What’s even funnier is about 10 min after we got done Amber says : Holy cow that was Han Solo and we both had a jaw dropping moment 😂

Karen Allen is the unsung hero of this movie as she was barefoot most of the time, even running flat out from the plane.

We took our oldest son to see it when he was six. The movie made such and impact on him that years later, he received his PhD in Archeology. As one of his graduation gifts, I got him an official Indiana Jones hat. At the after party, all his classmates passed it around the room in reverence. His first son is named Harrison...Harry for short.

Jordan: "I'm okay with snakes..." Me: Wait for it. 😁

40 years after this movie was made and that final scene when the Ark 'went off' and melted the Nazis is STILL one of the best examples of 80's special effects EVER!

This came out the year after Empire Strikes Back did, and the combination of both Han Solo and Indiana Jones being super popular characters at the same time is a big part of what catapulted Harrison Ford into mega stardom.

That scene where Indy shot the guy twirling the sword was not planned that way--there was going to be more of a fight, but Harrison Ford was ill, fighting off some terrible food poisoning, so he shot the gun instead to make filming easier. Sometimes necessity makes a better scene!

You guys may not realize it, but you've now reacted to a half-dozen movies with the music composed by John Williams. He wrote the scores for Jaws, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and all the Star Wars movies. He also composed music for several Harry Potter movies, the original Superman movies with Christopher Reeve, and SO many others. His music really elevates these films into something special. There's a reason why Steven Spielberg keeps coming back to John Williams. I saw Williams live (with an orchestra) at the Hollywood Bowl on two occasions, and both were just incredible experiences.

Background: The Ark was the box that held the original tablets of Moses. Hitler was big on the mystical stuff and felt that it contained the power of God that he wanted to use for his purposes. He actually had a lot of men looking for a variety of mystical objects from many different religions. In the movie, when the Nazis opened up the Ark God's power destroyed them all. Often times in the Old Testament people are told to avert their eyes, that to not see the thing protects you from it. That's why Indy said to close their eyes.

"That's what a private jet looks like, I guess back in the day." Nope. That's what commercial air travel looked like back in the day.

Great reactions! As for your questions at the end: The "Ark" is (as mentioned) from the Bible. It was the "Ark of the Covenant" that contained three things: 1.) The broken stones of the Ten Commandments; 2.) A jar of "manna" (bread from heaven provided to the Israelites in the Wilderness after being freed from slavery; and, 3.) The staff used by Aaron and Moses (that had budded). After their arrival to the Promised Land, the Israelites would march off to war only after getting a blessing from God by the high priest before the Ark. So, essentially, the film says that Hitler was into the "mystical" and wanted that Ark for himself. Yet, the Bible had stories of people who mishandled the Ark and died. Moreover, the Bible says that no one can see the face of God (i.e., Yahweh) and live. So, when they opened the Ark in this film, it shows the punishment of those "unworthy" to do so and the penalty for doing it.

This one and the 3rd one "The Last Crusade" with Sean Connery as his dad, are my favorites

Jordan: "I can handle snakes but not spiders" Raiders: "Hold my beer" This movie was made in the style of the old adventure films our parents and grandparents watched at the picture shows on Saturday mornings, except they were only a chapter a week and cliffhangers at the end of each episode (like Marion in the truck, or Indy in the well of souls with the torch going out.

"E.T." Ironically, also a Steven Spielberg film. Iconic film of the 80's. Wait til you see Drew Barrymore at age 6! It's such an amazing film! 📽🍿 The girls would love it too, if it's Mom & Dad approved. 😉

This film brought renewed interest in treasure hunting adventures. Since you guys already reacted to The Goonies and are looking forward to the Indiana Jones sequels, another notable hit of that subgenre in the 80s was Romancing the Stone (1984) by Robert Zemeckis, director of the Back to the Future trilogy.

The 'guide' that got killed in the beginning of the movie is Alfred Molina. He played Dr Oct from Spiderman 2. Ironic he went into a cave full of spiders.

Can't believe you didn't recognize Hans Solo... you just watched Star Wars! Harrison Ford is in tons of GREAT movies.

Harrison Ford was so good in this movie. He was funny, charming and a bad ass

It’s hard to imagine there’s an adult alive who hasn’t seen Raiders sometime in their life, and here we have a couple.

