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145-871: The title was designed, written, and directed by Hal Barwood , who considered the Indiana Jones franchise a perfect fit for the action-adventure genre. Initially developed for the Microsoft Windows operating systems, the game later received an enhanced Nintendo 64 port jointly developed with Factor 5 released exclusively in North America and Brazil, as well as a 2D version for the Game Boy Color created by HotGen. Infernal Machine received generally favorable reviews, having been praised for its detailed storyline and sophisticated level designs, though widely criticized for its unwieldy control scheme. Infernal Machine

290-450: A cult classic . Later, in 1984, Barwood made his theatrical feature film directorial debut with the science fiction - horror film Warning Sign , starring Sam Waterston . The film was released in 1985 and received negative reviews although its box office performance was not so bad. While working on Dragonslayer , Barwood realized that he wanted to make video games in order to pursue his second childhood passion. Prior to becoming

435-493: A filmmaking career. He studied art at Brown University and The Rhode Island School of Design ; and later attended the University of Southern California 's School of Cinema-Television , where he met and became friends with Matthew Robbins , along with other film students such as Walter Murch , Robert Dalva , George Lucas and others who came to be known by some as The Dirty Dozen , and who went on to considerable success in

580-410: A second unit director and the film's executive producer, along with his acquaintance Howard Kazanjian , whom Lucas believed would be a disciplined influence and not indulge the filmmakers' larger ambitions. He also brought in his long-time collaborator Robert Watts as associate producer and production manager. Paramount mandated a filming schedule of 85 days; Lucas, Spielberg, and Marshall agreed on

725-519: A $ 20   million budget, and concluded that September. Filming took place on sets at Elstree Studios , England, and on location mainly in La Rochelle , France, Tunisia, and Hawaii. Pre-release polling showed little audience interest in the film leading up to its June 12, 1981 release date, especially compared to Superman II . Despite this, Raiders of the Lost Ark became the highest-grossing film of

870-405: A bit of a mixture of wonderful and horrid, and I'm saddened to say that the gameplay is quite average. Indy fans will still enjoy the experience to some degree (I did have some fun) if you can put up with all the game engine flaws." Neil Harris of The Electric Playground gave it 7.5 out of 10, calling it "a must-have for any fan of the third person action-adventure game." However, Edge gave it

1015-431: A different movie. Kasdan named Marion after his grandmother-in-law, and took Ravenwood from a Los Angeles street. Belloq was intended to be a sophisticated villain to counter the "beer-drinking" hero. Spielberg cast Freeman after seeing him in the docudrama Death of a Princess (1980); Freeman's piercing eyes had captivated him. Giancarlo Giannini and singer Jacques Dutronc were also considered. Danny DeVito

1160-467: A fight, and it had more dialogue; this was deemed unnecessary and removed for a tighter paced sequence. The cave's exterior was considered a perfect location, though a nearby pool was a mosquito breeding ground; even with anti-mosquito equipment the crew was bitten. The donkeys used for the trek suffered lameness . It was difficult to find replacements, and eventually, a pair of gray donkeys were painted brown with colored hairspray and flown by helicopter to

1305-601: A final exterior sequence on the steps of San Francisco City Hall showing Jones and Marion together. Other changes included the addition of a scene where the Ark makes a humming noise in the Bantu Wind hold and the removal of a scene showing Jones holding on to the U-boat periscope to follow the Nazis; Spielberg thought it looked poor and hoped the audiences would not care how Jones accomplished

1450-515: A fun project and agreed to the deal. He negotiated a seven-figure salary, a percentage of the gross profits, and the option to re-write his dialogue. Ford undertook extensive exercise to enhance his physique and trained for several weeks under stunt coordinator Glenn Randall to use a bullwhip , becoming proficient enough to disarm the Monkey Man (Vic Tablian); his wrist had to be rehabilitated to compensate for an old injury. Ford's interpretation of

1595-478: A game of this type". While Blevins thought the variety of puzzles provided was sufficient and applauded the inclusion of a hint system, Michael E. Ryan of GameSpot found many of the puzzles in the game to focus too heavily on platforming and went on to state that they become "quite repetitive - even predictable" after the first few levels. The most criticized aspect of the PC game across the majority of reviews, however, are

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1740-465: A good bottle of vodka. A bonus level sees Jones return to the Peruvian temple from the opening of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark , discovering another golden idol in a secret room. Infernal Machine project leader, designer and writer Hal Barwood always thought of Indiana Jones as an action hero. Based on this notion, he decided for the game to be an action-adventure , as he was particularly fond of

1885-400: A good overhaul since the PC version's, and they work very smoothly – you'll basically be Lara Croft with a whip. The N64's twitchy analog stick causes some accuracy problems, but, overall, Machine provides perfect Indy-style adventure fun." HotGen's Game Boy Color version received above-average reviews according to GameRankings. Suzi Sez of GameZone gave it 8.5 out of 10, saying, "This game

2030-402: A greater depth of field; Spielberg preferred his changes. Slocombe often employed natural light, using solar position predictions to plot a scene's layout. Spielberg liked the beams of sunlight glimpsed through scenery and tasked special effects artist Kit West with using a smoke machine to create artificial sunlight shards. For the bar fight, Spielberg wanted pitch-black shadows on the wall, but

2175-752: A hint system to lead players in the right direction. Additionally, the score system from previous Indiana Jones games, the Indy Quotient, makes a return. Apart from John Williams ' "Raiders March", the soundtrack was newly composed by Clint Bajakian and consists of about 130 original pieces. Dubbed European language versions of the fully voice-acted game were released by THQ in Germany, Ubisoft in France, Electronic Arts in Spain and CTO in Italy. An intended PlayStation version

2320-661: A journey to find the four machine parts before the Soviets do, and retrieves them from a monastery in the mountains of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , an active volcano on Palawan in the Philippines , an Olmec valley in Mexico , and a tomb near Meroë in the deserts of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan . He is confronted by Volodnikov and Turner who both demand him to hand over the parts as they think they would not be safe with

2465-746: A lack of anti-venom, and Stanley Kubrick 's daughter Vivian —who was visiting Kubrick on the set of The Shining —called the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) about the treatment of the snakes. The interior of Jones' school was filmed at The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth , in Hertfordshire; the exterior was the University of the Pacific in California. Tunisia

2610-537: A lasting impact on popular culture , spawning a host of imitators across several media and inspiring other filmmakers. The United States Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1999. Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first entry in what became the Indiana Jones franchise , which includes four more films— Temple of Doom (1984), Last Crusade (1989), Kingdom of

2755-500: A physicist interested in alternate dimensions , the Soviets' objective is to find a weapon more powerful than the nuclear bomb, giving them a decisive advantage in the Cold War . Sophia hires Jones to investigate what exactly the Soviets are searching for, and he travels to their dig site in the Kingdom of Iraq . There, he joins up with Sophia's boss Simon Turner and finds out that Volodnikov

