15 Awesome Indiana Jones Deleted Scenes

15. Indy & Marion Share A Kiss In The Bar - Raiders Of The Lost Ark

This neutered moment would have taken place during the Nepal bar scene which saw Indy and Marion reunited after many long years. Said bar scene still exists, of course, but in the extended version - one that also has Marion explaining to Indy how Abner Ravenwood died - there's a moment in which Marion - presumably a tad drunk from the intense drinking game we see in the movie - demands that our hero give her a kiss before he leaves. From the original script, the scene directions outline the general mood of the scene:
Indy looks into her eyes, then leans over the bar and kisses her deeply. When the kiss ends, their faces are very close. Marion is flushed. She liked it and would like more. She raises her glass between them to discipline herself.
Then there's the footage from the Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark DVD documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14gSXjf3fT0 This moment - and a few others - were cut from the film on account that they made the whole bar scene feel too long. And perhaps it was too soon for Indy and Marion to kiss?
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