22 Interesting Facts about Raiders of the Lost Ark

To this day many still consider Raiders of the Lost Ark to be the best installment in the 4 movies of the Indiana Jones franchise.   I personally give it a Last Crusade, Temple of Doom, and Raiders of the Lost Ark in that order.  With regards to Skull, I will never see this film and I’ve boycotted it.  As for the 5th installment that they’re working on, I’m probably going to pass on that as well.  And by the way, just because I rank Raiders last doesn’t mean I didn’t love the film.  I loved all three.

Plus you always have to give the utmost respect and admiration to the original.   Indiana Jones was a new kind of hero.  He brought class, pizazz, but most importantly a great deal of humor to the role and it’s something we hadn’t really seen in our heroes until that point.  Spielberg’s masterpiece still remains a class as well as holds up today.  It’s probably why we’re still analyzing the film and also finding out things we haven’t know about it even after nearly 40 years.

Here are 22 interesting facts about Raiders of the Lost Ark.