Indiana Jones (franchise)

Indiana Jones is an American media franchise, centered around the adventures of its titular character.

Season Ten

Upon meeting archeologist Carter Hall, Lois Lane compared him to Indiana Jones.

Season Eleven

Oliver Queen called Bart Allen "Short-round", a nod to a character from the second film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Superman Connections

• There are many connections between the Indiana Jones franchise and the Superman franchise.
  • John Williams composed music for both the Indiana Jones movies and for Superman: The Movie.
  • Don Fellows, who played Col. Musgrove in Raiders of the Lost Ark, also portrayed a General in Superman II (1980) and Levon Hornsby in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).
  • William Hootkins, who played Major Eaton in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Sergei Diaghilev in Espionage Escapades, also portrayed Harry Howler in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).

Smallville actors

• Carrie Fisher (Pauline Kahn) wrote the episode "Paris, October 1916" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. The episode was later edited into half of a movie called Demons of Deception.
• Neil Flynn (Pete Dinsmore) portrayed FBI Agent Paul Smith in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
• Tony Todd (Earl Jenkins) voiced Locus in the video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024).

Notes

• Chloe Sullivan mentions Indiana Jones in the narration for Raptor.

The Pyramid of Doom.

• In the episode Booster, there is an advertisment for a film called The Pyramid of Doom. This is likely a parody/reference to the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• The Indiana Jones franchise was created by George Lucas, with the first movie being released in 1981. It has spanned several sequels, a prequel TV series (the episodes of which were later edited into 22 movies under the banner The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones), video games, and books.