I’ve been waiting years for this! Finally, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones – Volume 1 is released on DVD today! Volume 2 will be released on December 18th.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (what it was originally named) was one of my favorites as a teen. I still have all my young adult media tie-in novels based on the show as well!
Overview:
Director:Jim O’Brien
Episodes: 44 (several unaired)
Release Date: March 4th, 1992
Tagline: Before the world discovered Indiana, Indiana discovered the world.
“The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was based on the Indiana Jones series of films. The series follows the Indiana Jones character (as a young boy and as a young man) as he was growing up and experiencing his early adventures, where he gets into trouble, learns life lessons and encounters various historical figures along the way. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was filmed on location all over the world ~ including England, Russia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, France, India, China, Austria, Egypt, the United States, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Africa, Turkey, Greece and Thailand.”
Product Details:
Actors: Sean Patrick Flanery, Corey Carrier
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Full Screen
Number of discs: 12
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: October 23, 2007
Run Time: 649 minutes
Fun Trivia:
– For one of his brief appearances as the middle-aged Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford sports a beard. This is because he was filming The Fugitive at the time his scenes were shot, and he didn’t have time to shave it off.
– River Phoenix, who played Young Indy in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, was offered the title role, but turned it down, since he didn’t want to return to television.
– In the episode, “The Curse of the Jackal”, the old Indy reveals when and where he was born: July 1st, 1899 in New Jersey.
– Filmed in 23 different countries, traveling over 165,000 miles (aproximately six times around the world). Cast and crew shot for 152 weeks, making this the longest location shoot in history at that time. The series featured over 1.500 speaking parts, 50.000 extra’s for whom over 120, 0000 meals were served. Enough 16-millimeter film was shot to go from New York to Phoenix.
– Though difficult to see, Sean Patrick Flanery wears a prosthetic scar based on Harrison Ford’s actual one in all his scenes.
Details and trivia take from IMDB.com.
Woo-hoo!
I LOVE this series!
My video tapes are almost worn out.
It will be so nice to see the episodes on DVD. We didn’t have cable back then, and my off the air copies are full of ghosts and snow…
What a fun series this is. The character of Indy is shaped and molded by his many adventures, and I really enjoyed his encounters with both the GOOD and the BAD characters he meets durings his travels.
A lovely series, with terrific music, stories, acting, and spectacular locations.
Morjana
*gasp* That’s so cool! Thanks for the news! (Amazon wishlist, here I come)
I remember watching these on TV with my mom. She was a huge fan. I might have to get these for her.
What’s the reason for the title change? Seems unnecessary to me.
Good question, Jean-Luc. I liked the original title just fine.
So are you eagerly awaiting the new Indy movie? Its due to come out Memorial Day weekend next year. Karen Allen is back and they brought in Shia LeBouf.
Wow this is awesome! I didn’t see much of this show at all when I was younger, mostly due to timing. I still remember the episode with Harrison Ford though. I’ll have to pick these up!
Agent – You bet! I just think Ford is a bit too old for it to be as good as the previous installments. But I’m definitely looking forward to it.