Actually, the whole crew was sick from the local water and food. They all had a bad case of the runs. Steven Spielberg was the only one who was smart enough to bring canned food and bottled water from home, and he didn't get sick.
It's not a rumor. It was confirmed to be true by both Harrison Ford and Stephen Spielberg in interviews. Originally, the script had him fighting the guy with his whip.
Originally it was supposed to be whip v sword. During run through, Ford joked around and pulled the prop gun and said "Bang!" Everyone loved it so it stayed in.
When I saw this in the theater in 1981 the audience was laughing so hard after he shot the guy you could not hear a word of dialogue for two or three minutes. They were in that big an uproar.
It was dysentary from the local food. Most of the cast and crew got really sick except director Steven Spielberg who ate from canned spaghetti he brought from England.
Yeah, Ford with the disgusted look on his face and drawing the pistol was an Ad Lib. There was supposed to be a big fight, Indy's whip against the baddie's sword, but Ford wasn't feeling it. After he did that, they liked it so much they filmed the reaction shot of the baddie falling.
ah man you beat me to it!!! lol. I was going to let people know about that. I think the cool thing is the guy with the sword didn't know he was going to do that and just went with it. Oh, I just finished reading your reply, I thought eh didn't say anything, either way it was good
Poor Terry Richards, the stuntman who practiced this epic sword fight scene for months, never even gets his full credit. Poor guy had to take a dive due to Harrison Ford having intestinal issues. Where's the love for the stuntman?
He got his big fight scene in Temple of Doom. He was the big guy who got crushed in the rock crusher. Story goes Spielberg felt bad about the Raiders scene and gave him the new fight scene in Temple to make up for it.
Well he ALSO appears as the big bruiser German that Indy fights at the plane (who gets sliced and diced by the propeller). So he DID get to fight Indy after all. And even have the upper hand until the last moment. So... win?
Brother, this is one of the most iconic fight scenes in cinema. Few stuntmen have scenes this famous. It added to Indy’s character and became legend and movie history. I doubt this guy is upset his stuntwork didn’t utilized. A curse in the present, may be a blessing in the future.
There was supposed to be an epic sword fight here unfortunately Harrison Ford, Jon Rhys Davies and several others got bad food poisoning before they filmed this scene and Harrison (clearly suffering in this scene from illness) says "why don't I just shoot him" and the director agreed.
Raiders of the Lost Ark, as it was known in 1981, was an amazing movie. I got to see it that year and when this scene happened everyone cheered and laughed so loudly. It was such a great time at the movies. I miss that kind of movie going experience.
I remember a western with John Wayne in the lead role, where a non-gun-wielding character, played by James Caan, takes down a guy in a duel situation with a lightning-fast knife throw. Here is the clip... th-cam.com/video/K-91gVHQFow/w-d-xo.html
Originally it was going to be a big sword vs whip fight scene but Ford had epic trots and needed to be speedily back close to his hotel bathroom. Him looking sweaty and uncomfortable was not acting here.
Probably the most famous improv in cinema history If anyone still doesnt know the story: most of the cast and crew got sick from bad food, and they had scripted a long drawn out fight with the swordsman. Not feeling up to it, Ford walked up to them and asked if he couldnt just shoot the guy, and so he did.
He was born the son of a great swordsmen. He trained his entire life with hundreds of swords. He became a true master of death. Then he faced Indy. It was over after a demo!!😅
Almost the entire cast had eaten some bad food the day before and most were feverish and fighting food poisoning. Instead of doing the whole choreographed scene, Harrison improvised and they all called it a day.
That wasn't acting. He was violently sick at the time and couldn't perform the planned fight, so he just shot him and went back to his hotel shortly after the scene wrapped
This guy (in the black with the sword) thought he was the main character. And he found out he's just "Killed by Gun Swordsman in 2nd act, Scene 5". 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Indie and the sword guy were actually supposed to have a fight but Harrison just said to Spielberg : I have a gun, why am I not shooting the guy instead? Spieldberg pretty much did a facepalm saying THAT'S brilliant!
