Past Film/Video | Classics

Raiders of the Lost Ark

(Steven Spielberg, 1981)

Indiana Jones
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Mar 01, 2019 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

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Conceived by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark is a loving homage to the cliff-hanger movie serials of the 1930s and 40s. The blockbuster and winner of four Academy Awards stars Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, an archeologist-adventurer hired by the US government to find the fabled Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do.

The film screens as part of our Revolutionary FX weekend of programs featuring Oscar-winning visual and sound effects specialists Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, who join us on March 2 to discuss their role in the making of this American classic named to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 1999. (115 mins., DCP)

Please note: special event parking is available in the Ohio Union Garages.

 

More about Burtt and Barron

Oscar-winning effects wizards Craig Barron and Ben Burtt have contributed to some of the most beloved films of our time. Sound effects specialist Burtt is the voice of Pixar’s WALL•E and Star Wars’ R2-D2 and the source of both Darth Vader’s heavy breathing and the iconic lightsaber sound. Perhaps the foremost expert on traditional matte painting—through which fantastic environments were painstakingly realized by hand on glass backdrops—visual effects specialist Barron has worked on The Empire Strikes Back and E.T. for George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic, the X-Men and Star Trek franchises, and Zodiac and Hugo with his own company Matte World Digital. The pair are also celebrated historians and regular presenters on the practice of special effects throughout film history.

Indiana Jones

Raiders of the Lost Ark, image courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Indian Jones running from boulder

Raiders of the Lost Ark, image courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Indiana Jones

Raiders of the Lost Ark, image courtesy of Paramount Pictures

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National Endowment for the Arts

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Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
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The Making of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

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Past Film/Video

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Mar 01, 2019 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

ADMISSION
$6 members, students, seniors
$8 general public

FREE GALLERY ADMISSION
Don’t forget: gallery admission is free with a ticket to any same-day Wexner Center event. Simply show your ticket at our Patron Services Desk.

Become a Member