Summary
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford explores the untold story of how the actor became Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.
- The documentary features interviews with Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and others involved in the film franchise.
- Spielberg emphasizes that no other actor could fill Ford’s shoes as Indiana Jones.
- Ford’s career was transformed thanks to his collaborations with Spielberg and Lucas.
It’s hard to believe anyone could play Indiana Jones apart from Harrison Ford. And while there have been actors like Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier take up the mantle outside of the film franchise, Ford is as associated with Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. as Bela Lugosi is with Dracula, or Mark Hamill is with Luke Skywalker. And a new documentary titled Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford is coming to Disney+. The original doc’s logline reads as follows:
Discover the untold story of how Harrison Ford became Indiana Jones.
Indiana Jones’ creatives, cast and crew members including Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, James Mangold and Kathleen Kennedy all contribute to the documentary in modern-day interviews. Check out the trailer for Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford below:
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford features behind-the-scenes videos from the five films making up the beloved franchise. And in the footage’s interviews, Spielberg makes it quite clear that Ford and Indy are one and the same. Spielberg says:
Harrison… he is not interchangeable. Other actors cannot fill those shoes.
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Harrison Ford first donned Indiana Jones‘ trademark fedora in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) over 40 years ago. Director Steven Spielberg was an upcoming phenom who had already helmed Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. And screenwriter George Lucas was fresh off of creating the first two installments of his must-see space opera Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. And, today, Lucas understands just how brightly Ford’s star shines in Hollywood. Lucas says in the new documentary Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford’s trailer:
The secret of being an iconic actor is they’ll refer to him when they’re referring to a particular kind of actor. When they say, ‘Harrison Ford-type,’ you’ve become an icon.
Ford struggled like many actors trying to make it in Hollywood when he first started out. But, as most fans of that galaxy far, far away already know, Ford won the role of Han Solo in Star Wars when Lucas had him read lines with potential actors who were trying to land the roles of characters in the 1977 film. What Ford couldn’t know then is that four years later he’d begin playing the second of the two iconic characters he is most well-known for today. And his fortunes changed thanks to his working relationships with Spielberg and Lucas. Ford says in the same documentary:
These guys [Spielberg, Lucas] were young, upcoming. When they came into my life… things got better.
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford begins streaming Friday, December 1 on Disney+.
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