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Posted by Brett (Yasim) Lambert from 209.5.179.17 on July 16, 1999 at 16:24:24:

In Reply to: Re: No, it actually was Lucas! IT WAS SPIELBERG DAMMIT! posted by Henry jones jr. on July 16, 1999 at 16:06:14:

: : : : I suppose it relates somewhat to Lucas wanting Indy to be a James Bondish guy. James Bond= Cold War and Russians

: : : IT WAS SPIELBERG THAT WANTED INDY AS A JAMES BOND TYPE CHARACTER
: : : NOT LUCAS!
: : :

: :
: : It was Spielberg's and Ford's idea to make Indy a little more down to earth, although Lucas kind of got his wish in the beginning of Temple of Doom - Indy in a tuxedo, in a night club! :)

: :
: : -G

:
: IT WAS SPIELBERG!
: EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY:
:
: SPIELBERG AND LUCAS WERE ON A BEACH IN HAWAII CELEBRATING
: THE SUCESS OF SW FOR GEORGE.
: SPILBERG TOLD LUCAS OF HIS DESIRE TO DIRECT A JAMES BOND
: MOVIE.
: THEN LUCAS TOLD HIM OF AN IDEA HE HAD ABOUT AN
: ADVENTURING ARCHEOLOGIST WHOSE THIRST FOR FORTUNE AND
: GLORY LED HIM ON A SEARCH FOR THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.

: THIS IS FACT!

Yes, Spielberg did wanted to make a 007 film (he got rejected by United Artists in 1974, because they thought he wasn't experienced enough), but when they went further and further into pre-production, he wanted Indy to be more like Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Yes, Lucas did want him to be more as a playboy, but it finally came to a compromise. But when it did come time to cast Indy's dad in Last Crusade, Spielberg immediately wanted Sean Connery because he did consider Indy to be the legitimate cinematic son of James Bond, and Sean Connery would make it more obvious. It was more a collaboration between the two, but it definitely was more Lucas' idea than Spielberg's.

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: : : : : I suppose it relates somewhat to Lucas wanting Indy to be a James Bondish guy.  James Bond= Cold War and Russians

: : : :  IT WAS SPIELBERG THAT WANTED INDY AS A JAMES BOND TYPE CHARACTER
: : : :  NOT LUCAS!
: : : :

: : : 
: : : It was Spielberg's and Ford's idea to make Indy a little more down to earth, although Lucas kind of got his wish in the beginning of Temple of Doom - Indy in a tuxedo, in a night club!   :)

: : : 
: : : -G

: : 
: :  IT WAS SPIELBERG!
: :  EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY:
: :  
: :  SPIELBERG AND LUCAS WERE ON A BEACH IN HAWAII CELEBRATING
: :  THE SUCESS OF SW FOR GEORGE.
: :  SPILBERG TOLD LUCAS OF HIS DESIRE TO DIRECT A JAMES BOND
: :  MOVIE.
: :  THEN LUCAS TOLD HIM OF AN IDEA HE HAD ABOUT AN
: :  ADVENTURING ARCHEOLOGIST WHOSE THIRST FOR FORTUNE AND
: :  GLORY LED HIM ON A SEARCH FOR THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.

: :   THIS IS FACT!

: Yes, Spielberg did wanted to make a 007 film (he got rejected by United Artists in 1974, because they thought he wasn't experienced enough), but when they went further and further into pre-production, he wanted Indy to be more like Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.  Yes, Lucas did want him to be more as a playboy, but it finally came to a compromise.  But when it did come time to cast Indy's dad in Last Crusade, Spielberg immediately wanted Sean Connery because he did consider Indy to be the legitimate cinematic son of James Bond, and Sean Connery would make it more obvious.  It was more a collaboration between the two, but it definitely was more Lucas' idea than Spielberg's.

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