History Franchise / IndianaJones

*** Incidentally, ''Temple of Doom'' was one of the movies that inspired the creation of the PG-13 rating, since at the time, the [[MediaNotes/MediaClassifications MPAA rating system]] went directly from PG to R without anything in between. Thus, in TheEighties, the PG rating covered a wider spectrum of "some material may not be suitable for children," ranging from a few cuss words in ''Film/Annie1982'' to...well...a guy getting his heart ripped out in ''Temple of Doom''. After the controversy surrounding movies like ''Temple of Doom'', ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'', and ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' (all of which got PG ratings despite violence and scares), Creator/StevenSpielberg himself took the initiative to propose an intermediate rating between PG and R, which would clarify more precisely just how mature a movie was in the hopes of defying the SurprisinglyCreepyMoment trope with future movies.

* TookALevelInBadass: Marcus Brody. Though in the first movie he lamented that if he was as young as Indy he would have went on his adventure. Though most people who see ''Crusade'' have labeled him a clumsy oaf that got lost in his own museum; he was willing to put his complaint in ''Raiders'' aside to help Indy rescue Henry. He even had enough cojones to knock a Nazi out with an Artillery shell.

** If you add the ExpandedUniverse, you can add pretty much ''[[FantasyKitchenSink everything else]]''. As expected of TwoFistedTales.

This was followed by ''Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures'' in 1994, a UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo platformer retelling the stories of the first three films in compressed form. It was developed by the same studio that did the ''VideoGame/SuperStarWars'' trilogy (and even used a recolored version of that series' Han Solo character sprite with an added hat for Indy, appropriately enough.)

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Leading up to it, at least. Indy's military service during the war is also referenced in the fourth film, and one mission is outright shown in the prologue of the fifth (and the main villain is a an ex-Nazi [[spoiler:who wants to go back in time and assassinate and replace Hitler so Germany will win the war.]]

*** Incidentally, ''Temple of Doom'' was one of the movies that inspired the creation of the PG-13 rating, since at the time, the [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications MPAA rating system]] went directly from PG to R without anything in between. Thus, in TheEighties, the PG rating covered a wider spectrum of "some material may not be suitable for children," ranging from a few cuss words in ''Film/Annie1982'' to...well...a guy getting his heart ripped out in ''Temple of Doom''. After the controversy surrounding movies like ''Temple of Doom'', ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'', and ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' (all of which got PG ratings despite violence and scares), Creator/StevenSpielberg himself took the initiative to propose an intermediate rating between PG and R, which would clarify more precisely just how mature a movie was in the hopes of defying the SurprisinglyCreepyMoment trope with future movies.

* ''Indiana Jones and the Great Circle'' (TBA)[[note]] developed by Creator/MachineGames, and to be published by Creator/{{Bethesda}} Studios.[[/note]]

* In January 2021, Creator/{{Bethesda}} Studios announced they were publishing a new game developed by Creator/MachineGames based on the franchise under the new Lucasfilm Games label but didn't disclose any details upon announcement.

''Indiana Jones'' is a multimedia franchise in the {{adventure}} genre that started with the team of Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/StevenSpielberg, which were [[GenreThrowback inspired by 1930s cliffhanger serials]], and which [[GenreRelaunch (re)popularized]] the concept of the AdventurerArchaeologist and the TwoFistedTales. Armed with little more than a bullwhip and attitude ("little more" in this case meaning a [[RevolversAreJustBetter .455 Webley]]), archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Creator/HarrisonFord) discovers long-lost {{MacGuffin}}s, fights ThoseWackyNazis and DirtyCommunists over them and makes love to the GirlOfTheWeek. The films are produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} and distributed by Creator/{{Paramount}} (for the first four movies) and Creator/{{Disney}} (for the fifth). The soundtrack was composed by Music/JohnWilliams, including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTpp8PQSog the famous theme song]].

* CharacterDevelopment: Jones is noticeably more mature and less greedy by the time of the ''The Last Crusade'', especially when compared with his shady treasure hunter in the chronologically earliest ''Temple of Doom''. It goes even further when you watch the Young Indy series.

** If you add the ExpandedUniverse, you can add pretty much ''[[FantasyKitchenSink everything else]].'' As expected of TwoFistedTales.

*** Voler and the remaining Nazi soldiers are killed in a destructive plane crash.

* DressingAsTheEnemy: Indy often disguises himself to get around enemy bases. His first attempt in ''Raiders'' doesn't work since he mugs someone who has a uniform too small for him. He then punches out an officer who calls him a disgrace [[BilingualBonus in German]] and steals his uniform.

