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INDIANA JONES
ALL ABOUT INDY
Indiana Jones as played by Harrison FordPlayed by: Harrison Ford

Date of Birth:
July 1, 1899

Nicknames: Indy, Junior, Dr. Jones, Jones

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Personality type: Reluctant hero

Signature look: Brown fedora, bullwhip, leather bomber jacket, dusty khahi button-down shirt, cavlary wool pants, MKvii bag, and boots

Education:
Undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and graduate degree in linguistics from the Sorbonne (France).

STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES

  • Sharpshooter
  • Quick thinking
  • Bullwhip
  • Knowlege of several languages
  • Women
  • Snakes
  • Artifacts

ENDEARING TRAITS
ANNOYING TRAITS
  • Never loses his hat
  • Great paternal instinct
  • Vulnerability
  • will stop dead in his tracks if there are snakes
Indy's story: Born on July 1st, 1899 Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. also known as Indy, is a professor, archaeologist, and adventurer. Indiana is typically seen with a bullwhip, leather jacket and fedora hat. Indiana's first adventure was when he was a Boy Scout who in 1912 Utah happens upon a site where a party led by a mercenary, wearing a fedora and leather jacket, finds the cross of Coronado, a priceless Spanish American artifact. Indy, believing it belongs in a museum, takes it and is pursued, attempting to escape by horseback. From there he pursues his love of artifacts and continues on a long lasting legacy as a devoted historian and archaeologist returning priceless artifacts to museums.






  • Character based on / inspired by: Hotly debated: R.C. Andrews? Vendyl Jones? James Bond? Richard Francis Burton
INSIDE INDY'S HEAD
Inside Indy's HeadPsychological profile: Something of an everyman, Indiana Jones is a hero that we can imagine living in our own neighborhoods.

Fears / Phobias: Snakes
INDY'S CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Archaeological accomplishments: Found Ark of the Covenant, Sankara Stones, Cross of Coronado, Holy Grail, Crystal Skulls, Golden Fertility Idol, etc.

Artifacts claimed/found: The Ark of the Covenant, Golden Fertility Idol, missing Sankara Stones, The Grail Tablet, The Holy Grail, The Crystak Skull of Akator.


Books
  • The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones




WHAT'S YOUR INDY IQ?
INDIANA JONES FACTOIDS
  • Tom Selleck was originally cast as Indiana Jones, but couldn't get out of Magnum P.I.
  • Nick Nolte turned down the role
  • In Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Steven Spielburg cast real Russian actors to play the part, so their accents would sound real.
  • Steven Spielburg said his favorite part of all the Indy movies was the melting Nazi puppet in Raider of the Lost Ark.
  • Henry Jones Jr. came up with his nickname because of his Alaskan Malamut "Indiana"


RELATIONSHIPS ROUND-UP
FAMILY
Indiana Jones' father played by Sean Connery Sean Connery
Professer Henry Jones/ Indiana Jones father.
Appears in:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

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Relationship dynamics: Father to Indy.

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Marion Ravenwood
Appears in:Raiders of the Lost Ark and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Personality type:independant, self-confident, good at drinking games

Relationship dynamics:has Indy's son, marries Indy at the end of KotCS


Henry Jones III played by Shia La Beouf
Name:
Henry Jones III (Mutt Williams)
Appears in:Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Personality type:very much like his father, greaser, good at fighting

Relationship dynamics:has to deal with Indy as his father rather than just a "teacher" but ends up accepting that Indy is his father.

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MISADVENTURES IN ROMANCE
Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc
Marion Ravenwood
Bar Owner (The Raven) in Nepal
Appears in: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Attraction level: 10/10
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Personality type
: Tomboyish, feisty

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Alison Doody as Dr.Elsa Schneider from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Dr. Elsa Schneider
Austrian Historian
Appears in: Indian Jones and the Last Crusade
Attraction level: 8/10
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Personality type: Bright, Witty

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Kate Capeshaw as Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom
Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott
Singer
Appears in: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Attraction level: 8/10
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Personality type: Annoying, Prissy

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INDY'S TRUSTY SIDEKICKS AND COLLEAGUES
Short Round as played by Jonathan Ke Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Short Round
Orphan
Appears in: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Personality type: Wily, resourceful

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Sallah
Dig Site Coordinator
Appears in: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Personality type:Loyal, Boisterous

Relationship dynamics: Solid friend to Indy.

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"Mac" George McHale
Occupation
Appears in: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Personality type: Greedy, Traitor

Relationship dynamics: He was one of Indie's old pals, then he betrayed him.


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INDY'S MOST NOTABLE QUOTABLES
QUOTE SAID TO / QUOTED FROM
  • I'm allowing you to tag along. So why don't you give your mouth a rest. Okay, doll?
Willie, The Temple of Doom
  • Sallah, I said *no* camels. That's *five* camels. Can't you count?
Sallah/Last Crusade

INDY'S PHOTO TIMELINE
Young Indiana Jones
Age: 12

Year: 1912

Location: Utah, American South West,

Movie: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Other Wiki Pages
Last Crusade Production Notes - Flixster
Indiana's Era
Add infamous adventures to the timeline of Indiana Jones!

Fan Art
Share your Indy-inspired collages, video montages, and more.

Bad Boys & Beddable Babes
Indy's life wouldn't be the same without them.

Spurious Archeology
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Indy's methods questionable?
Indiana Jones Movies

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