Would a recast Indiana Jones movie work for you? (1 Viewer)

[DaveF]

For me, Indy in Raiders was a fundamentally serious guy

I agree, but it seems like there was an underlying passion for life -- Indy loved the adventure. There was also a wry take on the dangerous situations at times. My limited knowledge of Crowe's work suggests he doesn't convey that same joy of life; his characters have been more embittered. If Crowe can also do lighter stuff, then I think he could be a good Indy.
Someone mentioned Zorro -- Antonio Banderas could do a decent Indy, I think.
But in the end, Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones. Recasting Indy would be like doing another BTTF without Michael J. Fox. Just not right.

 

[John Beavers]

I doubt I would find the same "magic" in seeing an Indiana Jones movie without Harrison Ford in the lead role. Just as I found all the non-Sean Connery James Bonds to be just average films at best. When I think Indy, I think Harrison Ford. Though Harrison Ford himself replaced an actor who defined a role for me in the character of Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October". I have not seen a Jack Ryan movie since then, where I didn't think the original casted actor would have played it better. True or not, when you have an actor playing a hero that is well known and liked, it's like when your team trades the star quarterback that took you to the superbowl...it's never really the same afterwards.
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[Edited last by John Beavers on October 26, 2001 at 03:58 PM]

 

[Ash Williams]

Didn't Indi drink from the Holy Grail in Crusade,giving him eternal life? I don't exactly know the rules of being immortal,but I don't think you would age after you drank from it. So, with Harrison looking 12 years older I don't think it would work. Unless they do some sort of prequel with a different cast, I say let it be.

 

[Tom-G]

quote: Didn't Indi drink from the Holy Grail in Crusade,giving him eternal life?[/quote]
Immortality was only possible if the person didn't go past the seal near the entrance. So, we just have to put up with an "old" Indy!
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[Edited last by Tom_G on October 27, 2001 at 10:04 AM]

 

[Danny Knapp]

We need Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. I don't think a replacement for him will mean big box office numbers for the movie. HE CAN STILL DO IT! I'm telling ya...give the man some credit.
I loved Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and Last Crusade. I'm dying for another sequel.

 

[DanR]

No Harrison Ford = No Indiana Jones 4.
Regards,
Dan

 

[VicRuiz]

You know, this is so true. I always thought that Alec Baldwin played Jack Ryan perfectly in the first film. Basically a CIA bookworm, not a field agent, and extremely uncomfortable having to end up on field situations. Harrison Ford just seemed too rugged to credibly portray that fish-out-of-water image. "The Hunt for Red October" is still my favorite Jack Ryan movie.
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