Originally Posted by quint
(( Indiana Jones sword fight scene ))
Interesting little tidbit about this scene... Harrison Ford was actually quite sick when they shot this, and just didn't have the energy to do what was originally scripted - a whip/sword fight scene - So they improvised...
"Ford said the scene was actually supposed to be a lengthy sword fight. But he was suffering from dysentery at the time, and he could only film scenes in 10-minute increments before having to run to his trailer to, uh, take care of business. Instead, Ford and director Steven Spielberg decided it would be better to have Indiana shoot the swordsman, considering the scene would've taken an extra three days to shoot."
.. having said that, here is ONE of my absolute favorite movie scenes.. (Warning - there is some language in the clip):