The
third, and last, of the Spielberg/Lucas Indiana Jones saga, Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade evokes many of the thrills of the
first two efforts (Raiders of the
Lost Ark and Indiana Jones
and the Temple of Doom) without blatantly copying either of
them. After a lengthy prologue in which we learn how young Indy (River
Phoenix) first developed a taste for heart-pounding adventure --
and his lifelong fear of snakes -- we find the grown-up Jones (who else
but Harrison Ford?) teaching
his archeology classes in 1938. He is approached by an art collector
(Julian Glover), who wants Jones to embark upon a search for the Holy
Grail. It so happens that another archaeologist has disappeared while
searching for the precious goblet; it so happens further that the missing
man is Indy's own father, Dr. Henry Jones (marvelously portrayed by
Sean Connery). What follows
is a roller-coaster of thrills, whisking both elder and senior Jones
to Venice, Berlin, and the most treacherous regions of the Middle East.
Complicating matters is the presence of lovely Alison Doody, whose attraction
to Indy (and his dad!) does not dissuade her from her loyalty to the
Nazi party. As in Raiders of the
Lost Ark, the much-sought-after religious artifact in Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade is not so easily found -- and even
when it is discovered, its powers are a bit too much for those impure
in heart. This Indiana Jones effort set a record by grossing $50 million
in the first week of release.
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