In case you missed it, Chip and Dale in Rescue rangers, Chip wears a leather coat and fedora like Indiana Jones and Dale wears a Hawaiian shirt like Magnum.
Always thought it would've been a nice touch to have Selleck appear in Last Crusade as the guy who gives Young Indy his fedora. That would've been awesome.
There was a now debunked rumor in the 90's that the villain in Indiana Jones 4 would be Indy's long lost brother, to be played by Kevin Costner. Imagine if it had been Tom Selleck! The brother ignored and cast out by Sean Connery's Henry Sr, never getting the archeological teaching that Indy did, and now bitter and twisted as how their lives differed. Hmmm....... "That should have been me up there remembered for saving the Ark!" "Er...Tom that's not in the script".
High Road actually predates Raiders. It's adapted from a 1977 novel and went into development before Raiders box office success. John Huston, director of Treasure Of The Sierra Madre was going to helm, with current James Bond Roger Moore starring. It was eventually directed by Brian G Hutton, who helmed Spielberg's favorite ever World War Two movie Kelly's Heroes. And scored by James Bond composer, John Barry.
While Tom Selleck would have fit that “40’s action hero” mole well, Harrison Ford as a charm and smooth “James Bond” feel as Indy, so I think it worked out for the best
Sure Harrison back then was a big draw and star, today he hasn't done anything except for the Sheridan show 1923 that showcases acting talent. Certainly not acting to a cgi dog in Call of the Wild, or playing old INDY. I don't know if he will be on point in a Disney Marvel movie, I mean they sure could do worse.
And even more ironic is that the scenes in Raiders in "South America" were filmed in Hawai'i, where Magnum was filmed -- with Select being there awaiting the start of filming
Interesting how Steven Spielberg’s first wife, Amy Irving, was almost cast as Marion, and then his future wife, Kate Capshaw, was cast in the next Indy film, Temple of Doom.
Lucky break for her, as her career was pretty much over after, Black Rain, that film really should get an episode as it essentially blackballed an entire country with its nightmarish production, even, The Last Samurai, would be filmed in New Zealand.
@nasis18 Thank You, Ridley Scott was exasperated by the Japanese red tape, and, he vowed to never shoot there again, unfortunately, this was the beginning of the worst stretch of his career, he wouldn't helm another blockbuster until, Gladiator, in, 2000, and, his only other great film, Kingdom Of Heaven, was ruined by the studio, I really think he should consider retirement after, Gladiator 2, comes out, he had a legendary run, but, it's over.
After hearing all this, I'm amazed that the final film turned out as perfect as it is. Out of all the Indy films (excluding Destiny), this is my all time favorite.
Now I don’t how you could make this type of content but I feel like you could thrive in those videos that are really long and informative on any subject. You have a good way of telling the facts
Thank you for the amazing video! Hope you're able to do a video about the original scripts/versions of the Indiana Jones's sequels (especially the fourth one)!
Yeah, Tom Selleck's a fantastic actor, but, there's a reason why his career was a collection of repeated false starts between, Magnum, P.I., and, Blue Bloods.
One counterpoint example of not-exactly-a-hit would be Richard Chamberlain in "King Solomon's Mines." At least that story led to the premise for one of the Librarian films!
Raiders is easily in my top ten favorite films of all time and you're dissection totally did it justice! 💯👍 Harrison Ford will be forever tied to Indiana Jones, his best character portrayal. Legendary status achieved.
Klaus Kinski was offered the role of the lead villain but turned it down to make Venom (a good movie if you've never seen it). He said the Venom producers offered him more money.
History is absolutely littered with that, when, Batman, was planned, Warner Brothers wanted Kevin Kline, who was riding high off of his recent, Oscar, unfortunately, he chose to do, The January Man, instead, what is that, exactly, Michael Keaton did only his second dramatic role, (Clean, And, Sober), you know the rest.
@nasis18 Riddler, perhaps, he hadn't, quite, reached the stage of his career where he could portray an evil deranged character convincingly, just, miserable-horrible.
George's deal for Raiders is actually the same one he got for Star Wars. Well almost. There he couldn't prevent Fox having creative input, but because they didn't have much faith in it he got the rights to the sequels, which is why Fox only retained A New Hope after Disney bought Lucasfilm. He also got the merchandising rights, which made him more money than his box office share. Following this studios were wise to how loose Fox had been with their deal, and so weren't going to let that happen to them. It is interesting that while Lucas used his new fortune to self-fund the Star Wars sequels and prequels, he asked studios to fully fund Indiana Jones.
@@Bulletsandblockbusters I did wonder if he could only afford one. In fact on Empire which went notoriously over budget, he had to ask Fox to chip some money in, although that didn't gain them any hold over it. I guess with Indy he thought after Star Wars studios wouldn't dare tell him how to make his movie. Esp with the director of Jaws and Close Encounters helming it. Maybe he should have brought his buddy Coppola, dir of the last highest grossing movie ever prior to Jaws, in as a prod, to shut the studios up.
Hope one day you're able to do Dial of Destiny, but the original version where Karen Allen said her role was much bigger and was basically her and Indy on an adventure.
@@Bulletsandblockbusters That would be amazing, but I think little time has passed, and not much info will be available. I think that version still had Steven Spielberg attached, so maybe start with him.
