30 Things You Might Not Know About 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' .

[AsahinaKimi]

In honor of the 30th anniversary of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' we've unearthed 30 little-known facts about the beloved action-adventure movie.

Diehard 'Raiders' fans already know that Tom Selleck, not Harrison Ford, was the first choice to play Indy, but some other big names were in the running too, including a recent Oscar winner who turned down the role of a lifetime.

And you probably know that Indiana Jones got his name from George Lucas's dog, a malamute who also inspired him to create Chewbacca, but did you know Steven Spielberg also had a hand in creating the iconic name?

Read on for more 'Raiders' trivia.

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http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/06/12/raiders-lost-ark-30th-anniversary

This was pretty cool!

[siligut]

1. This is pretty cool! Now I want to watch the movie again.

10. Indy's well-worn leather jacket was actually brand new. The costume director "aged" each jacket (there were 10 in all) with a metal brush and Ford's own pocket knife. Same with Indy's trademark fedora: It came from Savile Row of London and various members of the cast (including Ford) took turns sitting on it to make it look as battered as necessary.

I like a behind the scenes peek, thank you for posting.

[BlueIris]

2. "You're ruining my movie."

[siligut]

4. And those poor reptiles just wanted to get warm

Such fun trivia. Do you want to re-watch the movie now? I don't have the DVD, it is not on streaming on Netflix or Hulu and Amazon has it for $1.99. I might wait for $1 movie Tuesday at our local video store.

[ohiosmith]

3. He was going to be Ohio Smith until I threatened to sue.