History Funny / RaidersOfTheLostArk

** And it's based on a DeletedScene from ''Film/NineteenFortyOne'' (done for that film by Creator/ChristopherLee!), which Spielberg swore he'd try to put in all of his movies until it stayed in.

* When Indy makes the famous "swap the bag of sand for the idol" maneuver, he weighs the bag of sand in his hand and ''takes some out'' as if it'll somehow be heavier than a huge lump of solid gold.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[StabTheSalad He just needed to hang his coat]].]]

* While Toht is an intimidating character, seeing him burn his hand on Marion's heated medallion, then comically running through a window before frantically sticking his hand in the snow and whimpering is quite amusing to watch.

*** Even better than that, the natives swooping in on the guy's corpse and stealing his sword, cheering enthusiastically.

* While Toht is an intimidating character, seeing him burn his hand on Mario's heated medallion, then comically running through a window before frantically sticking his hand in the snow and whimpering is quite amusing to watch.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[StabTheSalad He just needed to hang his coat.]]]]

* The film opens with Indy braving death traps, scary spiders, waves of angry natives trying to kill him, and he pretty much takes it all in stride. Get him on the plane with a snake as a fellow passenger, though...

'''Jock:''' Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya?
* After Indy escapes the temple, he is surrounded by a horde of angry natives along with one of the treacherous guides from earlier, the natives knock the person down to reveal that his [[DeadAllAlong entire back is covered with darts.]]
* Toht burning his hand on Marion’s heated medallion, then comically running through a window before frantically sticking his hand in the snow.

* The iconic scene of Indy facing down a swordsman in the Cairo marketplace. The Mook spends several seconds twirling the blade menacingly, after which Indy makes an "I don't have time for this" face, [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pulls out his gun and shoots him]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen We may have lost an awesome whip vs. sword fight scene]], but we got one of the funniest and overall greatest moments in movie history in exchange.

** The music. It starts suspensfully when the sword man appears and starts doing his tricks, then it gets whimsical when Indy picks up the gun and shoots him.

* "Asps. Very dangerous. (taps Indy on the shoulder) You go first."

* During the desert chase, two Nazi soldiers on a motorcycle & sidecar ride up to the truck Indy's driving to try and take a shot at him. Indy flashes a quick "who are they kidding?" look, quickly yanks the steering wheel in their direction, and then looks back to see the bike and its two riders tumbling off the road and into a ditch.

-->'''Marion:''' (''sighs'') We never seem to get a break, do we?

--> '''Indy:''' (smiling nervously, doing a forced laugh) Ahahahahh!... (under his breath) Sonofabitch...

* While Toht is an intimidating character, seeing him jumping out of the bar after touching the hot medallion and whimpering in the snow is amusing to watch.

* Toht sweltering in the heat as they transport the Ark to where it'll be opened, as he's wearing a black leather trenchcoat in the middle of the Mediterranean sun. Gestapo uniform codes must have been ''strict''.

* The monkey doing a ''Sieg Heil'' - and one of the Nazi goons reflexively returning the salute, before getting a look on his face of "What the hell did I just do?"

-->'''Major Eaton:''' We have top men working on it right now.
-->'''Indiana Jones:''' Who?
-->'''Major Eaton:''' Top. Men.
* Funny in a kind of darkly way to some, TheReveal at the end of the film which implies that the government strong-armed Indy into handing the Ark into their hands so it could be studied properly... only to promptly stuff it in a huge warehouse to be (quite possibly) forgotten.

* While the climax is pretty [[NightmareFuel horrifying]], there is just something hilarious about how Toht ScreamsLikeALittleGirl the moment things go bad. Not to mention Dietrich's fear expression.

* Toht sweltering in the heat as they transport the Ark to where it'll be opened, as he's wearing a black leather trenchcoat in [[RealityEnsues the middle of the Mediterranean sun]]. Gestapo uniform codes must have been ''strict''.

