The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure

2000 · 86 min · ★ 5.8 · Action, Adventure, Family, TV Movie

While traveling with his father's world-wide lecture tour, nine-year-old Indiana Jones encounters an ancient mummy and a fresh corpse at an archaeological dig in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings. After solving the mystery, with help from Lawrence of Arabia, Indy is kidnapped by slave traders and taken across the Sahara to the slave market at Marrakech, where all his newly-honed wits are needed to escape.

Directed by Jim O'Brien · Written by Jonathan Hales

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood FolliesThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies · 1994
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
5.71994
MovieActionAdventure
While working for a Hollywood movie studio, Indy finds that he is no match for the wily megalomaniacal director Erich von Stroheim when the two lock horns over the ever increasing budget of Stroheim's film Foolish Wives. Though battered by the film industry, Indy decides to give it one more chance and goes on a location shoot with legendary director John Ford. Ford and his cronies, including aging gunman Wyatt Earp, help him see the magic of movies and moviemaking, and when an actor is accidentally killed, Indy pitches in to save the film.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the HawkmenThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen · 1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
6.01995
MovieActionAdventure
Working with the French Secret Service, Indy joins the legendary Lafayette Escadrille flying unit and embarks on dangerous airborne reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines. A run-in with German Ace Manfred von Richthofen leads to a death-defying dogfight that leaves Indy grounded and hot-in-pursuit of German aircraft designer Anthony Fokker. Undercover in hostile enemy territory, Indy discovers that the Germans possess a remarkable secret weapon that could change the course of the war and he resolves to bring news of it back to the Allies...if he doesn't destroy it first.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's EyeThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye · 1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
5.61995
MovieActionAdventure
The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words, "The eye of the peacock!" send him and Remy on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of Alexander the Great's most prized possessions. Pursued by a dangerous one-eyed man, Indy follows the trail of the diamond from London to Alexandria to the South Seas, where he has a run-in with a murderous band of Chinese pirates. The shipboard battle that ensues is a spectacular display of swords, guns and flying fists. Marooned by the pirates on a remote desert island, Indy is captured by savage headhunters, but before they can turn him into a shrunken head and cannibal stew, he is rescued by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, and makes a life-altering decision.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with FatherThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father · 1996
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
6.11996
MovieActionAdventure
While visiting Russia on his father’s lecture tour, Indy runs off on his own and meets Leo Tolstoy. Later, on a trip to Athens, Indy and his father are forced together by circumstance when they get into a bind in the monasteries of Meteora, where they share some memorable moments.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
5.61999
MovieActionAdventure
Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover with a beautiful lady spy. Relying on his wits and her tantalizing skill at belly dancing, the daring duo works desperately to defuse the explosives placed in the city's vital water wells by the occupying Turks. The story culminates in a spectacular cavalry charge by the gallant soldiers of the Australian Lighthorsemen Regiment, whose very survival hinges on the success of Indy's mission.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the BluesThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
5.81999
MovieActionAdventure
Going to college and working in a seedy speakeasy bring Indy into contact with jazz great Sidney Bechet, who teaches him how to play the blues. Unfortunately, he also crosses paths with up-and-coming thug Al Capone and it's only with the assistance of his dorm roommate, future Untouchable Eliot Ness, that Indy is able to solve a vicious murder and prevent himself from ending up in a pair of cement overshoes.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
5.81999
MovieActionAdventure
In Italy, Indy's espionage work takes him behind enemy lines where he embarks on an important propaganda assignment that he hopes will bring a swift end to the war. Along the way, he engages in a comic rivalry with Ernest Hemingway over the affections of a beautiful Italian girl. After being wounded in action, Indy is transferred to North Africa where he joins the French Foreign Legion. While trying to uncover the identity of a traitor in his own ranks, Indy battles hostile Berber tribesmen and engages in an innocent flirtation with author Edith Wharton.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of HellThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
5.81999
MovieActionAdventure
As a young soldier in the Belgian Army, Indy learns firsthand the savagery of warfare while participating in the Battle of the Somme. Almost succumbing to despair as his life becomes an endless round of artillery barrages, nerve gas attacks and decaying corpses, Indy fears that death will be his only way out. Then he is captured by the Germans and confined to a POW camp where he and fellow prisoner Charles de Gaulle hatch a daring scheme to win their freedom in true "Great Escape" style.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of EvilThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
5.31999
MovieAdventureHorror
A top secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the first world war. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into a web of betrayal and murder when he discovers a vile Turkish plot to assassinate French espionage agents. Evil of a more enduring kind awaits him in Transylvania where he engages in a mortal combat with bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler and his horrific army of the living dead. With his life at stake, Indy must garner all his strength and wits in order to defeat the fiend and save mankind.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of DoomThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom · 1999
