"The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992) TV series 1992-1993

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jim O'Brien

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

4 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

Before the world discovered Indiana, Indiana discovered the world.

Plot:

The adventures of the archelogical treasure hunter in his youth.

Plot Keywords:

Indiana Jones | WWI | Father Son Relationship | Asia | Europe

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Indiana Jones (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
George Hall	...	Dr. Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Ronny Coutteure	...	Remy (9 episodes, 1992-1993)

Runtime:

45 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:G (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:U (some episodes) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

For one of his brief appearances as the middle-aged Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford sports a beard. This is because he was filming The Fugitive (1993) at the time his scenes were shot, and he didn't have time to shave it off.

Quotes:

[Indy is dangling from the basket of a hot air balloon while flying over an African camp full of angry German soldiers]
Frederick Selous: [calling up to him] You were supposed to meet us back at the wagon!
Indiana Jones: I GOT SIDETRACKED!

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

This should be on video

It was a ratings flop but that wasn't George Lucas' fault: network t.v. is too small a format for the life of Indiana Jones (even if he is fictional!)

Among other places, young Indy travels to Egypt, Dublin during the Easter Uprising and eastern Africa in World War I. He meets up with historical personages like young, fey Mid-East scholar T.E. Lawrence, more Irish writers and rebels than I can recall here, General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and his friend, Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Denisen). And, as the phrase goes, that ain't all!

About only ten episodes were made but each of them is really a cinematic production in its own right, light-years better than your typical movie-of-the-week or mini-series.