* ExpandedUniverse: And how! As well as the movies, there's a TV series, comics, pinballs, video games, board games, novels, young adult novels, choose-your-own-adventure novels and even theme park rides. [[WordOfGod According to Lucas Licensing]], '''everything''' is {{Canon}}. Even that time Indy was on the ''[[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic Titanic]]''.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Fanfare}} Da da-da DA!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTpp8PQSog Da da-DAAAAA!]]]]

'''{{T|ropeCodifier}}he''' [[TwoFistedTales Two-Fisted Tale]].

'''If adventure has a name... It must be Indiana Jones.'''

''Indiana Jones'' is a multimedia franchise in the {{adventure}} genre that started with the team of Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/StevenSpielberg, which were [[GenreThrowback inspired by 1930s cliffhanger serials]], and which [[GenreRelaunch (re)popularized]] the concept of the AdventurerArchaeologist. Armed with little more than a bullwhip and attitude ("little more" in this case meaning a [[RevolversAreJustBetter .455 Webley]]), archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Creator/HarrisonFord) discovers long-lost {{MacGuffin}}s, fights ThoseWackyNazis and DirtyCommunists over them and makes love to the GirlOfTheWeek. The films are produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} and distributed by Creator/{{Paramount}} (for the first four movies) and Creator/{{Disney}} (for the fifth).

* DistinctiveAppearances: That's exactly why he has his fedora. During the creation of the character, the concept artists found that the fedora added a highly distinct look, silhouette, and appearance to the character. Indy could be in a crowded room with his back towards the audience, as he usually is when he's introduced in some of the movies, and he'd still stand out heroically. As well, the fedora allowed the character to be visible from further away such as during the bridge scene in ''Temple of Doom''. On a more critical analysis, the fedora also marks the [[AgeCut transition from Henry Jones Jr to Indiana Jones]], and it's also a great way to hide the transition from Harrison Ford to Harrison Ford's Stunt Double. This is also why most scenes have him wearing the hat except when he's being just a teacher -- him taking it off would be like going back to his secret identity.

* CanonForeigner: The comics, novels and games introduce several characters who are not acknowledged in the films; Sophia Hapgood, the sidekick in the ''Fate of Atlantis'' video game, is probably the best-known example. Rob [=MacGregor=], who wrote six of the novels (having previously written the novelisation of ''Last Crusade'') even went so far as to give Indy a ''wife'', Deirdre Campbell, who was killed off in ''Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils'' which is set in 1926, just over three decades before Indy marries Marion in ''Crystal Skull''. [=MacGregor=], who is on record as stating that he was told that he could only include certain characters from the movies in the novels (which is why his novels, which are set in the 1920s, do not mention the Ravenwoods), later expressed surprise at the fact that he received no pushback from Lucasfilm about Deirdre, evidence (he felt) that they didn't take the content of the novels all that seriously.

* ExpandedUniverse: And how! As well as the movies, there's a TV series, comics, pinballs, video games, novels, young adult novels, choose-your-own-adventure novels and even theme park rides. [[WordOfGod According to Lucas Licensing]], '''everything''' is {{Canon}}. Even that time Indy was on the ''[[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic Titanic]]''.

*** ''Young Indiana Jones and the Titanic Adventure'' by Les Martin (1993)

* ExpandedUniverse: And how! A TV series, comics, pinballs, video games, novels, young novels, make your own adventure novels, theme park rides. According to Lucas Licensing, '''everything''' is {{Canon}}.

** In ''Dial of Destiny'', the Antikythera works exactly as its creator intended. [[spoiler:Too bad for the villain, as the dial only finds time fissures leading to the Siege of Syracuse in 214 BC, making it worthless for Voller's plot to assassinate and replace Hitler in 1939.]]

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Leading up to it, at least. Indy's military service during the war is also referenced in the fourth film, and one mission is outright shown in the prologue of the fifth (and the main villain is a an ex-Nazi [[spolier:who wants to go back in time and assassinate and replace Hitler so Germany will win the war.]]

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Leading up to it, at least. Indy's military service during the war is also referenced in the fourth film, and one mission is outright shown in the prologue of the fifth (and the main villain is a an ex-Nazi [[spolier:who wants to go back in time and assassin are Hitler so Germany will win the war.]]

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* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Leading up to it, at least. Indy's military service during the war is also referenced in the fourth film.