2900-462: A portal that leads to the other dimension. There, he defeats the malevolent Marduk and frees Sophia from her cage. Having escaped back to Babylon, the team is greeted by Volodnikov, who is curious to find out if they encountered God on the other side, which Jones denies. In the ensuing conversation, the Soviet doctor turns out less extremist than assumed, and the three wander off into the sunrise in search of

3045-471: A professional video game designer, Barwood had previously created two video games for the Apple II (which he wrote and designed), entitled Binary Gauge and Space Snatchers . The first was self-published while the other was never published. Both of these titles are still available for PC play from his website, finitearts.com . He was hired as a script writer, producer and director for LucasArts . Following

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3190-565: A puzzle game. Hal Barwood Hal Barwood (born April 16, 1940) is an American screenwriter , film producer , film director , game designer , game producer , and novelist . Barwood was born in Hanover, New Hampshire , where his father ran the local movie theater. Early on he was thrilled by The Thing from Another World , and later in school Ingmar Bergman 's The Seventh Seal . Both films possessed unique authorial personality and were important inspirations pointing him toward

3335-454: A real life incident about a married couple who are chased by police as the couple tries to regain custody of their baby. The Sugarland Express was released in 1974 but fared poorly at the box office (as it received a limited release), although it won the award for Best Screenplay at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival . He and Robbins later wrote John Badham 's comedic sports film The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings , which

3480-541: A score of six out of ten, saying that the rating "reflects its worth to players who have the patience to brave its inadequacies." Tom Chick of Computer Games Strategy Plus gave it two stars out of five, calling it "A tedious, frustrating, flat-chested, wisecracking Tomb Raider who's nothing like the Indiana Jones that you know and love." Despite its enhancements, the Nintendo 64 version fared about as well with critics as

3625-519: A self-imposed 73-day schedule. Spielberg was determined to avoid criticism for another schedule overrun. Six months of pre-production began in December 1979. Spielberg preferred to spend a year in pre-production, but worked at a faster pace to keep the budget low. Spielberg and Lucas were both simultaneously working on other projects. Artists Ed Verreaux, Dave Negron, Michael Lloyd , and Joe Johnston provided extensive storyboarding , with over 80% of

3770-788: A sequel to Fate entitled Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix , in which after World War II , Indiana Jones would need to defeat Neo-Nazis in order to prevent Adolf Hitler 's resurrection in Bolivia with the Philosopher's Stone . However, the title was cancelled after LucasArts became aware that with how the story dealt with Neo-Nazism would affect the game's sales in Germany , which was an important overseas market for adventure games at that time. Still wanting to do one more Indiana Jones graphic adventure, Wilmunder wanted to do one entitled Indiana Jones and

3915-403: A share of the gross profits. Producer Frank Marshall, who had experience on smaller independent films, was hired because Spielberg believed he would keep the film on schedule and budget. Spielberg also hired cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and production designer Norman Reynolds because he liked their previous works, and his long-time collaborator Michael Kahn as editor. Lucas served as

4060-536: A source of danger from its propellers. The plane was abandoned in Tunisia and slowly dismantled over the following decade by souvenir hunters before being demolished. The fight between Jones and the German underneath the plane was mainly improvised; Spielberg had to restrain himself from making it too long as each new idea led to another. During the fight, the moving vehicle rolled over Ford's foot and towards his knee before it

4205-511: A story for two weeks. Lucas imagined his character as a college professor and archaeologist adventurer, based on his own appreciation for archaeology and famous archaeologists like Hiram Bingham III , Roy Chapman Andrews , and Leonard Woolley . Kaufman removed Lucas' vision of Smith as a nightclub patron and womanizer, and suggested the Ark of the Covenant as the film's central goal; he learned of

4350-471: A stuntman concealing his face. Ford performed as many of his stunts as was allowed throughout Raiders , suffering various injuries. The tarantulas on Molina's body would not move because they were male and non-aggressive. A female spider was put on his chest to encourage movement. Abandoned ideas for the temple included a crushing wall trap and a pit concealed by spider-webs. The golden idol also had mechanically operated eyes that could follow Jones. For

4495-402: A supporting cast with their own unique characteristics and believed it was important these characters had a memorable impact. He described how the hardest part of writing was explaining how Jones would fall into successive dangerous events and survive, and how he traveled between locations. In August 1978, after approximately five months, Kasdan completed his first draft. Spielberg described

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4640-500: A teacher and literacy program director, until she died in 2023. Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan , based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman . Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones , a globetrotting archaeologist vying with Nazi German forces to recover

4785-484: A thin-plaster skull filled with blood bags and detritus. It was blown up using explosives, shotguns, and an air cannon. It took three attempts to get the desired effect. Belloq's death was considered so extreme the Motion Picture Association of America initially classified the film with an R rating restricting it to those over the age of 17 without an adult. Flames were superimposed over the scene to conceal

4930-434: A trilogy of films, to play Indiana Jones. Those considered for the role included Bill Murray , Nick Nolte , Steve Martin , Chevy Chase , Tim Matheson , Nick Mancuso , Peter Coyote , Jack Nicholson , Jeff Bridges , John Shea , Sam Elliott , Harry Hamlin , and David Hasselhoff . Casting director Mike Fenton favored Bridges but Lucas' wife and frequent collaborator Marcia Lucas preferred Tom Selleck . Selleck

5075-472: A while to adapt to his working style. Filming concluded in September 1980, after 73 days. Lucas described it as the film he had the fewest problems with because of the lack of studio interference. Post-production lasted about two months and focused mainly on special effects and pick-up shots. Spielberg's first cut was close to three hours long before he and Kahn re-edited it to just under two hours. Lucas

5220-717: Is "honest and true and trusting." Both men felt it was important Jones be fallible, vulnerable, and as capable of comedic moments as well as serious ones. They intended him to be someone the audience could relate to and idolize. Lucas suggested Marion would have a romantic past, at the age of 11, with the much older Jones; Spielberg replied, "she had better be older". While Spielberg directed 1941 (1979), Kasdan used his office to write Raiders , taking inspiration from early 20th-century serials and adventure films like Red River (1948), Seven Samurai (1954), and The Magnificent Seven (1960). He wrote Jones as an antihero , an archaeologist reduced to grave-robbing. Kasdan wanted

5365-488: Is an action-adventure and, as such, features a hybrid of various gameplay mechanics. The player sees Indiana Jones from a third-person perspective and controls him through 17 levels of a fully polygonal 3D world. A recurring element of Infernal Machine are platforming sections, for which a combination of running, jumping, climbing, and the use of the protagonist's trademark bullwhip is required. Furthermore, several human, animal and supernatural enemies are encountered during

