George Lucas' Wife Saved Raiders Of The Lost Ark From A Huge Plot Hole
Raiders of the Lost Ark very nearly had a troubling plot hole that was only fixed because of an intervention by George Lucas’ wife, Marcia. Indiana Jones, as a character, was dreamt up by George Lucas around the same time as he came up with the idea for Star Wars. However, he put the idea for the intrepid adventurer to the side until he went on holiday to Hawaii with Steven Spielberg after the release of Star Wars in 1977.
Evidently, Spielberg wanted to make a James Bond movie, but Lucas thought that his idea about a swashbuckling archaeologist would be an even better story idea for him to pursue. He agreed, and after one of Spielberg's few box office disappointments in the form of his period comedy 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark was his next production. As it turned out, it was a rather arduous shoot, with everyone aside from Spielberg getting food poisoning and Harrison Ford claiming in The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark Featurette that it was the “toughest job I ever had.” However, the finished movie was an instant classic, hearkening back to the Saturday Matinee features of Lucas and Spielberg’s childhoods.
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Despite this raucous reception, things could have been different for Raiders if it were not for a significant intervention before the movie was released. A rough-cut screening of the film provoked a great response, and everyone involved, including Lucas and Spielberg, were happily patting each other on the back for a job well done. According to Duwayne Dunham, who worked as assistant editor on the movie, it was at that point that George Lucas’ wife, Marcia, spoke up and pointed out that they had all forgotten about Marion. The scene on the steps
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