History Trivia / IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull

** Creator/HarrisonFord apparently became savvy about [[ANewHope whether somebody escaped or was merely let go]]. He also says, "[[StarWars I've got a bad feeling about this]]."

** Creator/HarrisonFord apparently became GenreSavvy about [[ANewHope whether somebody escaped or was merely let go]]. He also says, "[[StarWars I've got a bad feeling about this]]."

** But more importantly, after the harrowing experience of making ''SchindlersList'' in 1994, Creator/StevenSpielberg felt he could no longer use Nazis as disposable mooks given the enormity of their actions in RealLife.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Alien}} Cain]] seems fine... as Oxley.
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} The Janitor]] suspects Indy of being a Commie.
*** [[Film/TheFugitive Some gratitude by the transit cop after Dr. Kimble saved his life.]]

** Henry Jones Sr. was supposed to have a small role in the film but Sean Connery declined to return quipping 'Retirement is too enjoyable.' His role most likely became Dean Stanforth.

-->"I guess it would’ve been rather sweet to be in that last little thing, and they did offer to bring a camera crew to me in order to film a bit of blue screen where you would’ve seen me clapping for the happy couple. But that’s all it would’ve been. I don’t know, I suppose I felt as though it would’ve cheated the audience just a little bit. I like to think the audience has some fondness for Sallah, and just to give him an appearance as brief as all that, a quick cutaway… well, that’s sort of short-selling him, isn’t it, really?"

-->" I guess it would’ve been rather sweet to be in that last little thing, and they did offer to bring a camera crew to me in order to film a bit of blue screen where you would’ve seen me clapping for the happy couple. But that’s all it would’ve been. I don’t know, I suppose I felt as though it would’ve cheated the audience just a little bit. I like to think the audience has some fondness for Sallah, and just to give him an appearance as brief as all that, a quick cutaway… well, that’s sort of short-selling him, isn’t it, really?

** In one of the treatments, Indy has a daughter instead of a son, which lines up with the original version of ''[[Series/YoungIndianaJones The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' before they were [[ReCut edited]] to remove all the "present-day Old Indy" scenes. (Creator/NataliePortman was rumored to play Indy's daughter before the final project and cast was announced.)

*** It's also not the [[Hellboy first]] time he gets involved in unusual archaeology.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early script treatments (from the 90's) supposedly had Indy communicate frequently with the alien, who would have had a name and a backstory. (Creator/NataliePortman was rumored to play Indy's daughter before the final project was announced.)
** In one of the treatments, Indy has a daughter instead of a son, which lines up with the original version of ''[[Series/YoungIndianaJones The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' before they were [[ReCut edited]] to remove all the "present-day Old Indy" scenes.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early script treatments (from the 90's) supposedly had Indy communicate frequently with the alien, who would have had a name and a backstory.

** In one of the treatments, Indy has a daughter instead of a son, which lines up with the original version of ''[[Series/YoungIndianaJones Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' before they were [[ReCut edited]] to remove all the "present-day Old Indy" scenes.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early script treatments (from the 90's) supposedly had Indy communicate frequently with the alien, who would have had a name and a backstory.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Alien}} Cain]] seems fine... as Oxley.

** HarrisonFord having aged somewhat since ''Last Crusade'' made setting the film in the '30s implausible;

** But more importantly, after the harrowing experience of making ''SchindlersList'' in 1994, StevenSpielberg felt he could no longer use Nazis as disposable mooks given the enormity of their actions in RealLife.