Indy's father Henry calls him Junior in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and this has a deeper meaning with their troubled relationship.
Indy's nickname in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has a sad meaning behind it. The third chapter of the Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade follows Indy on his quest to rescue his father Professor Henry Jones from the Nazis, with Henry being close to uncovering the location of the Holy Grail. While the race to find the Holy Grail forms the plot of the movie, Indy's reunion with his long estranged father Henry is the real story of The Last Crusade.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Throughout The Last Crusade, Henry refers to Indy by the name "Junior", a shorthand for Indy's real name of Henry Jones Jr. Being called Junior by his father annoys Indy to no end, but it goes far deeper than Indy simply not liking the name and preferring Indiana, a name he took from his childhood dog.
Being referred to as Junior for so long, even after Indy has donned his fedora and bullwhip as an adult, has also led Indy to deeply resent Henry's search for the Grail, with Indy calling it "an obsession" that he has never understood, and "neither did Mom". For his part, Henry believes he taught Indy "self-reliance" and that Indy's mother supported Henry's Grail quest, even to the point of concealing her terminal illness from Henry.
Why Henry Calling His Son "Indiana" Is So Meaningful At the end of The Last Crusade, after Indy retrieves the Holy Grail, he finds himself dangling by one hand over the same dark abyss Dr. Elsa Schneider falls through after trying to make-off with the Grail, with Henry trying to save him. As Indy tries to reach for the Grail, Henry grabs Indy's attention by calling him "Indiana" and telling him to "let it go".
To be sure, Henry falls back into calling Indy Junior once they escape the collapsing temple, much to Indy's annoyance, but this is likely a force of habit on Henry's part. The important thing is that Indy and Henry have truly reconciled after years of being apart.
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