In 1981 this is what passed for a family movie! Good for all children!

the scene with the swordsman was supposed to be a elaborate fight scene but Harrison Ford was extremely sick and changed it at the last second so they can cut the shot Early.

My favorite Harrison Ford movie is The Fugitive. Such a fantastic film.

My all time favorite movie. Mother took me to see it when it hit theaters. At nine years old, I wanted to travel, I wanted to experience, I wanted to gain knowledge. 41 years later, I have traveled across the globe. I have moved up and down the West Coast. I have traveled to nearly all fifty states. Thanks, Indy!

This movie is such a classic! The face-melting scenes at the end are iconic as well. My husband and I always chuckle in Indiana Jones (it’s either part 2 or 3) when a woman with Indy sees a drawing of the Ark and says “What’s that?” Indy says “That’s the Ark of the Covenant”. She says “Are you sure?”, and Indy says “…pretty sure”. Funny stuff! So glad you enjoyed the movie! Love you guys! 💕

Harrison Ford was great in so many films, including "The Fugitive" from 1993. It was based on the storyline of the 1960s TV show of the same name in which a doctor is convicted of killing his wife and is headed to his execution. He escapes and searches for the real killer.

The climax is the wrath of God being visited upon the Nazis for defiling the Ark, and one of the greatest, most satisfying climaxes ever in any film. Since you liked Karen Allen so much I seriously recommend that you try John Carpenter's brilliant "Starman". It contains her greatest performance and Jeff Bridges received an Academy Award nomination for it.

The ship captain that is Salah's friend and helps Indy is played by the same actor who in Harry Potter ends up becoming the Minister of Magic in the final film.

My mom took me to see this in the theater when I was a little kid. The opening sequence blew us away, we both loved the whole thing, it was just a great ride. I lost her a few years ago, my dad didn’t like theatres, so movies were our thing, and we saw some great ones while I was growing up, 80s, 90s, a great time for movies. The last one I remember seeing with her was Return of the King, which we loved as well. Mom had good taste, she always picked winners.

You enjoyed watching The Goonies and it looks like you enjoyed this as well. The movie 'City Slickers' might be up your alley

Mrs. Doubtfire is another great movie.

In the theatre in 1981, the entire audience HOOTED and applauded when Ford turns around and walks from the shadows!

You made me laugh so hard during the face melting scene; Jay’s smile got bigger at the same speed as Amber’s face recoiled in disgust. Want another Harrison Ford movie? You should watch American Graffiti. He was an unknown playing a small part along with a cast full of young unknowns who went on to be stars.

Indy said “close your eyes” at the end of the movie because no human can look at the power of God like that and live

"This movie is made of phobias!" Internet line of the year candidate.

The scene where he just shoots the guy with the swords was a last minute improv. Harrison Ford was sick with dissentery and wasn’t up for a whole day or two of fight choreography so he suggested to spielberg to just “shoot the guy” and Spielberg said “that’s brilliant!” And they went with it and it became one of the most iconic scenes in movie history.

Fun Fact= the student who writes "i love you" on her eyelids was originally my mum; she declined the part due her modern, un 1940s shade, red hair rendering her being paid far more in modelling to keep it.

I saw this first run at the theater. I liked it so much, I made my mother go with me to see it again. It was her first theater movie since the 1940's and she was blown away. She is 91yo now and still talks about it.

An absolute timeless classic.

I was a student archaeologist for 15 years(loved the digs)and even the most mild mannered archaeologist had a little Indiana Jones in them. They had to have vast knowledge of many things to decipher the past accurately

22:55 That scream you hear is the infamous pre-recorded "Wilhelm scream" sound effect, which is used in many, many movies. It's become sort-of an Easter Egg for trivia fans to recognize it when they hear it in a film.

