{"id":21113,"date":"2013-10-17T00:10:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T07:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=21113"},"modified":"2013-10-16T14:08:46","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T21:08:46","slug":"star-wars-indiana-jones-collide-attack-easter-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/star-wars-indiana-jones-collide-attack-easter-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"When Star Wars and Indiana Jones Collide: Attack of the Easter Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"princessleia\"<\/a>From a young age I was introduced to what are still two of my favourite movie franchises of all time \u2013 Star Wars<\/em> and Indiana Jones<\/em>. I suppose it was inevitable, really. With parents who named me after a Doctor Who<\/em> character, I would expect them to continue being awesome as I grew up.<\/p>\n

You may notice that my last name is Jones. If you check out my profile you\u2019ll also see that I majored in history and have a Masters in Museum Studies. Coincidence? Hell no. Indiana Jones<\/em> was the original inspiration for my academic life choices and I still have every intention of becoming Doctor Jones one day. Mostly for the lols.<\/p>\n

Imagine the surprise my seven year old self had when watching Temple of Doom<\/em> and noticing that the establishment that Indie, Short Round and Willie just escaped from is named ‘Club Obi Wan’? To be put it delicately, my brain nearly exploded. I also couldn\u2019t understand it when my other little girlfriends didn\u2019t care. It\u2019s okay, we\u2019re no longer friends. I found their lack of faith disturbing.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, they\u2019re a lot more crossovers between the Star Wars<\/em> and Indiana Jones<\/em> movies than this one Jedi Master easter egg.<\/p>\n

Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

C-3PO & Obi Wan<\/b><\/p>\n

So we\u2019re at the beginning of the movie. Indie has just escaped from the infamous rolling boulder, golden idol in hand. He reaches the river bank and swings across a conveniently placed vine to his awaiting sea-plane. If you look closely, you can see that the plane\u2019s serial number is OB-CPO. A subtle but undoubtedly purposeful reference to Obi Wan and C-3PO.<\/p>\n

Princess Leia & R2-D2<\/b><\/p>\n

When Indie and Sallah (John Rhy Davies) are preparing to remove the stone lid off the sarcophagus\u00a0of the ark, the viewer is privy to a wall of hieroglyphics behind them. One of these is a depiction of Princess Leia inserting the Death Star Plans into R2-D2.<\/p>\n

C-3PO & R2-D2<\/b><\/p>\n

This appearance occurs mere moments after the one above. Indie has just lifted the lid off the sarchophagus and turns around to look at the pillar behind him. Lo and behold there are hieroglyphic versions of C-3PO and R2-D2. I must say that I appreciate the amount of R2 love in this movie.<\/p>\n

Temple of Doom<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Obi Wan<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those of you who skipped my incessant rambling and got straight to the easter egg list, this reference can be found at the beginning of the movie. Indie, Short Round and the ever unpopular Willie have just escaped a nightclub in Shanghai. As their car speeds past the front of the establishment you can see that it\u2019s called ‘Club Obi Wan’.<\/p>\n

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Okay, so this isn\u2019t so much an appearance of a character as it is a homage to Star Wars<\/em> itself. \u00a0At one point during the movie Indie utters the classic line \u201cI have a bad feeling about this.\u201d The line itself (or variations thereof) is somewhat of a running gag in the Star Wars<\/em> films, having been spoken by Han Solo, Obi Wan, Leia, C-3PO, Luke and Anakin at various times.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s equal opportunity when it comes to Indiana Jones<\/em> and Star Wars<\/em> crossovers though. Check out these Indie references from within the Star Wars<\/em> Universe<\/p>\n

The Phantom Menace<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Nazis!<\/strong><\/p>\n

During a scene on Coruscant where the camera is panning to look at the busy air traffic, one can spot a couple of familiar looking vehicles \u2013 one of which is the Nazi tank from The Last Crusade<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Indie<\/b><\/p>\n

During the podracing scene there is a point where the camera pans to crowd you can see Indiana walking to his seat.<\/p>\n

Empire Strikes Back<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Bullwhip<\/b><\/p>\n

This little gem can be spotted at the beginning of the movie when the main characters are still on Hoth. If you look closely at Han, you will see that on the left side of his utility belt he\u2019s wearing the bullwhip that would be made famous by the Indiana Jones<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n

Now I can hear some perceptive readers say \u201cBut Tegan, Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em> hadn\u2019t even been filmed, let alone released yet.\u201d Right you are! Raiders<\/em> wasn\u2019t released until a year after Empire<\/em>, in 1981. However, Lucas had already written the story and already had both the bullwhip and Harrison Ford in mind. This wasn\u2019t the only time that Lucasfilm<\/em> included preemptive easter eggs within the films \u2013 they would often include references to upcoming franchise games also.<\/p>\n

Ark of the Covenant<\/b><\/p>\n

This sacred item turns up when our heroes are in Cloud City on the planet of Bespin. During the incinerator room scene you can see a pile of junk in the background. Amongst the garbage is the iconic wooden box that the Ark is placed into at the end of Raiders<\/em>. The big giveaway is the Nazi eagle that is printed on the side.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it folks, I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed my Indiana Jones<\/em>\/Star Wars<\/em> nerdgasm. I also hope that it\u2019s inspired you to rewatch the movies and find these delicious easter eggs for yourself. Sure, you could Google them instead, but where\u2019s the fun in that?<\/p>\n

If you liked this article, you might also enjoy our new popular podcast, The BrainFood Show (iTunes<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Google Play Music<\/a>, Feed<\/a>), as well as:<\/p>\n