The franchise owes a lot to the names of pets: just as in the film Indiana gets his name from a dog, though in real life it came from Lucas's Alaskan Malamute, who also inspired Chewbacca, while Willie was named after Steven Spielberg's Cocker Spaniel, and Short Round was named after writer Willard Huyck's dog. In Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, the writers played on the trope by having Indy mock Mutt Williams' name.
2. How To Make Monkey Brains - The Temple Of Doom
The "chilled monkey-brains" that were presented as typical Indian cuisine - hence the outrage at its apparent racism - were created using custard and raspberry sauce, and interesting carried the following production note in an early version of the script:
Because of his extremely sensitive nature, the director has requested that these monkey heads be simulated.
1. Harrison Ford Wasn't First Choice
...And neither was Tom Selleck. The first choice to play Indy was actually ET actor Peter Coyote, but he was ultimately deemed too unfamiliar for the role, at which point the producers went after Selleck, who had to pull out because of his filming commitments on Magnum PI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUXCXCKbXb8 Sharon Stone was also one of the first choices to play Willie Scott before Kate Capshaw auditioned and won the role. Which are your favourite Indiana Jones franchise facts? Share your thoughts below in the comments thread.
