Tuesday - July 05, 2011

The inspiration for Indiana Jones

Who inspired Indiana Jones? Why none other than Charleton Heston in Secret of the Incas.

The whole movie is available on YouTube, in 10 parts. Up to you to find all the parts.

I only looked it up because I was listening to Xtabay; Yma Sumac’s debut album. Yma Sumac was allegedly an Inca princess directly descended from Atahualpa, the Incan king murdered by Pizzaro. I remember watching this movie as a child and Yma Sumac was in it. I was surprised when Mom pulled her debut album, Xtabay, out of her record collection. Her claim to fame was not only did she popularize some native Peruvian songs, she had a range of 5 octaves. For comparison, Sir Elton John has a range of about a half-octave. He really can’t sing worth a damn. Hell, my piano only does 4.5 octaves if it is in tune.

Anyway, I was listening to Yma Sumac’s Xtabay album and wondered: That movie starred Charleton Heston. I haven’t seen it since I was a kid. A quick check showed my library didn’t have it, even on VHS. Turns out that Paramount has the rights to release it on DVD, which they’ve yet to do.

Enjoy. Just remember, Harrison Ford owes Indiana Jones to Charleton Hestons’ character Harry Steele.

Posted by Christopher     on 07/05/2011 at 11:49 PM   
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