History Film / IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade

''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' is the third film in the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' {{adventure}} film series. It is directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg, who directed the previous two films in the series, with the screenplay written by Jeffrey Boam and the story written by franchise creator Creator/GeorgeLucas and Menno Meyjes. It was released on May 24, 1989.

''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' is the third film in the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' series. It is directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg, who directed the previous two films in the series, with the screenplay written by Jeffrey Boam and the story written by franchise creator Creator/GeorgeLucas and Menno Meyjes. It was released on May 24, 1989.

Indy (Creator/HarrisonFord) always had a troubled history with his father, Henry Jones, Sr. (Creator/SeanConnery), also an archaeologist with a lifelong dream of finding the location of the [[Myth/KingArthurAndTheHolyGrail Holy Grail]]. This obsession drove a wedge between father and son, and the two have hardly spoken to each other for years. But in 1938, Henry mysteriously disappears while seemingly on the cusp of a major research breakthrough. Now, Indy has to find his father and the Grail, while keeping UsefulNotes/NaziGermany from once again getting their hands on an artifact that could make them all-powerful.

** First he accidentally presses the level that transports him and Indy into the secret command center at Brunwald.

--> '''Elsa:''' Is that what you think of me? I believe in the grail, not the swastika!
--> '''Indy:''' You stood up to be counted among the enemies of everything the Grail stands for! Who cares what you believe?

As for the movie series, though the original intent was five films, Spielberg and Lucas would decide to just end the series here - feeling it was best to go out on a high note and cap off a trilogy. Obviously, [[TrilogyCreep that didn't take]] and [[SequelGap after a lengthy]] DevelopmentHell, ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' was released nineteen years later, and with a fifth and final film, ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'', slated for 2023, the original plan will finally be completed.

* KansasCityShuffle: Downplayed example when the Joneses go to Berlin to retrieve the Grail Diary. Part of the risk is the Nazis think the only relevant pages (the Map to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon) are with Marcus; they don't know Henry Sr. recorded clues on the Grail Temple's defenses. So, if the Joneses get caught, the Nazis are going to wonder why they risked braving the heart of Hitler's domain to retrieve a now-worthless Diary -- especially as one would've expected them to flee Germany to try and hook up with Marcus (who, as far as they knew at that point, was still on the lam). To disguise the true motive, Indy intentionally misdirects Elsa (who is shocked he came back for the Diary) by playing up his father's sentimentality and making her think Henry Sr. didn't want it incinerated. Elsa buys it (between her own horror at the Nazis' anti-illectualism and her own conflicted feelings for both Jonses).
** However, it then gets subverted later with Vogel. Unlike Elsa, he sees right through the "motive". Vogel correctly deduces the Diary's still in play and the Jonses were trying to hide something (though he's unable to convey this to Donovan before the Tank Chase).

* KansasCityShuffle: Downplayed example when the Joneses go to Berlin to try and retrieve the Grail Diary. Part of the risk is that the the Nazis think the only relevant pages (the Map to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon) are with Marcus; they don't know Henry Sr. recorded clues on the Grail Temple's defenses. So, if the Joneses get caught, the Nazis are rightly going to wonder why they risked braving the heart of Hitler's domain rather than hooking up with Marcus (who, as far as the Joneses knew at that point, was still on the lam). To disguise the true motive, Indy intentionally misdirects Elsa (who is shocked Indy came back for the Diary) by playing up his father's sentimentality and making her think Henry Sr. didn't want it incinerated. Elsa buys it (between her own horror at the Nazis' anti-illectualism and her own conflicted feelings for both Jonses).
** However, it then gets subverted later with Vogel. Unlike Elsa, he sees right through the obstufucation and correctly deduces the Jonses were trying to hide something (though he's unable to convey this to Donovan before the Tank Chase).

* WeNamedTheDogIndiana: It turns out Indy derived his nickname from his beloved childhood dog.

* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Indiana turns out to be the dog's name, which was also George Lucas' malamute's name.

--> '''Elsa:''' Is that what you think of me? I stood up for the Grail, not the swastika!
--> '''Indy:''' You stood up to be counted among the enemies of everything the Grail stands for!

* RidingIntoTheSunset: Indy, his father, Sallah, and Marcus at the end of the film.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When [[spoiler:Indy returns without [[BigBad Donovan]] and heals his father]], the Hatay and German {{Mooks}} flee the temple.

* KansasCityShuffle: Downplayed when the Joneses go to Berlin. Retrieving the Grail Diary is risky in part becuase the Nazis think the only relevant pages (the Map to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon) are with Marcus. They don't know Henry Sr. recorded clues on the defenses inside the Grail Temple. Going directly into the heart of Hitler's domain to get it back risks triggering their suspicions and forefeiting that secret advantage. So, Indy intentionally misdirects Elsa (who is shocked Indy came back for the book) by making her think Henry Sr. didn't want the Diary incinerated. Elsa buys it (between her own horror at the Nazis' anti-illectualism and her own conflicted feelings for both Jonses). Vogel, by contrast, ''doesn't'' and correctly deduces there's something (though he's unable to convey this to Donovan before the Tank Chase).

* ImplausibleCorneredEscape: A teenage Indiana Jones is trying to escape several pursuers while on a circus train. He ends up in the caboose (which is full of magician's equipment) and hides in a box. When a pursuer enters, the box opens but Jones is gone. The pursuer opens the rear door of the caboose and sees Jones running away down the railroad tracks. The box was a special magician's box with a hidden escape mechanism.
* IWarnedYou: [[spoiler: When Donovan's true colors are revealed, the industrialist reminds Indy that he ''did'' warn Dr. Jones not to trust ''anyone''.]]

-->'''Indiana:''' Dad, I ''was'' the next man!

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Downplayed, but Marion Ravenwood. Chronologically, this is 2 years after ''Raiders'' and her and Indy's reunion and recounciliation (as opposed to ''Temple'', wherein Marion's absence ''was'' justified due it taking place the year before ''Raiders''). Yet, Marion's nowhere to be seen and she isn't even mentioned in passing. The unstated implication is they've gone their rommance didn't work out and they went their seperate ways (something ''Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' will subsequently confirm).

* IWarnedYou: [spoiler: When Donovan's true colors are revealed, the industrialist reminds Indy that he ''did'' warn Dr. Jones not to trust ''anyone''.]]

Indy (Creator/HarrisonFord) always had a troubled history with his father, Henry Jones, Sr. (Creator/SeanConnery), also an archaeologist with a lifelong dream of finding the location of the HolyGrail. This obsession drove a wedge between father and son, and the two have hardly spoken to each other for years. But in 1938, Henry mysteriously disappears while seemingly on the cusp of a major research breakthrough. Now, Indy has to find his father and the Grail, while keeping UsefulNotes/NaziGermany from once again getting their hands on an artifact that could make them all-powerful.