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Remembering “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade” A 20th Anniversary Tribute	Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Michael Coate, Hollywood, USA	Date: 19.07.2010
Twenty years ago, Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. gave us “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, then considered the final installment in the globe-trotting adventures of our favorite cinematic archaeologist. The rousing experience turned out to be the year’s second most popular movie (second only to “Batman”), grossing just under $200 million in North America and another $300 million internationally. The summer of 1989 was a memorable one, in particular for fans of the 70mm presentation format. The studios that season circulated over 500 large-format prints of eight productions. In addition to “Indiana Jones”, 70mm releases during summer ’89 included “The Abyss”, “Batman”, “Casualties of War”, “Dead Poets Society”, “Lethal Weapon 2”, “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier” and a re-release of the classic “Lawrence of Arabia”. So, without further ado, enjoy this quick-reference anniversary tribute to “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. CAST: Indiana Jones – Harrison Ford Professor Henry Jones – Sean Connery Elsa Schneider – Alison Doody Marcus Brody – Denholm Elliott Sallah – John Rhys-Davies Walter Donovan – Julian Glover DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg SCREENPLAY: Jeffrey Boam (Screenplay), George Lucas & Menno Meyjes (Story) RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, 24 May 1989 PROMOTIONAL SLOGAN: “Have The Adventure Of Your Life Keeping Up With The Joneses.” PRODUCTION BUDGET: $48 million OPENING-WEEK BOOKINGS: 2,327 OPENING-DAY BOXOFFICE GROSS: $5.6 million OPENING-WEEKEND BOXOFFICE GROSS: $37 million OPENING-WEEK BOXOFFICE GROSS: $46.9 million CUMULATIVE DOMESTIC BOXOFFICE GROSS: $197.2 million RANK ON TOP-GROSSING FILMS OF 1989: 2	More in 70mm reading: Apocalypse Now: The Original 70mm Engagements Blade Runner: The Original 70mm Engagements Remembering “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” Remembering “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Internet link:
Memorable Dialogue
“Nazis. I hate these guys.” — Indy “We named the dog Indiana.” — Henry Jones “Germany has declared war on the Jones boys.” — Walter Donovan “You call this archaeology?!” — Henry Jones “Oh, rats!” — Indy “He chose…poorly” — Grail Knight
What the Critics Said
Click image to see enlargement “If this new ‘Indiana Jones’ movie makes a large number of millions at the yahoo box offices, well, then you’ve been had. Every magazine and TV station in the world has been trumpeting stories about this latest epic, which is no more than a well photographed and not very tightly edited series of fights. Fights on top of tanks, railroads, cliffs, power boats, usually involving Indiana Jones versus a lot of not so funny Nazis. Show me a funny Nazi and I’ll give you five bucks! Depressing and expensive trash hyped to the max.” — Gary Franklin, KABC-TV, Los Angeles “Did anyone seriously doubt that this would be anything but one of the absolute highlights of the summer?” — Bob Curtwright, The Wichita Eagle-Beacon “The duet between father and son, and between two actors who always seem to have mischief in their eyes, is the brilliant twist on which the film will live or die. The very idea of Mr. Connery as Indiana’s father seems too delicious to be true.” — Caryn James, The New York Times “‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ is the kind of movie that gives pure no-apologies entertainment a good name. It’s a beautiful machine, thought out and revved up to the last detail, with no other purpose but to delight—and it delights.” — Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle “This deliberately old-fashioned Saturday matinee yarn has everything money can buy, but never really generates