![]() ![]() This INDIANA JONES ADVENTURE SERIES INDIANA JONES 6-inch-scale action figure is detailed to look like the character from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark film, featuring premium detail and multiple points of articulation. As fate would have it, Temple of Doom and Gremlins were intense enough to spark a backlash that prompted the MPAA to implement the PG-13 rating.The INDIANA JONES ADVENTURE SERIES is inspired by the 40-plus-year legacy of the adventures of Indiana Jones. And of course, there was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with its infamous example of human sacrifice, as well as the Spielberg-produced Gremlins with its comedic yet graphic violence. Malevolent spirits terrorizing a family, a homicidal tree attempting to devour a child, a swimming pool full of real skeletons, and the gruesome depiction of a man tearing his own face to bloody shreds are just some of the terrors the PG film foisted on audiences. Co-written and produced by Spielberg, Poltergeist also notoriously provided plenty of nightmare fodder with its house of horrors. Look no further than Jaws, which featured, among other things, multiple severed limbs and mangled bodies, a fountain of gore as a little boy is attacked by a shark, and a main character spitting up blood before meeting his ultimate demise. ![]() But working in an era in which the PG-13 rating was non-existent, Spielberg often pushed the boundaries of what the broadly encompassing PG rating could deliver to audiences, often to the shock and horror of unsuspecting viewers. Seamlessly blending action, wonder, suspense, and comedy all into one film is no easy feat, and the wunderkind from Arizona did it on the regular with those he directed, produced, and co-wrote. By placing the miniatures in a water tank, manipulating their movements, and photographing them against a black backdrop, they appeared to float and fly gracefully.Īs the reigning king of the blockbuster through the 1970s and '80s, Steven Spielberg had an uncanny knack for crafting thrills, chills, and awe-inspiring spectacles. In achieving the effect of the mysterious creatures that emerge from the Ark, a combination of real-life models and miniatures were used. And with Spielberg's precise direction, the actors flailed their bodies on set to further sell the effect of being struck. To create the illusion of Nazi soldiers being blown away by the Ark's contents, small lights were fastened to the actors for use as a reference for the beams that would eventually be composited into the shots. Shooting on a large soundstage at London's Pinewood Studios, and working with meticulously-crafted storyboards, Spielberg and his team used a combination of practical effects, optical effects, and miniature models. While some of the effects in Raiders' climax may seem dated depending on who you ask, a variety of tricks and techniques were employed by the wizards at Industrial Light and Magic to pull off the sequence. Though it pains me to admit it, there may have even been a nightlight involved and the words "the power of God" took on a new meaning for me. After picking my jaw up off the floor and finishing the film, I knew I had a restless night of sleep ahead of me, and probably many more in the ensuing weeks or even months. With their eyes clamped shut, Indy and Marion miraculously survived as whatever it was that came out of that Ark was sucked back in, taking along the horde of bodies it had just eviscerated. And then came the showstopper as Colonel Dietrich's ( Wolf Kahler) head shriveled into a gooey mess, Toht's face literally melted down to the bone, and Belloq's head exploded into a million pieces. Williams' score shrieked as Toht screamed in panic, and the mist emitting from the Ark began firing what looked like beams of fire into the crowd of onlooking Nazis, violently bursting through their chests and faces. In the blink of an eye, the scene turned grim and gory as the ethereal angelic faces transformed into, well, monsters. Indy warned Marion ( Karen Allen), "Shut your eyes and don't look at it no matter what happens." The Nazis' equipment malfunctioned, a low rumbling sound growled from the Ark, and thick mist began spilling out of it, engulfing the nearby troops and materializing into angelic-looking figures. But then strange things started happening. The Ark's lid came off and, to Belloq's ( Paul Freeman) disappointment and Nazi Officer Toht's ( Ronald Lacey) giggling glee, contained only sand. As Raiders' finale kicked off, my anticipation rose further courtesy of the scene's sinister and stormy backdrop, John Williams' eerie score, and the look of fear on Indy's ( Harrison Ford) typically brave and stoic face. Hearing those four unforgettable words, I was equally curious and anxious, although I didn't know exactly who "they" were. "They turn into monsters," my dad ominously told me.
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