** Along the same lines as that bar fight, Indy and the driver of the truck carrying the ark stopping their fight and co-operating with steering the vehicle to avoid crashing (much) into a construction project and then laughing at the sight of a native sliding off the windshield before Indy punches him out of the truck.

** Even better, Marion tried to use her high drinking tolerance to get one over on Belloq and escape. [[NoSell Turns out the grappa is from his family label and he's been drinking it his whole life]].
* Toht sweltering in the heat as they transport the Ark to where it'll be opened, as he's wearing a black leather trenchcoat in [[RealityEnsues the middle of the Mediterranean sun]]. Gestapo uniform codes must be ''strict''.

* The iconic scene of Indy facing down a swordsman in the Cairo marketplace. The Mook spends several seconds twirling the blade menacingly, after which Indy makes an "I don't have time for this" face, [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pulls out his gun and shoots him]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen We lost an awesome whip vs. sword fight scene]], but got one of the funniest moments in movie history in exchange.

* Also, after the desert chase and on board the ''Bantu Wind'', Indy is examining his wounds in a mirror, and Marion flips the mirror around, banging him hard on the chin. Cuts to [[DistantReactionShot the exterior of the ship they're on]], [[ScreamDiscretionShot and the most anguished scream ever]].

* While the climax is pretty [[NightmareFuel horrifying]], there is just something hilarious about how Toht ScreamsLikeALittleGirl the moment things go bad.

** Along the same lines as that bar fight, Indy and the driver of the truck joining forces to avoid crashing (much) into a construction project and then laughing at the sight of a native sliding off the windshield before Indy punches him out of the truck.

** Better: that look on Indy's face is actual pain from Creator/HarrisonFord's dysentery that forced the "just shoot the sucker" moment in the first place.

* The iconic scene of Indy facing down a swordsman in the Cairo marketplace. The Mook spends several seconds twirling the blade menacingly, after which Indy makes a "I don't have time for this" face, [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pulls out his gun and shoots him]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen We lost an awesome whip vs. sword fight scene]], but got one of the funniest moments in movie history in exchange.

-->'''Indy''': THERE'S A BIG SNAKE IN THE PLANE, JOCK!\\
'''Jock''': Oh, that's just my pet snake Reggie!\\
'''Indy''': I HATE SNAKES, JOCK! I HATE 'EM!\\
'''Jock''': Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya?

-->'''Marion''': You can't do this to me, I'm an American!

** Indy then tries for a sneaky GroinAttack after distracting the mechanic by pointing at the ground, who {{No Sell}}s it and knocks Indy flat on his rear with a single light jab, with Indy's knees visibly wobbling just before they give out from under him.

* After Indy escapes the temple, he is surrounded by angry natives along with one of the treacherous guides from earlier, the natives knock the person down to reveal that his [[DeadAllAlong entire back is covered with darts.]]

* The iconic scene of Indy facing down a swordsman in the Cairo market. The Mook spends several seconds twirling the blade menacingly, after which Indy makes a "I don't have time for this" face, [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pulls out his gun and shoots him]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen We lost an awesome whip vs. sword fight scene]], but got one of the funniest moments in movie history in exchange.

*** "I'm so pleased you're not dead!"
* Indy's ''clearly'' in no hurry to get his ass whipped, which makes his casual "Okay, okay dude, I'm coming" reaction when the big German beckons him down to fight all the funnier.
** When the big man calls out to him, the pilot Indy was about to knock out (who was previously unaware of his presence) also reacts to the call and looks back and forth between him and the German with a face of "Wait, since when was he here? How long has he been behind me?"
** Indy then tries for a sneaky GroinAttack after distracting the German by pointing at the ground, who {{No Sell}}s it and knocks Indy flat on his rear with a single light jab, with Indy's knees visibly wobbling just before they give out from under him.
* During the desert chase, two Germans on a motorcycle & sidecar ride up to the truck Indy's driving to try and take a shot at him. Indy flashes a quick "who are they kidding?" look, quickly yanks the steering wheel in their direction, and then looks back to see the bike and its two riders tumbling off the road and into a ditch.
* At the end of the chase, Indy drives the stolen truck with the Ark into a garage, and the locals immediately move to hide it, with a couple of them running up to Dietrich to offer them melons to really sell it.

