The Story Behind Short Round And Indy's Reunion Photo Will Melt Your Mola Ram-held Heart Plus The Indy Movies Ranked

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A few weeks back, so-called Gen Xers actually had something in common with Millenials and Zoomers (Jesus Christ, these name are the fucking worst) when they all got mushy upon seeing "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford mutually enjoying a sweet embrace decades in the making.

I think what struck people the most is the joyous look on Ford's face. He's not exactly known as the belle of the ball so to see him almost giddy was a treat we don't often get. But the story behind the picture is even better.

As one of the many kids who wanted to be a Goonie and was legit jealous of Short Round because he got to hang with Indiana Jones, this is a heartwarming backstory to a picture the internet rightfully fawned over. Ke Huy Quan was in a gigantically successful film franchise then was scarcely heard from until this year's marvelous turn in EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. And Harrison Ford continued with his mega-star career. Movie jobs are just that---jobs. Hence, you might keep in touch with folks but more likely won't.  

So to have an 80-year-old Harrison Ford, nearly 40 years later, beat him to the punch with his character's name and then Quan replying "Yes, Indy" before Ford calls him for a hug? I mean you can't beat that.

In the cesspool that is the Internet, it's nice to enjoy a good one every once in awhile. Who'd a thunk it'd be Short Round and Indiana Jones? I hope Harry blazed him up after.

RAIDERS MOVIES RANKED

(Basically, this ranking is all about who's in place and who's in show because best and worst are easy. 

5. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. First off, that title did them no favors. Second, the script somehow fewer. I'd rather the Well of the Souls and snakes than watch this again. And that's before you even get to Shia LaBeouf donning the lid. Belongs in the same retirement home as JAWS 3D, SPEED 2, and CADDYSHACK 2.

4. THE ONE THEY'RE MAKING NOW

3. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. I know this one is a sentimental favorite and it's easy to see why. The prologue with River Phoenix as a young Indy was excellent. Connery slayed as always. And that boat race in Venice was all-time. But the story was sort of a retread and, yeah I know it's fiction, then we're supposed to think my guy was just chillin' there the whole time waiting for theses dudes to show up? Ehh. Fun flick is where it belongs. 

2. INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM. aka one of the movies that helped bring PG-13 into our lives. Will probably get the "times were different back then" PSA that channels feel compelled to show now despite every other generation in history being able to figure out that movies are of their time and don't need a fucking disclaimer. I shit you not I got one of those warning for BEVERLY HILLS COP PART II and I still have no idea why. Either way, this movie is a roller-coaster with eye-popping stunts and cinematography. That mine scene alone is worth the watch. And yeah, that feast scene remains grossly compelling in a "Fear Factor" way. But it's Quan who gives the film a youthful blast of energy the first one lacked. 

1. No doy. I mean, anybody who makes a ranking of Raiders + sequels and doesn't have RAIDERS… #1 is a remoron. One of the greatest action adventures in motion picture history. Spielberg, with a primary assist to George Lucas, made a rollicking box office smash that further solidifed Ford as one of, if not the, biggest stars on the planet. Simply, it's a great fucking flick and every second is well-earned. 

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[Seriously, imagine being Han Solo AND Indiana Jones? Get the fuck out.]