A long time ago, a third Indiana Jones movie came along, and was meant to bring the series to a close as a trilogy. So much so that they went ahead and called the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The final shot of the movie literally showed our hero, as played by Harrison Ford, riding off into the sunset. A perfectly scripted ending. Only, that wasn’t the end. In fact, a fifth Indiana Jones movie will be in theaters this summer. While we wait for that one, let’s catch up with recent Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan and find out how he feels about appearing in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but not getting asked back for Last Crusade.
As many of you likely know, a very young Ke Huy Quan appeared as Indiana Jones’ sidekick, Short Round, in the second Indy film, the darker and edgier Temple of Doom. He was a terrific counterpart to the calm, cool Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), and often stole the show with his enthusiasm, his adventurous approach, and his comedy. Quan recently was asked by Variety how he felt about not returning to the series when Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade rolled around, given the fact that the movie made room for returning characters Dr. Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) and Sallah (John Rhys-Davies). And he admitted:
