Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade‘s climactic Holy Grail moment gets recreated in miniature form with impressive accuracy. Released in 1989, Steven Spielberg’s third installment in the popular Indiana Jones franchise sees Harrison Ford return as the intrepid archeologist to quest after the Holy Grail. One of the most touching moments from the film sees Indy’s father, Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Connery), talk his son into letting the Grail fall down a deep crevasse instea of sacrificing his life for it.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade‘s Holy Grail moment between Indy and Henry Sr. now gets recreated with miniatures by RobotWig Photography on Instagram. Check out the impressive recreation below:
The first image sees Jones Sr. barely holding onto his son, with the Grail just out of reach, just as it happened in the film. The second image provides a peek behind the curtain at how the shot was pulled off, including the actual size of the miniature sets and how they were positioned.
Why Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade Remains So Beloved
The two movies generally considered to be the best installments in the Indiana Jones franchise are Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. While the former film is the one that started it all, memorably introducing Ford as the iconic hero and featuring some of the best action set pieces of all time, the character’s third outting also has a lot to offer.
Crucially, the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade cast features Ford and Connery as father and son. Ford and Connery have great chemistry in the film, not only during the lighter moments and tense action scenes, but also during more poignant ones. In addition to the Holy Grail scene, Indy and Henry Sr.’s chat aboard the zeppelin is also a standout moment from the film because of what it reveals about Indy’s past. That scene essentially explains why Indy turned out the way he did, and it features some strong but subtle performances from Ford and Connery.
Crucially, Indy’s third adventure also excels because of its tone. While there’s plenty to like about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the film was controversially very dark, and the 1989 sequel represents a fairly big course correction in this regard. Despite leaning into humor and the strong chemistry between Ford and Connery, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade never sacrifices the quality or intensity of its action set pieces, and this has helped it remain a bright spot in the beloved franchise.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
A sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade sees the return of the titular hero, this time in search of his father who has been kidnapped by Nazis. Aided by his friends Marcus Brody and Sallah, as well as his father’s associate Elsa Schneider, Indy must travel Europe to locate his father and stop the Nazis from finding the Holy Grail. Sean Connery, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, and Alison Doody also star.
- Release Date
- May 24, 1989
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Harrison Ford , Sean Connery , Denholm Elliott , Alison Doody , John Rhys-Davies , Julian Glover
- Runtime
- 127 Minutes
- Writers
- Jeffrey Boam
- Budget
- $48 Million
- Studio(s)
- Lucasfilm
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Sequel(s)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- prequel(s)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Franchise(s)
- Indiana Jones
