The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones

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Television series
German title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Movies)
Original title The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Movies)
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1992-1996
length 45 minutes
Episodes 28 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre Action , adventure
idea George Lucas
First broadcast March 4, 1992 on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 Nov. 27, 1992 on Sat.1
occupation
Corey Carrier
"Indiana" Jones (Age 8-10)
Sean Patrick Flanery
"Indiana" Jones (Age 17-21)
Harrison Ford
"Indiana" Jones (Age 51)
George Hall
"Indiana" Jones (Age 93-95, Old Indy )
synchronization

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (Original Title: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ) is an American television series based on an idea by George Lucas . In 40 mostly completed episodes, adventures from the youth of the fictional archaeologist Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. , the protagonist of the Indiana Jones film tetralogy and various computer games .

The story of the episode extends over a period from 1908 to 1920 and the young Henry meets historical personalities in individual episodes: There are encounters with Albert Schweitzer , Sigmund Freud and the “Red Baron” Manfred von Richthofen .

George Lucas' idea of ​​a modern history lesson has won eight American Emmy TV awards. However, the series has historical errors. In 1916, Germany by no means strived to rule Africa and did not send reinforcements to its strategically insignificant colonies (today's Tanzania and Namibia). It was a relatively insignificant colonial power compared to Great Britain, France and even Belgium. Great Britain ( Boer War ) and especially Belgium, notorious for its atrocities in the Belgian Congo , fought neither for the human rights nor for the independence of the African peoples. The series did not meet the expectations of the broadcaster ABC and was canceled, although 4 episodes produced had not yet been broadcast. After the series was discontinued in 1993, four television films belonging to the series were produced and broadcast between 1994 and 1996. For publication on video under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (new original title now The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones ), the series was re-edited and cut into a total of 22 (including the four television films) film-length episodes. The scenes with an old Indiana Jones that could be seen at the beginning and end of every episode of the first two seasons have been removed.

Inspiration for the series

During the production of the movies, Indiana Jones inventor George Lucas was asked about his youth on Indiana Jones' résumé . Lucas developed this idea into this television series.

Characters

Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.

The adventurer and archaeologist is shown in four phases of life, in each of which he is embodied by different actors:

Age 8 to 10 years

The young Indiana Jones ( Corey Carrier ) goes on a long trip to various universities with his family. He meets Lawrence of Arabia , Howard Carter and many other personalities of contemporary history.

Age 16 to 21 years

The young Indiana Jones ( Sean Patrick Flanery ) logs on the part of Belgium as a volunteer for the First World War . He meets his best friend Remy and meets Ernest Hemingway .

Age 51 years

Indiana Jones ( Harrison Ford ) lands in episode 12 The Saxophone Player on the Run from Criminals in his father's house.

Age 93 to 95 years

Old Indiana Jones ( George Hall ) has now lost an eye but is still wearing his fedora hat. He lives in New York with his daughter and her family. Here he acts as a kind of narrator.

Remy Baudouin

He is Indy's best friend, whom he met in Mexico in 1916. Together they go to the First World War. He was embodied by Ronny Coutteure .

Professor Henry Jones, Sr.

Henry Jones, Sr. is the father of Indiana Jones . He is a scholar and explorer of the Holy Grail . In contrast to the movie Indiana Jones and the last crusade in which this role was taken over by Sean Connery , he was played in this television series by Lloyd Owen .

Anna Jones

She is the mother of Indiana Jones . However, she died very early, which was painful for her family. Ruth de Sosa embodied this character.

Miss Hellen Seymour

She is Indy's strict tutor, played by Margaret Tyzack .

Indiana

He is Indiana Jones' dog and was banned from the trip. Henry Junior's nickname "Indiana" refers to him.

synchronization

The dubbing was based on a dubbing book by Matthias von Stegmann and directed by Hans Peter Kaufmann .

role actor German voice actor Appearance
Indiana Jones Corey Carrier Felix Hansmann continuous
Sean Patrick Flanery Axel Malzacher continuous
Harrison Ford Wolfgang Pampel The saxophone player
George Hall Benno Hoffmann continuous
Remy Baudouin Ronny Coutteure continuous
Prof. Henry Jones, Sr. Lloyd Owen Randolf Kronberg continuous
Anna Jones Ruth de Sosa Angelika Bender continuous
Bright Seymour Margaret Tyzack Ursula Traun continuous
Frank Stephen Graf Oliver Stritzel The curse of the mummy
Albert Schweitzer Friedrich von Thun The jungle doctor
Sidney Bechet Jeffrey Wright Oliver Stritzel The saxophone player
Ottokar Theobald Count Czernin from and to Chudenitz Christopher Lee Holger Hagen On behalf of His Majesty

Home video recovery

The newly edited, film-length episodes were marketed on VHS cassettes under the new original title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones , but since the hoped-for success did not materialize, only 12 of the 22 films appeared on this medium. The equipment of the newly released videotapes consisted of an Indiana Jones Passport and an interview with George Lucas. The Indiana Jones Passport included a description of all episodes and a voucher for a world map, which was supplemented by stickers in the other videos.

