R is for Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark is currently # 8 on my flickchart list.

I remember being at "Lums" in Rutland with my brother, Justin, and probably my dad having lunch with Nana and Grandpa in 1981 after "Raiders of The Lost Ark" (the correct, true title) had come out.

Gramps had recently seen this with my cousins Marc and Lars. I clearly remember him telling us about the Swordsman scene, reenacting it and laughing, deeply and honestly, at the scene and his own retelling.

To this day, I try to buy all the toys based on the scene...

And, Dean at Springfield Punx made both of these. He had the Indy done and I asked if he would ever consider creating the Cairo Swordsman...and he did!  I need to ask Lee sometime if Gramps had any real "Simpsons" knowledge.

 

And the fan made posters....

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...Indiana Jones.

For two enduring reasons:  Raiders of the Lost Ark was the first movies ever "SPOILED" for me, but the memory of my grandfather doing so makes me happy to this day....

Second, I saw Temple of Doom in a somewhat rundown theater with my two cousins in Brattleboro, Vermont.  To this day I maintain I saw a rat or two IN THE THEATER which only added to the creepiness and unsettling nature of this film!

Indy Shot First, Too!

via Bob Mitchell

Snakes...Why'd it have to be snakes?

Dean at Springfield Punx made both of these (I even stole his title for this post). He had the Indy done and I asked if he would ever consider creating the Cairo Swordsman...and he did! I really want to find a way to print them out on some good paper and add them to the collection. I need to ask Lee sometime if Gramps had any real "Simpsons" knowledge.

This will always make me think of my grandfather...

I remember being at "Lums" in Rutland with Justin and probably my dad having lunch with Nana and Grandpa in 1981 after "Raiders of The Lost Ark" (the correct, true title) had come out.

Gramps had recently seen this with my cousins Marc and Lars. I clearly remember him telling us about this scene, reenacting it and laughing, deeply and honestly, at the scene and his own retelling.

I've been recently buying the toys based on this scene and found these two on clearance at WalMart in Plattsburgh yesterday:

They join these guys I got for Christmas:

And these I got at Disney two years ago: