Raiders of the Lost Ark deleted scene reveals a much different fight scene with the swordsman! [video]

One of the most iconic moments in the Indiana Jones franchise is Indy gunning down an Arab swordsman in an Egyptian market. However, fans almost received a very different scene than what they saw in the film.

The scene originally called for a whip vs scimitar fight that was rehearsed in great length and had the swordsman training for months. However, on the day of the actual shoot Harrison Ford was feeling ill. Unlike Speilberg who was only eating canned food from home, Ford had a bad reaction to local Tunisian cuisine where they were filming. When it came time to shoot the scene Ford had little to no energy to pull off the fight scene and suggested that it’d be better to simply shoot the swordsman.

The swordsman was understandably upset having trained for several months so in order to prolong his moment on scene he acted out an elaborate death scene where after getting shot he stumbled back and forth before actually falling to the ground. On the second take, Ford simply fired his shot before Spielberg said "action," and the swordsman was so shocked that he just fell backwards. That is the take that made it into the film.
You can see this deleted scene and more in the all new Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray set which will be released on September 18th.

“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side.” Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Source: Entertainment Weekly
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