A dog is a four legged domesticated animal. Indiana Jones, himself nicknamed after his pet dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana, encountered various different breeds in his travels around the globe.
It's clear that the image of Lucas' dog sitting beside him as he drove his car planted the seed for Chewbacca's role as Han's co-pilot, but Lucas' Alaskan Malamute would soon inspire yet another of Harrison Ford's iconic Lucasfilm characters. The dog's name was Indiana.
while still in the crib at their home in Princeton, New Jersey. Jones had such affection for the Alaskan Malamute that he considered his best friend, he adopted the name as his own growing up – calling himself "Indiana" by 1905 – a decision that met with his father's disapproval.
How did Indiana Jones get his name and who named him? In the movie, Indiana was the name of his dog, he loved the dog so much he names himself after the dog. In real life, George Lucas names the character after his dog Indiana. Indys real name is Henry Jones Jr.
Which actor famously turned down the role of Indiana Jones?
It turns out that before it became one of Harrison Ford's landmark roles, there was another leading man the Indiana Jones team were keen to hunt down. That man was Tom Selleck, who has just revealed that he was originally offered the role as the intrepid archaeologist, but decided not to don the famous hat and whip.
While the race to find the Holy Grail forms the plot of the movie, Indy's reunion with his long estranged father Henry is the real story of The Last Crusade. Throughout The Last Crusade, Henry refers to Indy by the name "Junior", a shorthand for Indy's real name of Henry Jones Jr.
Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, is a fictional creation of American movie maestro George Lucas. Though Lucas has never said whether Dr Jones is based on a real-life figure, many have speculated that certain historical figures may have inspired the famous whip-cracking adventurer.
Indiana Jones, himself nicknamed after his pet dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana, encountered various different breeds in his travels around the globe.
Despite all their fun and flamboyant action sequences, the Indiana Jones franchise isn't without its more problematic elements. Temple of Doom was criticized for its downright racism, even in the '80s, and Indiana Jones as a character would not be looked upon fondly in modern academia for his literal theft.
The boy known as Short Round was born Wan Li on February 8, 1926. Orphaned during the Japanese bombing of Shanghai in 1932, Li picked up his alias as a pickpocket on the streets of his home town and tried to rob the man he would later know as Dr Jones.
During filming Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Harrison Ford was 41. Ford was 46 years old during the filming of the next film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Incidentally, James Bond famed actor Sean Connery played Ford's father in this film.
The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute called Indiana that Lucas owned in the 1970s and on which he based the Star Wars character Chewbacca. Spielberg disliked the name Smith, and Lucas casually suggested Jones as an alternative.
The story goes that the original model for the character was George Lucas's dog, Indiana, who would be at his side while he was writing and also sat shotgun in his car. Lucas is quoted as saying that the dog — an Alaskan Malamute — was very long-haired and bigger than a human.
Specifically, this lovable Wookiee is based on George Lucas' Alaskan Malamute named Indiana. According to Lucas, Indiana would sit in the front seat of his car like a co-pilot and was regularly mistaken for a person. “I had an Alaskan Malamute when I was writing the film.
Lucas initially named the character Indiana Smith, though the last name was later changed to Jones. Accordingly, like the dialogue says, the nickname comes from Lucas' pet. “We named the dog Indiana.”
George Lucas's dog, an Alaskan malamute named Indiana, was often taken by the Lucases on car drives and called their 'furry copilot'. He was an inspiration for Chewbacca and the source of Indiana Jones' name.
Henry "Mutt" Williams, born Henry Walton Jones III, was the illegitimate son of Marion Ravenwood and Indiana Jones. His stepfather was Colin Williams, who was killed during World War II.
Incorrectly regarded as goofs. Indy points to some bats and says that they're vampire bats. Although true vampire bats are indigenous to South America and are entirely nocturnal, the bats he is pointing at are Large Flying Foxes, binomially called Pteropus Vampyrus.
Faced with betrayal by one of his best friends, Mac (Ray Winstone), Indiana is introduced to a greaser named Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), who turns out to be his son (his real name revealed to be Henry Jones III), and is reunited with, and eventually marries, Marion Ravenwood, who was the lead female character ...
Why is he called Indiana Jones if his name is Henry?
Indiana is not actually Indy's real first name. The archeologist's full name is Henry Walton Jones Jr., with Indiana being an affectionate nickname used by most of his family and friends.
Mutt does not appear in the new (and final) film, this June's "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" - but Indiana does explain what happened to his son and why he's not around.
