Celebrate Fathers Day With Your Dad’s Favorite Movie Coming Back to Theatres

The bond between a father and son is a special one, specifically depicted in the conclusion of the original trilogy, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Just in time for Father’s Day, Fathom Entertainment is honoring that bond by re-releasing the classic adventure film in theaters for the weekend. Fans can see how Indy (Harrison Ford) became the titular character everyone knows and loves while on a quest to save his father, Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Connery), in a plot to find the Holy Grail. Tickets are currently on sale for June 14, 15, and the 18th.

At the time of its release, The Last Crusade was considered the ultimate conclusion to the franchise. The previous film, The Temple of Doom, had diminishing returns as far as critics were concerned. Many took issue with the romantic interest, Willie (Kate Capshaw), and the harmful racial stereotypes depicted in the film. The Last Crusade was a return to form as Indy’s sidekick for the most part was his own father. Connery plays the man responsible for Indy’s interest in historical artifacts and the need to defend them in a perfect conclusion to the series. Though there would eventually be two more Indiana Jones films added to the line-up, this concluded Ford’s classic portrayal of the character at the time.

‘The Last Crusade’ Subverted A Predictable Trope

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade also won back audiences following The Temple of Doom debacle because of its return to vintage villains. Nazis once again were Indy’s main source of ire as he tried to beat them to The Holy Grail. The film also worked because of the dynamic between father and son. Harrison Ford and celebrated film star Sean Connery were famously born 12 years apart, a fact that was helped by giving the former a more clean-shaven look and making the latter more grizzled. Even so, the dynamic between the two worked.

Henry Jones Sr. and Jr. were a light-hearted answer to the common trope of troubled relationships between father and son. Even though the two are slightly at odds at the beginning of the film, Henry Sr. doesn’t hesitate to send his son clues about how to find him after being captured by the Nazis. The Last Crusade ultimately becomes more of an odd couple trope as two generations of Jones men fight to preserve the sanctity of history. The two become closer in the process, but their relationship was never completely contentious in the first place. They were just a father and son who needed a reason to renew their bond once again. Indiana Jones fans can get tickets by visiting Fathom Entertainment.