Episode 180 - Raiders of the Lost Ark - a podcast by Movie Podcast

from 2023-06-27T01:00

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We've been doing this for 3 years now but just like Dr Jones says, it's not the years, it's the mileage. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, and Ethan (Liam, Megs, and Georgia kept their eyes open when the ark was opened) as we're travelling all over the world but we're doing it by map in the 1981 debut of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.  We're digging in the right place in our 180th episode as we discuss:


  • The hard to believe original name Lucas thought of for Indiana Jones

  • The hard to believe original name cast as Indiana Jones

  • What the appeal is for Indiana Jones in a world where James Bond exists

  • An absolutely ludicrous idea George Lucas had for Marion's backstory

  • Just how influential this film seems to be on blockbuster films (and television) in the last 45 years

  • Which comic book villain sneaks into this film but might have been less brilliant and more lazy

  • Whether or not Raiders of the Lost Ark is the Best Film Ever


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