Someone that has an original hat

Rundquist · Post by **Rundquist** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:30 pm

I don't normally read "In Style" magazine, but recently I was waiting at my parent's house and I thumbed through this one. The question asked was, "C'mon tell us. What's the one thing in your closet that you would never toss?". Do you think that Harrison's maybe attached to the Indy character? He's at the very least attached to the hat. Cheers

Band Director Jones · Post by **Band Director Jones** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:36 pm

I wouldn't either!!

CEEJAY928 · Post by **CEEJAY928** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:45 pm

Same here.
I still have my grandfather's fedora from the 40's.
Too small for me though.

Chamorro · Post by **Chamorro** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:48 pm

Ah, it doesh the heart good to know that.

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:52 pm

Come on... you know when he's out on his ranch he puts it on and hums the Raider march. I would bet the house he's on his horse right now doing some stunts for the next flick as we speak.

Chamorro · Post by **Chamorro** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:57 pm

I wonder which hat it is? I suspect an LC but wouldn't it be awesome if he still had an original ROTLA?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:03 pm

Renderking,

When I was first scrolling down and saw your post, I thought you'd be saying you would try to talk him into a Fed!

I wonder if he considers his Indy hat the best hat he's owned in twenty years?!

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Mike

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:09 pm

"I still have the hat from Indiana Jones and I'll never get rid of it."

As a fellow Herbert Johnson owner, I can't say I blame the man. ;-) Go Harrison! You are Indiana Jones!!!

-Dale

Rundquist · Post by **Rundquist** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:22 pm

Chamorro wrote:I wonder which hat it is? I suspect an LC but wouldn't it be awesome if he still had an original ROTLA?

I can't think of why he wouldn't have the original Raiders hat. It probably has the most sentimental value, not to mention that the Smithsonian has one of the LC's. Ridley Scot said that when Harrison took the meetings for Blade Runner he would show up wearing the hat.

Chamorro · Post by **Chamorro** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:47 pm

Didn't know that. That's classic. He should wear it more often.

Indiana*Jones · Post by **Indiana*Jones** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:58 pm

Harrison is the man and Raiders is the hat

!!!!

Regards,
Indiana*Jones

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:01 pm

It would be interesting if a bunch of us showed up at his place with digitial cameras, measuring instruments, felt samples, etc etc and asked him if we could see his fedora..... nothing about interviewing him, or his movies, just the lid. Ha!

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:02 pm

Mike wrote:Renderking,

When I was first scrolling down and saw your post, I thought you'd be saying you would try to talk him into a Fed!

Get me his E-Mail... and I just might do that!

I wonder if he considers his Indy hat the best hat he's owned in twenty years?!

Wouldn't be supprised!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:02 pm

Rundquist wrote:Ridley Scot said that when Harrison took the meetings for Blade Runner he would show up wearing the hat.

Rundquist,

I may be faulty in my memory, but I thought the story was that Ridley wanted Harrison to wear a fedora in Blade Runner, but he met with him on the set of Raiders to discuss the Deckard role, decided to nix the idea... that's why they went with the crew cut.

Atleast that's Ridley's version, if memory serves, from an interview I saw once.

Mike

MK · Post by MK » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:18 pm

Mike wrote:Renderking,

When I was first scrolling down and saw your post, I thought you'd be saying you would try to talk him into a Fed!

LOL!!!!!

Good one.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:24 pm

Ford has been asked this question for years, and is on record humming and hawing, and saying 'I think there's one tossed in the back of a closet shelf somewhere. I'm not sure.' Now he's asked, and it's 'Absolutely, sure, wouldn't you?!' Wonder what changed? (grins) Regards. Michaelson

Division 6 · Post by **Division 6** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:26 pm

From what I recall, the hair cut was HF's idea and had it done without prior notice.

D6

Dakota Ellison · Post by **Dakota Ellison** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:30 pm

The guy I got my latest HJ from, which was meant for Last Crusade, but never picked up by Lucasfilms, told me he has two of the Poets circa Raiders. I've been emailing hom, trying to gets some pics of those hats, but so far, to no avail. He did say the felt was darker and the crown higher, but that's about it. His answer to Harry's question is definately no.

Rundquist · Post by **Rundquist** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:54 pm

Mike wrote:
Rundquist wrote:Ridley Scot said that when Harrison took the meetings for Blade Runner he would show up wearing the hat.
Rundquist,

I may be faulty in my memory, but I thought the story was that Ridley wanted Harrison to wear a fedora in Blade Runner, but he met with him on the set of Raiders to discuss the Deckard role, decided to nix the idea... that's why they went with the crew cut.

Atleast that's Ridley's version, if memory serves, from an interview I saw once.