5510-444: Is dead. The bar is set ablaze during a scuffle with Gestapo agent Arnold Toht , who arrives to take a medallion from Marion. Toht attempts to recover the medallion from the flames, but only burns its image into his hand. Jones and Marion safely take the medallion and escape. Traveling to Cairo , the pair meet Jones's friend Sallah . Sallah reveals Belloq is assisting the Nazis, who have fashioned an incomplete replica medallion from

5655-689: Is looking for the Babylonian god Marduk who lives on another plane called the Aetherium. Deep in the ruins of the Etemenanki , Jones translates ancient cuneiform tablets revealing the true story behind the Tower of Babel : 2600 years ago, Nebuchadnezzar II was inspired by Marduk to build a great engine, but the frightened Babylonians tore the tower housing it down, leading four of the god's disciples to escape with some parts of this "Infernal Machine". Jones embarks on

5800-624: Is not for the faint-hearted! Fast-paced action will greet you on the very first scene and will follow you throughout the perilous journey to find the Infernal Machine! Don't hesitate or you may find yourself...very dead!" Extreme Ahab of GamePro said of the game, "If you crack your whip for this one, prepare for enjoyable action and a bit of brainwork." On the other hand, Frank Provo of GameSpot panned it for its backtracking, missing puzzle hints, and lack of plot development, but lauded for its clean animations and sound effects. Nick Woods of AllGame

5945-615: The Antikythera mechanism , conceived the Infernal Machine as the MacGuffin , and placed it in the biblical Tower of Babel , which is believed to be identical with the Etemenanki , a temple dedicated to the god Marduk . Developed for Windows 95 and 98 , the game uses a modified version of the Sith engine adapted for a third-person view by lead programmer Paul LeFevre. Eventually, lighting, collision, rendering and tools underwent drastic rewrites to

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6090-618: The Bantu Wind tramp steamer, and Fred Sorenson portrays Jones' pilot Jock. Producer Frank Marshall appears as the Flying Wing pilot. Pat Roach appears as the Nazi who brawls with Jones by the Flying Wing and one of Toht's Nepalese Sherpas . Vic Tablian plays Jones's treacherous Peruvian guide Barranca and the Monkey Man in Cairo. The film features the first theatrical appearance of Alfred Molina as Jones' guide Satipo. Terry Richards portrays

6235-486: The Cairo swordsman shot by Jones. George Lucas conceived Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1973, shortly after finishing the comedy drama American Graffiti (1973). An old movie poster of a heroic character leaping from a horse to a truck reminded Lucas of the early 20th-century serial films he enjoyed as a youth, such as Buck Rogers (1939), Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939), Spy Smasher (1942), and Don Winslow of

6380-456: The James Bond character , were the basis of Jones' own. Lucas wanted Jones to be a kung fu practitioner and a playboy , funding his lifestyle with the spoils of his adventures, but Spielberg and Kasdan felt the character was complicated enough being an adventurer and archaeologist. Spielberg suggested making Jones an avid gambler or an alcoholic, but Lucas wanted Jones to be a role model who

6525-476: The Nā Pali Coast State Park to finish the scene. The loosely detailed script led to much improvisation; where the script described three people talking in a room, in the film it took place in a quarry alongside 500 extras. Scenes like a student of Jones's flashing the "Love You" message written across her eyelids and Marion putting on a dress to conceal a weapon were also improvised. Allen believed

6670-635: The United States , Jones is briefed by two Army Intelligence agents that Nazi German forces are excavating at Tanis , Egypt , and one of their telegrams mentions Jones' former mentor Abner Ravenwood. Jones deduces that the Nazis are seeking the Ark of the Covenant , which Adolf Hitler believes will make their army invincible. The agents recruit Jones to recover the Ark first. At a bar in Nepal , Jones reunites with Abner's daughter Marion , with whom Jones once had an illicit relationship, and learns that Abner

6815-474: The 1970s, he also co-wrote an unproduced screenplay with Robbins called Home Free , for which Ralph McQuarrie was contracted to do a series of conceptual paintings. After Close Encounters , Barwood and Robbins collaborated again for the fantasy film Dragonslayer , starring Peter MacNicol , which Barwood co-wrote and produced. Dragonslayer was released in 1981 and received good reviews and despite its mediocre box office performance, it has since become

6960-570: The Ark from his hematologist. The Ark provided a source of conflict for the hero and the Nazis , playing off Nazi leader Adolf Hitler 's historical fascination with the occult . Lucas wanted Kaufman to direct the film, but because he was already committed to working on the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Lucas paused the idea again and resumed working on Star Wars . In May 1977, Lucas vacationed in Hawaii to avoid any potential negative news about

7105-730: The Ark is later stored, the latter painted by Michael Pangrazio . Spielberg disliked the painting of the China Clipper plane (by Alan Maley ) as he did not think it looked real against the water they had filmed. Jones' attire—a leather jacket and khaki pants—was based on Humphrey Bogart 's in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and Charlton Heston in Secret of the Incas (1954). Costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis dumped boxes of hats on

7250-567: The Ark to London aboard a tramp steamer . A German U-boat intercepts the steamer and seizes the Ark and Marion; Jones covertly boards the U-boat. The vessel travels to an island in the Aegean Sea , where Belloq intends to test the power of the Ark before presenting it to Hitler. On the island, Jones ambushes the Nazi group and threatens to destroy the Ark but surrenders after Belloq deduces that Jones would never destroy something so historically significant, also surmising that Jones wants to know if

7395-452: The Ark's power is real. The Nazis restrain Jones and Marion at the testing site as Belloq ceremonially opens the Ark but finds only sand inside. At Jones' instruction, he and Marion close their eyes to avoid looking at the opened Ark, as it releases spirits, flames, and bolts of energy that kill Belloq, Toht, and the assembled Nazis before sealing itself shut. Jones and Marion open their eyes to find

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7540-725: The C buttons of the Nintendo 64 controller . Furthermore, the N64 version has some new musical pieces composed by Chris Hülsbeck , and employs sequenced music as opposed to the prerecorded audio from the PC original. The port was only released in North America and was exclusive to the LucasArts Company Store, a majority of the stock being distributed for rental at the Blockbuster chain of stores. Electronic Arts planned to release it in Europe, but

7685-458: The Crystal Skull (2008), and Dial of Destiny (2023)—a television series , video games , comic books , novels , theme park attractions, and toys. In 1936, American archaeologist Indiana Jones recovers a Golden Idol from a booby-trapped Peruvian temple. Rival archaeologist René Belloq corners him and steals the idol; Jones escapes in a waiting float plane . After returning to

7830-467: The Indiana Jones theme, more commonly known as "The Raiders March" that plays during the main character's heroic scenes. Two separate pieces were played for Spielberg, who wanted to use both. These pieces became the main theme and musical bridge of "The Raiders March". For the romantic theme, Williams took inspiration from older films like the drama Now, Voyager (1942) to create something more emotionally monumental that he felt would contrast well with