Tom probably wouldn't have been as good, and honestly, he might not have gotten a second movie. Ford just has "IT." He's a great actor, who can be serious and do action, but also effortlessly be cool, charming, and funny. I genuinely think he made Indiana Jones arguably the greatest movie hero of all time.
I deeply believe that had Selleck played IJ, anytime the factoid that Harrison Ford almost played him popped up, people would reject it. "Han Solo? Playing Indiana Jones? I just can't see it. Selleck owns that role." "Dr Alan Grant* from Jurassic Park....with the whip & hat? No way man" *Ford was offered the role that Sam Neil played. Alternate universe fun!
@@thomasjoyce7910He’s referring to the Carl Barks/Don Rosa comics (which were the basis for the 1987 and 2017 animated series “Ducktales”), as having a big influence on “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, specifically issue #7 of Carl Barks “Uncle Scrooge” comic book from 1954. Titled “The Seven Cities of Cibola”, the story features a sequence of panels where the Beagle Boys (one of Scrooge’s recurring bad guys) attempt to swipe a gold idol from an ancient, ruined temple. Upon grabbing it from its pedestal, the chamber begins to shake and then a large boulder tumbles down and almost crushes the would-be thieves. Sound familiar? If not, let me refresh your memory: that is straight-up the iconic climax from the opening temple sequence in “Raiders”.
I’m glad to read this comment as I added the explanation at the last minute just in case anyone was confused. So looks like it was the right thing to do.
I had seen a few of those clips of Selleck in the Indiana Jones getup and I always assumed they had actually filmed some scenes with him before recasting. I had no idea they were from Magnum P.I. (which I've never watched).
I never watched Magnum P.I. either at the time. I was just a kid and living in England I could not relate to a show set in Hawaii which is like an alien planet to me. But I loved to see the intro with the Ferrari and cool music. Back in 2013 I was going through a nasty divorce and one morning noticed the first episode of Magnum on tv and decided to finally watch it and see what it was like. I was hooked instantly! Its so SO good! Yes it looks dated now as it was the early 80s, but the character of Magnum as played by Selleck is utterly brilliant. He makes it his own and is so likeable, while being a bit of a bum and layabout and takes advantage of his friends a lot. The rest of the cast, Higgins and T.C. and Rick etc are utterly brilliant. And Magnum himself grows on you rapidly and has a huge back story to him that is slowly revealed bit by bit over the episodes and seasons. Its got layers to it all. And how he and Higgins do not get along but gradually build a friendship its just so well written. And then there is the usual murder, crime solving plot of the week, cool Ferrari and stunning scenery as well. Its a must see. I ended up grabbing all the seasons on disk and it got me through my divorce. No one else could ever play Magnum as well as him, which is why the remake never had the same impact. Its one of those shows like Miami Vice that has a huge identity and made a massive pop culture impact. And is still as popular today because of it. Give it a watch, its nice to escape the Woke for a while and go back to a world where Tv and film was just their to entertain us all....
If you look at the scene where Marcus goes to Indy's house in the released film, notice that Indy has a glass of Champagne he's drinking, and another, half filled on a table. Why would Indy be drinking wine from two glasses on his own? Also why is he wearing a dressing gown? It's not the middle of the night, as the establishing shot shows it's sunset. And Indy doesn't seem like he's just woken up. Was Indy in bed for another reason? This suggests that the entertaining a young woman part may have been shot, and either what we see is an alternative take or they decided on set to drop the love interest aspect. In fact a character is teed up for this. Now it could be the winking girl (or any of Indy's admiring female students) but the likeliest answer is Indy's apparent flame, who also appears, albeit briefly. When Marcus arrives at Indy's class he looks across the hallway to a young woman waiting. Marcus gives an expression that suggests he knows why she's there and he's not surprised. That's all we see in the released film. But in a deleted scene, viewable on the Blu Ray but strangely listed as an Outtake, we see what happens after Indy and Marcus leave the class. Indy is stopped by the woman, who is one of his students, and who he calls Susan. She apparently has spent time with him and wants to arrange more. Indy acts busy and suggests meeting later, but Marcus seemingly used to Indy's crushes and entanglements drags him away, to meet the government men. So did Indy originally meet her later? Susan was played by English actress Pola Churchill, with an American accent, as the college scenes were shot in England. Interestingly she's not a blonde, or Jean Harlow type as envisaged. Instead being a tanned brunette.
@@Bulletsandblockbusters Thanks! It's something I noticed a long time ago, as comes from obsessively watching films you grew up on, and looking at every part of the frame because you want to be there. When I read about the intention for the scene at script stage I made the connection. Officially they deleted this at script stage, but as I see it the scene as shot is odd if you don't include the love interest. Indy is waiting for Marcus to come and tell him if the OSS are going to let him go after The Ark. So why does he start drinking Champagne before he has the news? And why is he wearing a dressing gown? Unless they were being inattentive, I can't understand why they'd leave that in if removed at script stage. The costume designer would have to design or pick Indy's dressing gown. They'd need to choose to get and fill two glasses on set. And why is one half filled if intended for Marcus? It seems more like they shot it, as we know they shot the Susan subplot, then decided there to shoot it without her, but for whatever reason didn't change anything on the set. If true I just wish they'd release the footage, as they have with Susan in the corridor. I found out the actress's name after looking her up on IMDb for something else she was in, and seeing her listed as being in Raiders, but Uncredited as Girl in the corridor of the College. She was strikingly attractive, and gives a pretty good performance in the deleted scene. Addit: just found this in Trivia section on her IMDb page: "Shot two scenes for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) that ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor as Susan, a student of Indiana Jones with whom he was having an affair. The first scene had her interrupting Indy and Brody as they recount his troubles in Peru. The second scene had her at Indy's house when Brody arrived". Obviously anyone could have added that, but I like to think Pola did to her profile.
