Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Tony Black and Darren Mooney, with special guest Deirdre Molumby, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT.
This time, continuing our Indiana Summer, Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
When academic Henry Jones goes missing, it is up to his son Indiana to solve the case. However, as the intrepid archeologist digs into his father’s disappearance, Indiana finds himself confronting Nazis, unresolved family issues and the quest for the Holy Grail. The father and son forge an unlikely alliance and embark on an epic adventure, while struggling to rebuild their dysfunctional relationship.
At time of recording, it was ranked 124th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 26th June 2021.
- Note: Due to the COVID-19 situation, this episode was recorded remotely. We suspect, going forward that a lot of our episodes will be until the crisis resolves.
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- Ryan Britt at Fatherly argues that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the best Indiana Jones movie, March 2019.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin at Tor.com argues that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the best Indiana Jones movie, August 2012.
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- Tim Carmody at Kottke looks at Tom Stoppard’s work on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, November 2020.
- Mike Fitzgerald at Creative Screenwriting looks at what Tom Stoppard brought to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, June 2016.
- Bob Thomas at Associated Press looks at the making of Empire of the Sun, December 1987.
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- Claudia Puig at The Los Angeles Times looks at the blockbuster summer, July 1989.
- Jeffrey Boam talks to The New York Times about working on both Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Lethal Weapon 2, August 1989.
- Aljean Harmetz at The New York Times reports on the blockbuster success of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, May 1989.
- Nina J. Easton at The Los Angeles Times looks at the smash opening of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, May 1989.
- Nina J. Easton at The Los Angeles Times reports on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade crushing Pink Cadillac, May 1989.
- Terry Atkinson at The Los Angeles Times reports on the massive home media release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, February 1990.
- Tom Spain at The Washington Post reports on the Happy Meals tie-in for the Indiana Jones trilogy, December 1991.
- Brooks Barnes at The New York Times writes about the streaming revolution, November 2019.
- Al Horner at The Independent looks at the production and development of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, June 2019.
- Leah Schnelbach at Tor.com takes a look at the potential avenues that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade might have taken, December 2015.
- Jeremy Herbert at Bloody Disgusting takes a look at the Indiana Jones movie that almost was, September 2017.
- Genevieve Koski at The A.V. Club quotes from Spielberg discussing Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, May 2008.
- Steven Spielberg talks to The Sun Sentinel about his feelings concerning Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, May 1989.
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- Jonathan Rosenbaum at The Chicago Reader compares and contrasts The Last Emperor and Empire of the Sun, December 1987.
- Steven Spielberg talks to The New York Times about how his decision to make Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade felt like “consciously regressing”, January 1988.
- Bob McCabe at Empire positions Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the context of Steven Spielberg’s career, January 2000.
- Randy Lewis at The Los Angeles Times reviews Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, June 1989.
- Pat H. Broeske at The Los Angeles Times reports on early screenings of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade positioning it as a corrective of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, April 1989.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses Rise of Skywalker as a corrective of The Last Jedi, December 2019.
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- The cast and crew of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade talk to Empire about the making of the movie, May 2008.
- George Lucas and Steven Spielberg talk to The New York Times about the development of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, May 1989.
- Tom Fordy at The Telegraph looks at the importance of Sean Connery to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, October 2020.
- Steven Spielberg talks to The Independent about his efforts to direct a James Bond movie, July 2016.
- Chris Klimek at NPR discusses one of the challenges in accepting Skyfall as an auteur-driven James Bond movie, November 2012.
- Steven Spielberg and George Lucas talk to The Guardian about how James Bond influenced Raiders of the Lost Ark, July 2021.
- Caryn James at The New York Times situates Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in terms of Spielberg’s career and interests, May 1989.
- Donald Clarke at The Irish Times discusses the challenges in discussing the legacy of Sean Connery, November 2020.
- Caryn James at The New York Times situates Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the context of movies about men and their fathers, July 1989.
- Matt Zoller Seitz at RogerEbert.com reviews Solo: A Star Wars Story as an “unnecessary prequel”, May 2018.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist looks at the trend of modern prequels overly determining their central characters, June 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist looks at Batman Begins as the perfect origin story, June 2020.
- Christlan Holub looks at the various depictions of the Wayne murder in popular culture for Entertainment Weekly, April 2016.
- Sheila Bensen for The Los Angeles Times reviews Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, May 1989.
- Claire Smith at ABC takes a look back on the legacy of Indiana Jones, May 2008.
- Steven Spielberg talks to The New York Times about his assumption that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade would be the last Indiana Jones films, May 2008.
- Ryan Parker at The Hollywood Reporter looks back on Sean Connery declining to appear in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, January 2018.
- John Rhys-Davies talks to Digital Spy about turning down a cameo appearance in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, February 2016.
- John Rhys-Davies talks to Digital Spy about leaving Sliders, February 2016.
- Steven Spielberg talks to Wired about his live and his career, June 2016.
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- Adam Chitwood at Collider takes a look back at Hook, March 2018.
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