7975-504: The Infernal Machine as a downloadable game for personal computers. In November, the game was released through Steam . The PC version received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings . Although some critics found it to be too similar to Tomb Raider , the game was noted for setting itself apart from the aforementioned series due to being based on the Indiana Jones franchise, and relying more heavily on puzzle-solving. Tal Blevins of IGN commended

8120-604: The Infernal Machine, a mythological Babylonian power source, before the Soviets could do it. Infernal Machine , as being the series' first 3D installment video game, was released in 1999 and became a success like Fate of Atlantis . That same year, in August, PC Gamer magazine designated Barwood as one of the top 25 game designers in the United States. Following the release of Infernal Machine , Barwood designed and presided over

8265-469: The Lost Ark and the dark fantasy Dragonslayer (1981). He felt special effects were a financially economical method of delivering a good film; as long as they were emotionally involved in the story, he said audiences would buy into even a poor special effect. Spielberg liked practical effects because he could regularly check the raw footage during filming, rather than waiting months for the completed composite effects . Freeman said he had no idea what

8410-527: The LucasArts staff ended up creating the 1992 adventure game Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis , which was a success. In the game, Indiana Jones and his sidekick Sophia Hapgood travel around the world in order to find the legendary lost city of Atlantis before the Nazis can find it. Due to the successful reception of Fate of Atlantis , Barwood helped Joe Pinney, Bill Stoneham, and Aric Wilmunder conceive

8555-644: The Navy (1942). He wanted to make a B movie modeled on those serials and conceived The Adventures of Indiana Smith , featuring a daring archaeologist named after his Alaskan Malamute dog. Around the same time, Lucas was trying to adapt the space opera serial Flash Gordon (1936), but could not obtain the rights. He shelved the Indiana Smith project to focus on creating his own space opera, Star Wars (1977). In 1975, Lucas discussed his serial film idea with his friend Philip Kaufman . The pair worked on

8700-478: The Nazi dig site, and use the medallion and the correctly sized staff of Ra to locate the Well of Souls, the Ark's resting place. They recover the Ark, a golden, intricately decorated chest, but Belloq and the Nazis discover them and seize it. Jones and Marion, whom Belloq has held captive, are sealed inside the well, but the pair escape and Jones captures a truck carrying the Ark. Alongside Marion, Jones arranges to transport

8845-479: The PC games Phlinx to go and Zengems , released in 2005 and 2007. Both were well received. In 2008–2009, Barwood served as the lead designer and writer on Mata Hari , a World War I spy action adventure game developed by German studio Cranberry Production . It received positive reviews. Also, in 2009, Barwood wrote parts of Mobster 2: Vendetta , the second installment of the Mobsters video game franchise which

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8990-481: The PC original, receiving "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . The control scheme of the port was well received by Matt Casamassina of IGN for the addition of C button item management and Z-targeting, both inspired by Ocarina of Time . Though Casamassina still considered the controls "slow" and "a little clunky", he commended them for being "more intuitive, tighter, speedier, and all around more balanced" than those of

9135-481: The PC version. Joe Fielder of GameSpot did not share these sentiments and stated the adaptation of the keyboard controls to the console controller to be "rather clunky and unintuitive". Casamassina was impressed with the texture work and lighting, and found the title to be "one of the prettiest" on the Nintendo 64, even more so by employing the Expansion Pak to achieve high-resolution graphics. Despite its praise,

9280-727: The RSPCA about the perceived poor treatment of the snakes required production to cease while safeguards were added. Reynolds and production artist Ron Cobb created the BV-38 flying wing based on the Horten Ho 229 , the Northrop N-1M and the Vought V-173 . Constructed by the British engineering firm Vickers , it was dismantled and shipped to Tunisia. It was not designed to be flight-worthy, only to serve as

9425-733: The Spear of Destiny , but it was also scrapped. Despite this, both the Iron Phoenix and the Spear of Destiny stories were later adapted into four-part comic books by Dark Horse Comics . In 1995, Barwood worked on Big Sky Trooper and directed the live-action sequences of Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire , both released that same year and receiving mixed reviews. He later went to work in desktops games, Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures and Star Wars: Yoda Stories , released in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Both, casual games before there

9570-446: The U-boat dock. An original coal-fired tramp steamer boat could not be found for filming, so an Egyptian boat found in an Irish port was decorated appropriately and sailed to France. The production moved to Elstree Studios by June   30. Interiors included the scene featuring an imam deciphering the staff headpiece and the Peruvian temple. There were repeated delays while filming the Well of Souls scene: there were too few snakes,

9715-422: The Well of Souls, the Tanis dig site, and the Cairo marketplace. They contained 1-inch tall figurines to suggest how many extras would be required. Among changes made at this stage, Spielberg abandoned his idea for Toht to have a mechanical arm that could be replaced with a machine gun or flamethrower. Lucas said it put the film into a different genre. Lucas wanted a relatively unknown actor, willing to commit to

9860-423: The World, Part I , the latest James Bond film For Your Eyes Only , and The Great Muppet Caper , were also expected to perform well. Conversely, audience polling by CinemaScore showed little awareness or anticipation for Raiders until nationwide previews a week before its release. The New York Times reported Paramount had provided theater owners with a more beneficial deal than usual to ensure Raiders

10005-400: The air was removed to make the head shrivel. Special effects artist Chris Walas sculpted Lacey's melting face using different colored layers of gelatin placed over a carved, heat-resistant stone skull. Propane heaters were used to melt the gelatin and filmed using a slower-than-normal camera so the effect appears to take place rapidly when played at normal speed. Belloq's head mold contained

10150-704: The area cleared of bodies and their bindings removed. Back in Washington, D.C. , the United States government rewards Jones for securing the Ark. Despite Jones' insistence, the agents state only that the Ark has been moved to an undisclosed location for "top men" to study. In a vast warehouse, the Ark is crated up and stored among countless other crates. Raiders of the Lost Ark also features Wolf Kahler as Nazi officer Colonel Dietrich and Anthony Higgins as Major Gobler, Dietrich's right-hand man. Don Fellows and William Hootkins appear as United States Army Intelligence agents Colonel Musgrove and Major Eaton, respectively. George Harris plays Simon Katanga, captain of

10295-445: The best looking third person adventures", and applauded the in-engine cutscenes, claiming them to be "bordering on film quality at times". Ryan said the graphics were "not exactly cutting edge", but "generally quite good" due to the "fairly smooth and convincing" animations. Blevins praised the environments for having "a lot more personality than the Tomb Raider series". Ellis called some of the locations "simply stunning", and Ryan found

10440-570: The boulder trap, the monkey in Cairo, Toht burning the medallion's imprint into his hand, and government agents locking the Ark away. Kasdan realized Spielberg and Lucas had several set pieces in mind, but they were looking for someone else to do the hard work of piecing them together. Spielberg hated the name Indiana Smith, believing it would remind audiences of the Steve McQueen character Nevada Smith . All three men agreed to use "Jones" instead. Actors Clint Eastwood and Toshiro Mifune , and