11:08 So basically Stroheim from Jojo Part 2, a cyborg Nazi officer. Funnily enough the character of Joseph Joestar was an Indiana Jones type character.
The idea of 2 halves of the medallion wouldve been overly complex and causing the opening half an hour being quite slow. Toht having a mechanical arm however is a sight Ive always wanted to see
Indiana Jones is fantastical, but I feel the gun firing metal arm makes Toht seem like a cyborg. It would work in Star Wars, but it doesn't seem right for a 1930's film. Even if we believe The Nazi's had super advanced secret tech.
@@davidjames579 Thats the central issue, though its seriel-esc its still has its down to Earth elements, with its inclusion wouldve taken alot of audiences out of the experience
@@1980StarWarsGuy It's a fine line, and while there is supernatural things it's like there has to be some element of reality. It really is a thing that Star Wars doesn't have to deal with, and you can imagine Lucas making a list of serial adventure elements, and moving things too fantastical for Indy into the Star Wars column.
Say B&B, can you make a video about the Steven Soderbergh 3D adaptation of Cleopatra that was announced back in 2008 but went into development hell ever since and most likely got cancelled?
There's a belief lately that if the series had gone with it's original intention of different actors taking on the role of Indy, the franchise might be in a better state than it is right now.
You’re my favorite RUclips channel rn I genuinely don’t know how you aren’t more popular! Any chance you can make a video on IT or any other Stephen king movies, other than the shining lol. cheers
10:19 Funny how later when directing the Temple of Doom, Spielberg cast Kate Upshaw to play Indiana's new love interests. And they would soon get together during its production and later marry.
It held a weird place in my grandmother's heart, it was one of exactly two films where the intensity completely turned her off to the point where she walked out, the other film was, Spartacus, btw.
They done 1 of the best trilogies in movies stories cast everything never should of went beyond 3 Ford is iconic in this role made how it worked out 4 him 👊
@@DavidLLambertmobile , yeah but thankfully not in the film itself. So its not the Star Wars adding A New Hope situation where they redid the crawl and starfield, and everyone always thinks it was always A New Hope when it literally was called Star Wars.
I think you should make a video on the original R-rated Gremlins script that was made by Chris Columbus before Spielberg told him it’d make more money as a family film. It’s really interesting seeing how dark the first film could’ve been.
I could see Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones. It would have been an different Indy but it could have worked. They should just borrow from the James Bond franchise and recast. They don't have to get a Harrison Ford copy cat. Just make sure he looks good in the fedora, jacket, and whip and make you believe that's Indy.
I don’t know if you’ll read this comment but earlier I was watching bright burn and in the end they teased a sequel but I read that James Gunn canceled it because of rights issues, do you think it a possibility we could see a what could’ve been bright burn 2? Btw love the videos and it’s so crazy how these movies were almost made and makes us wonder if what really could’ve happen. Probably my favorite what could’ve been is the Michael Keaton Batman 3 and Batman Ben Afflecj
The formula of your videos are top notch. I have to ask, if you have a full time job outside of creating content, is it anything that relates to this work? ie editing, creative producing, etc. just curious what someone of your skillset does for a 9-5
@@Bulletsandblockbusters I know your channel is relatively young so I thought maybe there was other work you had done recently or still did. But that makes sense it was filmmaking. Would love to see some of your earlier work dude!
Tom would have been okay but Ford was perfect as Indy so it worked out perfectly Tom got to be a big star with Magnum and Ford got to play Indy to perfection he was the best guy for Indy.
Tom Selleck is a great actor but I dont think he would have stuck to the 3 picture deal. Magnum PI was a hit but began to loose ratings after the second season and Selleck wanted out . Ford on the other hand has stuck with Jones and Solo for many years and is still working . Raiders may have been a different movie with Selleck but I love the one we got.
Magnum, P.I., was the kind of thing that couldn't be repeated, nostalgia only got the reboot, so, far, and, Tom Selleck's career would languish for decades after the end, simple as that.
11:47 in the book Spielberg: the first ten years, he talks about how he remembers that he was the one who said Indy should shoot the swordsman but Harrison insists it was him. (Amazing book. Highly recommend.)
I'm sure it is, unfortunately, it would, probably, be too painful for me to read considering that the last film of his I saw theatrically was, Tintin, he's one of the greatest filmmakers that ever lived, but, his best days are clearly behind him, Ridley Scott's an even bigger example, Gladiator 2, is a, last-gasp, at a period of glory that's, sadly, been over for many years, simple as that.
@@matthewdaley746 I think it’s natural for there to be evolution. I think the post was a solid film and west side story was incredibly well directed and I loved the Fablemans. His next film is gonna be an original alien movie written by David Koepp so I’m excited for that. But there’s no denying those first two decades are spectacular.
@@matthewdaley746 , Ready Player One was terrible. I was expecting the same energy and flair of Raiders, Spielberg directed it like he was bored and disinterested. It was like all new Hollywood corporate filmmaking, disposable/ forgotten almost immediately after being watched.
