With only four episodes left of the second season to air, ABC eventually sold the show to the Family Channel, who changed the format from 50-minute episodes to 90-minute TV movies. These were geared toward an adult or young adult audience, and were prequels set in the 1920s or early 1930s after Jones graduates from college. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas hit this nail perfectly on the head over 30 years ago when Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in 1981.

Ford reprised the title role, along with Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies and new cast members included Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones and Antonio Banderas. Finally, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was published in May 1989, and was the first Indiana Jones novel by Rob MacGregor. Whether on streaming services or in physical format, look for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, out on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K HD on December 5, 2023, to complete this legendary set of movies and prepare for adventure. After a long hiatus, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be available for home video later this year. When Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was released in theaters earlier this year, its box office numbers suffered, no doubt due to the pandemic-related difficulties faced by all entertainment companies and theaters.English surround track that, after having the volume nudged up a tad, certainly hit all the right spots when it came to delivering the action with suitable impact and surround presence (the gunfight in Marion’s bar is a great example), along with John Williams’ rousing soundtrack, and all the while keeping the dialogue audible.

The extra features that came with the single movie release aren’t in this collection, so that’s one disc you can’t throw out or sell on after double dipping. All that isn’t to say that audiences shouldn’t remain critical of some outdated choices or certain problematic elements of the Indiana Jones series.Along for the raucous rescue attempt is Indy's pint-sized sidekick, Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) as well as a reluctant nightclub songbird, Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw). Today, it’s a perfect adventure movie on a par with Raiders of the Lost Ark, and perhaps the last Steven Spielberg movie that I enjoy without reservation.

With the help of his former lover and tough bar owner Marion Ravenwood ( Karen Allen) and his excavator friend Sallah ( John Rhys-Davies), Indiana manages to recover the Ark in Egypt.

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas bring you the greatest adventurer of all time in a film packed with "sensational, awe-inspiring spectacles" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). The original broadcast versions of some episodes were briefly released in Japan on laserdisc in 1993 and on VHS in 1994. A fan of the first two films, MacGregor admitted that writing the novelization made him "somewhat disappointed" with the third film, as he had expanded the script whereas Steven Spielberg had cut scenes to tighten the story. But while he heads off for a painful reunion, the Nazis are one step ahead in Egypt with their own consultant archaeologist, Rene Belloq.