CLASSIC INDY: EAST VS WEST!

Telepathy, mind control and the ultimate search for infinite knowledge are the goals of the ambitious Russian soldier and political leader Irina Spalko as she soon locks wits and physical skills against the older but never more spirited American hero Indiana Jones, in this great posed image at the Area 51 location, from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. 

Quentin Tarantino ranks Crystal Skull above The Last Crusade

CLASSIC INDY: SNEAK ATTACK!

The intimidating bulk of the quiet and formidably deadly Colonel Dovchenko (actor and Cirque du Soliei talent Igor Jijikine) briefly and ingeniously hides the elite squad of Russian soldiers out to slay the American sentries guarding the mysterious Area 51 facility, in this memorable, if shocking moment to the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

CLASSIC INDY: CUSTODIAN AND PROTECTOR!

As Indy continues his brutal bare-knuckle fight against the formidable Russian bulk that is Dovchenko, the lovable but barely sane Harold Oxley keeps his eye on the prize - the Crystal Skull, using its power to stop the approaching ground storm of killer ants, in a fun moment from INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.

STAR WARS AFICIONADO remembers the much-liked and respected British character actor Sir John Hurt (1940 - 2017), who not only relished his role in the Indiana Jones franchise, but was beloved in other high quality sci-fi/fantasy- the likes of ALIEN, HARRY POTTER and the modern version of TV's DOCTOR WHO. His other work across film and small screen genres was equally high-quality, admirable and unforgettable, from playing the insane Emperor Caligula in I, CLAUDIUS, to the noble yet afflicted John Merrick in THE ELEPHANT MAN. 

RIP, Mister Hurt.

Sir John Hurt obituary | Film | The Guardian

CLASSIC INDY: TRAVELLING BUDDIES!

Having been sent on the adrenaline ride of his life, Indy opens his eyes to see his new travelling partner, in a fun moment from INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.

CLASSIC INDY: YANK VERSUS COMMIE!

An older, but no less brave Indiana Jones has a bad time of it against the intimidating and deadly frame of Russian baddie Dovchenko (an excellent Igor Jijikine) in one of the early AREA 51 based action sequences of the under-rated INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.