The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume One – The Early Years

Description

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was based on the
Indiana Jones series of films. The series follows the Indiana Jones character
(as a young boy and as a young man) as he was growing up and experiencing his
early adventures, where he gets into trouble, learns life lessons and
encounters various historical figures along the way. The Young Indiana Jones
Chronicles was filmed on location all over the world – including England,
Russia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, France, India, China, Austria, Egypt,
the United States, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Africa, Turkey, Greece and
Thailand. DVD sets don’t come more generous or well-intended than
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One. George Lucas’ 1990s
television series, inspired by his feature film collaborations with Steven
Spielberg and actor Harrison Ford, used a childhood version of Jones as a
catalyst for involving young viewers in the dynamics of 20th century history
and thought. As much a scamp as Ford’s swaggering hero-with-a-bullwhip, little
Henry “Indy” Jones (Corey Carrier) gets into a great deal of mischief in his
travels around the world with his disciplined father, Professor Henry Jones,
Sr. (Lloyd Owen, doing a credible version of Sean Connery’s voice from Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade). Also accompanied by his mother (Ruth de Sosa) and
imperious tutor, Miss Seymour (Margaret Tyzack), Indy ends up in various
unanticipated adventures with some of the most noteworthy individuals of his
age. A trip to Paris finds him cavorting with young Norman Rockwell and an
ultra-arrogant Pablo Picasso (who is out to prove that the style of aging
Impressionist Edgar Degas is easy to forge). A stay in India lands Indy in the
company of the great guru, Krishnamurti. In Russia, he feuds with Tolstoy as
if the two were in a buddy movie. In Italy, Puccini puts romantic moves on
Mrs. Jones, while Indy listens carefully in Vienna to definitions of love by
none other than Freud, Jung and Adler. The overall effect of these handsome,
feature-length stories, all shot on glorious location, is of a certain
audacity–Lucas having the nerve to name-drop all over the place and situate
Jones with some of the greatest achievers in world culture. But each episode
is nothing less than spectacularly educational as well as entertaining.
Scripts are carefully written to reflect what these famous individuals
actually contributed to mankind, and to give a sense of what their
personalities were like. The last three shows in Volume One find Jones at age
20 (played by Sean Patrick Flanery), now more or less on his own as he gets
into various scrapes in Mexico (where he rides with Pancho Villa) and Ireland
(where he meets William Butler Yeats). There is so much to glean from these
stories, but even more to bask in on the set’s many special features, which
include multiple, exquisitely produced documentaries about the historical
figures, political and artistic movements, and crucial events that play into
this series. This is a great set for kids (probably beginning at the 6th grade
level) and adults as well, preferably to watch together. –Tom Keogh

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Action & Adventure/Television, Television
• Format: Color, NTSC, Box set, Full Screen
• Contributor: Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery
• Language: English
• Number Of Discs: 12
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 2 x 5.6 x 7.5 inches; 1.22 Pounds
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 680805940
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Box set, Full Screen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 10 hours and 50 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 18, 2010
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Sean Patrick Flanery, Corey Carrier
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English