So, I was listening to music from Raiders of the Lost Ark and IJ and the Temple of Doom, and I realized that I don't really care how bad it'll probably end up being, I want to see the fourth Indiana Jones movie. Pretty badly. But it also made me think of a basic premise that would be awesome.
Now, to start, this is basically a Star Trek II treatment. Not the whole thing, but the "get your butt back on the horse" mentality of the first 30 minutes. First off...no Nazis. Set this puppy in the 70s, and embrace the fact that Harrison Ford is no longer a spring chicken. Take this picture from one of the Young Indiana Jones chronicles. Run with it for a near 70 (if not 70) Indy. Now
a professor emeritus. Specializes in giving guest lectures about the Nazi involvement in arcane archaeological discoveries. Find out that his experiences in the Canyon of the Crescent Moon led him to give up the "swashbuckling" life. He even got married, and had a kid. The wife died, though (not unlike what happened to his own father) and he raised the child. He didn't name him Henry. Oh, that's the other thing. He goes by Henry, and chuckles when people try to call him Indiana. His son is a hotshot. Not as smart as Indy, but definitely has the adventurous streak. He gets himself in trouble with the Russians (hey, Cold War era, why not?) over some artifact (that's for someone smarter than me), and Indy is basically forced to come out of retirement. And then the pay off scene. Indy opens up a closet, and the "bum...bu bum...bum...bubumbum" of the Raiders March starts. He pulls out a leather jacket and puts it on. Opens up a box which has a bullwhip in it, puts it on his belt. Picks his fedora up and puts it back. Turns to the camera, and he might be older, but that's Indy. Raiders March kicks in full.Would it be cheesy? Hell yeah. Would it also be awesome. You damn straight.
I'm totally with you on this! I need to see it as well. *need* not want.... NEED.
ReplyDeleteIt can't possibly be as cheesy as Star Trek IV... you know the one with the whales.
ReplyDeleteOne of the guys has his pager tune set to the Indy theme song. I can't comprehend this. Why have *that* theme song associated with pages, which always bring with it more work and annoyance???
Sounds as though you've written most of it already - what are you waiting for? We want to see this!
ReplyDeleteI suggest an ancient alien artifact. Russia covers such a large area that there has to be a UFO crashed somewhere at sometime there.
ReplyDeleteNo Nazis hey. I'm not sure about it. The rest sounds fine. I like the Russian bit. I can even handle the fact he's now gay, but no Nazis. Damn.
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