Previously, the original TV episodes had already been distributed on this medium under the original title The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in Great Britain and the United States (and unsynchronized in the Netherlands) . The compilation was:

  1. The Curse of the Jackal
  2. London 1916 / Vienna 1908
  3. Verdun 1916 / Austria 1917
  4. German East Africa 1916 / Congo 1917
  5. Somme 1916 / Germany 1916
  6. Barcelona 1917 / British East Africa 1909

A compilation of all 22 film-length, newly edited episodes on DVD was compiled from 2002 to 2007. The first of the three announced DVD box sets was released in the United States on October 23, 2007. The second box went on sale on December 18, 2007. The last DVD box was released on April 29, 2008. 94 historical documentaries were specially shot for these DVDs, the television rights of which are owned by History Channel . It remains to be seen whether the three other documentaries created in connection with the series are also included in the boxes. However, a release date for Germany is not yet known. As the Senior Product Manager at Paramount Home Entertainment announced, not usable soundtracks could be found for all episodes, which is why publication in German-speaking countries is unlikely.

Publication under license

Radio plays

In 1992 and 1993, Karussell published ten episodes as radio play MCs . German-language audio tracks from the series were used and a narrator was added.

  1. The curse of the mummy part 1
  2. The curse of the mummy part 2
  3. Struggle of women
  4. Shots in the Garden of Eden
  5. Fields of death
  6. At the river of death
  7. The jungle doctor
  8. On behalf of His Majesty
  9. The Battle of the Somme
  10. The eunuch of Barcelona

Books

The VGS-Verlag published twelve books:

In the United States, both filmed and non-filmed episode books were sold. There was also an Indiana Jones mini-book.

comics

From February 1992 to February 1993, twelve comics by Daniel Berry (1923–1997) were published by the US publisher Dark Horse . Booklets 3 to 6 were drawn by Gray Morrow (1934-2001), booklets 7 and 8 by Gordon Purcell. The first six issues were also edited as a double volume in hardcover format by Hollywood Comics in 1992.

In 1993, Bastei-Verlag published the first six issues in Germany as a large-format magazine The adventures of young Indiana Jones :

  • No. 1 The Night in the Pharaohs Tomb (US title: Egypt, May 1908 ; published February 1992)
  • No. 2 The Rebels of Mexico (US title: Mexico, March 1916 ; published March 1992)
  • No. 3 Under the Spell of the White Rhinoceros (US title: British East Africa, September 1909 ; published April 1992)
  • No. 4 The Hunters of the Burning Steppes (US title: British East Africa, September 1909 ; published May 1992)
  • No. 5 Courier against Death and the Devil (US title: Verdun, September 1916 ; published June 1992)
  • No. 6 The Ascension Command (US title: Verdun, September 1916 ; published July 1992)

After the series was discontinued, the Bastei booklets 1 to 5 were also sold in an anthology.

Video games

In 1992 and 1993 there was a game from Nintendo and Sega for the series; both were only released in the United States:

  • Nintendo: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles for the NES
  • Sega: Young Indiana Jones Instruments of Chaos for the Sega Mega Drive

The Nintendo game follows the series plot. So you replay the episodes, The Curse of the Mummy , Fields of Death and The Attack of the Red Baron and parts of the episodes that were not shot. And the goal of the Mega Drive was to destroy the Germans' secret weapon.

It has also been announced in the last few days that George Lucas has awarded contracts to develop video games for the theatrical release of Indiana Jones 4 and Young Indiana Jones .

Sticker album

In Germany and England Merlin distributed a sticker album about the series.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films assesses The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones as a television series “which combines adventure, humor and exoticism into a trivial entertainment” and also says: “Despite the high demands, the pilot film and series are awkwardly constructed and have a concise directness and no frills The straight lines of the movies are far away. "

Remarks

  • The series was filmed in original locations around the world.
  • Since the episode The Prince of Terror was too brutal, it was not broadcast in England and only broadcast at night in some European countries. In Germany it ran at normal airtime.
    In the United States, this episode was only released on VHS . But there were still some complaints about this episode, as children under the age of ten are believed to have been traumatized by this episode.
  • During the show, Indy only uses his whip once.
  • Harrison Ford wore a beard on his guest appearance. This happened because he was filming on the run in parallel , for which he had to wear the beard and it was impossible to shave and grow the beard in time.
  • The actor River Phoenix , who played the young Indy in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , was originally planned for the title role in this series, but canceled in order not to be committed to the role of Indiana Jones .
  • The beginning of the episodes of Gangster War in Chicago and The Saxophone Player was changed in the European version. In the United States, George Hall ( Old Indy ) acted as the narrator at the beginning of the episodes, while in Europe the German voice of Harrison Ford introduced the episodes.
  • The horse in the pilot is the same one Harrison Ford rode in the movies.
  • The series was a major technical advance for Lucasfilm and thus advanced blue screen technology , for example .

Web links

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  1. ^ Indiana Jones and the Diamond in the Peacock's Eye in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used
  2. ↑ The Curse of the Mummy in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used
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