Also, according to an interview with Steven Spielberg...

Posted by Goodsport from adsl-216-102-199-185.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net on October 12, 1999 at 18:25:58:

In Reply to: Re: Yes & No posted by Michaelson on October 12, 1999 at 16:43:43:

: John is correct, this was the first time it was done under a truck, but the stunt was "invented" by the old veteran stunt man Yakama Kanutt (sp?) who was a partner and second unit director to John Wayne and many other Hollywood greats. He was also the stunt director on films such as "Ben Hur" for the chariot race. His original stunt took him underneath a stage coach, though, and was originated in the 1930's. Regards. Michaelson

... what specifically inspired him to do the Raiders' truck scene was a scene from an old Saturday-morning serial episode of Zorro (not the Guy Williams' Disney-produced version in the 1950's, but one that was much earlier). In that episode, Zorros tries to catch a stagecoach, initially on horseback... and it went almost exactly how the Raiders' truck scene went (especially how Zorro was dragged by the stagecoach holding his whip, and eventually climbed aboard).

-G

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• Oops, I meant Zorro, not Zorros! :) (nm) Goodsport 18:27:24 10/12/99 (0)

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