Which movie character’s name was inspired by filmmaker George Lucas’s dog?
Indiana Jones
Jabba the Hutt
Yoda
Darth Vader
Fact: In Raiders of the Lost Ark, archaeologist Indiana Jones was named after George Lucas’s dog named Indiana. The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after his dog Indiana, an Alaskan Malamute that Lucas owned in the 1970s. Spielberg disliked the name Smith, finding it too commmon, and Lucas casually suggested Jones as an alternative which was ultimately chosen. In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, it is revealed that Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr. adopted the nickname from the family dog, Indiana, whom he cherished deeply.
Correct Answer: Indiana Jones