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'''Marion Ravenwood''' is a [[fictional character]] from the [[1981]] film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Played by [[Karen Allen]], she enters the story when [[Indiana Jones]] visits her in [[Nepal]], needing her help — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by her father, [[archaeologist]] Professor Abner Ravenwood (Indy's mentor), in order to locate the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. After 27 years of absence, the character will return in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', and will once again be played by Allen.
'''Marion Ravenwood''' is a [[fictional character]] from the [[1981]] film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Played by [[Karen Allen]], she enters the story when [[Indiana Jones]] visits her in [[Nepal]], needing her help — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by her father, [[archaeologist]] Professor Abner Ravenwood (Indy's mentor), in order to locate the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. After 27 years of absence, the character will return in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', and will once again be played by Allen. The charecter of Abigal Chase in [[National Treasure]] is said to be based on her.


== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==

Revision as of 18:12, 3 April 2008

Template:Indiana Jones character Marion Ravenwood is a fictional character from the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Played by Karen Allen, she enters the story when Indiana Jones visits her in Nepal, needing her help — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by her father, archaeologist Professor Abner Ravenwood (Indy's mentor), in order to locate the Ark of the Covenant. After 27 years of absence, the character will return in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and will once again be played by Allen. The charecter of Abigal Chase in National Treasure is said to be based on her.

Appearances

Introduced in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Marion Ravenwood is a tough, self-reliant woman, who is unintimidated by men, and able to take care of herself when the situation demands it. Her father, Dr. Abner Ravenwood, was a professor of archeology and mentor to the young Indiana Jones (who accompanied them on several digs). Jones and Marion entered into a relationship during this time, which created difficulties between the adventurer and his mentor. Though the exact details are unclear, their friendship came to an end over Jones's relationship with Marion, and Jones abruptly left the Ravenwoods around the year 1926. Since Marion's date of birth has never been ascertained it is not known how old she was during their relationship; however, during Raiders of the Lost Ark Marion chastises Jones, stating

I was a child! I was in love! It was wrong and you knew it!

suggesting that it was her first love affair, and that she was young. After Jones broke off contact with them both, he returned to the United States to focus on his career as an archeology professor, and Marion and her father settled in Nepal and started running a local tavern.

Marion finds herself back in contact with Jones in 1936, when he asked her for the artifact originally located by her father. Reluctant at first, she was forced to cooperate when the Nazi Toht arrived to demand the piece himself, and he and his henchmen ended up destroying the tavern. Marion collaborates with Jones in the recovery of the Ark of the Covenant from the Nazis; in the process the couple rekindle their romance, and (at the end of these events) resumed their relationship. However, this did not last; Jones continued to pursue archeological artifacts, whilst Marion first tried her hand at journalism before opening a bar in New York City named The Raven's Nest.[1]

Karen Allen would reprise her role of Marion in the fourth installment.

Concept and creation

Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan named the character after his wife's grandmother, and took the character's surname from Ravenwood Lane in California.[2] Spielberg originally intended the role for his girlfriend Amy Irving, but they split during production.[3] Sean Young auditioned for the role,[2] Barbara Hershey was considered,[4] while Debra Winger turned it down.[5] Steven Spielberg cast Karen Allen, on the strength of her performance in National Lampoon's Animal House. Allen screen tested opposite Tim Matheson and John Shea, before Harrison Ford was cast as Indiana.[2]

Kasdan's depiction of Marion was more complex, and she was genuinely interested in Belloq in earlier script drafts.[4] She and Paul Freeman added more comedy in the tent seduction scene.[2] Allen came up with her own backstory for the character, such as what happened to her mother, her romance with Indiana at age 15 or 16, and her time in Nepal; Spielberg described it as "an entirely different movie".[4] This even included Marion prostituting herself following her father's death.[6]

After Raiders of the Lost Ark was released, Spielberg wanted Allen to return for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but George Lucas decided that Indy would have a different love interest in each film.[2] During the 1990s, author Rob MacGregor was forbidden by George Lucas to include Marion in his novels for Bantam Books' Indiana Jones series. "How did Indy meet Marion? What happened in their earlier encounters? George apparently wanted to keep that for the future. Maybe we’ll find out in Indy 4," MacGregor speculated.[7] Frank Darabont claimed it was his idea to bring back Marion for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, during his tenure as writer from 2002 to 2004.[8]

The canceled Dark Horse Comics limited series Indiana Jones and the Lost Horizon was going to feature Marion's father Abner. Set in 1926, the comic would feature Abner and Indiana retrieving the Staff of Ra in Tibet. Artist Hugh Fleming modeled Abner's appearance on Wilford Brimley.[9] The character was also intended to appear in the 2003 video game Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (set in 1935, before Temple of Doom) but the developers of the game deemed his role as Indy's partner "too unwieldy".[10] John Hurt has not confirmed whether his character in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a resurrected Abner.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Jones: Marshall College: Ravenwood, Marion". IndianaJones.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e (2003). Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (DVD). Paramount Pictures.
  3. ^ George Perry (1998). Steven Spielberg: The Making of his Movies. Orion. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-75281-848-1.
  4. ^ a b c "25 Years of Indy!". Empire. October 2006. pp. 73, 78.
  5. ^ Gregory Kirschling, Jeff Labrecque (2008-03-12). "Indiana Jones: 15 Fun Facts". Retrieved 2008-03-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Karen Allen in Raiders of the Lost Ark". ACME. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  7. ^ Aaron Gantt. "Interview with Rob MacGregor". The Indy Experience. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  8. ^ "Comic-Con: Frank Darabont Talks 'Indy' Similarities". MTV. 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2008-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Paul Shipper (2002-12-26). "Hugh Fleming interview". TheRaider.net. Retrieved 2008-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Gilles Verschuere (2003-04-24). "The Collective interview". TheRaider.net. Retrieved 2008-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Matt Mueller (2007-12-20). "Q&A Exclusive: John Hurt on 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'". Premiere. Retrieved 2008-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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