Indiana Jones Last Crusade - Marcus Brody scene

Funny scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Brilliant dialogues and great performances.

[sethk]

Marcus Brody the most accurate archaeologist in the whole trilogy.

[michaelh]

Indiana Jones: Game trailer.
Marcus Brody: The actual game.

[TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

This is one of the best paced jokes and payoff in cinematic history.

[roboninja]

My headcanon here is that Indy isn't technically lying; Marcus speaks a dozen languages, but none that are useful(ancient greek and latin will do him no good in that part of the world), knows every local custom(from 1000 years ago, maybe), he's got friends in every village from here to the sudan(Yes, he does, but he could never find them even if he tried)

[Charlezard.]

Later on..

Henry Sr: you think Marcus has found the grail already?
Indy: God, no.. he once got lost in his own museum..

[peteys]

The true genius of this transition is how Spielberg uses the camera. As Indy describes Brody, in almost hushed reverence, the camera moves in and down, helping the description build Brody in stature. By the end of the camera move, Brody's a giant of a figure, he's filling the frame, we're looking up at him. Hard cut to a high angle, Brody small and lost in a sea of people, wandering about, yelling in confusion. It's brilliantly done.

[davidstrange]

I just love how he hypes Marcus up like he's a spy and we see Marcus out of his element lol

[thomasmason]

“Oh water, no thank you sir, fish make love in it”
How have I never noticed that line before?

[fortminor]

1:08 Water? No, thank you, sir. Fish make love in it.

[SaltyChip]

"Ah does anybody speak English? Or perhaps Ancient Greek."

[unsolicited]

Ford is literally surrounded by British acting talent in this scene.

[Clipp]

The way the movie sells this scene to the viewer is masterful. The closing in on his face while giving this monologue and building up Marcus. The viewer is supposed to believe all this, just to find out the truth. That's why there is a short break before we cut to Marcus. Skilfully done.

[waynemacfarland]

Professor Henry Jones: "So you think Marcus has reached the Grail already?
Indy: "I doubt it."
Professor Henry Jones: "You said he had a two-day head start! And that he would blend in!"
Indy: "Are you kidding? I made that up. You know Marcus, he got lost once in his own museum."

[juniorxeastny]

Even though this scene was a bluff on Indy's part, the monologue had a huge impact on me when i saw this my senior year of high school in Brooklyn, NY. Every word that Indy was describing was what I wanted to be! Someone who speaks (at least) more than 2 or 3 languages, is well traveled and familiar with various cultures, able to adapt, blend in or "disappear" into any foreign environment! Those words shook me to my core. The following year as i started college I took up 2 foreign languages (French & Arabic) and double majored in Political Science and Anthropology. I did as many study-abroad programs my majors would allow (France, Madagascar, Morocco) and did the Peace Corps the following year before attending grad school in the UK. Now I'm an Energy Analyst based in Dubai but I watch this film once every year. It still hits me.

[brendanmccallion]

With any luck he's got the grail already.

[hisdudeness]

Jesus Christ, Marcus really does stick out like a sore thumb. Couldn't stop laughing my ass off after how Indie kept hyping him up, knowing how terrible at adventures his friend was.

[BloodyFlowerFilms]

0:51 is probably my dad’s favorite line in the entire film. We’re always constantly laughing the moment “does anybody here speak English?” comes up.

[CBright]

"Water? No thanks. Fish make love in it."
**cautiously looks at the bottle of water that I'm drinking**

[ChilianaJones]

Notice that Marcus Brody is dressed exactly like journalist Jackson Bentley in "Lawrence of Arabia", Steven Spielberg's favourite film.

[EJFSanchez]

When I saw this as a 9 year old back in 1989, I had a dream that night that I still remember to this day, based on what Indiana hyped him up to be. I remember dreaming he actually went ahead to every next scene of the movie like a pro, he blended in, knew all the customs. And he even went to see the knight and found the grail. Then he packed up his briefcase and went back to that city he was lost in to play the part of a sore thumb. It was funny. And I still remember having that dream way back then.