Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

David Koepp (screenplay)
George Lucas (story) ...

Release Date:

22 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

In May, the adventure continues.

Plot:

Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

Plot Keywords:

Footprint | Pistol | Jungle | Rifle | Comb

Awards:

6 nominations

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Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Indiana Jones
Cate Blanchett	...	Col. Dr. Irina Spalko
Karen Allen	...	Marion Ravenwood
Shia LaBeouf	...	Mutt Williams
Ray Winstone	...	George 'Mac' McHale
John Hurt	...	Professor Harold 'Ox' Oxley
Jim Broadbent	...	Dean Charles Stanforth
Igor Jijikine	...	Dovchenko
Dimitri Diatchenko	...	Russian Suit #1
Ilia Volokh	...	Russian Suit #2 (as Ilia Volok)
Emmanuel Todorov	...	Russian Soldier #1
Pavel Lychnikoff	...	Russian Soldier #2 (as Pasha D. Lychnikoff)
Andrew Divoff	...	Russian Soldier #3
Venya Manzyuk	...	Russian Soldier #4 (as Veniamin Manzyuk)
Alan Dale	...	General Ross

Also Known As:

Fourth Installment of the Indiana Jones Adventures (USA) (working title)
Indiana Jones 4 (USA) (working title)
Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods (USA) (working title)
Raiders of the Lost Ark Sequel (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Genre Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A | Canada:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44295) | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:12A | Norway:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-13 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:12 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Malaysia:U | Denmark:11 | Argentina:Atp | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Indiana Jones does not say his signature phrase "Trust Me" in the film; Marion Ravenwood does.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The nuclear blast in the dry Nevada desert produces a Wilson Cloud (ice crystals condensing behind the shock wave), which would only occur in a humid environment like the South Pacific.

Quotes:

Mutt Williams: I don't understand. Why the legend about the city of gold?
Indiana Jones: Well, the word for 'gold' translates as 'treasure.' But their treasure wasn't gold, it was knowledge. Knowledge was their treasure.

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Soundtrack:

Uri Balki

Not that it matters but ...why?

The film is making zillions all over the world so what does it matter that it's just a mediocre attempt to recapture the energy, the youthfulness and the innocence of the previous installments? Love of cinema, that's what made me react the way I did. How can it possibly be that the most powerful people in the film world could agree that this was the script that everyone was waiting for? Shallow, opportunistic, over long, over crowded and implausible in a way the other films weren't regardless of their own implausibilities because one was connected tho the soul of the enterprise. There is no soul here to cling to. It's all by the numbers, odd numbers at that. Karen Allen returns! But look at the clumsiness of her re introduction. I was bitterly disappointed but maybe it's just me.