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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Directed by Steven Spielberg•2h 7m•Published May 28, 2024•Episode length 3h 37m
Episode 228 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Harrison Ford
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Sean Connery
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Professor Henry Jones
Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott
Marcus Brody
Alison Doody
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Elsa
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies
Sallah
Julian Glover
Julian Glover
Walter Donovan
River Phoenix
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Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Vogel
Kevork Malikyan
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Robert Eddison
Robert Eddison
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Steven Spielberg
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Overview

In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!

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(Deep Dive begins at 32:30) We belong in a museum. Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian and Liam (Georgia & Megan got lost in their own museum) as we're heading to Alexandretta in search of the Holy Grail and Henry Jones Sr in what should have been Indy's swan song, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. A…

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(Deep Dive begins at 32:30)

We belong in a museum. Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian and Liam (Georgia & Megan got lost in their own museum) as we're heading to Alexandretta in search of the Holy Grail and Henry Jones Sr in what should have been Indy's swan song, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  All we have to do is scream in our 228th episode as we discuss:

  • Some of the insane pitches for this film as Liam plays "Real Pitch or Chat GPT Pitch?"
  • We have a little English teaching as homonyms are on the docket today
  • Is this film accessible to those not familiar with any of the previous Indy films 
  • Why did Spielberg bring back so many characters from Raiders
  • Just how bad is early years CGI exactly?
  • We reminisce about an earlier BFE episode
  • Ian continues to try and fix Logan from last week
  • Whether or not Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the Best Film Ever

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