Anybody met Harrison Ford recently? Or hope to?

[Attila the Professor]

Originally Posted by thehero21

I know there's a thread already about "meeting Harrison ford" but i didn't know what else to name it, anyway Ford is my favorite actor and i would love to meet him but im kinda conflicted about it, see ive met just about every other actor i admire (met and shook hands with Daniel Craig, talked with Bruce Willis, saw Arnold) but i never met met Ford, as much as i would love to, i kinda see the pointlessness in "meeting/seeing favorite celebrity" after seeing the other actors i admired above,im just wondering what other Indy fans have met him/how or why its important to you.

I merged your thread with this prior one (nothing wrong with reviving an old discussion, after all!), but I do think you're foregrounding something interesting here.

Anyone wish they hadn't met him, if they have? Or, in a more general sense, anyone thought about the appeal of potentially meeting any of the folks involved in the series - Harrison in particular - but came to the conclusion that maybe you're better off without the demystification?

[Mickiana]

My partner met Harrison and Steven while she was holidaying in Kandi while ToD was being filmed. She said hello to them but didn't bother them with any drooling or autograph requests. But they were all in the hotel pool together, mind you!

[Montana Smith]

Originally Posted by Mickiana

My partner met Harrison and Steven while she was holidaying in Kandi while ToD was being filmed. She said hello to them but didn't bother them with any drooling or autograph requests. But they were all in the hotel pool together, mind you!

I'd also be inclined to leave them be. I admire the on-screen presence, or what they're doing behind the scenes to make it happen; but not too fussed with their private life. I self-consciously hate the idea of being of autograph hunting and other fan-boy/celebrity activities. (The magazine shelves in newsagents here are full of exposé stories on the lives of the rich and famous, and even the micro D-listers from reality shows become heroes attracting pages of text and glossy pictures).

Harrison never looks like a guy to seek publicity or adoration. He gets on and does what he's good at. He might appreciate the privacy.

[thehero21]

Originally Posted by Attila the Professor

I merged your thread with this prior one (nothing wrong with reviving an old discussion, after all!), but I do think you're foregrounding something interesting here.

Anyone wish they hadn't met him, if they have? Or, in a more general sense, anyone thought about the appeal of potentially meeting any of the folks involved in the series - Harrison in particular - but came to the conclusion that maybe you're better off without the demystification?

no problem and great way to put it.

[KingdianaJones7]

In 2008 I bought an Indiana Jones Fedora off ebay so that I could wear it when I went to see Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, along with the KOTCS T-Shirt I bought from Lucasfilm along with a TOD Offical Pix.

I remember that day very well when we first see Indy the whole of the audience whooped and cheered and that was when I put my fedora on as Indy reached down to put his on I wore it a week later when I saw Indy for the second time and also wore it when I went to buy the dvd when it was released and during that time period and for two years afterwards or so the Fedora just sat on my bureau collecting dust and looking rather nice.

In 2010 I started doing one or two Premieres meeting a few famous people here and there and so got used to the whole waiting around thing glad to have met the likes of Angelina, Sylvester etc.

Then on a particularily cold day in January 2011 I went up to London (only an hours train journey away) met up with some Friends and started waiting at the Premiere for Morning Glory, I had my Fedora with me plus my Indy Boxset not sure what to try my luck with - I briefly met Lisa (Supermodel/brief love interest with George Clooney) and she said "I love your hat." so the Fedora was endorsed by Lisa *Blushes*

Later on in the day after a cup of hot chocolate to stop me freezing my unmentionables off and plenty of waiting Harrison Ford turned up (all kinds of thoughts were going through my head - will he stop signing before he reaches us? Will he only sign a few? Will he sign at all?) he started signing and went down the line, as he made his way down I got more and more excited (on the video on my youtube you can mostly hear me saying "Oh my God. Oh my God." I kept thinking "This is Indiana Jones, this is Han Solo!!!" as he approached me I held out the Indiana Jones Fedora and as he signed it I almost felt like it was some kind of rite of passage.



After this momentous moment in my life rather than put the Fedora safely in my bag I put it on my head, Harrison had signed for a few other people and when he walked up the carpet again I asked him:

"Harrison, can I shake your hand please sir?"

ANd thank goodness he obliged:



For several days afterwards I still kept feeling a mixture of excitement/sickness due to excitement and just couldnt get over it.

And so that was January the month I met Harrison Ford and thought to myself how I'm glad I opted for the Fedora and thought (then) that there is NO WAY that could ever be bettered.....................






In August two things happened one the announcement that there would be a Premiere for Cowboys and Aliens and that Harrison Ford would be ONCE AGAIN coming over to England (rumour has it it was due to the fact he was good Friends with Daniel Craig but thats only a rumour) and was also the week several towns in Britain were blighted with rioting and looting - with all this going on there was possibly the ominous threat that those in charge wouldnt want to risk putting Harrison, Jon Favreau, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde in danger and so quite possibly the Premiere would be cancelled - I just remember thinking to myself:

"If these *Insert appropriate naughty word here* ruin my chances of meeting Harrison Ford again I wont be too happy."

As time went on Britain was becoming civil again and it was on the Thursday I went up with my Friends to the Premiere, my Friend actually had to help and lower my excitement level by saying "Oh, its just another actor." knowing full well that I was vgetting over excited at the prospect of meeting Harrison again and that whole day (like weeks before hand) I kept thinking to myself "Do I ask Harrison to sign my Indy DVD boxset or do I have him Sign my Official Pix TOD pic?" that was of course if he would even sign...