Can you possibly imagine....possibly....how amazing this must have been to veiew in a real movie theater and not on a computer. Is that possible for these folks minds to even contemplate? How fun was it in a dark big screen theater with other folks enjoying this great scene all together without A.I. without TH-cam...just plain old cinema fun. This is nothing like that!
I know others have shared this (I'm looking at you bigsarge), but I will share it all the same: When this scene came up, Harrison was very sick (I honestly don't remember what it was), but there was suppose to be a ten minute fight between these two before he keeps going to save Marion. But, if I remember correctly, Harrison suggested that Indiana wouldn't waste his time fighting this guy while the damsel is in distress. So, he said that Indy would just shoot him and move on. I had heard that there swordsman was very upset by this as he and Harrison had spent time choreographing the fight.
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So Harrison Ford had dysentery when they filmed this, it was originally supposed to be a full sword fight, but Steven decided do Harrison a favor and changed it the gunshot last minute.
The story goes: Ford was sick, they shot this scene of an epic sword fight a few times... and in this take Harrison was so run down he just pulled the gun and shot, the stunman went with it... and movie history was made.
Originally indy was supposed to do tricks with his whip but most of the cast & crew had stomach issues/ diarrhea so ford said" i got an idea, we can be done in 20 minutes"
Ford and several other members of the cast and crew were suffering from a mild form of dysentry triggered by the poor quality of water used daily for drinks and food cooking. He was so fatigued from the illness he couldnt muster the strength to use the whip. And just used the prop gun instead spielberg wasn't happy until he reviewed the footage of the scene and realised that it made more sense and he then decided to keep the scene instead of reshooting it when they had all recovered
Harrison Ford improvised this scene because he (and most of the crew) was ill from the food and water on location and he could barely stand at that point. The actor in the scene with him was a pure professional and went along with it making this one of the most iconic scenes in the franchise!
this fits that action movie cliche where you have a bad guy/henchmen display their martial arts skills or swordsmanship in front of the hero. but when the fight starts, they are the easiest to take down.
from the reaction to the crowd this guy was not very popular you can even see one of them grab the sword and gleefully hold it over his head as he sprints away great scene btw
That was a good one. How about 2 scenes from Jurassic park combined? The one when the velociraptor attacks the girl but it's just her reflection in the kitchen cabinet and the one at the and, when the raptors attack the characters and T-Rex comes to the rescue? Those are good jump scares. Keep up the good job, buddy. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
*Did you know that this scene came about because Harrison Ford was actually having issues that made him tired in real life and didn't feel like doing the whole fight scene, so he came up with the, just shoot him scene, and as we know, it became an iconic part of the movie.*
one of the best scenes in the movie. and harrison was sick that day & that's all he could muster for the scene. i think that makes it even funnier. you see in his face just how sick he was.
Yep, in the DVD extras, Steven Spielberg said they had stunt choreography for this entire scene worked out. But Harrison Ford had Food poisoning and asked if he could just shoot the swordsman instead. And the rest is history. You can see how sick Harrison Ford was in the scene.
The way I understand it. There was an actual fight scene planned for this. Harrison was extremely sick and couldn’t do the fight. Thus, this scene was born.
originally Harrison was to have used his whip to disarm him but he was sick and very tired so he suggested to Spielberg why don't i just shoot him it was used
I saw this in the theater when it first came out. Everyone was laughing for 5 minutes. You couldn't hear any other dialog. It floored everyone. The laughter was infectious.
A lot of people don't actually know the truth, but this was not actually scripted. This fight scene was supposed to be a sword fight. The director had redone the scene all day and wanted to do one last take. Harrison Ford was tired and in a bad mood. So in frustration he pulled his gone and fired, the stunt man picked up on what was happening and went with it. The scene was just too good to pass up and was made the the official scene.
I saw a B movie in an afternoon double feature in the mid 60s with exactly the same scene. The movie was so forgettable I forgot its name. Turns out this scene was recycled for this Harrison Ford scene.
