Harrison Ford finally spilled the beans about his rumored Indiana Jones hat trick.Photo:Lionel Hahn/Getty; Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty
Lionel Hahn/Getty; Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty
Harrison Fordis spilling the beans about Indiana Jones’wardrobe staples.
The 80-year-old actor said that during his stint as the franchise’s titular archaeologist — which he reprised one last time forIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinythis year — he had to use an unusual method to keep his iconic hat from flying off.
In aGQvideo about the bullwhip-wielding character’s legacy, behind-the-scenes footage from the firstIndiana Jonesinstallment shows a young Ford stapling Indy’s signature pinch-front fedora to his forehead.
“That should do it,” he says in the clip from theRaiders of the Lost Arkset.
Harrison Ford wearing his iconic Indiana Jones hat in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.".Everett
When aGQstaffer mentions the video to Ford, the actor motions to a spot near his hairline, saying, “I still have the [scar], see it?”
“You do what you need to do,” he told the interviewer.
Ford also reflected on other aspects of his iconicIndiana Jonesensemble, which he said he had a lot of initial qualms about.
“It was presented to me as [an] aspect of character in the first film,” he said in the video. “My questions about it were many.”
He went on to list some of his costume queries: “Why am I wearing a leather jacket in the jungle? Isn’t it hot here? Why am I carrying a whip? What am I gonna do with a f—— whip? Are you gonna whip people?”
The star added that despite his initial hesitation, he said “okay” to wearing the now-iconic ‘fit, which, according to him, “makes it my own.”
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Ford’s final go-around as Indy has led to some nostalgic and touching moments, including an interview in which heappeared to momentarily choke upwhen a journalist thanked him on behalf ofIndiana Jonesfans and telling him, “You mean the world to us.”
“And I must say to you, thank you, sincerely,” Ford responded in theBBC Radio 1interview. “It means the world to me.”
Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” his final turn as the titular archeologist.Jonathan Olley / Lucasfilm Ltd.
The actor went on to say that the franchise is “peopled with some of the most amazing actors and characters and the stories are so compelling and they mix adventure and humor and heart,” and that he admires “the depth and the subtlety of the emotion, and the importance of emotion in these films.”
“As this one concerns age and frailty and changing nature of life, it was especially compelling to me because I am of that age and I wanted it to feel real for the audience,” Ford said ofDial of Destiny. “I wanted them to see the complexity of that experience with someone they spent 40 years with.”
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyis now playing in theaters.
source: people.com
