51 Best Indiana Jones Quotes From Across The Trilogy
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The 'Indiana Jones' franchise spawned three movies in the '80s and one in 2008, all of which were directed by the one and only Steven Spielberg.
The movies revolved around the fictional archaeological professor Indiana Jones and his adventures. The character was portrayed by renowned actor Harrison Ford.
The trilogy from the '80s had many memorable 'Indiana Jones' movie quotes that have gone down as some of the most iconic Harrison Ford quotes ever. So read on, as we take you through more than 50 witty and funny 'Indiana Jones' quotes and 'Indiana Jones' sayings.
These quotes from the 'Indiana Jones' trilogy are sure to take you back in time. For more amazing quotes articles on Kidadl, check out '80s movie quotes and Harrison Ford quotes.
'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' Quotes
'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' was the first 'Indiana Jones' movie to be released way back in 1981 and is regarded by many fans as the best movie. It cemented Indiana Jones as a fictional character who would be there to stay in the limelight for the foreseeable future.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' has some truly memorable Indiana Jones lines and, of course, the iconic 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' tagline. Let's check them out in this section.
1. "Belloc: How odd that it should end this way for us after so many stimulating encounters. I almost regret it. Where shall I find a new adversary so close to my own level?
Indiana Jones: Try the local sewer."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
2. "Satipo: Let us hurry. There is nothing to fear here.
Indiana Jones: That's what scares me."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
3. "Marion: You're not the man I knew ten years ago.
Indiana Jones: It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
4. "Sallah: Indy, there is something that troubles me.
Indiana Jones: What is it?
Sallah: The Ark. If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb. Death has always surrounded it. It is not of this earth."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
5. "Belloq: You and I are very much alike... I am but a shadowy reflection of you. It would take only a nudge to make you like me. To push you out of the light.
Indiana Jones: Now you're getting nasty."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
6. "This site also demonstrates one of the great dangers of archaeology, not to life and limb, although that does sometimes take place, I'm talking about folklore."
- Indiana Jones, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
7. "Brody: For nearly three thousand years man has been searching for the lost Ark. It's not something to be taken lightly. No one knows its secrets. It's like nothing you've ever gone after.
Indiana Jones: Oh, Marcus. What are you trying to do, scare me?... I don't believe in magic, a lot of superstitious hocus pocus. I'm going after a find of incredible historical significance, you're talking about the boogie man."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
8. "What a fitting end to your life's pursuits. You're about to become a permanent addition to this archaeological find. Who knows? In a thousand years, even you may be worth something."
- Belloq, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
9. "All our life has been spent in pursuit of archaeological relics. Inside the Ark are treasures beyond your wildest aspirations. You want to see it opened as well as I. Indiana, we are simply passing through history. This is history."
- Belloq, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
10. "Indiana Jones: Meet me at Omar's. Be ready for me. I'm going after that truck.
Sallah: How?
Indiana Jones: I don't know, I'm making this up as I go!"
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
11. "Indiana Jones: Belloq
Belloq: Good afternoon, Doctor Jones.
Indiana Jones: I oughta kill you right now.
Belloq: Not a very private place for a murder."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
12. "Indiana Jones: I'm gonna blow up the Ark, Rene.
Belloq: Your persistence surprises even me. You're going to give mercenaries a bad name."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
13. "So once again, Jones, what was briefly yours is now mine."
- Belloq, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
14. "You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions."
- Toht, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
15. "The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste in entire regions. An Army that carries the Ark before it... is invincible."
- Brody, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
16. "You can't do this to me, I'm an American!"
- Marion Ravenwood, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
17. "Major Eaton: Doctor Jones, we've heard a lot about you.
Indiana Jones: Have you?
Major Eaton: Professor of archaeology, expert on the occult, and how does one say it? Obtainer of rare antiquities."
- 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'.
'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom' Quotes
In 1984, the prequel to 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' was released and it was titled 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'. Once again, Steven Spielberg was at the helm for directing the movie and it is remembered for some of the most famous 'Indiana Jones' quotes ever.
18. "Short Round: What is Sankara?