I think Tom Selleck would've been a successful Indiana Smith/Jones. Still there's no denying that Harrison Ford personified Indy. Its said that another influence on Indy was the pulp magazine adventurer/scientist Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze. Its too bad though that the last two Indy films didn't get as much love or respect as the original trilogy. Other McGuffins Indy could've pursued were The Spear of Destiny (said to used to pierce Christ during the Crucifixtion), Excalibur, or Yamashita's Treasure, for example.
The Roman Catholic Church, was going through the abuse scandal, so, I think that, possibly, could have led to a crippling boycott, Excalibur, had, already, been done to death, and, Yamashita's Treasure, was, probably, too risky, considering, the way that the Japanese would, have, likely, been portrayed, which, possibly, could have caused the film not to be released in Japan, which would have been catastrophically costly.
I can't picture anybody else playing Han Solo, either, but, among the numerous people approached to play him in the early stages of production was Christopher Walken, which would have been, "uncomfortable," to say the least.
Imagine if Tim Dalton takes the role of Bond over from Connery when he was offered the part. He turned it down thinking he was too young. Now imagine that the Bond Franchise does not have legal issues and Dalton stays on to make the 5 Bond movies he was projected to make.
Marsha Lucas may be the most unsung hero in cinema history. Her edit of Star Wars was much better paced and concise than George’s original bloated cut, and she gave Raiders a more endearing conclusion.
In case you missed it, Chip and Dale in Rescue rangers, Chip wears a leather coat and fedora like Indiana Jones and Dale wears a Hawaiian shirt like Magnum.
Always thought it would've been a nice touch to have Selleck appear in Last Crusade as the guy who gives Young Indy his fedora.
That would've been awesome.
There was a now debunked rumor in the 90's that the villain in Indiana Jones 4 would be Indy's long lost brother, to be played by Kevin Costner. Imagine if it had been Tom Selleck! The brother ignored and cast out by Sean Connery's Henry Sr, never getting the archeological teaching that Indy did, and now bitter and twisted as how their lives differed. Hmmm....... "That should have been me up there remembered for saving the Ark!" "Er...Tom that's not in the script".
I never even noticed, and I'm 54 years old, then again I never really watched Rescue Rangers!
The raiders we got is so freakin good I wouldn’t change a thing
There was an actual attempt to make Tom Selleck a swashbuckling hero in High Road To China, but it didn’t work out as planned as it was unsuccessful
Sure, but it's still a good fun adventure movie.
I think TS does a Magnum PI Hawaii ep where he imagines he's like Indy. Fedora & all ...
High Road actually predates Raiders. It's adapted from a 1977 novel and went into development before Raiders box office success. John Huston, director of Treasure Of The Sierra Madre was going to helm, with current James Bond Roger Moore starring. It was eventually directed by Brian G Hutton, who helmed Spielberg's favorite ever World War Two movie Kelly's Heroes. And scored by James Bond composer, John Barry.
He also starred in Quigley Down Under.
While Tom Selleck would have fit that “40’s action hero” mole well, Harrison Ford as a charm and smooth “James Bond” feel as Indy, so I think it worked out for the best
Feels like this could've been a new series. "Who could've been... Indiana Jones"
Harrison Ford is perfect as Indiana Jones, and Tom Selleck is perfect as Magnum PI. Each of them go on their own separate adventure stories
Raiders could of worked well with TS. Both are great.
Sure Harrison back then was a big draw and star, today he hasn't done anything except for the Sheridan show 1923 that showcases acting talent. Certainly not acting to a cgi dog in Call of the Wild, or playing old INDY. I don't know if he will be on point in a Disney Marvel movie, I mean they sure could do worse.
Selleck still wins in the end by getting Blue Bloods. And Disney won in the 90s by using both costumes for Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers 😂
The Original Plans for The Incredible Hulk (2008) next?
I'm glad you finally got to Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is my third favorite film series ever.
And even more ironic is that the scenes in Raiders in "South America" were filmed in Hawai'i, where Magnum was filmed -- with Select being there awaiting the start of filming
Interesting how Steven Spielberg’s first wife, Amy Irving, was almost cast as Marion, and then his future wife, Kate Capshaw, was cast in the next Indy film, Temple of Doom.
Yup!
Lucky break for her, as her career was pretty much over after, Black Rain, that film really should get an episode as it essentially blackballed an entire country with its nightmarish production, even, The Last Samurai, would be filmed in New Zealand.
@Bulletsandblockbusters Career absolutely obliterated, unfortunately.
@@matthewdaley746 Interesting backstory to the film.
@nasis18 Thank You, Ridley Scott was exasperated by the Japanese red tape, and, he vowed to never shoot there again, unfortunately, this was the beginning of the worst stretch of his career, he wouldn't helm another blockbuster until, Gladiator, in, 2000, and, his only other great film, Kingdom Of Heaven, was ruined by the studio, I really think he should consider retirement after, Gladiator 2, comes out, he had a legendary run, but, it's over.
After hearing all this, I'm amazed that the final film turned out as perfect as it is. Out of all the Indy films (excluding Destiny), this is my all time favorite.
this is one of the best channels on youtube
Now I don’t how you could make this type of content but I feel like you could thrive in those videos that are really long and informative on any subject. You have a good way of telling the facts
Thank you!