a sense of wonder and excitement. A definite improvement over the second ‘Indiana Jones’ outing, but it still bears the mark of one too many trips to the well.” — Leonard Maltin, “Entertainment Tonight” “Loud, brutal and infantile, ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ is a declaration of artistic and even moral imbecility. It is all plot without story, all action without life.” — David Elliott, The San Diego Union “Although this production is exceedingly well made, save for a rousing ending, I wanted more. More humanity…more wit…more laughs. I wanted more of a film like the original ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’.” — Gene Siskel, “Siskel & Ebert & The Movies” “Of all the directors working in the movies today, Steven Spielberg has the truest instincts for keeping an audience visually engaged, plugged in. This is his great gift—to put us inside his movies—and at his best, his natural command of the simple mechanics of storytelling, of editing and camera movements and pacing, enables him to evoke a kind of pop transcendence that comes close to the effect of the higher, classical arts. The greatest of his films are pure, pop epiphanies, exhilarating, innocent and uniquely, indelibly his own. Somehow, though, they are your own, too, and the great disappointment of ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,’ the largely irrelevant third and (supposedly) final installment in the hair-raising adventures of the super archeologist, is that it seems to be neither yours nor his.” — Hal Hinson, The Washington Post
Awards
Sound Effects Editing (Oscar)
Release dates (day.month.year)
24.05.1989 … Canada 24.05.1989 … United States 08.06.1989 … Australia 08.06.1989 … New Zealand 22.06.1989 … Argentina 29.06.1989 … Hong Kong 30.06.1989 … United Kingdom 05.07.1989 … Colombia 05.07.1989 … Mexico 08.07.1989 … Japan 22.07.1989 … South Korea 01.09.1989 … Spain 14.09.1989 … Norway 14.09.1989 … West Germany 15.09.1989 … Denmark 15.09.1989 … Finland 15.09.1989 … Sweden 29.09.1989 … Netherlands 30.09.1989 … Philippines 06.10.1989 … Italy 18.10.1989 … France HOME VIDEO RELEASE: February 1990
Trivia, Tidbits & Factoids
Doctor Fantasy’s Magic Caboose, featured in the prologue, is an inside joke/reference to producer Frank Marshall. During the week of the film’s release, the leather jacket and fedora worn by Harrison Ford were donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Indiana Jones’ full name was revealed during this film: Henry Walton Jones, Jr. Walton, by the way, is George Lucas’ middle name. George is also a junior.
The 70mm Engagements
The following is a list of the 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo presentations during the first-run release in North America. The pride and joy of this research project, the venues cited in the list were, arguably, the best in which to experience “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. This was one of the highest 70mm print runs ever, and it would appear, perhaps at Lucasfilm’s urging, that Paramount booked the movie in as many Lucasfilm THX-certified venues as possible. (Large-format moveover, sub-run and international bookings have not been included.) ALABAMA Hoover – Cobb GALLERIA 10 ALASKA Anchorage – Luxury FIREWEED CINEMAS (THX) ALBERTA Calgary – Famous Players CHINOOK Calgary – Famous Players SUNRIDGE Edmonton – Famous Players LONDONDERRY Edmonton – Famous Players PARAMOUNT (THX) ARIZONA Mesa – Mann SUPERSTITION 5 Phoenix – Harkins CINE CAPRI Phoenix – Mann CHRIS-TOWN (THX) Tucson – Mann GALLERIA 6 (THX) ARKANSAS Little Rock – UA CINEMA 150 BRITISH COLUMBIA Burnaby – Famous Players LOUGHEED MALL Burnaby – Famous Players STATION SQUARE 7 (THX) Vancouver – Famous Players STANLEY Victoria – Famous Players CAPITOL 6 CALIFORNIA Anaheim – SoCal CINEMAPOLIS Berkeley – Cinerama BERKELEY Burlingame – Syufy HYATT 3 Carlsbad – SoCal PLAZA CAMINO REAL City of Industry – Mann PUENTE HILLS 6 (THX) Corte Madera – Cinerama CINEMA Costa Mesa – Edwards SOUTH