{"id":5578,"date":"2021-06-16T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/not-so-buried-treasure-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-revealed-that-indy-is-a-life-scout\/"},"modified":"2021-06-16T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:00:20","slug":"not-so-buried-treasure-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-revealed-that-indy-is-a-life-scout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/not-so-buried-treasure-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-revealed-that-indy-is-a-life-scout\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-so-buried treasure: \u2018Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade\u2019 revealed that Indy is a Life Scout"},"content":{"rendered":"
A dozen Scouts on horseback meander through the Utah desert.<\/p>\n
\u201cDismount!\u201d their Scoutmaster calls. The Scouts do as asked and then scatter to explore their surroundings.<\/p>\n
Two of the Scouts, one named Herman and another named Indiana Jones, step inside a dark cave and soon discover they aren\u2019t in there alone. They watch undetected as some looters inspect a piece of treasure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the Cross of Coronado. Cortez gave it to him in 1520,\u201d Indiana whispers, already a history buff as a teenager. Then a realization hits. \u201cThat cross is an important artifact. It belongs in a museum.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the thieves have their backs turned, Indy \u2014 in full Scout uniform complete with the campaign hat \u2014 sneaks in and takes the Cross of Coronado. He bolts, and a 10-minute action sequence ensues involving horses, trains and snakes (why did it have to be snakes?!).<\/p>\n
The sequence ends with a clever cut from young Indiana, played by River Phoenix, to adult Indiana, played by Harrison Ford.<\/p>\n
This perfect prologue, part of 1989\u2019s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/em>, reveals that the title character was a Boy Scout while growing up in Utah. The young Indiana Jones even earned the rank of Life Scout, as evidenced by the red-hearted rank badge on his uniform.<\/p>\n This week marks 40 years since the first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>, was released.<\/p>\n Fans had to wait another eight years \u2014 until the release of the third movie in the still-growing franchise \u2014 to learn that the loyal, helpful and brave title character got his start in Scouting.<\/p>\n But you don\u2019t have to wait another moment to dive into the Scouting history behind everyone\u2019s favorite adventuring archaeologist.<\/p>\n