Indy Hero Jackets - Where Are They Now?

Cassidy · Post by **Cassidy** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:34 am

After reading _'s spectacular history of the Raiders jacket, which answered many questions I've long pondered, it raised something else in my mind.

What happened to the Hero jackets for all of the films?

Raiders - Order #1. The original prototype jacket that became the hero jacket. Where is it now? Wasn't there an auction several year ago and it's now in the hands of a private collector? Destroyed?

Temple of Doom - Is Noel Howard's jacket the screen used hero jacket?

Last Crusade - Probably in the LFL archives, right? Hasn't the Smithsonian jacket been shown to be a copy or unused jacket?

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:12 pm

I know for sure that the jacket at the Smithsonian is from Raiders.

Tony

Post by **Tennessee Smith** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:32 pm

Actually the Smithsonian Jacket was an un-used LC jacket pulled from the Lucasfilm archives and distressed before shipment to the museum.

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TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:34 pm

Actually the Smithsonian had a jacket before LC was released.

Tony

Post by **Tennessee Smith** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:35 pm

Well, the Smithsonian website shows it was donated to them in 1989, when LC was released. I posted the link to the thread because _ gave the back story for the jacket in the Smithsonian. I'd say the guys got some credibility when it comes to the history of the jacket

Here's a link to the Smithsonian's article of the jacket and when it was donated.

http://www.smithsonianlegacies.si.edu/o ... cfm?ID=125

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:50 pm

I'm mistaken. It looks like the Smithsonian received their jacket in 1989, the same year that Last Crusade was released. So, it COULD be a LC jacket.

My apologies for muddying the waters!

Tony

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:04 pm

It is a LC style jacket, but not from the production but from Peter's company send to Gary Kurtz IIRC.

The hero Jacket from raiders is in private possession of a French collector living in the states.

NH has one of the two hero jackets from TOD.

That's all I know for now

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Thu May 29, 2008 4:24 pm

Smithsonian jacket also had the storm flap snaps. Only LC (and now CS) have those. Raiders and ToD didn't have the snaps.

CM · Post by CM » Fri May 30, 2008 4:14 am

_ wrote:Raiders hero - George has it...

Temple - George has it...

LC - Harrison has it...

CS - Harrison has it...

This Harrison guy... why does he get all the good stuff and what did he ever do to deserve it!?

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri May 30, 2008 5:00 pm

_ wrote:Temple - George has it...

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hey _...

sorry if I am mistaken and correct me if I am wrong....but didnt Noel Howard have the hero temple jacket?

just wondering

bests
Holt

Piers · Post by **Piers** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:06 pm

When asked on Letterman if he had anything from the movies, he replied "No, I don't want that stuff", but he was very wry the whole time, so who knows if he was being serious

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:10 pm

He was definitely not being serious. One of the pre-release books that came out had an interview with Shia in which he talked about how he would pocket little coins and things every once in a while because he wanted to be able to have a prop from the movie.

He went on to say that Karen Allen got in on it and that -- later -- they caught Harrison putting some things in this pockets. He said it became a whole game of who could get the coolest stuff to keep from the props department.

So, don't let Harrison fool you. Shia's already told on him! LOL

Tony

Lao Feng · Post by **Lao Feng** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:07 pm

Hmmmm is "Jones's" in "Indiana Jones's Jacket and Hat" from article on Smithsonian spelled correctly. Marcus, quick, grab me a dictionary!