A critically acclaimed
combination of adventure, romance and history,
The Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones was shot in 35 countries
and utilized the talents of the industry's most
distinguished actors, directors and writers, earning
11 Emmy Awards and 26 nominations over the course
of its production. In addition, The
Adventures of Young Indiana Jones was the
first television series to use digital production,
pioneering processes that would pave the way for
Lucas' own Star Wars
prequels.
"Young Indiana Jones was one
of the most ambitious and complex projects that
had ever been attempted for television, and the
result was an amazing series that showed a completely
different side to Indy," said series producer
Rick McCallum, who also produced the three Star
Wars prequels and the Special Editions
of the original Star Wars Trilogy. "Over
the years, the fan support for Young Indiana Jones
has swelled, and I'm asked about it everywhere
I go. So, I'm really happy that people who grew
up with it can at last have it for themselves,
and that a new generation will be able to discover
the brilliant acting, directing, writing and storytelling
that has always been the hallmark of an extraordinary
venture."
The feature-length episodes star
Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock
Saints, The Dead
Zone) as teenaged Indy and Corey Carrier
(Nixon) as 9-year-old
Indy. The extraordinary cast of guest stars includes
Christopher Lee, Vanessa Redgrave, Max von Sydow,
Anne Heche, Lukas Haas, Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine
Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright and Daniel Craig.
During its network-television run,
critics described the series as intelligent, daring,
well written, irreverent, and unprecedented in
scope and production values.
The Hollywood Reporter called the
series "exciting, fun, adventurous, brilliantly
made and with a story that's simply charming."
Bill Moyers said, "These exciting tales are
the way to a youngster's imagination -- and his
grandfather's, too. History's never been told
more vividly or more engagingly for the young
and old alike. May Young Indy be my grandson's
companion far into the 21st Century."
The Young Indiana Jones films also
feature the work of some of the industry's biggest
names in directing and writing. Directors include
Bille August (Les Miserables),
Mike Newell (Harry Potter
And The Goblet Of Fire), David Hare (Strapless,
screenplays for The Hours
and Damage), Terry Jones (Monty Python
and the Holy Grail and The Life of Brian), Deepa
Mehta (Water),
Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer,
Jurassic Park III),
Nicholas Roeg (The Man
Who Fell To Earth, Don't
Look Now), and Michael Schultz (Car
Wash, TV's Everwood).
Writers include Rosemary Anne Sisson (Upstairs,
Downstairs), Frank Darabont (The
Shawshank Redemption) and Jonathan Hensleigh
(Die Hard with a Vengeance).
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