10585-429: The burns on Toht's hand. Nazi soldiers and mercenaries attack Jones, and Marion is seemingly killed, leaving Jones despondent. An imam deciphers the medallion for Jones, revealing that one side bears a warning against disturbing the Ark, and the other bears the complete measurements for the "staff of Ra ", an item used to locate the Ark. Jones and Sallah realize that the Nazis are digging in the wrong location, infiltrate

10730-504: The character John Falstaff . Ronald Lacey was cast as Toht because he reminded Spielberg of actor Peter Lorre . Klaus Kinski was offered the role but chose to appear in the horror film Venom (1981) because it offered more money. Principal photography began on June 23, 1980. Filming took place on location in La Rochelle in France, Tunisia in North Africa, and Hawaii, and on sets at Elstree Studios , England. Elstree

10875-499: The character was as an academic first and an adventurer second. For Jones' love interest Marion, Spielberg wanted someone akin to early 20th-century leading female icons like Irene Dunne , Barbara Stanwyck , and Ann Sheridan , who equaled their male counterparts. Lucas wanted Debra Winger , but she was not interested, and Spielberg wanted his girlfriend Amy Irving , but she was unavailable. They also considered Stephanie Zimbalist , Barbara Hershey and Sean Young . Spielberg

11020-423: The controls. Ellis described them as "infuriating at times", mostly due to their faulty collision detection when performing certain actions. Ryan thought the control system was too jerky, unresponsive, and unnecessarily slow because of delays between the moves. The graphics, while low on polygons, were received well for its detailed textures and the diverse locations presented. Ellis called Infernal Machine "one of

11165-413: The course of the game, which the player can fight off with numerous firearms , the aforementioned whip, and a machete . In addition to these obstacles, the game largely focuses on solving puzzles and discovering treasures. Some levels include vehicle-themed portions such as rafting , jeep treks, and mine cart chases. The main objective of the game is to collect four machine parts in order to complete

11310-567: The development of RTX Red Rock and helped revise the story of Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb , another Indiana Jones video game; it involves Indiana Jones searching the tomb of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang before the Nazis and a Chinese Triad can find it. Both Red Rock and Emperor's Tomb were released in 2003, the former with negative reviews and the latter to critical acclaim. After

11455-534: The draft as good but too long; Kasdan and Lucas collaborated to trim and refine it. The script was a globe-spanning tale set in the United States, Egypt, Greece, and Nepal. Several elements were cut, including a journey to Shanghai that would lead to a minecart chase and Jones using a gong to shield himself from gunfire, ideas later used in the prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). To his frustration, much of Kasdan's love story between Jones and Marion

11600-427: The effect. Kasdan scripted detailed montages during the transition between locations, but Spielberg saved money by showing a map and an animated line traveling between destinations. Skulls and rotting bodies made by chief make-up artist Tom Smith filled the Well of Souls catacombs. To get the monkey to perform a Nazi salute , the trainer hit it on the head to make it touch the affected area. When this did not work,

11745-500: The feat. Lucas removed a scene of a man fainting at the sight of Jones and Marion emerging from the Well of Souls because he thought the joke did not fit with the tone of the film. Shots of the Douglas DC-3 Jones and Marion use to fly out of Nepal were repurposed from the adventure film Lost Horizon (1973), and an establishing shot of the streets of Washington, D.C. was taken from The Hindenburg (1975). Spielberg justified

11890-451: The film industry. In 1965, as a student, Barwood wrote, directed, and produced the short animated film, A Child's Introduction to the Cosmos , and in 1970, The Great Walled City of Xan . His first theatrical film work was briefly as an effects animator on George Lucas ' debut feature film, the social science fiction film THX 1138 starring Donald Pleasence and Robert Duvall . THX 1138

12035-576: The film's Peruvian opening. The Paramount logo dissolving into a natural mountain was an improvisation by Spielberg based on his own childhood habit of doing the same while making films; the mountain is Kalalea Mountain on the island of Kauaʻi . Though the scene appears to be a single location, it was shot across 10 areas in Hawaii, including the Huleia National Wildlife Refuge . It was originally more elaborate and longer, featuring an added betrayal by one of Jones' guides, resulting in

12180-513: The film's humor and lighter moments. Williams used "dark" orchestral pieces to represent the actions of the Nazis, using the "seventh degree on the scale of the bottom". He said this signified a militaristic evil. To create something suitably biblical for the Ark of the Covenant, he used a mix of chorus and orchestra. The Peruvian temple interiors used in the film were life-sized sets. The giant boulder—made of fiberglass, plaster and wood—was designed to be 65 ft (20 m) wide, but this

12325-400: The film's many sounds. The snake slithering is a mix of Burtt running his hands through cheese casserole and wet sponges being dragged across grip tape; the rolling boulder is a Honda Civic driving down a gravel hill; and the Ark lid opening is the sound of a toilet cistern being opened. The Ark spirits are the cries of sea lions and dolphins filtered through a vocoder . Jones' revolver is

12470-494: The film, although they got a percentage and cameoed in the film itself as two World War II pilots. Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released in 1977 and became a critical and financial success, eventually grossing over $ 337 million worldwide. The next year, 1978, Robbins and Barwood wrote the adventure comedy film Corvette Summer , starring Mark Hamill . The film was released that year and received good reviews. In

12615-399: The filmmakers hung a grape over its head to encourage it to reach up; it took 50 takes to capture. A partially deaf rat was used for the scene of the ark humming in the hold of the Bantu Wind , giving it a unique and unnatural head movement. Matte paintings were used to create more elaborate backgrounds: these included the establishing shot of Marion's Nepalese bar and the warehouse where

12760-547: The floor for Ford to try on. After picking the right style, she purchased an Australian model she aged with Fuller's earth and mineral oil , and then scrunched beneath a bed. The hat allowed them to create a recognizable image even in silhouette. Designer Ralph McQuarrie was responsible for the Ark decorations. Spielberg wanted a moodier film noir lighting style like in The Informer (1935). In contrast, Slocombe wanted to make things brighter and used backlighting to create

12905-403: The game for its intricate and intriguing storyline. Keith Ellis of Eurogamer shared the opinion and stated the plot to be "excellently woven", enhancing the feel of "being part of a big blockbuster movie". Ellis, Blevins, and Mark Hill of PC Zone also praised Infernal Machine for its levels, calling them "excellently designed" and including "some of the most brilliant layouts [...] seen in

13050-484: The genre and its use of 3D worlds . Barwood also considered the Nazis to be overused as villains in the series and so instead set the title in the Cold War era with Russians as the antagonists. Originally, UFOs were planned to be used as a plot device , though George Lucas vetoed the idea, still reserving it for a then undeveloped fourth installment . In lieu thereof, Barwood became interested in ancient technology like