He turned up signed the whole line.... Came to me I held out the official pix and had my Indy DVD boxset on top of it and expected him to either sign one or the other and even now I remember facing Harrison again and he signed the picture first and then the DVD boxset.

Words cant even begin to expresss what that moment ws like.

To be continued

[IndyJones5183]

I never met Harrison Ford.But I hope to, even though I know that will never happen since I live on the East Coast and not on the West Coast of the country.

[Indy's brother]

I get the stupid earring, I totally get the time(s) he's worn chuck taylors with a suit. That's all punk rock. At any age, I guess. But this:



Seriously, what's with the fruity scarf? For such a macho guy, it seems really out of place.

[Mungi]

I met him at the "Cowboys and Aliens" premiere in Berlin last summer. It was amazing. I had to wait three hours until they arrived, but it was totally worth it, since I got a really good position besides the red carpet. Harrison Ford signed my Indy Empire Magazine cover from 2008.

Then Daniel Craig came and signed my Casino Royale poster. He took my camera to take a pic of both of us (he does that often!), but unfortunately he did it too fast for the settings of the camera.

Yet, one of the best days in my whole life. Oh, and Jon Favreau and Olivia Wilde came very close to me as well.

[Darth Vile]

Slightly off topic... but the only premiere gathering I've seen was for the Corpse Bride, which I happened to stumble upon by chance because I was coincidentally on a night out in Leicester Square. I ended up meeting Tim Burton, Christopher Lee and Helen Bonham Carter (Johnny Depp wasn't there). I wasn't expecting that - what a strange, but good night that was...

[HenryJunior]

I met Peter Mayhew(Chewbacca) and Richard Leparmentier(Admiral Motti) at PHX comic-con one year. They were the first celebrities I had ever met so I was incredibly star-struck. I got Mayhew's autograph, and for some dumb reason I asked if I could take Richard's picture. He thanked me for asking him kindly and allowed me to, when I got home his eye's were closed in the pic LOL. Aw well. I had never had a grasp for how tall Chewbacca was in the movies, but even at almost 70, Peter towered over every one in Exhibit Hall!

Last year I met Billy Dee Williams (Lando) at a Con which was really cool. He strolled in 30 minutes late in his rich-people pajamas but he held respect towards the fans and asked us all how we were doing.

[Darth Vile]

Originally Posted by HenryJunior

I met Peter Mayhew(Chewbacca) and Richard Leparmentier(Admiral Motti) at PHX comic-con one year. They were the first celebrities I had ever met so I was incredibly star-struck. I got Mayhew's autograph, and for some dumb reason I asked if I could take Richard's picture. He thanked me for asking him kindly and allowed me to, when I got home his eye's were closed in the pic LOL. Aw well. I had never had a grasp for how tall Chewbacca was in the movies, but even at almost 70, Peter towered over every one in Exhibit Hall!

Last year I met Billy Dee Williams (Lando) at a Con which was really cool. He strolled in 30 minutes late in his rich-people pajamas but he held respect towards the fans and asked us all how we were doing.

I managed to persuade my girlfriend to go with me to a Star Wars event in London a few years ago (the only one I've ever been to). By some quirk of fate we managed to stay in the same hotel as many of the stars/actors who were there. Now being a childish Star Wars geek, the likes of Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels et al are probably the only people out there that can allicit a sense of me being star struck... whereas my girlfriend (not knowing a Sith from a Jedi) is overtly gregarious and has no such inhibitions (as she doesn't know who these people are)... Therefore, she was chatting/laughing/joking with the likes of Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch and Dave Prowse all night; and I was just quietly sitting there tight lipped and thinking to myself "wow that's really Luke Skywalker... that's Boba Fett, that's Darth Vader"... very, very sad.

[Brooke Logan]

I never have and I think I'd be pretty shy to meet him. I've only met a few actors, mostly voice actors from anime shows I liked, the only ones I've met who I actually saw on screen were a guy from Power Rangers who does anime dub voice overs and Melissa Anderson who played Mary Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. I met her at her book signing and I read later in her book that she was considered for the part of Marion.

[JuniorJones]

Originally Posted by Darth Vile

I managed to persuade my girlfriend to go with me to a Star Wars event in London a few years ago (the only one I've ever been to). By some quirk of fate we managed to stay in the same hotel as many of the stars/actors who were there. Now being a childish Star Wars geek, the likes of Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels et al are probably the only people out there that can allicit a sense of me being star struck... whereas my girlfriend (not knowing a Sith from a Jedi) is overtly gregarious and has no such inhibitions (as she doesn't know who these people are)... Therefore, she was chatting/laughing/joking with the likes of Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch and Dave Prowse all night; and I was just quietly sitting there tight lipped and thinking to myself "wow that's really Luke Skywalker... that's Boba Fett, that's Darth Vader"... very, very sad.

That's funny.

I spotted Kenny Baker walking down a street from a bus, got so exicted that I shouted and pointed "Look it's Artoo, Detoo.". Everyone turned and another joker on the bus did the loudest series of beep and whistles. Kenny kindly acknowledge our impromptu ovation by waving his hand dismissivley at the bus. Then bus then drove on.

The end.