Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know

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  @FredFernandes · 6 months ago (edited)

  Ford wasn’t dragged under the truck, only behind it. Terry Leonard did the under the truck stunt.

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  @niellgraham2347 · 6 months ago

  You forgot the best joke in the movie, the nazi coat hanger that looks like a torture device is something that Spielberg came up with when he was young but just didn't know where to use it. And chip and dale rescue rangers are dressed like Indiana Jones and Magnum

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  @FitMommyMakeover · 6 months ago

  I do enjoy this movie, but Last Crusades is definitely my favorite in the franchise. I loved the relationship between Ford and Connery as father and son. Will you all be doing that one?

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  @trevhedges · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OifCFkmAY4c&amp;t=1131">18:51</a> &nbsp;the best thing i can say about this Movie, &nbsp;I actually seen it when it was first released by accident, i went to the movies with a friend and they played the start of “ raiders” by accident but it was so powerful and entertaining that after the first scene they stopped the movie to change it, &nbsp;but the entire theatre almost in one voice yelled “keep playing this” so they announced “if anyone likes as compensation we will play the correct movie after this one, a free double movie” &nbsp;i can’t even remember what the other movie was, everyone loved this one! &nbsp; &nbsp;I seriously doubt anyone could play the wrong movie nowadays and not have a single person complain? Technically we all saw the movie 3-4 days before it’s official release date in Australia 🇦🇺! &nbsp; &nbsp;True story!

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  @Bigpete1970 · 6 months ago (edited)

  Being eleven years old and going to the theater [that no longer exists] with my older brother. The two of us having one of the single greatest Saturdays of our young lives. Is my favorite Raiders memory.

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  @StevenJYoungJr · 5 months ago

  I remember seeing this at River Oaks Theater #10 in Illinois. &nbsp;It had the super wide screen that curved on both sides. &nbsp;Most movies, the drapes didn&apos;t open all the way, but Raiders opened all the way. &nbsp;My brother and I sat 10 rows back center, and we were immersed in to whole thing. &nbsp;I was 9 years old. &nbsp;1971 was a great year to be born. &nbsp;We had it all...

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• CI

  @CinemaSecretVaultt · 4 months ago

  Raiders of the Lost Ark captured that perfect sense of adventure and excitement that made classic action movies feel truly unforgettable.

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  @JennA-uf6lo · 5 months ago (edited)

  I saw this in the theater when it first came out, and to this day I think that if there’s such a thing as a flawless movie, this is it. Perfect in every way…no notes. Also: practical effects for the win!

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  @HollywoodCelebritiesUS · 5 months ago

  I’ve seen Raiders of the Lost Ark so many times, but I honestly had no idea about half of these facts.

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• VA

  @vanz7167 · 6 months ago

  This is the only movie I ever saw where I was actually on the edge of my seat.

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  @zakathvs4209 · 5 months ago

  R2 and 3PO in the hieroglyphics literally made my jaw drop.

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  @99redhairyplants · 6 months ago

  I saw this in the theater when I was 7 - I still remember the whole packed place erupting in laughter when Indy shot the swordsman.

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