When I was a kid, I had visions of becoming both John Elway and Steve Largent. Perhaps I wanted to be the first pro football player to throw touchdown passes to myself, I don't know. But growing up in the 1980s, I recognized how movie heroes presented a variety of options. You could be Marty McFly or Ferris Bueller or Daniel Larusso, but they were too young to be truly heroic. You could be Han Solo or Kyle Reese or Peter Venkman, but the sci-fi element always seemed a bit out of reach. Axel Foley, John McClane, and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell were supercool, but it's hard to imagine yourself with the charisma of those guys. But Henry Jones, Jr. seemed to be everything. He was tough, he was smart, he didn't rely on superpowers, he went on adventures, and he always got the girl, though he could've done without Karen Allen. Anyway, being a world-traveling archaeologist became a legitimate career option for many youngsters all those decades ago. But it isn't so easy being Indiana. The funny crew over Cracked tell you what it takes in this new video. Enjoy!
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AuthorDr. Spivey is a college English professor and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Archives
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