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Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies View AllCrew
George Lucas (Story), Steven Spielberg (Director), Philip Kaufman (Story), Lawrence Kasdan (Screenplay) View All![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/awUGN7ZCNq2EUTdpVaHDX23anOZ.jpg)
Release: Jun. 12th, 1981
Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutes
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Brainstorming the first Indy flick - a transcript
The "Raiders" story conference
Just scanning through these '10 screenwriting lessons' derived from Lucas et al's 5 day brainstorm. Not sure I'll ever plug through the whole thing, but this ...
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![Review by The Gunslinger45](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar76224_22.gif&w=40&h=40)
From the idol scene, Indy running away from the natives, the Ark of the Covenant being opened, and especially the scene where faced with a swordsmen of considerable skill and flair, Indy brushes him off by shooting him all nonchalantly.
![Review by mark f](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar30418_148.gif&w=40&h=40)
I understand that some people hate Kate Capshaw's character, but I find her to be a sarcastic match for Indy, and this second film seems more attuned to the horror comic films (aka graphic novels) which recently seem to be flooding the movie marketplace.
![Review by Thief](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar109353_2.gif&w=40&h=40)
From the iconic opening with the booby-trapped temple and the rolling ball in Peru to the underground hunt in Egypt, Spielberg creates numerous memorable setpieces that set the template for future adventure films.