Thank you for the amazing video! Hope you're able to do a video about the original scripts/versions of the Indiana Jones's sequels (especially the fourth one)!
Thanks! Already did one on 4 :)
This is great. Thank you for your hard work
Tom Selleck should have been cast as Fedora in Last Crusade. Huge missed opportunity.
Agreed!
Before Harrison Ford Was Cast As Indiana Jones, Tom Selleck, Peter Matheson, Sam Neill And David Hasselhoff Were Considered For The Role
Bill Murray too
@@alexmacleod3728 That's just crazy. I could see the others in the role, but Bill Murray would be like a fish out of water, IMO.
@@nasis18 Yeah, No one would've took him seriously
@@alexmacleod3728 Don't get me wrong, I think he's a great actor. But this would have been a weird casting.
@@alexmacleod3728 I can't see Bill Murray as Indy. That seems way too weird
Something tells me this wouldn't of been the hit it was without Harrison Ford
Yeah, Tom Selleck's a fantastic actor, but, there's a reason why his career was a collection of repeated false starts between, Magnum, P.I., and, Blue Bloods.
@@matthewdaley746 Though I would highlight Tom’s role in the Jesse Stone series of movies - excellent role for him. Wish they would have done more. 👍🏼
@glennac Author's death irreparable, unfortunately.
One counterpoint example of not-exactly-a-hit would be Richard Chamberlain in "King Solomon's Mines." At least that story led to the premise for one of the Librarian films!
@FlyoverTerritoryTN It also led to a sequel featuring a city of gold, that has been forgotten, JRD, also starred, just, odd-bizarre.
That periscope deleted scene answered so many questions
Raiders is a perfect movie and holds up so well after all these years
Spielberg and Lukas didn't make it big alone. The cast was ahead of it's time, made it physical and gave it a soul. It's even ahead of our time 💥👀
Thanks for the amazing video ❤
In this alternate reality, Harrison Ford starred in Magnum PI, Quigley Down Under, 3 Men and a Baby and Blue Bloods... 🤯
Quigley Down Under is an incredibly underrated Western. Aussie Western's should be more of a thing.
Danny DeVito Was Initially Cast As Sallah Before John Rhys Was Cast, But Dropped Out Of The Project Due To Scheduling Conflicts With Taxi
It was for the best, he basically played that type of character in, Romancing The Stone, and, Jewel Of The Nile, anyway.
Raiders is easily in my top ten favorite films of all time and you're dissection totally did it justice! 💯👍 Harrison Ford will be forever tied to Indiana Jones, his best character portrayal. Legendary status achieved.
Thnx!
Klaus Kinski was offered the role of the lead villain but turned it down to make Venom (a good movie if you've never seen it). He said the Venom producers offered him more money.
I think Kinski would have driven Spielberg and Lucas mad.
The snake on the loose movie?
@@listentothenightfilms It was. Between Kinski and Oliver Reed, the director said the snake was the nicest one.
I just can't imagine anyone else as Indiana Jones. Ford was meant for the role.
History is absolutely littered with that, when, Batman, was planned, Warner Brothers wanted Kevin Kline, who was riding high off of his recent, Oscar, unfortunately, he chose to do, The January Man, instead, what is that, exactly, Michael Keaton did only his second dramatic role, (Clean, And, Sober), you know the rest.
@@matthewdaley746 One the subject of Batman, I think Robin Williams would have made a great Joker.
@nasis18 Riddler, perhaps, he hadn't, quite, reached the stage of his career where he could portray an evil deranged character convincingly, just, miserable-horrible.
George's deal for Raiders is actually the same one he got for Star Wars. Well almost. There he couldn't prevent Fox having creative input, but because they didn't have much faith in it he got the rights to the sequels, which is why Fox only retained A New Hope after Disney bought Lucasfilm. He also got the merchandising rights, which made him more money than his box office share. Following this studios were wise to how loose Fox had been with their deal, and so weren't going to let that happen to them. It is interesting that while Lucas used his new fortune to self-fund the Star Wars sequels and prequels, he asked studios to fully fund Indiana Jones.
I think because all the money he made was earmarked for empire. Tho that’s just a guess.
@@Bulletsandblockbusters I did wonder if he could only afford one. In fact on Empire which went notoriously over budget, he had to ask Fox to chip some money in, although that didn't gain them any hold over it. I guess with Indy he thought after Star Wars studios wouldn't dare tell him how to make his movie. Esp with the director of Jaws and Close Encounters helming it. Maybe he should have brought his buddy Coppola, dir of the last highest grossing movie ever prior to Jaws, in as a prod, to shut the studios up.
Hope one day you're able to do Dial of Destiny, but the original version where Karen Allen said her role was much bigger and was basically her and Indy on an adventure.
I can look into it
@@Bulletsandblockbusters That would be amazing, but I think little time has passed, and not much info will be available. I think that version still had Steven Spielberg attached, so maybe start with him.
Wasn't there a Short Round version with Zombies. I want to see that. I really hated they killed off Mutt.
Tom probably wouldn't have been as good, and honestly, he might not have gotten a second movie. Ford just has "IT." He's a great actor, who can be serious and do action, but also effortlessly be cool, charming, and funny. I genuinely think he made Indiana Jones arguably the greatest movie hero of all time.
I deeply believe that had Selleck played IJ, anytime the factoid that Harrison Ford almost played him popped up, people would reject it.