This is the most American thing ever put on film.
Word.
we dont fuck around
That and the wall of guns scene in Tremors.
The rumor is that Ford was sick with the stomach flu, so they just did this scene quickly to get it over with.
Actually, the whole crew was sick from the local water and food. They all had a bad case of the runs. Steven Spielberg was the only one who was smart enough to bring canned food and bottled water from home, and he didn't get sick.
It's not a rumor. It was confirmed to be true by both Harrison Ford and Stephen Spielberg in interviews. Originally, the script had him fighting the guy with his whip.
wasn't it Ford himself who said "Can't I just shoot him?"
Maybe I heard it wrong but as I recall Harrison Ford completely ad-libbed this scene.
@@bernardcoombs1778 You are correct on that
Streamers, "He's the final boss!"'
Indiana Jones, "CHEAT CODE!" BLAM!
Originally it was supposed to be whip v sword. During run through, Ford joked around and pulled the prop gun and said "Bang!" Everyone loved it so it stayed in.
When I saw this in the theater in 1981 the audience was laughing so hard after he shot the guy you could not hear a word of dialogue for two or three minutes. They were in that big an uproar.
The exact same reaction we all had seeing this in the movie theater for the first time
Yep, same here.
Wow, simple minds. They're amused by very little things.
IMO, this is the best "subverting expectations" gag in movie history. Still funny after more than 40 years, even if you know that it's coming.
I'm watching this and laughing every time 😂
Harrison Ford was reportedly ill at the time, maybe the flu, and at his suggestion he simply said why don’t Indy just shoot the guy and move on 🤣😂
It was dysentary from the local food. Most of the cast and crew got really sick except director Steven Spielberg who ate from canned spaghetti he brought from England.
Yeah, Ford with the disgusted look on his face and drawing the pistol was an Ad Lib. There was supposed to be a big fight, Indy's whip against the baddie's sword, but Ford wasn't feeling it. After he did that, they liked it so much they filmed the reaction shot of the baddie falling.
ah man you beat me to it!!! lol. I was going to let people know about that. I think the cool thing is the guy with the sword didn't know he was going to do that and just went with it. Oh, I just finished reading your reply, I thought eh didn't say anything, either way it was good
Glad they did. Always loved that scene since i was a little guy. Cheers!@gregsteele806
Nothing improves a scene like a touch of food poisoning, huh?
Poor Terry Richards, the stuntman who practiced this epic sword fight scene for months, never even gets his full credit. Poor guy had to take a dive due to Harrison Ford having intestinal issues. Where's the love for the stuntman?
He got his big fight scene in Temple of Doom. He was the big guy who got crushed in the rock crusher. Story goes Spielberg felt bad about the Raiders scene and gave him the new fight scene in Temple to make up for it.
Well he ALSO appears as the big bruiser German that Indy fights at the plane (who gets sliced and diced by the propeller). So he DID get to fight Indy after all. And even have the upper hand until the last moment. So... win?
If I were this guy I'd put it on my tombstone lol.
He was also the wampa in Empire Strikes Back
Brother, this is one of the most iconic fight scenes in cinema. Few stuntmen have scenes this famous. It added to Indy’s character and became legend and movie history. I doubt this guy is upset his stuntwork didn’t utilized. A curse in the present, may be a blessing in the future.
He's like,"I don't have time for this bullsh**, F*** YOU!"😅
Lol
There was supposed to be an epic sword fight here unfortunately Harrison Ford, Jon Rhys Davies and several others got bad food poisoning before they filmed this scene and Harrison (clearly suffering in this scene from illness) says "why don't I just shoot him" and the director agreed.
Indy shot first!
Always.
This is the best comment I've ever seen!
Funny lol
@@jimlofgren8750 Thanks, I was inspired by The Force!
Harrison ALWAYS shoots first!
We now have reactions to reactions. I should react to this.
