Harrison Ford will don the iconic fedora for a fifth (and, he says, final) film in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. What made the 80-year-old actor return to play his most iconic character (sorry, Han Solo!) for one last adventure? “Trying not to look silly running around in tight pants and high boots,” he quipped to CBS This Morning before clarifying the real reason: “When we have the opportunity to make another, it’s because people have enjoyed them. I feel obliged that our efforts are as ambitious as they were when we started.” As we get ready for Dial of Destiny to hit theaters on June 30, we tip our fedora to the iconic hero with this epic issue honoring the history of the fantastic franchise—from its exciting origins to its scene-stealing characters, quotable quips and stupendous stunts—in hopes of creating a collectible artifact that film fans will dig up like a buried treasure.
A DATE WITH DESTINY
BIRTH OF A LEGEND • GEORGE LUCAS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG MINED THEIR CHILDHOOD HEROES TO CREATE INDIANA JONES—AND HARRISON FORD BROUGHT THE CHARACTER TO LIFE.
THE STORY BEHIND INDIANA JONES • HOW STAR WARS, JAMES BOND AND A SHARED LOVE OF CLIFF-HANGING SERIALS LED TO RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.
Lucas and Spielberg: A Filmmaking Friendship
THE SEARCH FOR INDY • GEORGE LUCAS WANTED TOM SELLECK FOR THE ROLE—UNTIL FATE (AND MAGNUM P.I.) INTERVENED.
WHY HARRISON FORD IS INDIANA JONES • INSIDE THE ICONIC ACTOR’S ROLLICKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS HEROIC CHARACTER.
INDY vs. HAN SOLO
FORD TOUGH • HERE’S LOOKING AT HARRISON (AND HIS INTREPID PROFESSOR) THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
ALL THE SECRETS OF THE NEW SEQUEL • HARRISON FORD PROMISES THAT HIS FIFTH (AND FINAL?) INDIANA JONES ADVENTURE IS “GONNA BE GOOD.”
SALLAH’S BACK!
WILL INDY SURVIVE?
YES, INDY’S OLD—AND THAT’S OK
A TV Spin-off?
HISTORY IN THE MAKING • THRILLS! CHILLS! SPILLS! THE SURPRISING STORIES AND SCENE-STEALING STARS BEHIND THE BOX-OFFICE BLOCKBUSTERS OF THE INDIANA JONES FRANCHISE.
BLOCKBUSTER BEGINNING • RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK LAUNCHED INDIANA JONES—AND CHANGED HOLLYWOOD FOREVER.
Flying Ghosts, a Screaming Skull and a Melting Face!
ENTER THE COBRA
Chairman of the Board
INDY’S ONE TRUE LOVE • MARION RAVENWOOD IS NO DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, AND NEITHER IS ACTRESS KAREN ALLEN.
THE CONTROVE RSIAL PREQUEL • INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM DIVIDED CRITICS BUT BROKE BOX-OFFICE RECORDS.
James Bond Moment
The Grossest Meal Ever!
SHORT ROUND‚ ROUND 2 • HOW KE HUY QUAN’S BREAKTHROUGH ROLE IN 1984’S INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM LED TO AN OSCAR WIN FOR EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE 38 YEARS LATER.
LEADING LADY • TEMPLE OF DOOM’S KATE CAPSHAW WENT FROM INDY’S LOVE INTEREST TO STEVEN SPIELBERG’S WIFE.
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM • THRILLING THREEQUEL, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, IS A FATHER-SON STORY FULL OF ACTION, SMARTS AND HEART.
RAT INSURANCE?
WHAT IS A MACGUFFIN?
RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
“No Ticket,” No Pants, No Problem
FATHER FIGURE • THE LATE, GREAT SEAN CONNERY WENT BEYOND BOND AS INDY’S FATHER, HENRY JONES SR.
INDY’S FOURTH ADVENTURE • CRYSTAL SKULL REUNITED THE HERO WITH MARION (AND THEIR SECRET SON!).
SHIA VS. SPIELBERG
CHILLIN’ LIKE A VILLAIN
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? • WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FILMS’ SUPPORTING STARS.
CAST ASIDE • THESE ACTORS ALMOST ENDED UP WITH ROLES IN THE INDIANA JONES FRANCHISE.
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES • THE FRANCHISE HAS SPAWNED A SLEW OF SPIN-OFFS.
DOUBLE TROUBLE • THE STORIES BEHIND THE SERIES’ MOST DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS.
OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED •...