"Han Solo? Playing Indiana Jones? I just can't see it. Selleck owns that role."
"Dr Alan Grant* from Jurassic Park....with the whip & hat? No way man"
*Ford was offered the role that Sam Neil played. Alternate universe fun!
Chip N Dale influence.
Don't forget Ducktales. Ironic, since the original Scrooge McDuck comics helped inspire Indy, as well.
@@tyrannozilla
Ducktails doesn't have a character dressed like Thomas Magnum.
@@thomasjoyce7910 No, but Scrooge did visit ancient tombs and cities.
@@thomasjoyce7910He’s referring to the Carl Barks/Don Rosa comics (which were the basis for the 1987 and 2017 animated series “Ducktales”), as having a big influence on “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, specifically issue #7 of Carl Barks “Uncle Scrooge” comic book from 1954. Titled “The Seven Cities of Cibola”, the story features a sequence of panels where the Beagle Boys (one of Scrooge’s recurring bad guys) attempt to swipe a gold idol from an ancient, ruined temple. Upon grabbing it from its pedestal, the chamber begins to shake and then a large boulder tumbles down and almost crushes the would-be thieves. Sound familiar? If not, let me refresh your memory: that is straight-up the iconic climax from the opening temple sequence in “Raiders”.
I was wondering so hard about Selleck being in costume for most of this video, I'm so glad you explained it was a Magnum PI "spoof"
I’m glad to read this comment as I added the explanation at the last minute just in case anyone was confused. So looks like it was the right thing to do.
It certainly was. Nothing clarifies like clarity!!
I had seen a few of those clips of Selleck in the Indiana Jones getup and I always assumed they had actually filmed some scenes with him before recasting. I had no idea they were from Magnum P.I. (which I've never watched).
I never watched Magnum P.I. either at the time. I was just a kid and living in England I could not relate to a show set in Hawaii which is like an alien planet to me. But I loved to see the intro with the Ferrari and cool music. Back in 2013 I was going through a nasty divorce and one morning noticed the first episode of Magnum on tv and decided to finally watch it and see what it was like. I was hooked instantly! Its so SO good! Yes it looks dated now as it was the early 80s, but the character of Magnum as played by Selleck is utterly brilliant. He makes it his own and is so likeable, while being a bit of a bum and layabout and takes advantage of his friends a lot. The rest of the cast, Higgins and T.C. and Rick etc are utterly brilliant. And Magnum himself grows on you rapidly and has a huge back story to him that is slowly revealed bit by bit over the episodes and seasons. Its got layers to it all. And how he and Higgins do not get along but gradually build a friendship its just so well written. And then there is the usual murder, crime solving plot of the week, cool Ferrari and stunning scenery as well. Its a must see. I ended up grabbing all the seasons on disk and it got me through my divorce. No one else could ever play Magnum as well as him, which is why the remake never had the same impact. Its one of those shows like Miami Vice that has a huge identity and made a massive pop culture impact. And is still as popular today because of it. Give it a watch, its nice to escape the Woke for a while and go back to a world where Tv and film was just their to entertain us all....
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If you look at the scene where Marcus goes to Indy's house in the released film, notice that Indy has a glass of Champagne he's drinking, and another, half filled on a table. Why would Indy be drinking wine from two glasses on his own? Also why is he wearing a dressing gown? It's not the middle of the night, as the establishing shot shows it's sunset. And Indy doesn't seem like he's just woken up. Was Indy in bed for another reason? This suggests that the entertaining a young woman part may have been shot, and either what we see is an alternative take or they decided on set to drop the love interest aspect. In fact a character is teed up for this. Now it could be the winking girl (or any of Indy's admiring female students) but the likeliest answer is Indy's apparent flame, who also appears, albeit briefly. When Marcus arrives at Indy's class he looks across the hallway to a young woman waiting. Marcus gives an expression that suggests he knows why she's there and he's not surprised. That's all we see in the released film. But in a deleted scene, viewable on the Blu Ray but strangely listed as an Outtake, we see what happens after Indy and Marcus leave the class. Indy is stopped by the woman, who is one of his students, and who he calls Susan. She apparently has spent time with him and wants to arrange more. Indy acts busy and suggests meeting later, but Marcus seemingly used to Indy's crushes and entanglements drags him away, to meet the government men. So did Indy originally meet her later?
Susan was played by English actress Pola Churchill, with an American accent, as the college scenes were shot in England. Interestingly she's not a blonde, or Jean Harlow type as envisaged. Instead being a tanned brunette.
This is CIA level analysis! Love it
@@Bulletsandblockbusters Thanks! It's something I noticed a long time ago, as comes from obsessively watching films you grew up on, and looking at every part of the frame because you want to be there. When I read about the intention for the scene at script stage I made the connection. Officially they deleted this at script stage, but as I see it the scene as shot is odd if you don't include the love interest. Indy is waiting for Marcus to come and tell him if the OSS are going to let him go after The Ark. So why does he start drinking Champagne before he has the news? And why is he wearing a dressing gown? Unless they were being inattentive, I can't understand why they'd leave that in if removed at script stage. The costume designer would have to design or pick Indy's dressing gown. They'd need to choose to get and fill two glasses on set. And why is one half filled if intended for Marcus? It seems more like they shot it, as we know they shot the Susan subplot, then decided there to shoot it without her, but for whatever reason didn't change anything on the set. If true I just wish they'd release the footage, as they have with Susan in the corridor. I found out the actress's name after looking her up on IMDb for something else she was in, and seeing her listed as being in Raiders, but Uncredited as Girl in the corridor of the College. She was strikingly attractive, and gives a pretty good performance in the deleted scene.
