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LOL: The Indiana Jones “Nuke The Fridge” Action Figure

Posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

LucasFilm has teamed with Sideshow Collectibles to release a special edition 12 inch Indiana Jones figure that comes complete with a refrigerator made from polystone and metal. That’s right, the figure and fridge recreate the infamous opening sequence from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which even spawned an internet slang word (”nuke the fridge”). The product was a limited edition of only 600, available in the first quarter of 2010 for $174.99, but has already sold out.

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The Indiana Jones figure features:

12-inch Pro male body Version 1.0 with 30+ points of articulation
Authentic likeness of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
Hat
Shirt
Pants
Belt
Faux-Leather Jacket
Boots
Revolver
Detailed belt with holster
Coiled bullwhip with tie
Articulated bullwhip
Satchel
Nazca Dagger
Orellana mask
Crystal skull
Two sets of interchangeable gloved hands
Two sets of interchangeable bare hands
Display base with Indiana Jones logo
Display base with Indiana Jones logo

Comments

Browncoat1138

Own a piece of Comedic history!!!

I saw this on the Comic Con floor and couldn't help but be a little offended. THe fact that someone even considered making this figure pisses me off. I can find entertainment in KOTCS... but as an honest to god (and Kali-Ma!!) Indy fan... this is just bullshit.

dangeer

I think it's great that the franchise can laugh at itself. It is a ridiculous scene - and I liked the movie. I want this figure!

If Indy had a dislocated shoulder after he gets out of the fridge, I would've let the scene slide.

Browncoat1138

Yeah me too. or at least a bruise or something. Bloody Nose? all this piece is missing is a prairie dog to look up at him comically.

L. Ron Jeffard

I want to curbstomp the shithead blogger who coined the term. He's no better than George Lucas for shoving Jar Jar down our throats.

freemachine

I'm letting my anger...*twitches*...flow through you...

Giant-Size Man-Thing

Harrison Ford's face looks like Hans Moleman on that action figure.

will1138

I hate the phrase "Nuked the Fridge". If you use it's logic it should really be "Skydive the Raft", a'la Temple of Doom. No one really expects Indy to die, it's all about the ride. The problems with the film aren't connected with this issue.

Captain_Howdy

But we were still invested when that raft sky dove. It was when that fridge was nuked that the series became tainted and the audience actually lost believability-- hence the accuracy of the term. Just like when Fonz jumped the shark in Happy Days.

will1138

I don't think you can boil it down to one moment. Its a fault of the Lucas's story and the fact that none of us are 12 anymore that we don't believe. With a little bad CGI thrown in for good measure.

hellojacktoad

So it didn't lose believability when The Ark of the Covenant unleashed the wrath of god that only kills people that have their eyes open? That's interesting.

Captain_Howdy

No it didn't lose believability because we were invested in that happening. There are moments we happily let slide as an audience because the story has captivated us enough to suspend reality. In the case of Nuke The Fridge -- and lets not forget we're merely talking about the coining of that term -- it is fairly regarded as the point where Indy just didn't sell what was happening. The sequence was not believable because it was poorly executed and we weren't invested. The moment especially boosted by the fact that the film didn't get any better after that. It's a horrible decline into a strange science fiction comedy plot.

Anyway -- my point is: The term Nuke The Fridge absolutely applies when you consider the origins of Jumped The Shark and the definition behind that

Gelman

I think all the complaining indicates that employees at ILM have discovered /Film.

Isaacjm

That is based on a Bible story when Moses (who journeyed with the Ark) was told that no one could ever look at the face of God, or they would be torn apart by God's glory. I think the film showed that the Nazi's were dealing with forces they couldn't control, and were punished for thinking as such.

Octoberist

to be honest, i think all of the movies were over-the-top but I DO think that the nuke scene went to far with the non- supernatural fantastical elements. (if that makes sense).

I still think the vine swinging was actually worse than the nuke scene.

Dr_Gonzo

Awesome! They even managed to capture the bad acting in Harrison's face.

mangoshakes

i actually applaud them for embracing that. that scene could have been done without the fridge (all he had to do was walk off from the town and when he heard the sirens, start running, BOOM still falls down that hill. could even dodge a flying fridge. then get up and still see the sweet shot of him looking at nuke). still. i love the movie.

hellojacktoad

@Captain Howdy

"No it didn't lose believability because we were invested in that happening. There are moments we happily let slide as an audience because the story has captivated us enough to suspend reality."

