Episode 112 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

In 1981, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg whipped up a weird Bible film where a surly, pedophile grave robber tries to beat the Nazis to gain possession of a chest that holds the remains of the Ted Commandments in order to speak directly to God. And it's a kid's movie! The first in the "Indiana Jones" film franchise, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" kicked off sequels, prequels, dozens of ripoffs, pop culture staples, and is something we all loved as kids, but forgot to stop pretending is a masterpiece. We cover the rolling boulders, the shot Arab Swordsman, the propeller-diced giant Nazi, the spy monkey, the Headpiece to the Staff of Ra, the riding on top of a German U-boat nonsense, the impossible magic snakes, the burned palms used as a map, the one-man army that is Harrison Ford, and the words written on eyelids by coeds. Join us as we discuss Indy and Marion's, um, "complicated" "romantic" history, how this movie created "Home Alone," and how dumb it was that Playgirl magazine tried to pretend it was aimed at women. Here's the trailer of that Joe Pesci Harvard bum movie " With Honors " that we talked about in the episode. Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram , or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com . This episode is sponsored by every company during the pandemic. Ad music composed by Mattia Cupelli . Visit our website at .

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Episode 112 - Raiders of the Lost Ark is an episode from Film Snuff by Keating Thomas.

This episode is 01:59:39 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2020.

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