13195-514: The graphics received criticism for its "wooden" character animations, occasional frame rate drops, and bugs such as pop-ups and faulty texture placement. Casamassina remarked that the sound was superior to the PC version's, while Fielder thought it was about on par with the port's above-average graphics. Additionally, Fielder criticized the Nintendo 64 version for the many bugs and lockups, a problem uncommon for console releases. Hyper ' s Fish gave it 84%, saying, "Whilst Infernal Machine isn't

13340-598: The greatest third-person action adventure, it's certainly a nice one to add to your N64 collection. If you can brave the flaws, there's a satisfying experience to be had with Dr. Jones." Jes Bickham of N64 Magazine gave it 81%, calling it "a polished Tomb Raider ." Jules Grant of The Electric Playground gave it eight out of ten, saying that it was "better tomb raiding fare than Lara Croft's adventures, and console-wise, it's only available for Nintendo 64--tell your Sony loving friends to sit that in their CD tray and rotate." Uncle Dust of GamePro said, "The controls have received

13485-504: The idea further with Kaufman, who suggested the Ark as the film's goal. Lucas eventually focused on developing his 1977 film Star Wars . Development on Raiders of the Lost Ark resumed that year when he shared the idea with Spielberg, who joined the project several months later. While the pair had ideas for set pieces and stunts for the film, they hired Kasdan to fill in the narrative gaps between them. Principal photography began in June 1980 on

13630-435: The last part of the scene where Jones flees by plane, the first take ended in near-disaster when the plane crashed from a height of 20 ft (6.1 m) because Ford's dangling leg was blocking the aircraft's right flap. Filming of the Well of Souls scene was delayed initially by a lack of snakes. There were 500–600 snakes to use for close shots and some mechanical snakes for wider shots, but Spielberg wanted more. A request

13775-420: The latter of which intends to convince the other dimension to cooperate with the United States, and uses the machine parts to activate the engine. Turner pushes the unwilling Sophia into a mystical cage as a means of sending her to the Aetherium as an ambassador. Jones sees no other way but to kill him to reclaim all parts and rescue her. However, the activated machine goes awry, and Jones and Sophia are sucked into

13920-415: The latter scene focused on her character seducing Belloq, undermining her loyalty and love for Jones. She and Freeman collaborated to develop the idea of Marion getting Belloq drunk instead. Allen, Lacey, Freeman, and Rhys-Davies often spent time together between filming to talk and discuss their characters. Allen described Ford as a private person who would not discuss his character in detail, and it took her

14065-465: The latter to be "ace stuff", "further enhancing the motion picture feeling of the game". Tom Russo of NextGen , however, said, "Despite a fantastic storyline, the execution just doesn't merit a higher rating." Peter Silk of Adventure Gamer gave the PC version a perfect five stars out of five, saying that it was "in my opinion the best attempt yet to make adventure games appeal to a mainstream audience because it does not achieve this by 'dumbing-down'

14210-444: The levels to be "aesthetically well designed because of convincing architecture and wall decorations". Furthermore, the soundtrack was stated by Blevins to be "one of the best features of the game", based on its adding to the dramatic impact along the way. He applauded the voice recording for being "crisp and clean", though he was disappointed with the sparsity of musical tracks and environmental sound effects. Jonathan Sutyak of AllGame

14355-560: The lighting required to achieve this would have shrouded the actors' eyes; he settled for subtler shadings. He also wanted to illuminate the Well of Souls with a lighting effect through the ceiling opening, but once this was sealed it no longer made sense. The flaming torches used in the scene did not provide enough light, so he opted to use an artificial light source. Spielberg noted Allen always looked beautiful in her scenes because Slocombe spent twice as long setting up her lighting as he did Ford's. Sound effects supervisor Ben Burtt recorded

14500-428: The long-lost Ark of the Covenant which is said to make an army invincible. Teaming up with his tough former romantic interest Marion Ravenwood ( Karen Allen ), Jones races to stop rival archaeologist René Belloq ( Paul Freeman ) from guiding the Nazis to the Ark and its power. Lucas conceived Raiders of the Lost Ark in the early 1970s. Seeking to modernize the serial films of the early 20th century, he developed

14645-594: The other side. Untrusting of his fellow Americans, but opting for the lesser evil, he gives the parts to Sophia and Turner. Volodnikov says that it was probably better this way, as Marduk would have his revenge on those who desecrated the machine. Alarmed, Jones returns to the Room of the Tablets in Babylon, and finds a now-opened gate leading further into the ruins, to the core of the Infernal Machine. He catches up with Sophia and Turner,

14790-551: The plot or puzzles for action fans. It merely uses action as an added element. It is this that makes the game a classic and a worthy addition to the Indy series. I loved every moment from start to finish, and rest assured there is a lot of game in between start and finish!" In one review, Boba Fatt of GamePro said that the game "may be a direct copy of Tomb Raider , but Indy fans will be pleased with this whip-wielding, idol-grabbing, raft-riding roller coaster adventure that fits perfectly in

14935-468: The point that the code was renamed the Jones engine. The levels were principally designed by Steven Chen, and later conceptualized with illustrations by lead artist William Tiller. Multiplayer support was planned at the beginning of the development, but ultimately dropped because it turned out to be too complex to adequately test. Instead, more emphasis was put on the design of the single-player campaign with its puzzles and exploring aspect. The team implemented

15080-418: The previous year. Over 60 films were scheduled for release—more than the previous year—by studios eager to make the next blockbuster film. This increased competition to attract audiences, mainly those aged 12 to 24, at the most profitable time of the year. The superhero film Superman II was expected to dominate the season, and based on industry experts and audience polling, films including History of

15225-468: The project was offered to Paramount Pictures , president Michael Eisner compromised with Lucas, accepting his deal in exchange for exclusive rights to any sequels and severe penalties for exceeding the schedule or budget. Lucas reportedly negotiated a salary between $ 1   million and $ 4   million plus a share of the gross profits, though a separate report stated he received only net profits. Spielberg received up to $ 1.5   million as director and

15370-493: The release of Emperor's Tomb , Barwood retired from making video games for LucasArts, although eight years later, he briefly returned in 2011 to work in cooperation with Zynga in the Facebook online video game Indiana Jones Adventure World , which was discontinued in 2012. Following his departure from LucasArts in 2003, Barwood repurposed his former movie company, Finite Arts, to service his freelance projects. Among these were

15515-467: The role he never should have lost." Jason Lambert of GameZone gave the same PC version 8.7 out of 10, saying, "If you loved playing Tomb Raider and you really loved the Indiana Jones movie series, then you will love this game. With Christmas coming soon, this should be in every gamer's stocking." Eliot Fish of Hyper gave it 77%, saying, "The sound in Infernal Machine is great, the graphics are

