Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade    

By Marshall Fine

The third episode in Steven Spielberg's rousing Indiana Jones saga, this film recaptures the best elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark while exploring new territory with wonderfully satisfying results. Indy is back battling the Nazis, who have launched an expedition to uncover the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. And it's not just Indy this time--his father (played with great acerbic wit by Sean Connery, the perfect choice) is also involved in the hunt. Spielberg excels at the kind of extended action sequences that top themselves with virtually every frame; the best one here involves Indy trying to stop a Nazi tank from the outside while his father is being held within. For good measure, Spielberg reveals (among other things) how Indy got his hat, the scar on his chin, and his nickname (in a prologue that features River Phoenix as the young Indiana).

Academy Awards

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade received an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Sound Effects Editing (Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns). It also received nominations for Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) 1989: John Williams) and Best Achievement in Sound (Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy, Tony Dawe).

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