There has been some great news coverage of interest to original prop collectors, prompted by the upcoming release of the new Indiana Jones film.
There is a nice feature in today’s Seattle Times, focused on David Morgan, the man who was responsible for making the iconic bull whips for the first three Indiana Jones films, as well as the upcoming fourth installment, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”.
The article gives the history of his involvement in the films, and the impact of the new sequel on his whip resale business at DavidMorgan.com.
The story reports that Morgan made 8 whips for the new film:
Morgan, 82, designed and handcrafted more than 30 of the now-legendary bullwhips cracked by Indiana Jones in the first three movies. And his company, David Morgan Inc., has provided eight of the whips used in the new release, which begins showing at midnight Wednesday.
Here is a link to the full story by Brandon Swanson at SeattleTimes.com:
Bothell’s David Morgan is the go-to guy for Indiana Jones’ handcrafted bullwhips
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There was also a nice article in last week’s L.A. Times featuring Bernie Pollack, the wardrobe designer on the new film, and his difficulty faithfully recreating the famous hat and leather jacket to match the ones seen in the original films. The details reflect the importance of wardrobe to the production, even to director Steven Spielberg.
Here is a link to the full story by Paul Davidson at LATimes.com:
Bernie Pollack’s ‘Indiana Jones’ hat trick
Per the article:
After Bernie Pollack re-created Indiana Jones’ iconic look for the fourth in the film series, he ran amok with it — for good reason. As insurance against damage from water, fire, blood, dirt, stunts and anything else the narrative might throw at the action hero-archaeologist, Pollack had to create:
* 30 identical fedoras
* 30 leather jackets
* 60 pairs of khaki pants
* 72 shirts
Jason De Bord