And I'll react to you reacting to this
@Samurai_Stoner Don't overreact
Indeed I need to react first @@jayell2805
@@Samurai_Stoner If you allow me, I'll react to your reaction to a reaction of another reaction.
After the swordsman gets shot and falls down, one of the villagers picks up his sword and runs off with it, as if to say "Hey guys! Look what I got!"
Reminds me of that scene from Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence throws his revolver on the ground and the locals all rush in to take it.
That added to the humor IMO.
Raiders of the Lost Ark, as it was known in 1981, was an amazing movie. I got to see it that year and when this scene happened everyone cheered and laughed so loudly. It was such a great time at the movies. I miss that kind of movie going experience.
Harrison was not feeling well prior to this scene. He makes a suggestion for the scene, "why don't I just shoot me". Spielberg agreed
It is proven true because Harrison wiping the sweat off his face (I know scene is in the desert) looks like he trying to breath out of his nose
Lesson learned: Never bring a knife to a gun fight. Because the man with the gun always wins. 🔫 🗡️
I remember a western with John Wayne in the lead role, where a non-gun-wielding character, played by James Caan, takes down a guy in a duel situation with a lightning-fast knife throw. Here is the clip...
th-cam.com/video/K-91gVHQFow/w-d-xo.html
Unless you be Gurkha
Love the callback to this scene at the end of temple of doom except this time indiana doesnt have his gun 😂😂
and Ford totally sold it! the way he acts cocky before realizing his gun is gone is classic Indiana Jones!!
Dude….
You are the King of Reactions. 😊
You are so good that I forget that you are even there.
Awesome channel, man.
Keep up the good work.
A+ dark humor
GREAT scene selection. The whole theater laughed its a$$ off back in the day.
Originally it was going to be a big sword vs whip fight scene but Ford had epic trots and needed to be speedily back close to his hotel bathroom. Him looking sweaty and uncomfortable was not acting here.
What a novel concept, react to the reactors. I've watched several now and you pick great moments in movies to get the reactions.
And one of his countrymen steals the sword the instant the big bad is dead. 😄
Probably the most famous improv in cinema history
If anyone still doesnt know the story: most of the cast and crew got sick from bad food, and they had scripted a long drawn out fight with the swordsman. Not feeling up to it, Ford walked up to them and asked if he couldnt just shoot the guy, and so he did.
He was born the son of a great swordsmen.
He trained his entire life with hundreds of swords.
He became a true master of death.
Then he faced Indy.
It was over after a demo!!😅
Almost the entire cast had eaten some bad food the day before and most were feverish and fighting food poisoning. Instead of doing the whole choreographed scene, Harrison improvised and they all called it a day.
Dude with the sword is lucky Alec Baldwin didn't play Indiana Jones.
Well played.
🤭🤣
I sad 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Check out the "Tell Miss Laura goodbye" scene from the end of Django Unchained. Lots of fun. 😂
Raiders is a perfect film. Along with Jaws. Both perfect !!
Indy: Handling a sword doesn't make you bulletproof, son.
Reactors: He's like the final boss
Me: Yeah....of a tutorial level!
I heard Harrison Ford improvised the scene because he was suffering from food poisoning.
Most of the cast and crew, including Ford, were sick with food poisoning. This was supposed to be an epic battle, but Ford was too sick to do it.
Probably my favorite single moment in all movie history. Sheer genius.
That's why they say "don't bring a knife to a gunfight". 😅
Sure, it’s one of the final bosses, but you did all the side quests first…
Incredible acting from Ford. All you can see on his face is "Yeah, fuck this" *bang*
That wasn't acting. He was violently sick at the time and couldn't perform the planned fight, so he just shot him and went back to his hotel shortly after the scene wrapped
Always bring a gun to a knife fight! 😂
Lol
🥷🏼 used: "Fancy sword moves"
It was ineffective.
🤠 used: "Fuck all that noise"
It was effective.
Coincidentally, I just watched this film yesterday.
