The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

Video
1999
1h 22m

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)

In Chapter 15 from the complete adventures of Indiana Jones, the lives of a regiment and the success of the desert war rest on the shoulders of Indiana Jones.In Chapter 15 from the complete adventures of Indiana Jones, the lives of a regiment and the success of the desert war rest on the shoulders of Indiana Jones.In Chapter 15 from the complete adventures of Indiana Jones, the lives of a regiment and the success of the desert war rest on the shoulders of Indiana Jones.

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Sean Patrick Flanery

Indiana Jones
(archive footage)

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Maya
(archive footage)
(as Catherine Zeta Jones)

Julian Firth

Richard Meinertzhagen
(archive footage)

Cameron Daddo

Jack Anders
(archive footage)

Douglas Henshall

T.E. Lawrence
(archive footage)

Haluk Bilginer

Col. Ismet Bey
(archive footage)

Daniel Craig

Schiller
(archive footage)

Kerem Atabeyoglu

Rashid
(archive footage)

Colin Baker

Chauvel
(archive footage)

Tony Bonner

Bouchier
(archive footage)

Terrence Hardiman

Fitzgerald
(archive footage)

Stuart Bennett

Kevin
(archive footage)

Todd Boyce

Dex
(archive footage)

Bernard Brown

General Hodgson
(archive footage)

Vincenzo Nicoli

Kazim
(archive footage)

Robert Swann

Grant
(archive footage)

Alan Talbot

Sergeant Porter
(archive footage)

John Vine

Allenby
(archive footage)

Director
- Simon Wincer
Writer
- Frank Darabont
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goldfinger2a-2

great

I cannot agree with Jellyneckr....the Young Indiana Jones films are excellent, full of good stories, good music and good acting, l think Sean Patrick Flannery does a great job.

Jellyneckr says this kind of film will appeal to the very young nly...well thanks for the compliment l`m over 50, and l have about 16 of the Young Indiana Jones films.....so l will give them all a good mark because l think they have kept the period and action up to par with the main films...do watch them if you can

8/10

Cheers...

7zeppo-2

Boys Own Adventures

Enjoyable hokum and a throwback to the days of Saturday morning serials at the local cinema. A young hero, evil baddies and a dastardly plot that must be foiled! If you like the old type Boys Own adventures, this will be lots of fun. Just don't expect all the nuances of today's modern film making. This is all action, seat of your pants stuff for almost 80 minutes.

I felt transported back to my youth and can recommend this series of films, some are better than others and others are worse, but they all have a sense of fun.

Also nice to spot all the faces from British television, one actor from long running UK soap, Coronation Street, plays a German World War 1 officer. Quite a change of pace!

A young Catherine Zeta Jones plays a Mati Hari spy before she went on to Hollywood blockbusters and marriage or vice versa....

As young Indy, Sean Patrick Flanery makes an engaging hero and like the rest of the cast in this, looks to be enjoying himself.

Although not big budget, this betrays it's straight to video origins and plays like a good Hollywood blockbuster and I've seen far worse films with much more money spent on them.

jallen149_1999

A very good movie indeed...

And not much to say bad about it. Very interesting plot, and has a magnificent ending. I like Indy as a spy, it seems so appropriate to him that relates to his later life. The Australians have an interesting trek of their own. T. E. Lawerence has interesting points and is portrayed well. I recommend this to any person who likes Young Indy.

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Trivia
The mounted charge at the end of the film and some other scenes were directly lifted from the 1987 Australian feature film La chevauchée de feu (1987).

Quotes
Turkish adjutant: Beersheba has no need of extra troops, General. She has the greatest ally of all: the desert.

Alternate versions
This extended version of "Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The" (1992) {Palestine, October 1917 (#2.21)} features the following new scenes:
More battle footage from La chevauchée de feu (1987). This scene has new material featuring the Jack, Dex, a German generals and Shiller.
Longer introduction of Indy working undercover in Cairo dressed as a beggar
The scene of the British and Australian officers arguing in the bar is longer. Ned suggests they settle the matter with a rugby match.
Indy and T.E. Lawrence take a ride at night to the ruins of Gaza and talk about its historic significance. T.E. tells Indy about the well of Abraham and complaints about his fame as 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
Instead of refusing Dex's offer to join the Australians Light Horse for lunch and riding out immediately, he accepts and tells them about his exploits during the war and mentions visiting Australia and flying in an airplane with Houdini.
Extra shots of Indy, Lawrence and Meinertzhagen traveling the desert on horseback.
A short scene of Indy and Maya arriving at the crossroads in which she learns they are heading for Beersheba.
The British and Australian officers getting briefed before marching across the desert to an undisclosed location.
New sequence of Maya and Indy resting at a well in which he mentions Jack and Dex. Maya, still in disguise appears to be played by a stand in instead of Catherine Zeta-Jones, though the lines seem to be dubbed by Jones.
More shots of the Australians packing their tents and putting on their gear while getting ready to leave.
Indy and Maya encounter a band of Arabs at the well who demand payment for their water: One camel and the woman.
Footage of the army advancing across the desert - Indy riding alone on his camel before being reunited with Maya, who gave the Arabs a sleeping potion and took their clothes.
Footage of the army braving a sandstorm
Indy and Maya have to cross a rickety old bridge where they are attacked by two Arabs on horseback.
Shiller and the Colonel comment on the unbearable heat while the Alies are almost out of water and finally learn their destination.
Extended scene of the Australians traveling by night.
A short exchange between Jack and Dex as they near Beersheba just before dawn.
Close ups of Indy stabbing Rashid.
Short scene of Meinertzhagen reporting back at base camp.
The scene where the Light brigade gets their orders is slightly longer.
During the battle, a few more shots of the stocky British grenadier who argued with Jack earlier.
One extra close-up of horses drinking from the wells just before the end credits.