Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Seen it?1989 | 127 min | Adventure, Action
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (7.9 out of 10), it made about 10 times its budget, people are still talking about it and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved The Great Escape or From Russia with Love, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
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!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
84% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesVery strong
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing. Also nominated for 2 more Oscars, 1 Golden Globe and 3 BAFTAs.
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$474 million worldwide on a $48 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 723K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Harrison FordIndiana Jones
- Sean ConneryProfessor Henry Jones
- Denholm ElliottMarcus Brody
- Alison DoodyElsa
- John Rhys-DaviesSallah
- Julian GloverWalter Donovan
- River PhoenixYoung Indy
- Michael ByrneVogel
- Kevork MalikyanKazım
- Robert EddisonGrail Knight