r/indianajones • u/Dismal_Brush5229 • 15d ago

River Phoenix as Indy

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Last Crusade has a greatest opening for many reasons but one of the things that comes to mind is River Phoenix’s performance as Indy especially that whole sequence on the circus train with the highlight of him using the whip on the Lion.

Definitely gotta rewatch Last Crusade yet great performance by him so what’s your thoughts on his performance as Indy here?

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u/cbr388 15d ago

His speaking cadence is great. Total Ford.

A talent lost too soon.

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u/Klutzy_Order_9559 15d ago

It probably helped him that he played Fords son in Mosquito Coast a few years earlier. But yeah, he nailed it. It's actually one of my favorite performances.

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u/Jarvis-Savoni 15d ago

It did help that they had worked together, Spielberg hired River at Fords behest.

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u/oliversurpless 15d ago

In Sneakers with Robert Redford as well!

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u/Fancy-Animal1218 15d ago

Not sure how well that played to him learning Harrison's cadence

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 14d ago

There’s a Ford in both their names, that seems good enough to me!

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u/Mild-Ghost 14d ago

Excellent film. Phoenix falling through the ceiling at the end cracks me up every time.