Sword guy: Japan 1945. No we won’t surrender! Just try to invade us!
Indy: United States.
Indy’s gun: two atomic bombs.
This guy (in the black with the sword) thought he was the main character.
And he found out he's just "Killed by Gun Swordsman in 2nd act, Scene 5".
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Indie and the sword guy were actually supposed to have a fight but Harrison just said to Spielberg : I have a gun, why am I not shooting the guy instead?
Spieldberg pretty much did a facepalm saying THAT'S brilliant!
Bisscute can roll the Rs ALL day long. I said what i said.
And Whimsory bringing the Owen Wilson "WoOww!"
Can you possibly imagine....possibly....how amazing this must have been to veiew in a real movie theater and not on a computer. Is that possible for these folks minds to even contemplate? How fun was it in a dark big screen theater with other folks enjoying this great scene all together without A.I. without TH-cam...just plain old cinema fun. This is nothing like that!
I know others have shared this (I'm looking at you bigsarge), but I will share it all the same:
When this scene came up, Harrison was very sick (I honestly don't remember what it was), but there was suppose to be a ten minute fight between these two before he keeps going to save Marion. But, if I remember correctly, Harrison suggested that Indiana wouldn't waste his time fighting this guy while the damsel is in distress. So, he said that Indy would just shoot him and move on. I had heard that there swordsman was very upset by this as he and Harrison had spent time choreographing the fight.
I love your channel sir and since you dealt with Lost Ark, can you edit reactions with the scene where they open the Ark? Thanx again man!
Classic Indy is the best Indy. A Temple Of Doom comp would be awesome.
To the person that puts out this channel... Just want to say "Thanks!" , and that because of it, I have subscribed to many of the people's channels that I have seen here. I was probably already subscribed to 70% of these, but after seeing many new faces repeatedly and liking their tone and vibe, I went to their channels and subscribed.
I hope those folks appreciate your effort here.
Please include "Movies with Mary" in every compilation video.
They should bring this movie back to the big screen if they haven't already. So many classic movie moments!
So Harrison Ford had dysentery when they filmed this, it was originally supposed to be a full sword fight, but Steven decided do Harrison a favor and changed it the gunshot last minute.
You should do Female reacting to baby carriage scene from movie Speed.
It's been said that Harrison Ford was supposed to fight that guy, but was so tired and asked George Lucas if he could just shoot him.
Mick Dundee: “Crikey! Now THAT’S a knife!”
While the evil swordsman is demonstrating his skills, Indiana Jones was thinking: “I don't have the time for this”.
The story goes: Ford was sick, they shot this scene of an epic sword fight a few times... and in this take Harrison was so run down he just pulled the gun and shot, the stunman went with it... and movie history was made.
Saw this when it came out in 1981...everyone laughed then too.
8:40 that feeling when you’re playing an exodia deck.
Originally indy was supposed to do tricks with his whip but most of the cast & crew had stomach issues/ diarrhea so ford said" i got an idea, we can be done in 20 minutes"
Ford and several other members of the cast and crew were suffering from a mild form of dysentry triggered by the poor quality of water used daily for drinks and food cooking. He was so fatigued from the illness he couldnt muster the strength to use the whip. And just used the prop gun instead spielberg wasn't happy until he reviewed the footage of the scene and realised that it made more sense and he then decided to keep the scene instead of reshooting it when they had all recovered
Harrison Ford improvised this scene because he (and most of the crew) was ill from the food and water on location and he could barely stand at that point. The actor in the scene with him was a pure professional and went along with it making this one of the most iconic scenes in the franchise!
this fits that action movie cliche where you have a bad guy/henchmen display their martial arts skills or swordsmanship in front of the hero. but when the fight starts, they are the easiest to take down.
After he shot the guy snd turned around, he had the look, “I don’t have time for this”.
I love the "I ain't got time for this shit" look on Harrison Ford's face.
One of the coolest scenes in history and it was Forx going off script because he had the flu.