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Indy is ordered to locate and destroy a powerful German artillery gun that is mysteriously able to appear and disappear at will, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Assisting him is a colorful group of soldiers nicknamed "The Old and the Bold" because of their old age and reckless courage. Their mission takes them on a dangerous journey across the German-held veldt via wagon train and hot-air balloon. Overcoming all manner of obstacles presented by the enemy, his own side and the harsh African terrain, Indy relentlessly follows the trail of the mega-gun right into the bowels of a secret mountain hideout, where he plans an explosive end for the phantom train of doom.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break AdventureThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
5.91999
MovieActionAdventure
Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer, whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series, visit the laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison. The two must contend with dangerous German spies as they struggle to keep Edison's top secret new invention out of the hands of hostile enemy agents. To keep him from getting into any more trouble, Indy is sent to visit his aunt in New Mexico. While there, he is kidnapped by Pancho Villa and swept into the Mexican Revolution. Chaotic, free-wheeling border towns, a "Wild Bunch" style train robbery and a colorful barroom encounter with a young George Patton make for thrilling entertainment in this action-packed movie.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of DeceptionThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
5.51999
MovieActionAdventure
Indy's work with the Belgian Army takes him to the front lines of Verdun in 1916, where officers' callous stupidity sends thousands of men to their deaths for virtually no territorial gain. In Paris, Indy falls in love with the seductive German spy Mata Hari, only to suffer the pains of deceit.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
6.01999
MovieActionAdventure
On a vital military mission for the Allies, Indy comes across a disease-ravaged African village and is able to rescue one small child from certain death. The presence of the child endangers the mission, leaving Indy in a moral quandary; fighting his conscience, his sense of duty, his own men and the enemy as he battles his way across the country. Depressed by the turmoil around him, Indy reaches his lowest point. Hope appears in the presence of Albert Schweitzer, a profoundly inspiring and committed doctor, philosopher and musician. Helping out at Schweitzer's jungle hospital, Indy finds his faith in humanity restored and his outlook on life forever changed in this beautiful and moving film.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
5.21999
MovieActionAdventure
Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palace of Emperor Karl of Austria. Endangering his life and the lives of his royal charges, Indy gambles all in a desperate attempt to bring the war more quickly to an end. Then, in chaos-ridden Russia, Indy finds his espionage work once again threatening lives when he infiltrates a group of young Bolsheviks and begins to empathize with their plight. As the country lurches toward revolution, Indy finds himself torn between loyalty to his friends and his military duty.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
5.51999
MovieActionAdventure
On summer break from college, Indy stage-manages a new Broadway musical revue composed by George Gershwin. Indy also trades quips with the razor wits of the famed Algonquin Round Table - when not soothing temperamental stars, worrying over suspicious backstage malfunctions, and romancing three women simultaneously.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage EscapadesThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
5.42000
MovieActionAdventure
Posing as a dancer for the Ballets Russes in Barcelona, Indy meets old friend Pablo Picasso, and narrowly outwits inept German spies. Dashing off to Prague, he then arranges for a telephone installation to await an important call, which becomes a bureaucratic nightmare until Franz Kafka intervenes.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for LifeThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
6.12000
MovieActionAdventure
On safari at the Masai Mara game preserve in Kenya with Teddy Roosevelt, Indy becomes lost in the vast and dangerous wilderness. Later, in Paris, he explores the fine-art scene and the rather wilder cafe scenes of Montmartre with a young Norman Rockwell.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
5.82000
MovieActionAdventure
First love - or first infatuation - overwhelms Indy in Vienna, where he is smitten with the daughter of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. Needing emotional guidance, Indy consults Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung to discover what love is all about. In Florence, when Indy's mother is equally smitten with Giacomo Puccini, composer of Romantic operas La Boheme and Tosca, Indy must guide his parent safely back to her spouse.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
5.82000
MovieActionAdventure
Following World War I, Indy - now fluent in several languages - works as a translator at the controversial Paris Peace Conference, where he once more meets Lawrence of Arabia, and encounters the Arab Prince Faisal and a young Ho Chi Minh. Disillusioned by the hard and cynical realpolitik of international deal-making, he returns home to Princeton, New Jersey after a three-year absence, where he finds his father as cold and distant as ever, and discovers a detrimental change in his boyhood friend, Paul Robeson, caused by bigotry.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet SongThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
5.22000
MovieActionAdventure
Ireland's bloody 1916 Easter Uprising, the suffragette movement in England, a Zeppelin raid, and a meeting with a rising young British cabinet member named Winston Churchill become vivid vignettes in Indy's life. So too do his brief but impassioned romances with the sister of a clandestine Irish rebel, and with an English suffragette for whom the vote comes before love.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of RadianceThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
6.02000
MovieActionAdventure
The elder Jones's lecture tour takes parents and son to India, where Indy explores the meaning of faith in oneself with Theosophist philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. Then, when Indy falls victim to typhoid fever in China, his mother must have faith and trust that the villagers' ancient medicines will save him.

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