Addit: just found this in Trivia section on her IMDb page: "Shot two scenes for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) that ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor as Susan, a student of Indiana Jones with whom he was having an affair. The first scene had her interrupting Indy and Brody as they recount his troubles in Peru. The second scene had her at Indy's house when Brody arrived". Obviously anyone could have added that, but I like to think Pola did to her profile.
10:23; what goes around, comes around baby.
Katana-wielding ninjas in Bangkok, a city in the Chinese province of East Korea
Haha exactly
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Tom Selleck would have been really great but Harrison Ford owns that role for sure and for certain.
Agreed
That was fabulous 🤩 Great vid
Thank you!! 😁
I love that when George Lucas procrastinated on a project, he came up with ideas for two of the most iconic franchises in modern movie history.
If Indiana Jones and Star Wars didn’t exist, my childhood would have been a complete disaster.
11:08 So basically Stroheim from Jojo Part 2, a cyborg Nazi officer. Funnily enough the character of Joseph Joestar was an Indiana Jones type character.
Wonder if Mignola was inspired for the Karl Kroenen nazi robot in Hellboy from this? This character idea had to be circulating around Hollywood.
Great video as always BNB can't wait for more.
The idea of 2 halves of the medallion wouldve been overly complex and causing the opening half an hour being quite slow. Toht having a mechanical arm however is a sight Ive always wanted to see
Indiana Jones is fantastical, but I feel the gun firing metal arm makes Toht seem like a cyborg. It would work in Star Wars, but it doesn't seem right for a 1930's film. Even if we believe The Nazi's had super advanced secret tech.
@@davidjames579 Thats the central issue, though its seriel-esc its still has its down to Earth elements, with its inclusion wouldve taken alot of audiences out of the experience
@@1980StarWarsGuy It's a fine line, and while there is supernatural things it's like there has to be some element of reality. It really is a thing that Star Wars doesn't have to deal with, and you can imagine Lucas making a list of serial adventure elements, and moving things too fantastical for Indy into the Star Wars column.
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Thnx Anthony!
Say B&B, can you make a video about the Steven Soderbergh 3D adaptation of Cleopatra that was announced back in 2008 but went into development hell ever since and most likely got cancelled?
I can look into it
There's a belief lately that if the series had gone with it's original intention of different actors taking on the role of Indy, the franchise might be in a better state than it is right now.
I think so too
You’re my favorite RUclips channel rn I genuinely don’t know how you aren’t more popular! Any chance you can make a video on IT or any other Stephen king movies, other than the shining lol. cheers
Thnx. I can look into it
10:19 Funny how later when directing the Temple of Doom, Spielberg cast Kate Upshaw to play Indiana's new love interests. And they would soon get together during its production and later marry.
epic videos dude, kepp em coming!!!!
Original Plans for John Carter of Mars.
Raiders of the lost ark holds a special place in my heart.
It held a weird place in my grandmother's heart, it was one of exactly two films where the intensity completely turned her off to the point where she walked out, the other film was, Spartacus, btw.
love how the choke out from the whip, the gong and it happening in China. was used in Temple of doom
They done 1 of the best trilogies in movies stories cast everything never should of went beyond 3 Ford is iconic in this role made how it worked out 4 him 👊
Another fun video. Thx
Why is it called Raiders of the lost Ark not Indiana Jones?
Why is it called first blood and not Rambo? Indiana Jones is the character name.
If I recall Lucasfilm or Paramount revised the name for DVDs, home video- Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
@@DavidLLambertmobile , yeah but thankfully not in the film itself. So its not the Star Wars adding A New Hope situation where they redid the crawl and starfield, and everyone always thinks it was always A New Hope when it literally was called Star Wars.
Oh, you should do what could have been the third film. From what i remember, it was going to be a very different film set in Rhodesia( Zimbabwe).
How would Selleck be able to shoot Raiders during an actors strike?
It put magnum on hiatus and would’ve allowed time for seleck to shoot it
Apparently you could if shooting outside of America. I assume the Hawaii and America scenes were shot outside of The Strike.
I think you should make a video on the original R-rated Gremlins script that was made by Chris Columbus before Spielberg told him it’d make more money as a family film. It’s really interesting seeing how dark the first film could’ve been.
Funny how in Last Crusade Indy’s dad mentioned Indiana was the name of their dog, I guess that was a nod to George’s dog😂
Yup!
I could see Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones. It would have been an different Indy but it could have worked. They should just borrow from the James Bond franchise and recast. They don't have to get a Harrison Ford copy cat. Just make sure he looks good in the fedora, jacket, and whip and make you believe that's Indy.
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Tom Selleck would have been a badass Indy.
I don’t know if you’ll read this comment but earlier I was watching bright burn and in the end they teased a sequel but I read that James Gunn canceled it because of rights issues, do you think it a possibility we could see a what could’ve been bright burn 2? Btw love the videos and it’s so crazy how these movies were almost made and makes us wonder if what really could’ve happen. Probably my favorite what could’ve been is the Michael Keaton Batman 3 and Batman Ben Afflecj
Thanks! I can def look into it
George Lucas: "I want Indy to be a role-model for kids."
