“Let’s just shoot this son of a b-tch”: Harrison Ford Cut A Key Scene In $389M Steven Spielberg Film After Actor Got A Deadly Disease While Filming

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Harrison Ford Cut A Key Scene In $389M Steven Spielberg Film After Actor Got A Deadly Disease While Filming
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Harrison Ford has been one of the oldest and most legendary actors in Hollywood. An A-lister who has starred in over 70 movies created throughout his career span, the now-81-year-old has made a fortune through his movie masterpieces. Best renowned for portraying Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones franchise, Ford has most recently reprised his character one last time in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which is the ‘bidding-goodbye’ movie from the franchise.

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Harrison Ford, indeed, is nothing less than a masterpiece himself
Harrison Ford, indeed, is nothing less than a masterpiece himself

During an interview for the same, Harrison Ford revealed how the 1981 superhit Raiders of the Lost Ark had a lot of complications while shooting in North Africa, unlike the spectacular image it portrayed on the big screens.

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The Time When Everyone On Sets Suffered From Dysentery Except Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford from the sets of Indiana Jones
Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford from the sets of Indiana Jones

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While Raiders of the Lost Ark became one of the best movies from the Indiana Jones franchise for its unique storyline and Harrison Ford’s spectacular acting, the behind-the-scenes of the movie weren’t exactly as spectacular, as revealed by the 81-year-old legend.

Appearing on CNN for his most recent interview for the last of Indiana Jones movie, Ford recalled the time when everyone on sets of Raiders of the Lost Ark was suffering from dysentery due to the less-than-ideal conditions – all except Steven Spielberg. Revealing the lengths to which the director went to avoid getting contaminated, Ford said,

“We were to have filmed a four-day whip and scimitar fight in a marketplace. And I was suffering from dysentery. And so were many members of the crew. Not Steven, because every time he went in the shower, he put gaffer tape over his mouth, and he traveled with a trunk full of Spaghetti-O’s.”

Even though his precautions were maybe a little bit too weird, however, they did work for Spielberg, judging how he wasn’t willing to mess around on the sets with his health while filming.

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How Harrison Ford Filmed Key Scene Of Raiders of the Lost Ark While Sick

A still from the memorable bazaar scene from Raider of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford
A still from the memorable bazaar scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford

Although sick, Harrison Ford didn’t step back from giving his best while shooting the $389M movie. What’s more, is that the legend’s dysentery also ended up leading to a very famous scene in the film – where Indiana Jones whips out his gun in the middle of the bazaar to shoot a confrontational, scimitar-wielding swordsman.

Remembering his ‘adventurous’ experience of still filming Raiders of the Lost Ark despite being struck with a terribly deadly disease, Ford said,

“But he didn’t have dysentery. So it was up to me to say, ‘Listen, I can’t stay out of the dressing room for very long. Should we think about cutting this down? Let’s just shoot this son of a b-tch.’ And Steven said, ‘I was just thinking about that myself!’”

Nevertheless, Harrison Ford’s and Steven Spielberg’s, along with everyone else’s, hard work and splendid contributions to the movie ended up making it nothing less than a masterpiece worth watching.

You can stream all 5 parts of Indiana Jones on Paramount Plus.

Source: CinemaBlend

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Written by Mahin Sultan

An enthusiastic and eager learner looking for opportunities to expand her horizons and learning, Mahin Sultan is a hardworking and creative individual with multiplicity of skills and interests. She is fluent in English with a 4.5 months experience as a Content Writing Intern. She is a rather introverted and dorky kinda person at first meetings, but if you get on her good side, don't be surprised when you find her talking animatedly to you, even if it's in the middle of the road. A foodie, she loves to write, and spends her free time either with her nose buried in a good book or binge-watching K-dramas, new movies and TV serials (the awesome ones, obviously).

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