We? You mean you and all the other joyless nerds who prefer your action movies to be as boring and unimaginative as possible? You know, like The Dark Knight, which was about as much fun as watching Glenn Beck having a quick wank.

Brendan McD

AHHA did you just say the Dark Knight was unimaginative and boring?

May I suggest such engaging action movie classics to you as: The Marine, 12 Rounds, and Death Race.

P.S. Enjoy living a life of subpar taste.

Gelman

Exactly. Dark Knight was at least as good as 1997's Batman & Robin.

Brendan McD

what?

Octoberist

omg..crazy people.

Sockatume

"Nuked the frige" is such a horrible forced meme. What does it represent? It's not a "shark jump" moment for either the franchise or the movie itself, because:

1) There hasn't been another franchise installment to judge whether it has derailed the franchise
2) It was not an alarming example of awfulness in an already great movie, because the movie had barely started and wasn't exactly rocking socks

It's whiny, that's what it is. The fact that people were trying to turn it into a meme is going to be more important than the event's significance for the franchise.

Gelman

Perhaps there "hasn't been another franchise installment" BECAUSE of the nuked fridge scene... Ever think about that? If that's the case, then this absolutely was a shark jump.

michaeldance

No, we don't ever think of that, because it's only been a year and a half since the movie came out and they've been talking about how they're coming up with a story for the fifth. If in five years the movie hasn't gotten made, THEN you can say that.

The Great Cambino

Are you people really sticking up for Indy 4? You REALLY didn't think that movie sucked, and that the fridge scene wasn't completely stupid? More power to you, I guess. I wish I could have liked that movie. I really wanted to. The only valid point I can see is comparing it to the plane scene from Temple of Doom. But I always hated that too, it was just forgivable because the rest of the movie was decent.

Also, bitching about how saying "nuke the fridge" is bitchy cracks me the hell up. Bravo again, internet.

Octoberist

i do have to say that I don't mind people if they like movies like Indy 4 or the Star Wars prequels.

However, I do mind when they say that those movies were better than the originals. It gets to me because there's something so naive about that.

John

Wait... no CGI gopher is included?? LOL Lucas will sell just about anything from his films.

CyT

To me the CGI gophers were 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times worse than the nuking the fridge bit. They were just ... inexplicable. At least the nuke the fridge was trying to tell a part of the story, even if it was stupid. I think I either missed the point of the gopher, or there wasnt one. Either way, that was the worst part of the whole movie. Yes, the worst.

Octoberist

the vine swinging was way worse than 'nuke the fridge'.

Brendan McD

hahaha you're right! I forgot all about the vine swinging....UGHHH it's all coming back now :(

Dr_Handsome

I'm going to repost what I've already posted before:

Raiders of the Lost Ark ends with a band of nazis getting their faces melted off by God. In other words, stop complaining about nothing.

It's this sort of 'let's be the first person to hate everything' attitude that makes me hate what the internet has done to movie fans.

poirot

"Raiders of the Lost Ark ends with a band of nazis getting their faces melted off by God. In other words, stop complaining about nothing."

I agree. The test site escape was originally included in the 1995 "Indiana Jones and the Saucermen From Mars" script, and was easily the most memorable part of that story. I honestly thought it would be considered a highlight of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. (If it had been released in the 80s, it would likely be considered iconic today.)

This was an extremely imaginative sequence, which is what the Indiana Jones series has ALWAYS been about. There's nothing realistic about the Ark killing Nazis, Indy plummeting to the earth in a small liferaft, or a centuries old knight living in a little cave. No matter how badly you want to pretend it's realistic, these films have always been about a pulp hero that encounters and survives the fantastic- often by sheer luck.

CyT

Totally, exactly right .. and thats why they are all brilliant. And why I am quite disheartened by the modern response to one of these films. I like going to a movie to see a MOVIE. To see some fun action, to laugh, to enjoy watching the leading character be iconic, to be taken on a huge adventure and not really care that a lot of it cant make sense. While I can still be impressed by realistic and harrowing films, they in no way interest me more than the good ol Indiana Jones, Goonies, Star Wars etc in the world.

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