Indiana Jones Trailer

Guide Note

This page contains video trailers for the Indiana Jones film series. The trailer for the fourth film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, premiered on February 14, 2008.

Indy 4 Fast Facts

1. Release Date: May 22, 2008 (worldwide)
2. Director: Steven Spielberg
3. Producer: George Lucas
4. Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone and John Hurt
5. Screenwriter: David Koepp
6. Studio: Paramount Pictures
7. Production Companies: Lucasfilm and Amblin Entertainment

1. The trailer begins with a shot of the countryside, and then the Paramount logo appears. We see the the classic Indy map, and the Lucasfilm logo above it.
2. Cut to a slow-motion shot of Indy in the map room from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3. Text: He protected the power of the divine
4. Several more shots from Raiders.
5. Text: He saved the cradle of civilization
6. Several shots from Temple of Doom
7. Text: He triumphed over the armies of evil
8. Some shots from Last Crusade
9. Text: On May 22
10. An American flag, then a truck driving down the road.
11. An overhead shot of some armed Soviet forces surrounding a car. They pull Indy out the car and slam him up against it.
12. Text: The adventure continues
13. Indy's hat lies on the ground. He picks it up and the theme song cues in. We see Indy's iconic shadow against the body of the car.
14. Indy and his friend hold their hands up in surrender. His friend says "This isn't going to be easy." Indy replies, "Not as easy as it used to be."
15. Indy runs through the government warehouse where the Ark is stored, dodging bullets. Irina shouts and sends men after Indy. Indy uses his whip to swing down from some crates and crashes through the windshield of a truck. He exclaims, "Damn I thought that was closer!" Indy elbows the passenger out of the truck, and then knocks the driver out as well. He uses his whip to snare an overhead light and swings away from the truck just as it collides with another vehicle.
16. There is a big explosion.
17. Cut to an airplane in the sky.
18. Mutt Williams is in an ancient ruin.
19. A group of natives encroach from the shadows.
20. Indy dodges a blow.
21. Irina studies a magnetic crate.
22. Indy and Irina engage in a car chase on a high ledge.
23. Indy holds fires a rocket launcher.
24. An ancient ruin collapses, and the gang try to escape while being pursued by natives.
25. Shia asks "Your a teacher?", to which Indy replies "Part time."
26. Title card with Indy's silhouette in the background.