Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
May 24, 1989 in theaters
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
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"He chose poorly."
DID YOU KNOW?
River Phoenix based his performance entirely on Harrison Ford's mannerisms and speech patterns.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
The best of the sequels, and perhaps the only one that earns its place alongside the original. Casting Sean Connery as Henry Jones Sr. was a stroke of genius -- the father-son dynamic gives the film an emotional core that the others lack, and the interplay between Ford and Connery is effortless. The Holy Grail mythology is handled with appropriate reverence, and the final act delivers on every level. Funny, thrilling, and unexpectedly moving.
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