13 Movie Moments That Surprised The Hell Out Of The Audience
2. Oh, The Hell With This! - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The scene: a crowded Cairo marketplace. Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) has just been kidnapped by Nazi thugs, and Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is frantically searching for her. Suddenly the crowd parts, and a warrior brandishing a huge scimitar is standing there, laughing evilly and ready for battle. What does our hero do? Why, pull out your pistol and shoot him dead, of course. No questions asked. During filming of Raiders in Tunisia, most of the cast were sick with dysentery, including Ford. For the scene in question, a fight had been carefully choreographed (you can see Ford preparing for the fight as the camera focuses over the swordsmans shoulder), but after several takes, director Steven Spielberg wasnt satisfied, so Ford, just wanting to go back to his trailer and rest, suggested Lets just shoot the sucker." The result was film history: audiences roared at Indys simple solution to the problem, and it was even spoofed in The Temple Of Doom.
