A lot of time has passed since Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom reigned over the box office – 38 years, to be exact. And for then-child star Ke Huy Quan, who was only 13 at the time, those years made him a completely different person.
So when Quan was to reunite with Jones Harrison Ford at this year’s D23 Expo, he wasn’t sure Ford would recognize him as an adult.
But it turns out he doesn’t need to worry.
As he said recently New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan, Ford immediately recognized Quan as his little Short Round sidekick, and their reunion was the kind of thing that touches your heart.
Quan said he was quite intimidated by the prospect of approaching Ford backstage ahead of their big D23 meeting.
As he told Buchanan:
“My heart is racing. I’m thinking, ‘Is he going to recognize me? The last time he saw me, I was a little kid.'”
“As I get closer, he turns and points his finger at me, and he’s got that classic, famous, grumpy Harrison Ford look.”
Quan initially took Ford’s notoriously cantankerous demeanor to mean he thought he was just another fan.
But instead, the exact opposite happened.
Ford recognized it right away, and the two were instantly thrown back in time together.
“I say, ‘Oh my God, he probably thinks I’m a fan and he’s going to tell me not to come near him.'”
“But he looks at me and points at me and says, ‘Are you shorted out?'”
Okay, there’s something in our eyes…
“Immediately I was transported back to 1984 when I was a little kid and said, ‘Yeah, Indy’.”
“And he said, ‘Come here’ and gave me a big hug.”
Quan went on to say how much this moment meant to him.
“When I wrapped my arms around him, all those wonderful memories I had on set came flooding back.”
“It was so comfortable. It was amazing, and he’s an amazing man – one of the most generous men on the planet.”
Of course, the two had to take photos of their reunion for the gram, which fans loved.
And on Twitter, fans were deeply moved by the story of Quan and Ford’s reunion.
After Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Quan continued to act in Gooniesbut the dearth of roles for Asian Americans meant his acting career soon took precedence over choreography and assistant directing.
Until this year, that is.
After starring in the hit movie Everything everywhere all at once who’s got tons of buzz at the Oscars, Quan will lend his talent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe by joining the studio’s cast Loki series on Disney+.
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