Connect. (Be Specific to the Week's Theme i.e. Movies)
Hint- A character in the book inspired the creation of a very famous fictional movie character. The pet dog (same breed as in the pic) of the creator lent its name to that character.
Answer: (Please highlight the text given below)
The adventure hero of King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain, was a template for the film character Indiana Jones. The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute George Lucas owned in the 1970s (Indiana). Spielberg disliked the name Smith, and then Lucas casually suggested Indiana Jones as an alternative.
Hint- A character in the book inspired the creation of a very famous fictional movie character. The pet dog (same breed as in the pic) of the creator lent its name to that character.
Answer: (Please highlight the text given below)
The adventure hero of King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain, was a template for the film character Indiana Jones. The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute George Lucas owned in the 1970s (Indiana). Spielberg disliked the name Smith, and then Lucas casually suggested Indiana Jones as an alternative.
Allan Quatermain
ReplyDeleteVery close Llewellyn. You've got the right character from the book. What did it inspire?
ReplyDeleteIndiana Jones??
ReplyDeleteSpot on Madhavanarayanan! Great crack.
ReplyDeleteThe adventure hero of King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain, was a template for the film character Indiana Jones. The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute George Lucas owned in the 1970s (Indiana). Spielberg disliked the name Smith, and then Lucas casually suggested Indiana Jones as an alternative.