# Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884 "2022-12-01T21:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/61 "2022-12-04T04:58:55Z")
If I would hazard a plot guess then. The aircraft is a Nazi airplane carrying the titular Dial of Destiny. Young Indy hijacks it, and somehow causes the dial to go off and is then spirited to 1969 where he meets up with Old Indy. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/62 "2022-12-04T05:14:35Z")
I’d rather see a prequel about Marcus Brody. He hinted in Raiders that he was quite the adventurer himself. And some of the supplemental material suggests he’s a widower…his wife died of pnuemonia. So perhaps a series or movie that features the younger Marcus, played by take-your-pick-of-handsome-British-actors, as he engages in adventures of his own while falling for the woman he’ll marry. Romance, adventure, a dashing British actor, and Edwardian costumes. Where’s my ticket? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/63 "2022-12-04T16:03:34Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > The aircraft is a Nazi airplane carrying the titular Dial of Destiny. Young Indy hijacks it, and somehow causes the dial to go off and is then spirited to 1969 where he meets up with Old Indy. I can see the producers so cleverly writing this plot, so proud of themselves, thinking they’ve made the Movie of the Century, to rival the original Raiders. and some random person on the internet guesses it from the trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/64 "2022-12-04T16:41:14Z")
> [@Hermione1](#): > > I’d rather see a prequel about Marcus Brody. He hinted in Raiders that he was quite the adventurer himself. We’ll, he says he would go along if he were a few years younger but in _Last Crusade_ Indy describes him as having his “…once got lost in his own museum,” (after telling Elsa and Donovan, “Brody’s got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he’ll blend in, disappear, you’ll never see him again!”) Brody proves to be completely guileless in the next scene and the rest of the movie, so an _Adventures of Marcus Brody_ movie would be pure, Mr. Bean-style slapstick. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/65 "2022-12-05T01:36:34Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > so an _Adventures of Marcus Brody_ movie would be pure, Mr. Bean-style slapstick. And I would enjoy every minute of it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/66 "2022-12-05T15:06:45Z")
Hopefully, the movie will have nothing to do with this > **[Dial H for Hero (Comic Book) - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/DialHForHero)** > > Question: What series features a boy finding a device that allows him to change into various superpowered forms, and deciding to use it to become a superhero? If you answered Ben 10, well, you'd be right. But decades before that show premiered, … > **[Dial H for Hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_H_for_Hero)** > > Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a magical dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time, such as an hour, by selecting the letters H-E-R-O in order. Each time it is used, the dial causes its possessor to become a superhero with a different name, costume, and powers. These superheroes are usually new, but on one occasion the dial caused its user to become a duplicate of Plastic Man. Some versions of the dial, like the original, Th... ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/67 "2022-12-05T19:12:30Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > so an _Adventures of Marcus Brody_ movie would be pure, Mr. Bean-style slapstick. I prefer to think of it as “Mr. Magoo Goes Digging.” ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/68 "2023-04-26T21:22:03Z")
> **['Indiana Jones 5' will feature a de-aged Harrison Ford for the first 25...](https://www.engadget.com/indiana-jones-5-will-feature-a-de-aged-harrison-ford-for-the-first-25-minutes-103553183.html)** > > The technology used old LucasFilm footage of Ford for accuracy.. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/69 "2023-04-27T02:24:22Z")
Of course, it’s possible that in his youth Marcus Brody was the person Indy described to Elsa and Donovan, but then developed some sort of brain damage, either due to disease or injury. He was kept on at the university out of respect for his previous contributions. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/70 "2023-04-27T13:43:27Z")
25 minutes is a pretty long time. I guess they really wanted to show him younger. Have to wonder if this will be terrific or a total disaster. The trailers have really only looked OK, but I don’t think trailers are a very good indication of what a movie ends up being like. Phantom Menace’s first trailer is one of the all time greats. Yeah, it was a snoozefest most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/71 "2023-04-27T16:36:18Z")
How long is the prologue sequence in _Last Crusade_ with River Phoenix playing young Indy? I don’t think it was 25 minutes, but it was probably 10, at least. Of course, it will be a little strange looking at a de-aged Harrison Ford for that time. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/72 "2023-04-27T16:44:35Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > _“The Dial of Destiny?”_ > > I hope it’s more than a crummy commercial. _Indy laboriously works to translate the ancient artifact. He finally gets it._ It says “Aren’t you glad you use Dial?” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/73 "2023-04-27T16:51:08Z")
Wouldn’t be surprised, actually. Product placement uber alles. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/74 "2023-04-27T17:40:52Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > How long is the prologue sequence in _Last Crusade_ with River Phoenix playing young Indy? I don’t think it was 25 minutes, but it was probably 10, at least. Of course, it will be a little strange looking at a de-aged Harrison Ford for that time. 15 minutes. It’s chopped up, but on youtube. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/75 "2023-04-27T18:11:09Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > [Dial H for Hero - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_H_for_Hero) “Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a magical dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time…” Yeah, in the original run, mostly just Robby Reed (“Sockamagee!”)… But, oddly enough, just an hour ago I started re-reading the more modern version where the dial keeps getting found (and then invariably lost) by random people. [![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/l4wAAOSwIfBcmZmb/s-l300.gif) ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/l4wAAOSwIfBcmZmb/s-l300.gif) So, let’s watch Harrison Ford _Dial D for Destiny_ and become de-aged. An effect that I hate, by the way! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/76 "2023-05-01T15:52:17Z")
> [@digs](#): > > But, oddly enough, just an hour ago I started re-reading the more modern version where the dial keeps getting found (and then invariably lost) by random people. That one is easily my favorite take on the concept. Issue # 5, in which the regular office-worker/family man keeps escaping the tedium of normal life to the excitement of super-heroics and his life unravels as a result, is brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/77 "2023-05-03T15:20:59Z")
> [@Hermione1](#): > > I’d rather see a prequel about Marcus Brody. He hinted in Raiders that he was quite the adventurer himself. And some of the supplemental material suggests he’s a widower…his wife died of pnuemonia. So perhaps a series or movie that features the younger Marcus, played by take-your-pick-of-handsome-British-actors, as he engages in adventures of his own while falling for the woman he’ll marry. > > Romance, adventure, a dashing British actor, and Edwardian costumes. Where’s my ticket? I would agree with you 100%, if they hadn’t completely ruined his character in _Last Crusade_. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/78 "2023-05-03T15:24:35Z")
Doesn’t seem like they’re going to make this compatible with the Young Indiana Jones wraparound segments (giving him a second child, a daughter, that is–Old Indy lived with his daughter and grandson during those segments). Kind of a shame…if he’d had a second child with Marion, she’d be around eleven or twelve when this takes place, and we could have had a little fun with Indy scratching his head at his tween daughter’s choice of (late-sixties) fashion and music. I could see him at some point near the beginning of the movie, telling a colleague something like: “We have our daddy-daughter nights out…pizza and a movie, or bowling, or mini-golf, that kind of thing. Well, last week she wanted to see that Beatles cartoon. I wasn’t ten minutes into it before I started wondering exactly what kind of mushrooms they’d put on my pizza. By the time I left that theater I hardly knew which way was up!” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/79 "2023-05-03T15:32:11Z")
Maybe he’ll lose an eye in this one. ---
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