Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark Pitch Meeting

Step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Raiders of the Lost Ark!

Who knew that Raiders of the Lost Ark would launch a franchise that would span four decades starring the same actor?

Raiders of the Lost Ark definitely raises some questions. Like how tall is Indiana? Who’s setting up all these booby traps? How are the characters fast-travelling so efficiently whenever the scene ends?

To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Raiders of the Lost Ark!

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[kernowarty]

"So he calls his bluff and eats a little bug" The best part of the whole movie.

[whelp]

The double 'hey shut up' was really great

[BurgundyMermaid]

0:53 I have the utmost respect for all those generational arrow reloaders who never fail to reset the titty traps for the next adventurer who needs to learn the power of friendship.

[michaelanderson]

I love the moment where Screenwriter Guy tells Producer Guy to shut up, looks at his script realizing he had a good point, and then just tells Producer Guy to shut up again. Sometimes you just need another person’s perspective to think, “Wow, how did I overlook that?” I appreciate the mixing up of the gags.

[samuelwallace]

I love that Temple of Doom takes place before Raiders. Indy sees a chanting shaman pull the still-beating heart out of a man's chest, then uses a chant to set some magical stones on fire. Then a few years later, Marcus tells him to beware of the possible power of the Ark, and Indy is just like, "Magic isn't real, dumbass."

[amstrad]

I love that at 4:30 Producer Guy very clearly notices that Indiana Jones didn't need to be involved in stopping the Nazis at all..

[JadeyCatgirl]

I have been waiting for this pitch for years, but the "Which Hitler?" joke made it all worth it.

[Xeorboom]

I can't believe it's taken us this long to get a Pitch Meeting for the first Alabama James film

[supreme]

dude, you seriously deserve a mark twain award and several emmys for your consistent high-quality content over the last few years! it's just as brilliant and funny as anything or anyone nominated for those awards.

[vonwux]

Ah, the pitch meeting that started an amazing trilogy of movies. I sure am glad they only ever made three of these and didn't try and cash in on the nostalgia with a way too old Kentucky Davis.

[Shiv_fernando]

'hey, shut up' never gets old 😂

[ellie.b.e.]

I’m working on my Masters in Paleolithic Archaeology. One of my professors likes to say, “to learn what it’s like to do fieldwork, watch Raiders of the Lost Ark. Then do the opposite.”

Even so, I adore these movies and seeing them lovingly parodied is a joy.

[TheAwsomeuser]

Putting a typewriter in the background to indicate what era we're in is tight

Edit: getting a lot likes is super easy barely an inconvenience
Also get off my back with ur history lesson about computers
This comment was fr fun nt fr a history lesson

[corruptedsmurf]

To be fair, I always assumed that when Indy dusts off the floor with all the holes that the staff COULD go into, it was indicating where to put it at different times of the year. Which is why he takes a min to consult his fathers notes and count out the various holes. That's how I interpreted the scene anyway.

[Cats-TM]

Fun fact: the submarine used in Colorado Miller was from the great film Das Boot. And the reason there are scenes in La Rochelle with it is because Das Boot partially takes place in La Rochelle.

[clay_gottschalk]

I died at the "Dakota Johnson" dig.
*(EDIT) The full English semester I'm receiving in the comments btw.💀😂)*

[leebarbs]

The ancient people knew how to build that kind of generational loyalty!

[babatundeehimai]

''Nobody wants to see an 80-year old in a movie like this'' is the best line of the episode.

[Michael_CDK]

What an emotional pitch meeting. I laughed, I cried, but most of all, I cried.

[paradoxlaboratories]

4:06 Ryan’s delivery of “eats a little bug” killed me. 🤣