COAST PLAZA Daly City – Cineplex Odeon PLAZA TWIN (THX) Hayward – Festival Enterprises FESTIVAL CINEMAS (THX) Huntington Beach – Edwards CHARTER CENTRE La Mesa – Pacific GROSSMONT MALL La Mirada – Pacific LA MIRADA Laguna Hills – Edwards/SoCal LAGUNA HILLS MALL Lakewood – Pacific LAKEWOOD CENTER Long Beach – UA MOVIES Los Angeles (Hollywood) – Mann CHINESE (THX) Los Angeles (North Hollywood) – Syufy CENTURY 7 (THX) Los Angeles (Northridge) – Pacific NORTHRIDGE Los Angeles (Tarzana) – Mann VALLEY WEST Los Angeles (Westwood Village) – Mann NATIONAL (THX) Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) – Pacific TOPANGA Mission Viejo – Edwards CROWN VALLEY Montclair – Pacific MONTCLAIR Mountain View – Syufy CENTURY 10 National City – Pacific SWEETWATER 6 Newport Beach – Edwards NEWPORT Oakland – Cinerama PIEDMONT Orange – Syufy CENTURY CINEDOME 8 Oxnard – Pacific CARRIAGE SQUARE Palm Desert – Metropolitan TOWN CENTER Pasadena – Pacific HASTINGS Pleasant Hill – Syufy CENTURY 5 Riverside – SoCal CANYON CREST Sacramento – Syufy CENTURY 6 Sacramento – Syufy CINEDOME 8 San Bernardino – Pacific INLAND CENTER San Diego – Mann 9 AT THE GROVE (THX) San Francisco – Blumenfeld REGENCY I San Francisco – Blumenfeld REGENCY II San Jose – Syufy CENTURY 22 Santa Barbara – Metropolitan ARLINGTON Temple City – Edwards TEMPLE Torrance – Mann OLD TOWNE Universal City – Cineplex Odeon UNIVERSAL CITY 18 (THX) COLORADO Aurora – UA COOPER 5 Denver – Mann CENTURY 21 (THX) CONNECTICUT East Hartford – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS Orange – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS Stamford – Trans-Lux RIDGEWAY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington – K-B Cinema FLORIDA Boca Raton – Wometco SHADOWOOD 12 (THX) Miami – AMC KENDALL TOWN & COUNTRY 10 North Miami – Muvico CALIFORNIA CLUB 6 (THX) North Miami Beach – Wometco 167TH STREET TWIN St. Petersburg – AMC CROSSROADS 8 (THX) Sunrise – Wometco 8 AT WESTON (THX) Tampa – Cineplex Odeon HILLSBORO 8 (THX) GEORGIA Atlanta – UA LENOX SQUARE Duluth – UA THE MOVIES AT GWINNETT PLAZA Kennesaw – Storey TOWN 8 Savannah – UA TARA CINEMAS Tucker – AMC NORTHLAKE FESTIVAL 8 HAWAII Honolulu – Consolidated WAIKIKI 3 (HPS-4000) ILLINOIS Chicago – Cineplex Odeon BIOGRAPH Evanston – M&R EVANSTON Hillside – M&R HILLSIDE SQUARE Lansing – M&R RIVER RUN Lombard – GCC YORKTOWN (THX) Milan – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS Niles – Cineplex Odeon GOLF MILL Norridge – M&R NORRIDGE Northbrook – Cineplex Odeon EDENS Schaumburg – Cineplex Odeon WOODFIELD Woodbridge – GCC WOODGROVE FESTIVAL 6 (THX) INDIANA Indianapolis – Loews COLLEGE PARK KANSAS Overland Park – AMC OAK PARK PLAZA KENTUCKY Louisville – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS MANITOBA Winnipeg – Famous Players PORTAGE PLACE MARYLAND Baltimore – Durkee SENATOR Baltimore – GCC SECURITY SQUARE 8 (THX) Bethesda – K-B MONTGOMERY MALL 3 MASSACHUSETTS Boston – Loews CHERI Lawrence – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS Seekonk – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS SEEKONK 1-8 West Springfield – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS Worcester – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS MICHIGAN Dearborn – UA THE MOVIES AT FAIRLANE Harper Woods – AMC EASTLAND Lansing – UA SPARTAN TRIPLEX Southfield – AMC AMERICANA 8 Sterling Heights – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS Ypsilanti – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS ANN ARBOR MINNESOTA Edina – Cineplex Odeon EDINA 4 Roseville – GCC HAR-MAR 11 (THX) MISSOURI Chesterfield – Wehrenberg CLARKSON 6 (THX) Kansas City – Mid-America BLUE RIDGE EAST St. Louis – Wehrenberg UNION STATION 10 (THX) Shrewsbury – Wehrenberg KENRICK 8 (THX) Springfield – Dickinson CENTURY 21 NEVADA Las Vegas – Syufy CENTURY DESERT 12 (THX) Reno – Syufy CENTURY 8 NEW JERSEY Bridgewater – GCC BRIDGEWATER COMMONS 7 (THX) Paramus – Cineplex Odeon ROUTE 4 TENPLEX Pennsauken – Sameric ERIC 5 PENNSAUKEN