The Last Crusade, made in 1989, all directed by Steven Spielberg.
Then George Lucas produced The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as TV film serials from 1992 to 1996, before Indiana Jones
returned to the cinema in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, made
in 2008 and again directed by Steven Spielberg. As well as
film and television appearances, the character has been featured
in novels, comics, video games, and other media. Jones is
also featured in the theme park attraction Indiana Jones Adventure,
which exists in similar forms at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Jones is most famously played by Harrison Ford;
he has also been portrayed by River Phoenix as the young Jones
in The Last Crusade. In the television series The Young Indiana
Jones Chronicles Indiana Jones was played by Corey Carrier,
Sean Patrick Flanery, and George Hall. Video games have been
made featuring Indiana Jones with Doug Lee has supplying Indiana's
voice. The two LucasArts video games are: Indiana Jones and
the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.
David Esch supplied Jones' voice for Indiana Jones and the
Emperor's Tomb.
The iconic outfit that has become very much
a part of the Indiana Jones character was designed by Jim
Steranko. Jones is notable for his bullwhip, fedora, leather
jacket, and fear of snakes.
Tim Rees
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