It's the 40th Anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark!

Happy 40th Anniversary to Raiders of the Lost Ark, this is one of my favorite movies and it was originally released in theaters on Jun 12, 1981. This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and was created by George Lucas with the screenplay written by Philip Kaufman.

This movie introduced to the world my favorite adventurous professor, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. played perfectly by Harrison Ford. As well as introducing another one of my favorite characters Marion Ravenwood played also perfectly by Karen Allen. It's so unbelievable how many times I've seen this movie and it never gets old watching it.

Raiders of the Lost Ark might be 40 years old but to me it feels timeless. Happy Anniversary to an amazing film!

(Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood      Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Indiana Jones and his Challenging Relationship with his Father

I just finished watching The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones and it's a series that I'm so glad I found. It's smart, funny and has extremely thought provoking drama that gives viewers an exciting backstory of the legendary archaeologist Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. a.k.a. Indiana Jones.

The series begins with a young Henry Jones (Corey Carrier), his parents Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. (Lloyd Owen) and Anna Jones and his governess Helen Seymour traveling around the world for his father's lecture tour. Henry got into quite a bit of trouble but he also gained a greater understanding and appreciation of different cultures.

(The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones episode My First Adventures)

DVD Pick: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones

I considered myself to be a big Indiana Jones fan but it wasn't until recently that I found out there was a young Indiana Jones series. It was called The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles which it would later be renamed The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones when it was re-edit and released on DVD. The show starred Corey Carrier and Sean Patrick Flanery as the pre-teen and teen versions of Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. and aired for two seasons from 1992-1993. From what I gathered, the show follows young Indie as he goes on adventures and meets various historical figures along the way.

How did I not know this show existed? It's so funny because lately I keep finding a lot of shows from the 90s such as Hetty Wainthropp Investigates that I had no idea even existed. I've said this before and I'll continue saying it, I love watching and finding old shows. And as soon as I finish watching Hetty Wainthropp (I'm almost finished), I'll start watching this.

What old TV shows have you found or started watching?

Book of Interest: The Adventures of Indiana Jones

For some reason Indiana Jones has been on my mind lately, I love watching all four movies and Indy is definitely one of my favorite characters. He's a professor and an archaeologist who goes on magnificent adventures trying to recover important artifacts, what's not to love about that. I have been thinking of getting this Indiana Jones novelization trilogy, I love reading novelizations because the authors tend to add a little something extra to the story along with giving the reader more insight to the characters.

I have the novelization for the fourth movie, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull by James Rollins but I don't have the first three. Which is why I want to get this so I can enjoy all of Indy's adventures from the beginning but in book form.

Book: The Adventures of Indiana Jones by Campbell Black, James Kahn and Rob Macgregor

Description:

With bullwhip in hand, Indiana Jones has unearthed a wealth of ancient treasures. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, the fearless archaeologist journeys from Nepal to Cairo to the Mediterranean, dodging poisons, traps, and snakes, battling rivals old and new–all in pursuit of an ancient artifact that holds the key to dazzling, invincible power. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom finds our intrepid hero in a remote village in India, where a mysterious old shaman tells him that his arrival has been foreseen–and that he must retrieve a stolen mystical stone. And finally, in The Last Crusade, Indy must face the most challenging and personal endeavor of his life: rescue his estranged father, the eminent professor Dr. Henry Jones, from a Nazi’s lair, and recover the legendary Holy Grail. Yet Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade doesn’t mean the adventure is over. . . .