Mike

That's true. The two stories don't cancel each other out. Scot says specifically that Ford showed up for meetings "Wearing the bloody hat". He was cast for BR at the end of filming Raiders. The producers and Ridley decided that they wanted no association of the Indy character with the Deckard character. Cheers

havershaw · Post by **havershaw** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:37 am

regarding the fellow with the Raiders-era Poet: Dakota, I've been to that fellow's house and I have a decent digital camera. If you can arrange it, I'd be happy to go down there and take some photos of the hat and some measurements. The only hat I have to compare it to is my Fed Deluxe, which could possibly be helpful...

Mystique · Post by **Mystique** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:52 am

Interesting that Deckard's supervisor Bryant is seen wearing a brown
fedora. I guess some things don't change in future L.A.

Dakota Ellison · Post by **Dakota Ellison** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:32 am

regarding the fellow with the Raiders-era Poet: Dakota, I've been to that fellow's house and I have a decent digital camera. If you can arrange it, I'd be happy to go down there and take some photos of the hat and some measurements. The only hat I have to compare it to is my Fed Deluxe, which could possibly be helpful...

Thanks for the offer, Havershaw. I'll e-mail him about this.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:45 am

Rundquist wrote:That's true. The two stories don't cancel each other out.

Well, it's good to know that the ol' synapses are still firing.

Mike

Bogie1943 · Post by **Bogie1943** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:05 am

I would not doubt that Ford has an entire set of Gear left over from one of the films.

Gabriel Garza · Post by **Gabriel Garza** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:35 am

Indiana Josh said:

I would not doubt that Ford has an entire set of Gear left over from one of the films.

I remember reading once that after the shooting of Sabrina (1995) starring Harrison Ford, Greg Kinnear, his co-star, said he knew who the real star was when he saw a trunk full of clothes from the movie and the trunk was labeled "Mr. Harrison Ford". It contained all of the attire HF had used during the filming of the movie. It probably included the Homburg hat he used in the movie also.

So I am sure that after filming the Indiana Jones series he was given much of the gear he used while filming those movies. It may be in his contract to do so. He may have several hats, including the grey ones and the different styles.

Just thought I'd share.

Gabe

Oklahoma Jones · Post by **Oklahoma Jones** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:56 am

I seem to recall reading many years ago that the "cairo hat" was stolen some time after the completion of principal filming..........anyone have any info on that?

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:07 pm

Yeah, I stole it. Sorry guys, but I just couldn't help myself! I mean, I told Harrison that I just wanted to borrow it for awhile, but he wouldn't listen! To be honest, he was really ego tripping about the whole Indiana Jones thing, and I was tired of hearing it, so I just took the hat from his closet one day when he was out of the country, filming Return of the Jedi in England.

Okay, so now that everybody knows the truth about why my HJ looks so authentic, can you keep it a secret? I think Harrison has forgotten about the whole incident, and I'd hate for him to press charges if he ever found out.

LOL

-Dale

Oklahoma Jones · Post by **Oklahoma Jones** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:04 pm

Whipwarrior, you should be ashamed of yourself!!!!! Now march on over to HF's house and give him his hat back

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:06 pm

Nothing doing.

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TheOther Jones · Post by **TheOther Jones** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 2:57 am

The Cairo hat was stolen? Then it must have been the Japanese who swiped it, because the hat for Toys McCoy Indy is obviously a copy of the Cairo fedora.
It becomes elementary now that Dale is Japanese

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 2:59 am

LOL

*shakes head*

auntsugar · Post by **auntsugar** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:51 pm

When you DO march on over there to return it, snag something else.
Also, maybe we should show up at your place with the measuring tape and felt samples...

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:16 am

Mystique wrote:Interesting that Deckard's supervisor Bryant is seen wearing a brown
fedora. I guess some things don't change in future L.A.

Byrant was most likely a Gearhead... Perhaps even Michaelson's clone? Hey, this was set in 2019, wasn't it?

What I want to know though is if HF still has that famous black vest from a certain other trilogy still sitting in his closet...

Post by **Michaelson** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:17 am

Clone? Heaven forbid!

Regard! Michaelson

HANSOLOJONES · Post by **HANSOLOJONES** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:20 am

What I want to know though is if HF still has that famous black vest from a certain other trilogy still sitting in his closet...

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I would like to think he does as well! Star Wars put Ford on the map IMHO. Hey, he could wear the Hat and vest and become...HANSOLOJONES

Post by **Michaelson** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:35 am

Nah. WE'VE already GOT one of them.

Regard! Michaelson

IndyFlyer · Post by **IndyFlyer** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:08 am

I recently came across one of those brief clips in a magazine in a shop somewhere. It was a full length of Ford and the question was along the lines of how he felt about becoming Indiana Jones again after so many years. His response was close to, 'I don't think the pants will fit, but I know the hat will'.

Someone that has an original hat

Someone that has an original hat

I find this quite amusing myself

the HJ poet from raiders