Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
| Produced by | Frank Marshall Denis L. Stewart George Lucas Kathleen Kennedy |
| Written by | Screenplay: David Koepp Story: George Lucas Jeff Nathanson |
| Starring | Harrison Ford Shia LaBeouf Cate Blanchett Karen Allen Ray Winstone John Hurt Jim Broadbent Ian McDiarmid |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Editing by | Michael Kahn |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 22, 2008 |
| Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$125 million |
| Preceded by | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. Set in 1957, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series and is based around an older and wiser Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford) against agents of the Soviet Union—led by Spalko (Cate Blanchett)—for the crystal skull. Indy is helped by his former lover Marion Ravenwood (played by Karen Allen), Mutt (played by Shia LaBeouf) and friend Mac (played by Ray Winstone). John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Ian McDiarmid also play fellow academics.
The film was in "development hell" since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Spielberg and Ford disagreed over Lucas's choice of the skull as the center plot device. Screenwriters Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Darabont and Jeff Nathanson wrote early versions, before David Koepp's script was chosen by all three men. Shooting finally started on June 18 2007, and took place in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, Fresno, California, and at soundstages in Los Angeles. This movie uses more stunts than CGI (computer generated images) so that the film looks like the rest in the series. The music was created once again by John Williams
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[change] Storyline
Since the last movie, Indiana Jones was living a quiet life teaching until getting back into his old adventuring. He battles the Soviet Union for the crystal skull. Indy's journey takes him across New Mexico, Connecticut, Mexico City, and the jungles of Peru, as well as the warehouse from the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.[2] There will be mild humor regarding Indiana's age.
[change] Cast
- Harrison Ford as Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams, a motorcycle-riding "greaser" and Indiana's sidekick.
- Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko, a villainous Russian agent.
- Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood.
- Ray Winstone as "Mac" George Michale, both a friend of and competitor with Jones.
- John Hurt as an unnamed friend of Jones who disappeared in 1937 while searching for the skulls
- Jim Broadbent as Dean Charles Stanforth, another friend of Jones who works at Yale University.
- Ian McDiarmid as Professor Levi.
- Igor Jijikine plays a Russian henchman Colonel Dovchenko.
[change] References
- ↑ "Official Indy 4 Running Time is 2 Hours!", TheRaider.net, 2008-04-19. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
- ↑ Shawn Adler (2007-02-22). Shia LaBeouf Confirms ‘Raiders’ Link, Apologizes To Spielberg. MTV. Retrieved on 22 February 2008.
[change] Other websites
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- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at TheRaider.net
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at Yahoo! Movies
- Uncensored trailer at The Sun
