| Raiders of the Lost ArkReleased: June 12, 1981 Studio: Paramount Genre: action Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 248.20 Worldwide: 389.90 Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 868.70 Worldwide: 1251.70 |
Directing: Steven Spielberg Screenwriting: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Phillip Kaufman Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman Review:This “fast-paced action/adventure flick” VD brought together the talents of famed directors Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and George Lucas (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back). “The result was the ultimate action movie with the ultimate action hero – Indiana Jones, the asp-kicking adventurer with quip and whip at the ready.” TV It was a “thrilling, entertaining homage to 1930’s cliff-hanging adventure serials/films at Saturday matinees” FS hailed as “one of the greatest action films ever made.” FS Harrison Ford followed up his performance as Han Solo in two Star Wars movies with this nearly as iconic role as Jones, an archeologist a “pre-WWII comic-bookish, globe-trotting…adventurer/archaeologist” FS “with a flair for dramatic situations.” A98 He “is enlisted to locate the Biblical Ark of the Covenant before the evil agents of Hitler use its powers to win the war.” FS “When Spielberg was directing for Paramount Pictures on this venture, he incorporated the studio's mountain logo, dissolving it into a real summit, which served as the opening shot of the film. Artfully done, it set the stage for the adventure about to unfold.” MSN “The film’s opening sequence is a white-knuckled” FS “thrill ride” TV “in a South American rainforest and cave with poisonous darts and a threatening boulder.” FS “Any other movie would have considered [it] a climax: For Raiders, [it] is just the beginning” TV “as he escapes one life-threatening situation, fight, scrape, and chase after another” FS The movie also “includes the best snake scene since Genesis” TV “and the mysterious wrath of God in its finale.” FS Sources:
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Oscars:Wins: 4 – Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects. Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing Nominations: 8 – including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score Other Lists/Honors:
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