15660-506: The script represented, equaling approximately 6,000 images. This helped Spielberg pre-visualize scenes and limit the time taken to set up shots. The script described the opening of the ark only as "all hell breaks loose", and the artists were tasked with envisioning what should happen. Each offered different aspects: spirits, flames, and weird light effects; Johnston was tasked with combining all three. Spielberg also had miniature sets of larger scenes built to plan layouts and lighting, including

15805-546: The show on hiatus for three months, which would have allowed Selleck to star as Jones. Spielberg said Ford was perfect for the role after seeing him in The Empire Strikes Back ; Kanzanjian said Ford had always been considered but not cast because he was already a well-known actor. Lucas was concerned about seeming reliant on Ford by casting him in another film after Star Wars , and he also did not think he would commit to three films. However, Ford thought it would be

15950-453: The snakes were legless lizards . The stage doors were kept open during filming for quick access to a waiting ambulance. Spielberg recounted that Allen was so scared she could not scream on cue. He dropped a dead serpent on her to elicit a genuine reaction. Allen said she got used to the creatures after 3–4 days. Animal handler Steve Edge donned a dress and shaved his legs to stand in for Allen at specific points. Vivian Kubrick's complaint to

16095-407: The sound of a Winchester rifle firing, while his whip-crack was made by recording Ford using the whip. By the summer of 1981 (June–September), the film industry had been in decline for over a year. This was the result of few box office successes, rising film production costs, diminishing audiences, and increasing ticket prices. The season was predicted to be down 10% or $ 250   million against

16240-431: The studio to provide the budget, have no creative input and allow him to retain control of the licensing rights and any sequels. The studios considered this deal unacceptable. They were also hesitant because Spielberg had delivered a succession of films over-schedule and over-budget; his recent effort, 1941 , was both over-budget and a critical failure. However, Lucas refused to do the project without Spielberg. When

16385-551: The success of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure , LucasArts initially wanted him to make a video game adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Monkey King , an unproduced script written by Chris Columbus during the early development of the third film, but Barwood considered the idea "substandard", so he convinced the staff to make an original story. Along with Noah Falstein , Barwood and

16530-559: The theatrical debut of Star Wars . He invited Steven Spielberg to join him and his wife. On a beach near the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel , Lucas and Spielberg discussed their next projects. Spielberg wanted to direct a James Bond film , but Lucas pitched him The Adventures of Indiana Smith . Lucas still hoped Kaufman would direct it, but a few months later it was clear he could not participate and Lucas asked Spielberg to replace him. Lawrence Kasdan , Spielberg's recent discovery,

16675-490: The tight schedule, Spielberg said he "...didn't do 30 or 40 takes; usually only four... Had I had more time and money, it would have turned out a pretentious movie." Filming began in La Rochelle, depicting the capture of the Bantu Wind by a Nazi U-boat. Watts borrowed a submarine from the war film Das Boot (1981) on condition it not be taken into deep waters. World War II German U-boat pens in La Rochelle represented

16820-530: The title then saw a change of publisher to THQ. Originally scheduled for March 2001, the PAL version became subject to continuous monthly delays and was eventually cancelled in September 2001. A Dreamcast port was announced a for fall 2000 release but this was also cancelled. A 2D version of Infernal Machine with top-down perspective gameplay was developed for the Game Boy Color by HotGen also in early 2001. In October 2018, GOG.com re-released Indiana Jones and

16965-620: The titular Infernal Machine. The story of the game is set in 1947 and depicts archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones returning to his digging career after his involvement in World War II . Sophia Hapgood, an old friend of Jones and a member of the Central Intelligence Agency , visits him at his dig site in the Canyonlands , and informs him that the Soviets are excavating the ruins of Babylon . Led by Dr. Gennadi Volodnikov,

17110-409: The truck chase. Spielberg had not used a second director before but agreed to it as the scene would take a long time to film being set in multiple locations. Moore completed wider shots where stuntmen stood in for Ford. He closely followed Spielberg's storyboarding but innovated a few shots Spielberg considered improvements. Stuntman Glenn Randall suggested the scene of Jones traversing the underside of

17255-431: The truck. Ford sat in a concealed bicycle seat attached to the truck underside when clinging to its front. One of the convoy cars going over a cliff was a combination of matte painting background and stop motion animation of miniature figures falling out of the car. Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) handled the film's special effects, under the supervision of Richard Edlund. The team worked on both Raiders of

17400-409: The use of stock footage as cost-effective, and reasoned that only sharp-eyed viewers would notice. Special effects supervisor Richard Edlund claimed that the street scene was done with miniatures. John Williams composed the score for Raiders of the Lost Ark . He said the music did not have to be serious for the film and was instead theatrical and excessive. Williams spent a few weeks working on

17545-456: The vein of the famed archaeologist's cinematic spectacles." Thomas Crymes said of the PC version in another review, "If you find the Tomb Raider games an exercise in frustration, then you might want to skip this one. But fans of those games will have a great time with Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine ' s addictive game play and interesting puzzles. The man in the hat is back to reclaim

17690-425: The year , earning approximately $ 354   million worldwide, and played in some theaters for over a year. It was also a critical success, receiving praise for its set pieces, humor, and action. The film was nominated for several awards, and won five Academy Awards , seven Saturn Awards , and one BAFTA , among other accolades. Raiders of the Lost Ark is considered one of the greatest films ever made and has had

17835-475: Was approached to portray Sallah, described as a skinny, 5 ft (1.5 m) tall Egyptian like Gunga Din in Gunga Din (1939). DeVito could not participate because of scheduling conflicts with his sitcom Taxi and because his agent wanted too much money. Rhys-Davies was cast based on his performance in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun . Spielberg asked him to play the character as a mix of his Shōgun role and

17980-485: Was aware of Karen Allen from her performance in Animal House (1978), portraying an independent female character, and she impressed him with her professionalism during auditions for Raiders . One of the first things Spielberg asked Allen was "how well do you spit?". Allen developed a backstory for Marion that included her mother's death and her relationship with Jones when she was 15–16, but Spielberg said it belonged in

18125-581: Was canceled early after the game's announcement. However, a team of eight Factor 5 employees teamed up with artists, level designers and a programmer from LucasArts to port Infernal Machine to the Nintendo 64 . Development of this version commenced in early March 1999 and was finished in October 2000. Over the course of these 19 months, several improvements were made to the game, such as enhanced real-time lighting, controls, camera and particle systems, as well as added lock-on targeting and assigning items to three of

18270-408: Was chosen because it was well-staffed with artists and technicians who had worked on Star Wars . On-location shooting cost around $ 100,000 a day in addition to crew salaries; sets cost an additional $ 4   million. The production could afford certain equipment only for a limited time, including a Panaglide camera stabilizer for smoother shots, and a camera crane for higher angles. To maintain

