Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Elsa is hanging perilously in the abyss, with the Grail almost within her reach. As her hands lose their grip, Indy just manages to one of them, he himself sliding forward across the slanted floor.

HENRY

Junior! Junior!

With her free hand, Elsa is trying to get the Grail. Indy can't save her unless she gives him her free hand. She has to choose.

INDY

Elsa. Elsa don't. Elsa. Elsa. Give me your other hand, honey. I can't hold you.

ELSA

I can reach it. I can reach it...

Her hand begins to slip from Indy's grasp.

INDY

Elsa! Give me your hand. Give me your other hand!

Elsa just manages to touch the Grail. In doing so, she has tipped the balance too far – Indy slides down another yard, Elsa loses her grip and falls screaming to her death.

INDY

(horrified)

Elsa!!

Now the ledge Indy lies upon begins to break apart. Henry grabs one of his hands as Indy struggles to reach the Grail with the other.

HENRY

Junior, give me your other hand! I can't hold on!!

INDY

I can get it – I can almost reach it, Dad.

Indy looks down into the black bottomless pit beneath him from which nothing can ever be retrieved.

HENRY

Indiana. Indiana!!

Indy snaps his look up to his father. His father has never called him this before.

HENRY

(very calmly)

... let it go...

Indy abandons the Grail and grabs onto Henry with both hands. Henry pulls him up to safety.

THE GRAIL KNIGHT

Looks through the falling debris to Indy and Henry. Sallah and Brody rush from the crumbling Temple.

INDY

Dad...

The Grail Knight raises his arm to Henry.

INDY

Please, Dad...

Indy and Henry down the passageway just as a huge stone column tumbles down upon the spot where they stood. The Grail Knight lowers his arm as he watches them leave.

EXT. ENTRANCE TO MOUNTAIN TEMPLE – AFTERNOON

Indy, Henry, Sallah and Brody emerge from the Mountain Temple through the Grecian Facade.

From within the Mountain Temple, the ROAR OF WALLS CAVING IN IS HEARD. A cloud of dust and smoke billows out from the entrance.

Henry turns to Indy.

HENRY

Elsa never really believed in the Grail. She thought she'd found a prize.

INDY

What did you find, Dad?

HENRY

Me?... Illumination.

Henry and Indy mount their horses. Henry turns back to his son.

HENRY

What did you find, Junior?

INDY

Junior?! Dad...

SALLAH

Please... What does it always mean, this... this "Junior?"

HENRY

That's his name. Henry Jones, Junior.

INDY

I like Indiana.

HENRY

We named the dog Indiana.

BRODY

May we go home now, please?

SALLAH

(to Indy)

The dog!?

(laughs)

You are named after the dog...

INDY

(embarrassed)

I've got a lot of fond memories of that dog.

A moment passes as they all ready their mounts and Sallah continues to laugh at Indy.

INDY

Ready?

HENRY

Ready.

BRODY

Indy! Henry! Follow met I know the way!

(to his horse)

Haaa!

HENRY

(to Indy)

Got lost in his own museum, huh?

INDY

Uh-huh.

HENRY

After you, Junior.

INDY

Yes, sir!

(to his horse)

Haaa!

EXT. THE SECRET CANYON – AFTERNOON

They THUNDER through the canyon – whose towering walls threaten to collapse upon them.

EXT. ENTRANCE TO CANYON – SUNSET

As Brody, Indy, Henry and Sallah ride from the canyon toward the SETTING SUN.

FADE OUT

THE END