The day Harrison Ford consoled Ke Huy Quan on the set of Indiana Jones
“I was so frightened,” said the half-moon interpreter. “And I cried. I remember that Harrison Ford knelt before me and asked me if I was fine.”
On the occasion of the production of his new film, the romantic comedy Love Hurts,, Ke Huy Quan Share the memories of his favorite action scenes with Entertainment Weekly. A filming anecdote has personally scored it. The 53-year-old actor recounts the conditions in which he turned the famous chase in mine cart at only 12 years old. The archaeologist and his acolyte Half-moon sought to escape from the Cursed temple And this scene has a particular meaning for him. Frightened at the idea of making this sequence, Ke Huy Quan had found comfort withHarrison Ford (Star Wars, the fugitive). “”I cried and I remember that Harrison Ford knelt before me and asked me if I was fine“, He shares.
The actor specifies:
“He said, and I will never forget it, ‘Ke, I want you to remember that I will never hurt you’. When he said that, oh my god, I loved him even more. Here is Indiana Jones who tells me that he will take care of me. ”
Ke Huy Quan took his first steps in the cinema in Indiana Jones and the Cursed Temple (Half moon) in 1984, then in GOONIES (Data) The year after. The actor therefore made his debut and first role in Hollywood, alongside the famous Harrison Ford.
It is not only for this filming anecdote that the actor is very attached to this film, he says that it was Indiana Jones who made him love The kind of action.
“” “I remember watching her for the first time during our first, having seen her assembled with sound effects and music for the first time”, Recalls quant. “” “I was blown away by all this. I was only 13 years old at the time. It made me fall in love with the action. ”
At the age of 20, he left acting to do a film school. In 2022, he explained this choice to EW By the fact that “At that time, opportunities for Asian actors were rare”. Following this, he worked as a coordinator of waterfalls and assistant director with Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love). Ke Huy Qua wins his first Oscar (that of the best actor in a supporting role) and his first Golden Globe with Everything Everywhere All at Once Who signs his comeback as an actor. It is Harrison Ford who will give the victory of the best film to Everything Everywhere All at Oncea beautiful image.
Ke Huy Quan paid a surprise visit to Harrison Ford at the first of Indiana Jones 5
A few months earlier, the two men found themselves at Expo D23. An emotional meeting that plunged the duo of actors back into the nostalgia for their adventures.
Despite the apprehension and fear that the one who embodies INdiana Jones Do not recognize him, Quan has approached his partner. “” “He turned and pointed out to me, and he had this classic, famous and grumpy look of Harrison FordHe recalls.
“” “I said to myself: ‘Oh my god, he surely thinks that I am a fan, and he will tell me not to approach him.’ But he looked at me, showed me the finger and said, ‘Are you half-moon?’ Immediately, I was transported in 1984, when I was little, and I said: ‘Yes, Indy.’ And he said: ‘Come here’and gave me a big hug.»
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