Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
Action, Adventure |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and the fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series. Released nineteen years after the previous film, the film is set in 1957, pitting Indiana Jones against Soviet agents led by Irina Spalko —searching for a telepathic crystal skull. Jones is aided by his former lover, Marion Ravenwood, and her son, Mutt Williams. Ray Winstone, John Hurt, and Jim Broadbent are also part of the supporting cast.
Screenwriters Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, Frank Darabont, and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts before David Koepp’s script satisfied the producers. The filmmakers intended to pay tribute to the science fiction B-movies of the 1950s era.
In 1957, Indiana Jones and his partner George “Mac” McHale have been kidnapped from their archaeological excavating work in Mexico by Soviet agents working under Irina Spalko, who infiltrate a secret, governmental Nevada warehouse labeled “Hangar 51” and force Jones to locate a mummified corpse. Shortly after, Mac reveals he has become a double agent on the KGB’s payroll.
After an unsuccessful attempt to retrieve the body and a fight with Spalko’s henchman Dovchenko, Jones escapes to a model town within the Nevada Test Site, right before an atomic bomb test. He takes shelter in a lead-lined refrigerator and is rescued, decontaminated, and interrogated by FBI agents, who suspect him of working for the Soviets. Though freed through the recommendation of General Ross, he ends up put on indefinite leave of absence from Marshall College, and the dean resigns to keep Indiana’s job at the college.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: David Koepp (screenplay), George Lucas (story & characters), Jeff Nathanson (story), Philip Kaufman (characters)
Stars: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent
►Cast:
| Harrison Ford | … | Indiana Jones |
| Cate Blanchett | … | Irina Spalko |
| Karen Allen | … | Marion Ravenwood |
| Shia LaBeouf | … | Mutt Williams |
| Ray Winstone | … | ‘Mac’ George Michale |
| John Hurt | … | Professor Oxley |
| Jim Broadbent | … | Dean Charles Stanforth |
| Igor Jijikine | … | Dovchenko |
| Dimitri Diatchenko | … | Russian Suit |
| Ilia Volok | … | Russian Suit |
| Emmanuel Todorov | … | Russian Soldier |
| Pasha D. Lychnikoff | … | Russian Soldier |
| Andrew Divoff | … | Russian Soldier |
| Venya Manzyuk | … | Russian Soldier (as Veniamin Manzyuk) |
| Alan Dale | … | General Ross |
| Joel Stoffer | … | Taylor |
| Neil Flynn | … | Smith |
| V.J. Foster | … | Minister (as VJ Foster) |
| Chet Hanks | … | Student in Library |
| Brian Knutson | … | Letterman |
| Dean Grimes | … | Letterman (as Dean L. Grimes) |
| Sasha Spielberg | … | Slugger |
| Nicole Luther | … | Diner Waitress |
| Sophia Stewart | … | Malt Shop Teen |
| Chris Todd | … | College Brawler (as Christopher Todd) |
| Dennis Nusbaum | … | College Brawler |
| T. Ryan Mooney | … | Teenage Boy |
| Audi Resendez | … | Teenage Girl |
| Helena Barrett | … | Teenage Girl |
| Carlos Linares | … | Fast Speaking Inmate |
| Gustavo Hernandez | … | Shouting Inmate |
| Maria Luisa Minelli | … | Sanitarium Nun |
| Nito Larioza | … | Cemetery Warrior |
| Ernie Reyes Jr. | … | Cemetery Warrior |
| Jon Valera | … | Cave Warrior (as John Valera) |
| Kevin Collins | … | M.P. in Guard Hut |
| Robert Baker | … | M.P. Sergeant |
| Andre Alexsen | … | Russian Soldier #1 |
| Fileena Bahris | … | College Student |
| Jon Braver | … | Staff Car Driver |
| Amanda Bromberg | … | Wedding Guest |
| Noelle Bruno | … | Greaser Girl |
| Chris Bryant | … | Student |
| Tim Camarillo | … | Peruvian Villager |
| Arnold Chon | … | Ugha Mud Warrior |
| Jared Christopherson | … | College Student |
| Marly Coronel | … | Villager |
| Martin Dew | … | Russian Scientist |
| Denholm Elliott | … | Marcus Brody (archive footage) |
| Erin Frederick | … | Surprised Library Student |
| Andrew Goldfarb | … | Protesting Student |
| Ted Grossman | … | Peruvian Porter |
| Michael J. Jacyna | … | Russian Military Cameraman |
| Joe Jagatic | … | Russian Soldier |
| Alexander Kaminer | … | Russian Soldier |
| Brendon John Kelly | … | College Student |
| Adam Kirley | … | Teenage Boy Car Driver |
| Gregory Kudanovych | … | Russian Soldier |
| David LaVera | … | Toba – Mayan Warrior |
| Jonathan Lomma | … | Train Passenger |
| Janet Lopez | … | Candle Seller / Peru Villager |
| Michael Maddigan | … | Greaser |
| Chuck Maldonado | … | Cemetery Warrior |
| Sean Marrinan | … | Hellman’s Bakery Delivery Man |
| Steven A. Miller | … | College Student |
| Josh Mills | … | Tim Holt |
| Ian Novotny | … | Russian Soldier |
| Adam Prakop | … | Student in Library |
| Ana Maria Quintana | … | Peruvian Nun |
| Sam Rocco | … | College Student |
| Ilya Rockwell | … | Russian Soldier |
| Jason Roehm | … | Russian Soldier |
| Errol Sack | … | Hostile Soldier |
| Philip J Silvera | … | Ugh Mud Warrior |
| Bogdan Szumilas | … | Russian Scientist |
| Bryan Thompson | … | Letterman |
| Paul Thornton | … | College Professor |
| John H. Tobin | … | Sierra Madre Cowboy |
| Maria Zambrana | … | Merchant |
| Dianne Zaremba | … | College Student |
| Ilya Jonathan Zaydenberg | … | Russian Soldier #5 |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia