"The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" - Quotes Quiz

Answer: Indiana Jones

Believing him no longer useful, the Russians obviously intended to kill Indiana. Taunting him before the deed was done, Colonel Spalko asked him if he had any "defiant last words". His reply of "I like Ike.", referring to the American president at the time, was defiant indeed. It made it obvious that he was a loyal American, against the Communist threat that Russia represented at the height of the Cold War, which was going on at the time the film was set.
Indiana was played by the incomparable Harrison Ford.

Answer: Dean Stanforth

After being placed on leave by the university, because of his association with Mac, who turned out to working with the Russians, Indy was pretty upset. He commented to his friend, Dean Stanforth, that it had been a hard year, with both his father and Marcus Brody having passed away. Stanforth replied with the above philosophical comment about life.

This was one of a number of comments made to emphasize the fact that this was an older, wiser Indiana. With 19 years between this movie and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", dialogue such as this was inserted to bring the viewer up to speed on what has happened with Indy in the intervening years. Dean Stanforth was played by Jim Broadbent.

Answer: Indiana Jones

Riding a motorcycle with Indy perched on the back and pursued by a car full of Russians, Mutt took a detour through the library, where the Russians couldn't follow. Some of Indy's students, bent over research books, looked up in astonishment, so Indy delivered this advice.

This comical remark was a reference to previous "Indiana Jones" movies, where Indy was heard telling his students that the bulk of all archeology was conducted in a library and that "X never marks the spot". These teachings, of course, were contradictory to Indiana's actual experiences in the field.

Answer: Mutt Williams

Searching for the entrance to the burial chamber, Mutt and Indy were set upon by natives with blow darts. Indy cautioned Mutt that the darts were poisonous, but Mutt was unable to get out of the line of fire. Just as one native was prepared to blow a dart at Mutt, Indy rose up and blew into the other end of the dart gun, causing the attacker to swallow his own poisonous dart. Obviously shaken, Mutt made the above comment, indicating his shock that someone who spent his time in a classroom could be so useful in a fight. Mutt had already established the fact that he didn't have much use for education.

Indy's amusing reply to this was "Part time." Mutt was played by Shia La Beouf.

Answer: Indiana Jones

Indian and Mutt found the burial chamber of the Conquistador Orellana and his party, who had gone missing in the 1500s, when seeking the mythical city of gold, El Dorado. Indy cut open the wrapping around one of the bodies, revealing a mummified man underneath. Within seconds the mummy aged and turned to dust, totally freaking out Mutt. Indy offered this explanation to Mutt, as to why that had happened.
It was in this tomb that they found the crystal skull that Ox had hidden there.

Answer: Colonel Irina Spalko

Convinced that Ox knew where to take the skull, Spalko was determined to communicate with him. However Ox had been driven mad by spending too long staring into the skull's eyes. Spalko had the theory that Indy would be able to communicate with Ox, if he were to stare into the skull's eyes for a shorter period of time. The above line, delivered in response to Indy's question about why it had to be him, indicated a disappointment that the skull had not chosen to communicate with her.
Irina Spalko was played by Cate Blanchett.

Answer: George "Mac" McHale

In a previous discussion, Indy had promised to break Mac's nose at the first opportunity because of Mac's having sold out to the Russians. Tied down and forced to stare into the eyes of the skull, Indy passed out (or did he?). Cut free, he slumped to the ground, but quickly regained his feet and punched Mac in the nose. When Mac protested that Indy had broken his nose, Indy's response was "I warned you."
Mac was played by Ray Winstone.

Answer: Mutt Williams

Forever looking for a pressure point, to make Indy do her bidding, Spalko threatened to kill Mutt. As she held a sword to his neck, Mutt called for a time-out, pulled out his comb from his back pocket, and combed his hair. He then delivered the above line, determined to sacrifice all for his country. Mutt showed himself to be a chip off the old block (a fact that neither of them knew at that point), only betraying his youth and nervousness by the combing of his hair.

Answer: Mutt Williams

Marion and Indiana fell into a pit of dry sand (not quicksand, because that was wet). While Marion revealed that Indy was Mutt's father, Mutt returned with a large snake to use to pull them out. Marion grabbed the snake and was pulled to safety but Indy, with his fear of snakes, was reluctant to do the same and told Mutt to get something else, like a rope. Mutt replied with the above line, indicating that there wasn't exactly a department store around, where he could go to get a rope.

Indy did eventually grab the snake and get pulled to safety, but only after Mutt called the snake a rope.

Answer: Indiana Jones

After learning that he had a kid, Indy was angry with Marion for not telling him sooner. In the ensuing argument, the fact that Indy had broken off his engagement to Marion a week before their wedding and had been out of touch for a year came out, as did the fact that she married someone else.

When Marion asked Indy if there hadn't been other women in his life, he admitted that there had, but none had lasted because of the above comment. Marion's smile after hearing this news was beautiful.

Answer: Colonel Irina Spalko

In the wonderfully improbable fighting race through the jungle, Mutt and Spalko ended up facing off against each other, each with one of her beloved swords for a weapon. She tossed this comment out to insult his age and fighting prowess, with definite sexual undertones.

Despite her prediction, the fight lasted a fair amount of time, with advantage (and possession of the crystal skull) going back and forth between the moving vehicles that they were fighting from.

Answer: Indiana Jones

Early in the movie Indy discovered that his old friend, Mac, had sold out and was working for the Russians. When asked, Mac freely admitted that he'd done it for the money. Later, when separated from the Russians, he swore to Indy that he was not working for the Russians, but was a double agent instead.

When the Russians once again caught up with them (because of transmitters that Mac had left behind) it became obvious that Mac really was working with them. That was when Indy asked the above question.

Answer: Colonel Irina Spalko

When they finally reached the chamber where the thirteen crystal skeletons sat (one of them without a skull), Spalko was overwhelmed by their power and majesty. When the head was returned the skeleton straightened and Ox announced, in Mayan, that they wished to give the party a gift. Spalko asked for knowledge but it proved to be too much for her.

Answer: Indiana Jones

After everything was resolved and Mutt was looking restless, Indiana said "Why don't you stick around Junior?" Mutt replied, "I don't know. Why didn't you dad?", referencing the fact that Indy had never been there during his growing up. Indy laughed and made the above comment about Henry Jones Sr., referring to a similar conversation that they'd had in "The Last Crusade".

Indy told his father (played by Sean Connery) that it had been lonely growing up because his father had been so wrapped up in his obsession to find the Grail and that it had been like not having any father at all.

Answer: Harold "Ox" Oxley

Restored to himself with the return of the skull to its rightful owner, Ox was sitting in the church watching Indy and Marion finally get married. His comment was not only directed at the amount of time lost before these two finally got together, but at the human condition in general. He himself lost a lot of time waiting for the skull to be returned and release him from its grip.
Ox was played by John Hurt.