With a production budget of $48 million, The Last Crusade spanned across multiple continents during its breakneck filming schedule, with a substantial portion of the expenses going towards a variety of vehicles and elaborate set pieces that the franchise has become known for.
The third installment of director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas’ collaborative adventure series may have taken five years to get off the ground but it soared to all-new heights upon its release in 1989, as it quickly became the highest-grossing movie worldwide that year. Run.Believe it or not, it has been over 30 years since Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade swung on to the big screen for the first time with its spirited adventure abounding with daring stunts, thrilling special effects, and a myriad of exotic locations. I don't know anyone who hasn't seen it, but if you haven't, don't walk to see it. This film stands among the greatest action adventures of all time. (Look at action sequels such as Lethal Weapon 4). Being a sequel, this is a difficult balance to achieve as well. It is more abundant with humor than the previous two films, without the characters falling into irritating self-parody.
This is a very difficult balance to achieve in any film, and that alone makes the film stand out as brilliant. This movie stands by itself in the way it deals with spirituality, and is thick with religious themes throughout, without preaching to you. Even so, Denholm Elliott can't seem to help stealing every scene he's in as Marcus Brody, a lifelong friend of the Jones family.
Connery plays against that, in a performance that is different than anything he has ever done, and it works. That includes Sean Connery, the grandest of all modern action day movie heroes (and appropriately cast, as the spiritual father of the character is James Bond). Film history's most profitable star Harrison Ford returns to his signature role in a performance that speaks for itself, and benefits greatly from a gallery of memorable supporting characters. After a miss with the entertaining yet forgettable Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade comes pretty close to doing just that.
When the two greatest filmmakers in the world teamed up to create the best action movie of all time - Raiders of the Lost Ark, it seemed unlikely that they could duplicate their divinely-inspired work.
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