Harrison Ford and Sean Connery Were so Hot, They Filmed an ‘Indiana Jones’ Scene Without Pants On

Harrison Ford and Sean Connery shared something in common while filming Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade other than being iconic stars. They both have impressive filmographies, but not every movie set is going to be a comfortable and pleasant place. Ford and Connery went pantless for an Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade scene because it was so hot.

Harrison Ford and Sean Connery co-starred in ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’

Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones franchise remains one of the most iconic movie series to ever hit the silver screen. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the third installment, which sees the return of the title character (Ford). He sets out to rescue his father (Connery), who disappeared in his search for the Holy Grail.

Indy begins to follow the clues left behind in his father’s notebook, which brings him to Venice. He enlists the help of an art professor named Els Schneider (Alison Doody). However, they aren’t the only people searching for the Holy Grail, as some sinister enemies begin to show their faces.

Harrison Ford and Sean Connery filmed a scene in ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ without pants on

Ford and Connery joining forces in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade remains a major movie duo for many audiences around the world. The DVD special features include a clip that explained how Ford and Connery ultimately decided to film an entire scene without any pants on because it was so uncomfortably hot on the set. They didn’t want to sweat too much, so they just went for it.

“We played one of the scenes in the zeppelin,” Connery said. “The passengers were wearing fur coats and hats. It was supposed to be in the wintertime and I played it without my trousers. Harrison said, ‘You’re not gonna play the scene [with] your trousers?’ I said, ‘Well, if I don’t, I’ll be stopping all the time because I sweat enormously. I sweat very easily.’ Well, he did the same. (Laughs)”

Ford and Connery weren’t very comfortable in the heat on the Indiana Jones set, but they found a way to make it a bit more bearable.

Steven Spielberg only wanted Sean Connery to play Henry Jones, Sr.

Joseph McBride’s Steven Spielberg: A Biography explained that Spielberg didn’t imagine anybody else for the role of Indy’s father. The filmmaker is a longtime fan of Connery’s work and wanted him to join Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. However, the writing was on the wall since the beginning of the franchise.

“Connery was already the father of Indiana Jones since the series had sprung from the desire of [George] Lucas and Spielberg to rival (and outdo) Connery’s James Bond films,” McBride wrote.

Moviegoers continue to celebrate Ford and Connery’s excellent father-son chemistry in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.