Indiana Jones and Short Round Reunite After Almost 40 Years
by Brian Cronin
It is rare that the internet "breaks" over a positive moment, but that was the case when a photo was shared from the floor of Disney's D23 Expo featuring a reunion between Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan, who famously starred together in the iconic blockbuster film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, back in 1984.
Huy Quan was there because he was recently announced as being part of the second season of Loki, while Ford was presenting a trailer for the fifth (and final) Indiana Jones film.
The photo was posted on Quan's Instagram account, with the caption, "I love you, Indy.” Indiana Jones and Short Round reunited after 38 years."
The reaction to the photo online was of pure joy. Director Edgar Wright replied to Quan's post with, "Amazing!" Rolling Stone chief TV critic, Alan Sepinwall, tweeted, "Sometimes, there is still room for joy in this world." A lot of fans had fun with one of the lines that Quan's character, Short Round, told Ford's Indiana Jones in the film, with Talking Bay 94 tweeting, "NO TIME FOR LOVE DOCTOR JONES."
The joy was not just reserved for the rest of the internet, obviously, as numerous posters online noted that this was the happiest that they have ever seen Harrison Ford look in a photo before, with tweets like, "I’ve never seen Harrison Ford this happy" and "I’m pretty sure that’s the most joy I’ve ever seen on Harrison Ford’s face."
Earlier this year, during an interview promoting his return to acting in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Quan recalled the experience of doing his first film ever with Ford, one of the most famous actors in Hollywood:
Loki Season 2 is set for a Summer 2023 premiere. The first season is currently available to stream on Disney+. Indiana Jones 5 arrives in theaters on June 30, 2023.He's one of the generous actors I've ever met and because it was my first time [acting], he was constantly behind the camera helping Steven get that performance out of me. When we were in Sri Lanka, we all stayed in the same hotel and every time we wrapped for the day, I would go swimming. I didn't know how to swim before, and it was actually Harrison Ford who taught me! To this day, I thank him for that.
Source: Ke Huy Quan's Instagram