* Also, after the desert chase, when Indy is examining his wounds in a mirror, and Marion flips the mirror around, banging him hard on the chin. Cuts to [[DistantReactionShot the exterior of the ship they're on]], [[ScreamDiscretionShot and the most anguished scream ever]].

-->'''Marion''': We never seem to get a break, do we?

-->'''Katanga''': Mr. Jones! I've heard a lot about you, sir. Your appearance is exactly the way I imagined.

* Indy stealing the uniform of the Officer that questioned how badly the first uniform he stole fits him.

** The first mook he knocks out appears to be the shortest Nazi in the film, being a good head shorter than the other three guys who passed by Indy's hiding place.
* The DVD special features have some utterly hilarious footage of Creator/StevenSpielberg chastising one of the snakes from the Well of Souls scene after discovering that, being cold blooded, snakes actually like to be close to fire. "You like fire. In the script, you're supposed to hate fire. Why do you like fire?! You're ruining my movie!"

* Toht advances on Marion, pulling out what looks like a nasty torture device...[[NotSoDire which he then folds into a coat hanger]].

* Indiana's reaction to Belloq's mocking as he's trapped in the Well of Souls:
--> '''Belloq:''' What a fitting end to your life's pursuits. You're about to become a permanent addition to this archeological find. Who knows? In a thousand years even you may be worth something.
--> '''Indiana:''' (smiling nervously, doing a forced laugh) Ahahahahh!... (under his breath) Sonofabitch...
* In the bar fight, Indy and a Mook are grappling over a gun and another mook is told "Shoot them. Shoot them both." They promptly, of one mind, ''[[EnemyMine both turn and shoot the other mook]]''.
** Along the same lines as that bar fight, Indy and the driver of the truck joining forces to avoid crashing (much) into a construction project and then laughing at the sight of a native sliding off the windscreen before Indy punches him out of the truck.

** Followed by her using the log she's holding to hit the head of one the big Sherpas, who makes the most comical "Ow" and slumps over.

--> '''Belloq:''' "What a fitting end to your life's pursuits. You're about to become a permanent addition to this archeological find. Who knows? In a thousand years even you may be worth something."
--> '''Indiana:''' (smiling nervously, doing a forced laugh) "Ahahahahh!..." (under his breath) "Sonofabitch..."

* While Toht is a frightening character. Seeing him jumping out of the bar after touching the hot medallion and whimpering in the snow is amusing to watch.

* Toht sweltering in the heat as they transport the ark to where it'll be opened, as he's wearing a black leather trenchcoat in [[RealityEnsues the middle of the Mediterranean sun]]. Gestapo uniform codes must be ''strict''.

* The scene of Indy facing down a swordsman in the Cairo market. The Mook spends several seconds twirling the blade menacingly, after which Indy makes a "I don't have time for this" face, [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pulls out his gun and shoots him]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen We lost an awesome whip vs. sword fight scene]], but got one of the funniest moments in movie history in exchange.

* Sallah giving Indy a good-bye ManHug would fall under SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments if it didn't aggravate Indy's myriad injuries.

** When the big man calls out to him, the pilot Indy was about to knock out (who was previously unaware of his presence) also reacts to the call and looks back and forth between him and the German with a face of "Wait, since when was he here? How long has he been behind me?

** He then tries for a sneaky GroinAttack after distracting the German, who {{No Sell}}s it and knocks Indy flat on his rear with a single light jab, with Indy's knees visibly wobbling just before they give out from under him.

--> '''Indiana:''' (smiling nervously, doing a forced laugh) "Ahahahahh!..." (under his mouth) "Sonofabitch..."

-->'''Indy''': There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!\\

'''Indy''': I hate snakes, Jock! I HATE 'EM!\\