Steven Spielberg’s James Bond Easter Egg in Sean Connery's Indiana Jones film

Back in 1989, Harrison Ford returned as his archaeologist adventurer for a 3rd time in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

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This time round he’d be joined by authentic James Bond star Sean Connery because the lead’s father.

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This was an ideal match provided that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg had created Indiana Jones as a personality to rival 007 when the latter director had initially wished to shoot a Bond film.

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Yet Connery wasn’t the one 007 alumni within the Last Crusade, because the film additionally co-starred A View To A Kill Bond lady Alison Doody as Dr Elsa Schneider and For Your Eyes Only Bond villain Julian Glover as baddie Walter Donovan.

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With three former Bond actors within the combine, Spielberg couldn’t resist placing a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Easter Egg right into a scene with all three actors.

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In the temple on the finish of the Last Crusade, Indy, his father and the Nazis try to get previous the booby traps to achieve the Holy Grail.

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Forcing our hero to go and fetch it, Donovan shoots Henry Jones Sr, that means his solely hope of survival is to drink from the Cup of Christ itself for its legendary therapeutic properties.

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Knowing this scene included three Bond stars, Spielberg had the villains shoot the unique 007 with a Walther PPK, the signature weapon of Ian Fleming's spy.

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The Schlocketeer, who noticed this, wrote on Twitter: "In INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, Donovan shoots Henry with a Walther PPK.

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“Which means a Bond villain shoots James Bond with Bond's gun whereas a Bond lady stands beside him!… Spielberg is a large nerd and we're all the higher for it.

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