# ‘Dial of Destiny’ proves Indiana Jones’ days of derring-do aren’t quite derring-done

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/dial-of-destiny-proves-indiana-jones-days-of-derring-do-arent-quite-derring-done/
- Published: 2023-07-02T10:00:10-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Harrison Ford — who’s about to turn 81 — stars again as the intrepid archaeologist in this fifth (and possibly final) adventure. It’s directed not by Steven Spielberg, but by James Mangold. Lucasfilm Ltd. Movie review by Bob Mondello. NPR – June 30, 2023.  It’s been 42 years since Raiders of the Lost Ark introduced audiences to a boulder-dodging, globe-trotting, bullwhip-snapping archaeologist played by Harrison Ford. The boulder was real back then (or at any rate, it was a practical effect made of wood, fiberglass and plastic). Very little in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Indy’s rousingly ridiculous fifth and possibly final adventure, is concrete and actual. And that includes, in the opening moments, its star. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org