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starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Daviesdirected by: Steven Spielberg
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792101680
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording remastered, THX, NTSC
ISBN: 0792101685
Label: Paramount Pictures
Manufacturer: Paramount Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Pictures
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 876
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1981
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's 1981 resurrection of the Saturday-matinee adventure genre was deservedly popular, and kicked off a successful trilogy. Set in 1936, this first feature introduces Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, an archaeologist and adventurer whose quests for rare antiquities frequently find him running from one menace or another. Raiders finds Dr. Jones in the middle of a Nazi plot to use the mysterious powers of the Ark of the Covenant to win the war. Karen Allen plays the love interest with an old-fashioned 'man's woman' appeal (she can drink anybody under the table and is free with her fists). The constant, cliffhanger appeal of the movie is great fun--one is always wondering how Indy will get out of one scrape after another--and Ford's career got a big boost with his self-effacing but masculine portrayal of the hero. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Still good after all this time.
Well it's Saturday morning movies again. Indiana Jones is the best of the action hero's and Raiders is still the best of these movies. Even after all this time, it still holds up. Settle back with a bag of popcorn and be prepared to have a great time.
Rating:  - They buried the dialog!
First off, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favorite movies and I'd give the movie itself 5 stars. However, I'm upset with this DVD and I can't recommend it. The score and sound effects are very loud compared to the dialog. In fact, in many places its hard to hear what the characters are saying unless you really turn up the sound (but then the score is super loud, and that is quite irritating).
I purchased this DVD after watching Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. ... Read More
Rating: - The Man in the Hat....Is Back
The special edition of the 1981 classic "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" reintroduces us to Henry "Indiana" Jones, professor of archeology and professional adventurer. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created an iconic movie franchise out of what was meant to be an homage to the B-movies of the 1930's and 1940's, spawning three sequels, including 2008's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
As this movie opens, a man in a fedora is leading an expedition ... Read More
Rating:  - Transfer's Looking Good!
We all know the 'Indy" movies, so this review is more astetic based than a storyline critique.
"Raiders" will always be the best, and offered here in a single movie purchase rather than the three disc set.
Sound is better than good, picture is great on this anamorphic widescreen [2:35:1] DVD.
It far exceeds the VHS version I previously owned.
Movie transfers done right are always a worthy purchase.
Also highly recommended to anyone with an upconvert player and a 40" or ... Read More
Rating: - excellent action movie
I took my young grandsons to see Indiana Jones and the Chrystal Skull. This is a whole
new character for the 10 year old set. They enjoyed it
so much, that I bought the previous movies for whole family to enjoy. I think this movie
is one of the best. Non stop action, villains and heroes. I thought of my own childhood and
the saturday afternoon serials at the neighborhood movie theater.
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