Indiana Jones: Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
19. "I keep telling you, you listen to me more, you live longer."
- Short Round, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
20. "Willie Scott: Why, you conceited ape. I'm not that easy.
Indiana Jones: I'm not that easy either."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
21. "Molo Ram! Prepare to meet Kali... in hell!"
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
22. "He no nuts, he's crazy!"
- Short Round, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
23. "You betrayed Shiva!"
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
24. "We're not sinking... We're crashing!"
- Willie Scott, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
25. "Indiana Jones: Short Round, step on it!
Short Round: Okey dokey, Dr. Jones. Hold on to your potatoes!
Willie Scott: For crying out loud, there's a kid driving the car!"
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
26. "Are you trying to develop a sense of humor or am I going deaf?"
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
27. "Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist."
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
28. "Willie: Well, I always thought that archaeologists were always funny looking men going around looking for their mommies.
Indiana Jones: Mummies."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
29. "Willie: You know how to fly, don't you?
Indiana Jones: Um, no. Do you?"
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
30. "I should say you look rather lost, but then I can't imagine where in the world the three of you would look at home."
- Chattar Lal, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
31. "Dr. Jones, in our country, it's not usual for a guest to insult his host."
- Chattar Lal, 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
32. "Willie: Ooh, what big birds!
Indiana Jones: Those aren't big birds, sweetheart! They're giant vampire bats!"
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
33. "Willie: Give me your hat.
Short Round: Why?
Willie: Because I'm gonna to puke in it!"
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
34. "Indiana Jones: We're in trouble!
Willie: Trouble? What kind of trouble?
Indiana Jones: It's a long story. Better hurry up or you won't get to hear it."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom'.
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Quotes
The final installment of the '80s 'Indiana Jones' trilogy was titled 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie, along with the 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade' tagline, went on to become famous and we'll check out some of the best 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade' quotes in this last section.
35. "Archaeology is the search for fact... not truth. If it's truth you're looking for, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall."
- Dr. Henry Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
36. "Dr. Henry Jones: They were trying to kill us!
Indiana Jones: I know, Dad!
Dr. Henry Jones: This is a new experience for me.
Indiana Jones: Happens to me all the time."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
37. "You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it."
- Fedora, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
38. "Dr. Henry Jones: I didn't know you can fly a plane!
Indiana Jones: Fly? Yes. Land? No!"
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
39. "Walter Donovan: Colonel! Jones is getting away!
Vogel: I think not, Herr Donovan.
Walter Donovan: Not that Jones, the other Jones!
Indiana Jones: Ah, hahaha!"
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
40. "If you are the Scottish lord, then I am Mickey Mouse!"
- Young officer at castle, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
41. "Dr. Henry Jones: Junior?
Indiana Jones: Yes, sir!
Dr. Henry Jones: It is you, Junior!
Indiana Jones: Don't call me that, please."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
42. "The search for the grail, is not about archaeology."
- Dr. Henry Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
43. "Sallah, I said no camels. That's five camels. Can't you count?"
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
44. "Listen. Since I've met you, I've been nearly incarcerated, drowned, shot at, and chopped into fish bait. We're caught in the middle of something sinister here."
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
45. "Vogel: What does the diary tell you that it doesn't tell us?
Dr. Henry Jones: It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
46. "Dr. Henry Jones: Sorry about the head but I thought that you were one of them.
Indiana Jones: Dad, they come in through the doors.
Dr. Henry Jones: Ha, good point."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
47. "My son, we're pilgrims in an unholy land."
- Dr. Henry Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
48. "'X' never, ever marks the spot."
- Indiana Jones, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
49. "You have chosen... wisely. But, beware: the Grail will bring you life, the false Grail will take it from you."
- Grail Knight, 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
50. "Dr. Henry Jones: You say this has been just another typical day for you, huh?
Indiana Jones: No. It's been better than most."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
51. "Walter Donovan: Well, Marcus, we're on the verge of the greatest discovery in the history of mankind.
Marcus Brody: And you're meddling with powers you can't possibly comprehend."
- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'.
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