11:20 - There is a story behind this bit. Originally, Indy was going to fight this big Jafar-looking dude with the Saracen sword. It was all storyboarded and everything. By the time they were to film it, everyone in the cast and crew was REALLY sick. Ford was just barely able to function. So, Ford came up with the idea that when the crowd parts, Indy just shoots the guy. Spielberg was game, and this little improvised moment became one of the biggest laughs in the film, as well as an iconic scene. All because everybody was sick because of the local food. 24:21 - This stunt had only been performed once before, I believe, in the 1930s or 40s for a film. It is tremendously hard to do...and, again, it's iconic to the Indiana Jones films. 25:30 - The guy you like is British character actor John Rhys-Davies, an AMAZING talent. He has most of his fans nowadays because of his two roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' films, where he plays Gimli the Dwarf and voices Treebeard the Ent. However, he has done films and television on both sides of the Atlantic. He plays Sallah again in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (my favorite of the films). My favorite role he ever played was as Vasco Rodriguez in the 1980 television mini-series 'Shogun', set in Japan in the 1600s, based on the huge novel by James Clavell (an NYT #1 best-seller back in the day as well as being over 1,000 pages long). He's been around forever! The reason that the Nazis and Belloq died during the ritual was that they didn't believe in the power the Ark had...Hitler, in spite of his hatred of Jews, had a belief in the power of objects like the Ark, The Spear of Destiny (the spear that pierced the side of Christ during the crucifixion), and other "occult" objects. That has been well documented. Belloq wanted the power. Dietrich, the Nazi commander, and Toht, the creepy Gestapo thug were both "evil" and hated Jews. None of them were there because of a deep belief in God (in the sense of the Jewish or the Christian faiths). This franchise is one of my absolute favorites...both this and 'Star Wars' were inspired by the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s... 15-minute short films that were like TV series without televisions. Every week, you would go back to the movies to see the next installment along with a cartoon, a newsreel, and a feature film (or two) at the theater. George Lucas grew up loving them. Indiana was created by George and Steven Spielberg during a now-infamous weekend that 'Star Wars' opened. George was expecting it to bomb and so he left town, with Steven who was riding high because of 'Jaws'. They both had input...The name Indiana was George's dog (which was also the inspiration for Chewbacca). Spielberg, wanting to make a James Bond movie, agreed as long as big set pieces like in a Bond film were in play, and he changed the name from Indiana Smith to Indiana Jones.

If you like all of the deciphering of clues in this movie you would really like the movie National Treasure.

Great reaction. I was a young actor in NYC and saw Star Wars only because of the giant poster in Times Square. Not expecting much, I was blown away. Then I saw the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie poster in a subway station and saw it with no expectations and again, blown away. I met Harrison when I was seen as a possible stand-in for him in Working Girl. We stood next to each other, the director walked around us to see how close we matched. I was obviously nervous and Harrison whispered "Relax" to me.He then told the director "You're not going find anyone with a match for my nose." I don't know if he wanted me to get the job or, more likely, he just wanted to be done with this process. I didn't get the job but that turned out to be actually lucky as I got cast in a Broadway show a month later. Life lesson: Sometimes what we think of as a curse, turns out to be a blessing.

Guys I been binge watching your reactions for the last few days, lovin' it! I just wanna say I appreciate the editing and pacing you do, it's really really good, not jarring or anything, it just keeps it flowing. Even considering you have to work around fair-use and copyright etc. Y'all have the best style I've seen.

Did you recognize Harrison Ford from Star Wars (Han Solo)? 😁 He's a main character in both franchises

In the Well of Souls when Marion was surrounded by the dried up corpses, Spielberg didn't tell actress Karen Allen about the corpses. That's why her blood curdling scream sounded so REAL, it scared the hell out of her, in real life.

This movie is the definition of Iconic. The sequels are great too. Last Crusade is a personal fave. Great reaction as always

This was the first non stop action movie. In the theater, we were all exhausted after the movie. Great characters and good script. We were so entertained. And in those days we weren’t expecting all movies to have sequels.

A young Harrison Ford was Hans Solo in Star Wars

I was 5 when this came out and had nightmares for 2 weeks...went to college to get my anthropology degree, specializing in archeology, because of this franchise.

2:35 Great Googly Moogly!😳 I honestly thought I was the only person who says "HeeBee GeeBee"😁🤣

"This movie is made of phobias." Perfect description, Amber. 🤣🤣🤣

LOVE THIS MOVIE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE'S GROWING UP AS A KID, Note: I'm 32 not an 80s baby but the 80s is my favorite era!!!!

Yes Stephen Spielberg is the bomb director,All the Jaws, The Indiana Jones, ET The Extra Terrestrial need to react to next and the historical drama Schindler’s List

“He’s pretty dang cool” You are exactly right!!! Indy was one of my heroes growing up (along with millions of other kids). He’s a superhero but just a dude. Can’t wait for y’all to continue the trilogy.

You may already have realized this but Indy's friend Sallah is actually Gimli from the Lord of the Rings movies. John Rhys-Davis. 🙂

Yeah, Harrison Ford has been a main character in two of the biggest movie franchises of all time. And so much more. Great career.