Sayreville – National Amusements AMBOY MULTIPLEX CINEMAS Secaucus – Loews MEADOW SIX Wayne – Loews WAYNE SIX West Orange – GCC ESSEX GREEN (THX) NEW YORK Amherst – GCC UNIVERSITY 8 (THX) Cheektowaga – Hoyts WALDEN GALLERIA 12 Commack – National Amusements COMMACK MULTIPLEX CINEMAS Garden City – Loews ROOSEVELT FIELD Hicksville – Town & Country MID-PLAZA CINEMA 6 Levittown – Loews NASSAU SIX Medford – National Amusements BROOKHAVEN MULTIPLEX CINEMAS (THX) New York (Bronx) – National Amusements WHITESTONE MULTIPLEX CINEMAS New York (Manhattan) – Loews 34TH STREET SHOWPLACE New York (Manhattan) – Loews 84TH STREET SIX New York (Manhattan) – Loews ASTOR PLAZA New York (Manhattan) – Loews ORPHEUM TWIN New York (Manhattan) – UA GEMINI TWIN New York (Queens) – Cineplex Odeon FRESH MEADOWS Ridgefield Park – Loews RIDGEFIELD PARK Rockville Centre – Cineplex Odeon FANTASY CINEMAS Valley Stream – National Amusements SUNRISE MULTIPLEX CINEMAS NOVA SCOTIA Halifax – Famous Players PARK LANE 8 OHIO Cincinnati – Loews KENWOOD Columbus – Loews CONTINENT 9 Dayton – Chakeres DAYTON MALL CINEMAS North Olmsted – National GREAT NORTHERN (THX) South Euclid – Loews CEDAR CENTER Toledo – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City – AMC MEMORIAL SQUARE 8 ONTARIO Gloucester – Famous Players GLOUCESTER 5 Hamilton – Famous Players TIVOLI London – Famous Players LONDON MEWS 6 Mississauga – Famous Players SUSSEX CENTRE (THX) Newmarket – Famous Players GLENWAY Ottawa – Famous Players ELGIN Richmond Hill – Famous Players TOWNE & COUNTRYE Toronto – Famous Players EGLINTON (THX) Toronto – Famous Players SHERATON CENTRE Toronto – Famous Players VICTORIA TERRACE OREGON Portland – Cineplex Odeon 82ND AVENUE (THX) Portland – Luxury LLOYD CINEMAS (THX) Tigard – Luxury TIGARD CINEMAS (THX) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia – AMC ORLEANS 8 Philadelphia – SAMERIC 4 QUEBEC Dorval – Famous Players DORVAL Laval – Famous Players LAVAL Montreal – Famous Players IMPERIAL Sainte-Foy – Famous Players STE FOY RHODE ISLAND Warwick – National Amusements SHOWCASE CINEMAS WARWICK 1-12 TENNESSEE Memphis – Malco WINCHESTER COURT 8 (THX) Nashville – AMC FOUNTAIN SQUARE 14 Nashville – Carmike BELLE MEADE TEXAS Addison – UA PRESTONWOOD CREEK 5 (THX) Austin – Presidio ARBOR 4 (THX) Bedford – UA BEDFORD 10 (THX) Dallas – THE UNITED ARTISTS (THX) Fort Worth – UA HULEN 10 (THX) Houston – Loews SAKS CENTER San Antonio – Santikos GALAXY (THX) San Antonio – Santikos NORTHWEST (THX) Webster – Loews BAY AREA UTAH Salt Lake City – Cineplex Odeon TROLLEY CORNERS Salt Lake City – Mann VILLA VIRGINIA Alexandria – National Amusements MOUNT VERNON MULTIPLEX CINEMAS (THX) Baileys Crossroads – K-B CINEMA 7 Fairfax – UA THE MOVIES AT FAIR OAKS McLean – Cineplex Odeon TYSONS CORNER CENTER 4 Merrifield – National Amusements LEE HIGHWAY MULTIPLEX CINEMAS (THX) Richmond – Cineplex Odeon RIDGE CINEMAS Springfield – GCC SPRINGFIELD MALL 10 (THX) WASHINGTON Bellevue – Cineplex Odeon JOHN DANZ Lynnwood – Luxury ALDERWOOD CINEMAS (THX) Seattle – Cineplex Odeon CINERAMA Seattle – Cineplex Odeon OAK TREE CINEMAS (THX) Tacoma – Cineplex Odeon TACOMA MALL TWIN WISCONSIN Greenfield – UA SPRING MALL 4 Milwaukee – Marcus NORTHTOWN
Sources/References
Numerous newspaper articles, reviews and advertisements; and Boxofficemojo; The Hollywood Reporter, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989, Lucasfilm Ltd./Paramount Pictures); Internet Movie Database; Time Magazine; Variety. Thanks: Miguel Carrara, Nick DiMaggio, Bill Kretzel, Jim Perry, Tim Schafbuch, and the many librarians who contributed to this project.

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Remembering “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade”A 20th Anniversary Tribute

Memorable Dialogue

What the Critics Said

Awards

Release dates (day.month.year)

Trivia, Tidbits & Factoids

The 70mm Engagements

Sources/References

Remembering “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade”
A 20th Anniversary Tribute