To legions of fans around the world, he is the star of Powder,
to others the corrupt politician in TV's The Dead Zone
or the star of The Boondock Saints -- but to Indyfans he
will forever be Young Indy.
Speaking with TV
Guide on the day the last of the 3 box sets of The Young
Indy Adventures is released, actor Sean Patrick Flanery reminisces
about what it was to be part of the legend of Indiana Jones.
TVGuide.com: In the series, there's a different
adventure in each episode. Which one was your favorite?
Flanery: "My favorite
episode is the "Battle of Verdun," although, one of
my favorite adventures was the "Battle of the Somme."
I just loved the camaraderie, the friendship, the trench warfare
and the age-old story about how at Christmastime they came out
and played soccer from trench to trench, and then the next day,
they proceeded to shoot each other."
TVGuide.com: During all the traveling you did
for the show, were there any off-set adventures you had that particularly
stand out?
Flanery: "For five
years I had a great apartment in Rome. I had a Vespa, and I lived
in Prague for a couple of years, right by the old castle.
In terms of stunts, I singed my eyebrows during explosions, and
we capsized a ship in a river where there's crocs everywhere.
You name it, it happened. And one of Indy's girlfriends was [played
by] Catherine Zeta-Jones. I worked with a lot of very well-seasoned
actors and actresses who were playing second fiddle to someone
who had never done anything!"
Later in the article:
TVGuide.com: Indiana Jones seems like a timeless
story, but as entertainment technology has changed, action movies
have changed. What do you think is compelling about the series
now, and how do you think audiences will respond?
Flanery: "I think
it holds up. If things get too stylized for a current era, then
they may not hold up as well. If you look at say, Rambo III, he's
got a bandanna, and his hair is curling-ironed. It's very dated,
whereas, period pieces have a much better chance of standing up
over time, because nobody's actually familiar with that period.
Young Indy was well executed, and it's something I'm very proud
of."
TVGuide.com: If you ever got to meet the other
Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford, is there anything you'd want to
ask him?
Flanery: "Probably
nothing about Young Indy. I'd just shoot the s--t with him, because
I think he's cool as hell. He's our last, great movie star. We
have actors now that are cool and hip — George Clooney's
becoming a great movie star, but the last one we had was Harrison
Ford. He's just a great, intriguing guy."
Visit TVGuide.com
for the full article.
Fans of Sean Patrick Flanery and "Young Indy" should check
out the official
Sean Patrick Flanery website for their chance at winning an
autographed box set of Volume 3 of the Young Indiana Jones Adventures.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume 3 - The Years
of Change DVD box set has been released today and should be
available in a store near you... if you live in the USA.