Also George Lucas: "I want him to be a womanizer."
The movie has one of the best endings ever
The formula of your videos are top notch. I have to ask, if you have a full time job outside of creating content, is it anything that relates to this work? ie editing, creative producing, etc. just curious what someone of your skillset does for a 9-5
Thanks! This channel is my full time job. But I used to be a filmmaker :)
@@Bulletsandblockbusters I know your channel is relatively young so I thought maybe there was other work you had done recently or still did. But that makes sense it was filmmaking. Would love to see some of your earlier work dude!
Maybe some day :)
This film has some of the ideas that would be later used for the other films.
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I did not know that.
Tom would have been okay but Ford was perfect as Indy so it worked out perfectly Tom got to be a big star with Magnum and Ford got to play Indy to perfection he was the best guy for Indy.
Tom Selleck is a great actor but I dont think he would have stuck to the 3 picture deal. Magnum PI was a hit but began to loose ratings after the second season and Selleck wanted out . Ford on the other hand has stuck with Jones and Solo for many years and is still working . Raiders may have been a different movie with Selleck but I love the one we got.
Magnum, P.I., was the kind of thing that couldn't be repeated, nostalgia only got the reboot, so, far, and, Tom Selleck's career would languish for decades after the end, simple as that.
11:47 in the book Spielberg: the first ten years, he talks about how he remembers that he was the one who said Indy should shoot the swordsman but Harrison insists it was him. (Amazing book. Highly recommend.)
I'm sure it is, unfortunately, it would, probably, be too painful for me to read considering that the last film of his I saw theatrically was, Tintin, he's one of the greatest filmmakers that ever lived, but, his best days are clearly behind him, Ridley Scott's an even bigger example, Gladiator 2, is a, last-gasp, at a period of glory that's, sadly, been over for many years, simple as that.
@@matthewdaley746 I think it’s natural for there to be evolution. I think the post was a solid film and west side story was incredibly well directed and I loved the Fablemans. His next film is gonna be an original alien movie written by David Koepp so I’m excited for that.
But there’s no denying those first two decades are spectacular.
@Psl989 Unfortunately, I've, left, alas.
@@matthewdaley746 , Ready Player One was terrible. I was expecting the same energy and flair of Raiders, Spielberg directed it like he was bored and disinterested. It was like all new Hollywood corporate filmmaking, disposable/ forgotten almost immediately after being watched.
@@matthewgaudet4064Unfortunately, complacency's, painfully, obvious.
Well made 💯
Was Templeof Doom the first big franchise prequel. I think chronologically Temple happened before Raiders. Am i wrong or right about this?
I love what we got, but some of these concepts are very interesting
That’s such a cursed edit
I can't see the guy who sells reverse mortgages to old people as indy! Harrison Ford was perfectly cast!
I think Tom Selleck would've been a successful Indiana Smith/Jones. Still there's no denying that Harrison Ford personified Indy. Its said that another influence on Indy was the pulp magazine adventurer/scientist Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze.
Its too bad though that the last two Indy films didn't get as much love or respect as the original trilogy. Other McGuffins Indy could've pursued were The Spear of Destiny (said to used to pierce Christ during the Crucifixtion), Excalibur, or Yamashita's Treasure, for example.
The Roman Catholic Church, was going through the abuse scandal, so, I think that, possibly, could have led to a crippling boycott, Excalibur, had, already, been done to death, and, Yamashita's Treasure, was, probably, too risky, considering, the way that the Japanese would, have, likely, been portrayed, which, possibly, could have caused the film not to be released in Japan, which would have been catastrophically costly.
For a moment thought this man is the next Indiana after Ford
No way it'll work
I genuinely can’t picture anyone other than Harrison Ford playing Indiana Jones
I can't picture anybody else playing Han Solo, either, but, among the numerous people approached to play him in the early stages of production was Christopher Walken, which would have been, "uncomfortable," to say the least.
1:44 😂😂 so *that's* how that _The Call of the Wild_ meme became a justified Star Wars fan theory.
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No offence to Tom Selleck but I cannot imagine him as Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford is as much Indy as he is Han Solo. Great insight.
Each following film accually ended up being titled indiana jones.
tom also would have done a good job
Imagine if Tim Dalton takes the role of Bond over from Connery when he was offered the part. He turned it down thinking he was too young. Now imagine that the Bond Franchise does not have legal issues and Dalton stays on to make the 5 Bond movies he was projected to make.
Man, talk about a missed opportunity. Would have been great seeing Tom as Indiana....Smith.
it would've been terrible!
all of selleck's movies in the '80s TANKED!!
high road to china / runaway / quigley etc.
Marsha Lucas may be the most unsung hero in cinema history. Her edit of Star Wars was much better paced and concise than George’s original bloated cut, and she gave Raiders a more endearing conclusion.
The greatest film ever made with Temple of Doom being the best of the sequels!
You should do a “what could’ve been” the sonic the hedgehog movie
Maybe Selleck would have protected the character and IP more than Harrison Ford did.
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That’s too futuristic. Also wasn’t the film always meant to take place in the past?
Hold on!! 1941 was an awesome movie! Loved it, and did everyone who watched it. John Belushi killed in that film!
not everyone loved it.
it tanked!
another good video could be The Lost Version of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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"Newt" ?