The Worst of All Possible Worlds

239 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

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The lads grab their fedoras and make for Cairo as they cover Steven Spielberg’s 1981 megahit: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Topics include the undeniable charm of Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones’ skeevy origins, and what it means to be an active part of living history.

 

Media Referenced In this Episode:

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark. Dir. Steven Spielberg. 1981.
  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Dir. John Huston. 1948.
  • King Solomon’s Mines. Dir. Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton. 1950.
  • Secret of the Incas. Dir. Jerry Hopper. 1954.
  • Kiss Me Deadly. Dir. Robert Aldrich. 1955.
  • Tim Tyler’s Luck. Dir. Ford Beebe and Wyndham Gittens. 1937.
  • The S From Hell by Rodney Ascher. 2010.
  • Jungle Jim. Dir. Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith. 1937.
  • Alfred Molina remembers Raiders
  • CBS - Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • “How Spielberg, Lucas, and Kasdan Created Raiders of the Lost Ark (Story Conference Transcript)” by Indie Film Hustle. Indie Film Hustle. May 31st, 2023.
  • “Indiana Jones was an abusive creep (but he was almost much worse)” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon. August 3rd, 2015.
  • “Raiders Floorplan Animatic” by Vashy Nedomansky and Jonathan Ochmann
  • “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People” by Jack G. Shaheen. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 588, 2003, pp. 171–93.
  • “The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark” by Empire. Empire. June 11th, 2021.
  • The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark Special Feature Documentary
  • “The Spielberg Oner” by Every Frame a Painting

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