18415-488: Was chosen to write the script. Kasdan had been working as a professional screenwriter for only a month but Lucas agreed to hire him after reading his script for Continental Divide (1981). In January 1978, Lucas, Kasdan, and Spielberg spent about nine hours a day over three to five days at Lucas' assistant's house in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles , developing Lucas' outline. Several ideas came from these discussions, including

18560-419: Was contractually obligated to filming the television series Magnum, P.I. if it were to be made into a full series. Lucas and Spielberg asked the show's network, CBS , to release him ten days early from his contract. Realizing Selleck was in demand, CBS greenlit Magnum P.I. , forcing him to drop out and leaving the production with no lead actor only weeks before filming. The 1980 actors strike later put

18705-428: Was disappointed with the instruction manual being mandatory to understand the game's mostly non-existent plot, and criticized the decision to make the player restart a level upon dying, as well as the password system, calling it "annoying" and giving it two-and-a-half stars out of five. Nintendo Power compared it to the N64 version saying it that it has much depth and far fewer control problems, and described it more as

18850-411: Was filmed in the city of Kairouan . A day of filming was lost there because over 300 TV antennas had to be removed from the surrounding houses. Budget constraints affected Spielberg's desire to have 2,000 extras as diggers; he had to settle for 600. Stuntman Terry Richards, who portrayed the swordsman nonchalantly dispatched by Jones, spent weeks practicing sword skills for an extended fight scene. Ford

18995-401: Was happening when he opened the Ark. He was told to imagine something coming towards him and to scream. Special effects artist Steve Gawley created the Ark's spirits by suspending small robed puppets in a clouded water tank in front of a blue screen . They were shaken to create a natural movement that was composited into the live footage. A Lucasfilm receptionist, dressed in a long white robe,

19140-423: Was happy with this edit, but later asked if he could shorten the ending. He and Kahn collaborated on the edit; Spielberg said he was happy with their changes. The final cut of the film runs for 115   minutes. Marcia Lucas opined there was no emotional closure for Jones and Marion because she was absent following the closure of the Ark. Marcia is not credited in the film, but her suggestion led Spielberg to shoot

19285-415: Was impressed with the weapon effects and the foreign-language voice overs for the Soviet soldiers, giving it three stars out of five, while Hill considered the lack of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones' voice disappointing, though understandable given his high salary. Ellis found the comments of the playable character to become annoying after a while, but was impressed with the ambient sounds and music, claiming

19430-416: Was made to snake handlers from around London and Europe who produced between 6,000 and 10,000 snakes in a few days. Afterward, they struggled to obtain anti-venom; with local supplies having expired, it had to be imported from India. Many of the snakes were harmless grass snakes or non-venomous pythons , but the cobras were positioned behind plexiglas to protect the cast and crew. Also present among

19575-466: Was on his script of the science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind after David Giler 's rewrite didn't convince Spielberg. Barwood's and Robbins' major contribution to the script was to suggest a kidnapped child as the story's plot device . The two, under the orders of Spielberg, performed a convincing rewrite which impressed Spielberg. However, despite their contribution, neither Barwood nor Robbins were publicly credited for their work in

19720-444: Was reduced to 22 ft (6.7 m), with the resulting prop weighing 300 lb (140 kg). Spielberg liked the effect and had its ramp extended to give it more screen time. The boulder was controlled by a steel rod concealed in the wall by rubber rock outcroppings. Ford performed the stunt ten times for the different camera angles. Spielberg said he was an idiot for letting Ford do it, but it would not have looked as good with

19865-418: Was released in 1971, but it received mixed reviews from critics and became a box office bomb , although after Lucas' Star Wars , released in 1977, it became a cult classic . Barwood's career path opened up when he and Matthew Robbins were hired to write the screenplay for Steven Spielberg 's first theatrical feature film, the crime drama film The Sugarland Express starring Goldie Hawn , based on

20010-642: Was released in 1976 and received mixed to good reviews and a nomination for the American Film Institute 's 2008 AFI's 10 Top 10 in the sports film category. After Express , Robbins and Barwood wrote Joseph Sargent 's biographical war film MacArthur , starring Gregory Peck and based on the life of the General of the Army Douglas MacArthur . The film was released in 1977 with mixed reviews. The screenwriting pair's next work with Spielberg

20155-501: Was released that same year. On April 3, 2017, during an interview with Arcade Attack, Barwood stated that although he liked very much working on Indiana Jones video games, he had no desire to make any new titles. However, he stated that he had finished his fourth novel and is currently writing his fifth novel, entitled Happenstance . Barwood lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Barbara Ward,

20300-492: Was stopped. It took 40 crew members to move it off of him. He avoided injury through a combination of the extreme Tunisian heat making the tire soft and the ground being covered in sand. Dysentery had left the production with a lack of stuntmen, and Spielberg had Marshall stand in as the flying wing pilot. The three-day shoot was one of Spielberg's more difficult scenes to film, and he was reported saying he wanted to go home. Second unit director Michael D. Moore filmed most of

20445-460: Was such a category, were successful. After Yoda Stories , Barwood returned to make another Indiana Jones game. His original idea was to use the Roswell UFO incident as the story's plot device , but George Lucas prevented him from doing this, so he opted to make a new story. The game became Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine , in which Indiana Jones, along with Sophia Hapgood, want to find

20590-460: Was suspended in the air in front of a blue screen for the close-up of the ghost. She was filmed moving away from the camera and the footage was reversed to create an inhuman movement. Her visage was composited with a skeletal model for the monstrous transformation. Freeman, Lacey, and Kahler's death scenes were created using different models. A mold was made of Kahler's face; it was lined with bladders filled with air. Controlled by up to ten people,

20735-414: Was trimmed, as were scenes showing the mutual attraction between Marion and Belloq. The screenplay was completed by December 1979. Lucas wanted to fund Raiders of the Lost Ark himself, but lacked the money. Lucasfilm offered the project to several Hollywood studios. They rejected it, in part because of the proposed $ 20   million budget, but also because of the deal Lucas offered. He wanted

20880-633: Was unable to perform for long periods while suffering from dysentery, and it was decided to shorten the fight scene significantly. The Sidi Bouhlel canyon near the city of Tozeur is where a rocket launcher-equipped Jones confronts the Nazis for the Ark. Lucas had used the canyon in Star Wars to portray the planet Tatooine . During the scene, a fly crawled onto Freeman's lip during his dialogue, but he continued to deliver his lines. Although it appeared to be eaten, Freeman clarified it flew away. In late September, filming moved to Hawaii for exterior shots for

21025-422: Was used to portray Egypt. Spielberg described this phase as one of his worst filming experiences: the temperature was often over 130 °F (54 °C), and over 150 crew members became sick with amoebic dysentery from the local food. Spielberg was one of the few to remain healthy because he ate food and water he brought from England. Lucas also suffered a severe sunburn and facial swelling. The Cairo village

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