More than 40 years after 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' became a blockbuster in 1981, the iconic series returns to the big screen for one last installment, 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.'
More than 40 years after"Raiders of the Lost Ark" became a blockbuster in 1981, the iconic series returns to the big screen for one last installment,""It's never over until it's over," Karen Allen, who plays the titular character’s primary love interest, Marion Ravenwood, tells TODAY.com. “ I think we can assume. They’re certainly saying this is the last one.
Allen initially made a name for herself in the 1978 film, “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” and was considered for the role of Princess Leia in the original “In a phone interview with TODAY.com, Allen walked us down memory lane, sharing some behind-the-scenes details about how they pulled off the action-packed scenes that made"Raiders of the Lost Ark" a classic.
Along with being harmless, Allen says the snakes were also"camera shy" and didn't like the hot glare of the lights used on the set of the film. “I was there barefoot and my legs completely exposed,” Allen says, laughing. “So, it was a little bit different sort of relationship to the snakes.”Perhaps more daunting than the snakes was the now-iconic white dress Allen wore in the original movie.12 iterations of the dress made for"Raiders of the Lost Ark" and shipped to one of the movie sets in England.
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