The gun shooting of the sword man is the most United States of American thing ive seen.
from the reaction to the crowd this guy was not very popular you can even see one of them grab the sword and gleefully hold it over his head as he sprints away great scene btw
That was a good one. How about 2 scenes from Jurassic park combined? The one when the velociraptor attacks the girl but it's just her reflection in the kitchen cabinet and the one at the and, when the raptors attack the characters and T-Rex comes to the rescue?
Those are good jump scares.
Keep up the good job, buddy. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
*Did you know that this scene came about because Harrison Ford was actually having issues that made him tired in real life and didn't feel like doing the whole fight scene, so he came up with the, just shoot him scene, and as we know, it became an iconic part of the movie.*
The funny part about this is that ford had food poisoning and that’s why they cut the fight scene
I saw this in the theater when I was a teenager. Between Indiana Jones and Han Solo, Harrison Ford was the man.
Shout-out to the bro wearing a Dog Soldiers shirt. "there is no spoon"
"That's not a knife. THIS is a knife ! This is a revolver ..."
"Final Boss!"
No. Cutscene.
This is what we call bringing a knife to a gunfight. 🤨
Being ill paid off as this wouldn't of happened if Harrison and the crew wasn't sick
It's weird how sometimes it is more interesting to watch people reacting to movies than watching the movies themselves.
Movie Munchies are my fav reactors
7:17 Sounds like Owen Wilson!
one of the best scenes in the movie. and harrison was sick that day & that's all he could muster for the scene. i think that makes it even funnier. you see in his face just how sick he was.
Fìrst Correction: It's A SWORD not a knife.
@jarrodclark2004, Actually, a scimitar, I believe
Priceless reactions
Has this scene ever been reenacted in another movie yet? If not it should.
In the second movie Temple of Doom, Indy faces the same situation and he goes for his gun, but he’d lost it earlier.
Yep, in the DVD extras, Steven Spielberg said they had stunt choreography for this entire scene worked out. But Harrison Ford had Food poisoning and asked if he could just shoot the swordsman instead. And the rest is history. You can see how sick Harrison Ford was in the scene.
The way I understand it. There was an actual fight scene planned for this. Harrison was extremely sick and couldn’t do the fight. Thus, this scene was born.
later in the film Indie fights a big guy by a plain... the same actor fought Harrison Ford in both Temple of Doom and Last crusade. name was Pat Roach
“Here’s all you need to know about karate; guns beat karate every time.”
-Stan Smith, ‘American Dad’
Please do a compilation of the cement truck scene from Beverly Hills Cop II when Foley asks Rosewood if he’s using the Force.
How can you kids NOT have SEEN this?!
originally Harrison was to have used his whip to disarm him but he was sick and very tired so he suggested to Spielberg why don't i just shoot him it was used
Are there actually still people who haven't watched Raiders yet? 😂😂😂
Indy was like, "I could do something flashy, but I'm in a hurry here!"
I like how some people compared this to a final boss, then Indy fires the gun and they're just like "Oh well never mind".
I remember in the theatre in 1981, this scene got the biggest laugh out of all the funny parts in the movie.
Everybody says he brought a knife to a gunfight. Why can't someone bring a gun to a knife fight?
I saw this in the theater when it first came out. Everyone was laughing for 5 minutes. You couldn't hear any other dialog. It floored everyone. The laughter was infectious.
A lot of people don't actually know the truth, but this was not actually scripted. This fight scene was supposed to be a sword fight. The director had redone the scene all day and wanted to do one last take. Harrison Ford was tired and in a bad mood. So in frustration he pulled his gone and fired, the stunt man picked up on what was happening and went with it. The scene was just too good to pass up and was made the the official scene.
I saw a B movie in an afternoon double feature in the mid 60s with exactly the same scene. The movie was so forgettable I forgot its name. Turns out this scene was recycled for this Harrison Ford scene.
Before RDJ did Tropic Thunder, we perennially had Pat Roach in brownface.
Glad to see the younger folks are discovering Indiana Jones. 😂