Classic Film Series- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Calendar Date:
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 6:30pm

The Center for the Arts presents the Classic Film Series with one of America’s beloved classic action films, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Grab your kids, friends, families, and get ready for a fantastic time! Sweet treats, popcorn and beverages will be available for purchase on-site.

Rated:
PG

Event Time:
Movie starts at 7:00 pm
Doors will open at 6:30 pm

Cost:
Tickets are $3/all ages, and are available for purchase over the phone or at the door.  All tickets at non-refundable.

Location: 
Center for the Arts Main Hall

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark (later marketed as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan was from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It was produced by Frank Marshall for Lucasfilm Ltd., with Lucas and Howard Kazanjian as executive producers. Starring Harrison Ford, it was the first installment in theIndiana Jones film franchise to be released, though it is the second in internal chronological order. It pits Indiana Jones (Ford) against a group of Nazis who are searching for the Ark of the Covenant, which Adolf Hitlerbelieves will make his army invincible. The film co-stars Karen Allen as Indiana's former lover, Marion Ravenwood; Paul Freeman as Indiana's nemesis, French archaeologist René Belloq; John Rhys-Davies as Indiana's sidekick, Sallah; Ronald Lacey as Gestapo agent Arnold Toht; and Denholm Elliott as Indiana's colleague, Marcus Brody.

The film originated from Lucas' desire to create a modern version of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s. Production was based at Elstree Studios, England; but filming also took place in La Rochelle, Tunisia, Hawaii, andCalifornia from June to September 1980.

Released on June 12, 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark became the year's top-grossing film and remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards in 1982, including Best Picture, and won four (Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects) and a fifth Special Achievement Award for its Sound Effects Editing. The film's critical and popular success led to three additional films, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996), and 15 video games as of 2009. In 1999, the film was included in the U.S. Library of Congress' National Film Registry as having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Raiders is ranked among the greatest films of all time in the action-adventure genre and often in general.

Awards

Academy Awards
Best Art Direction
Best Film Editing
Best Sound (Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman)
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Effects Editing

Hugo Awards
Best Dramatic Presentation

Saturn Awards
Best Fantasy Film
Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
Best Actor (Harrison Ford)
Best Actress (Karen Allen)
Best Writing (Lawrence Kasdan)
Best Music (John Williams)
Best Special Effects (Richard Edlund)

American Film Institute
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies—No. 60
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills—No. 10
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
Indiana Jones—No. 2 Hero
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
"Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?"—Nominated
AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores—Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)—No. 66

Other Upcoming Classical Films:
March 3—Classic Suspense, featuring Rear Window (PG)
April 7—Classic Sing-Along, featuring Grease (PG-13)
May 5—Classic Animation, featuring Alice in Wonderland (G)
June 2—Classic Horror, Jaws (PG)*