This will always be a must see go to movie. The pacing. The constant chase is relentless and varied. Plus the exotic and historic nature of the locations. It just works as rewatchable classic

The reason why Indy tells Marion to shut her eyes when the Ark starts its 'thing', is because there was an additional warning written on the head piece, warning against looking inside the Ark. The old man translated that bit to Indy in a deleted part of the scene.

What an excellent film to watch and react to. Raiders is one of the very best and most fun action films ever made. Also, I'm immensely gratified by the genuine reactions you display. Having the camera's stay on you both while the movie is playing is perfect. I love watching your facial expressions and exclamations. Lots of good films out there yet.

Also John Williams wrote the sound tracks for ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Superman, Jurassic Park and more.

Even in this current age of special effects extravaganzas, this movie is still the ULTIMATE Action/Adventure film. 🎥 It was so good that Raiders of The Lost Ark was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. Great reaction! 👍🏿

I remember when this first hit the theatre. The thing that was great about this movie was in the first ten minutes you felt like you saw a whole movie. Just one adventure after the next.

When Marion was climbing up on Indy's shoulders in the snake pit, I thought "That would be Amber" and then she says "THAT would be me!" LOL

I still remember seeing this at the theater on opening night in 1981. It was a full house, and the audience reacted very loudly to the various laughs and scares throughout the film. The swordsman scene was the biggest laugh by far; everyone was laughing for a good minute at least! The melting faces was a real shocker, too. People screamed! Fun fact: I’m now friends with Chris Walas, the guy who actually did the melting faces at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects company founded by George Lucas in the 1970s for Star Wars). He’s done makeup and effects work on many other films, such as THE FLY (1986) and ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990). Another Fun fact: the canyon on the Mediterranean island where Indy threatens to blow up the Ark was shot in Tunisia, in the very same location where George Lucas had shot the scene in STAR WARS (1977) where Luke Skywalker is rescued from the Sandpeople by Ben Kenobi. It’s often called “Star Wars Canyon” by fans who visit the various filming locations. The scenes in Cairo, the Tanis Digs, and the surrounding desert were also shot in Tunisia, in various locations. Yet another fun fact: the Nazi submarine pen was an actual former Nazi submarine base in La Rochelle, France, used by the German Navy during World War II. The Allies had bombed it continuously but never wreaked much damage against its extremely thick concrete walls. The same location was also used as a German submarine base in the 1982 German submarine epic DAS BOOT (The Boat). Great reactions again, y’all! It’s so much fun to see you seeing these classics for the very first time!

Loved Amber’s, “all teachers have a side job.”

Spielberg approved reaction! 😂When Amber said, "Oh, I didn't know this would be graphic", I thought, wait till their faces melt. 😅

Some suggestion: "The Fugitive" (Drama, Suspense with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones). "True Lies" (Action, Comedy with Arnold S, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Tom Arnold). "A League of their own" (Sports, Drama, with Tom Hanks, Madonna and Gena Davis). "9 to 5" (Comedy with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin). "The Hunt for Red October" (Suspense, Thriller with Sean Connery, James Earl Jones and Alec Baldwin).

Omg Amber, when you said "all teachers have a job like that," I cackled so hard I freaked my kids out!!! 🤣🤣🤣 The BEST!!! 🙌

I saw this in a theater in 1981 so you can imagine how interesting it is to me to see young people like yourselves react to this in 2022. You have seen a number of films by Steven Spielberg at this point so it would be a shame not to mention the musical genius behind all these themes and soundtracks most all of Spielberg's films.In addition he is responsible for Star Wars and too many more to mention. He is John Williams.

little trivia... that scene with the big guy and that massive sword was after several bad takes. Harrison was sick, running a fever, and just couldn't do another. He pulled the gun and fired, the other actor reacted. and Spielberg said "Perfect! We're using that!"

"Grab some popcorn and your favorite drink, and..." - Looks in fridge, sees leftover corn on the cob and store-brand cola... Guess it will have to do. Let's go!

I think a newer movie they would like is the original Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl if they haven't already seen it. Lots of adventure and laughs like Indiana and Princess Bride. 🏴‍☠️⚔️

All the movies in this series are pretty awesome but my favorite is the third. Caught you early this time. :)

29:29: You summed this up perfectly: So many people killed. So many faces melted.

