Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp, based on a story by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson. It is the fourth installment in the Indiana Jones film series and a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Set in 1957, it pits Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) against Soviet KGB agents led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) searching for a telepathic crystal skull located in Peru. Jones is aided by his former lover, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), and their son, Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf). Ray Winstone, John Hurt, and Jim Broadbent are also part of the supporting cast.
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| Running time | 122 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $185,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $317,000,000 USD
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Indiana Jones: Drop dead.
(Dovchenko slaps Indy across his face)
Indiana Jones: I'm sorry. I meant drop dead, comrade.
- During the Hanger 51 scene, the theme for the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) is heard when the Ark makes its brief appearance.
- This is the first Indiana Jones film without actor Pat Roach, who had a role in all the first three films. Roach died in 2004.
- Producer Frank Marshall stated that the film would be shot the same way as the previous three - with stunt men, and using CGI only when necessary. Before the film entered production Steven Spielberg corroborated these claims, but during filming the decision was made to employ more CGI than had originally been anticipated (Spielberg estimated at the time that about 30% of VFX would have to be CGI).
- Stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong, who worked in all three of the previous Indy films, could not work in this film, as he was committed to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), so he was replaced with Dan Bradley. However, Steven Spielberg was able to meet Armstrong during War of the Worlds (2005) and talk about three action sequences he had conceived.
- M. Night Shyamalan and Tom Stoppard were each asked to pen a draft of the screenplay.
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