James Can passed away today. He is most famous for playing one of the Sons in the Godfather, but he was also in a great sports movie called Brian's Song. Jay, it's a football story based on the true story of Gale Sayers and Brian Picallo. Sooooo good!!!

The Ark of The Covenant is supposed to hold the original stone tablets containing the 10 Commandments. The ancient Hebrews kept it in Jerusalem in the first temple. The reason Indy told Marian to close her eyes is because the ancient priests removed the tablets that way because those were the laws handed down to Moses directly from G_d. One is not supposed to look directly at writings so Holy. (I'm Jewish, we learned this stuff in Hebrew school)

Gladiator!!! You have watch it. The ending will have you all emotional.

"This movie is made of phobias." That cracked me up!

If you can start to notice John Williams the greatest composer of all time. The iconic Jaws three, the Star Wars movies, ET, Jurassic Park… he’s the Beatles of movie composers!

I love all the Raiders movies! Owned them all on VHS. Lol Enjoy!!

“All teacher’s have a job like that!” Love it!! I teach and go on adventures (less dramatic ones) on the side! When Jay said he was okay with snakes but not spiders I was thinking, “Yep! You’ve got a lot of snakes coming!!” Thanks for another fun movie reaction!

one of the best movies ever...saw in the theaters as a teenager, and was blown away...

John Williams composed all the music for Raiders. (And also Star Wars and the original Superman movie) The soundtrack album sold like crazy. The music is awesome

To me, this in the top 5 list of greatest action films ever made. Iconic music score, a perfect screenplay, fun dialogue, epic action set pieces with real stunts, and Harrison Ford at his best. Not to mention masterful direction by Steven Spielberg. The opening, the fight with the big nazi, the truck chase, and the closing shot of the film is all so damn perfect. One of the most re-watchable films ever made, period.

Interestingly, when the the snake dropped on Marion in the Well Of Souls it even surprised Karen Allen. The reaction you saw from her was real. One of the snakes had killed another earlier and Steven Spielberg dropped it on her to get that reaction. That was a real snake carcass he dropped on her.

I've always loved the international travel aspect to Indiana Jones movies. I feel like I could smell the spices in this movie!

11:15 That bid used to crack my father up when we happened to catch the movie on tv back in the day It's amazing how new audience finds it as funny.

One of my top 5 of all time. The gory parts were burned into our memories when we were kids but PG rating covered a lot more content back in the early 80s. You guys are hitting a lot of great movies. Keep it rolling. I'm here for it!

Haven't seen anyone mention Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Certainly not as action-packed as the Indiana Jones movies, but fun nonetheless.

"Is that the guy that stole the gold deal too - ?" "Yeah that's Beloch" 😆 Bro you hit the jackpot with that one 🤣

This is among my all time favorite movies... along with The Princess Bride... Love it... and Harrison Ford.

The reason Indy and Marion closed their eyes when they opened the Ark was because the Bible says no one look upon the face of God and live. Exodus 33:20

Great reaction, guys! Sorry, but I love watching people squirm at the scary parts. Btw, I knew the power of The Force would compel you to watch this one. I think you guys would love Starman (1984). Note: The 80s are like the Texas of decades...everything is bigger, louder, crazier, and wilder. So, expect graphic violence, language, sex, and sometimes drugs. It was just an over-the-top era and not mindful of gentler sensibilities.

1:30 Alfred Molina! Brilliant, hilarious man, great actor. He was Doctor Octo in Spiderman 2, and a crazy priest in The DaVinci Code. xoxo "This movie is made of phobias" True!

Yet another John Williams symphonic soundtrack! This movie in a 10+++ on all levels!!!

When they open the ark it's supposed to be the Holy Spirit or the face of God. That's why you can't look at it. I remember being a teenager when this came out and highly religious. I knew all about the ark through a Bible stories and that scene freaked me out so much. If you didn't know, during WW II Hitler was looking for ancient artifacts because he believed they had power to help him win the war. Before you see the third Indy movie you'll need to be introduced to Sean Connery. His most iconic role was of the British super spy 007. I suggest you watch Goldfinger.

A classic...on the top of many lists. A nearly perfect movie experience ...

Fun fact: the heavy set fbi agent who talks to Indy in the beginning was actor William Hootkins who also played Porkins, the X-Wing pilot in Star Wars.

13:15 “The other guy’s staff was too big. This one’s gotta be just right … “ 😉 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