Daniel Flynn (Canadian Independence)

Daniel Flynn is a popular franchise consisting of movies, television shows, and books centering around Daniel Flynn, an archaeologist in the 1930s. Flynn, portrayed by Mark Hamill, often battles with the Italians over ancient artifacts that could control the world. There are seven main movies, starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The first movie is set in 1936. Daniel Flynn is assigned by US Army to find the lost Ark of the Covenant, which the Italians want to use to make their armies invincible. Daniel is helped by his old flame Marion Ravenwood, and Sallah, the "best digger in all of Libya". While searching for the Ark in the Italian colony of Libya, Daniel fights rival archaeologist Rene Belloq, and Italian agent Pino Lombardi. The ark, Flynn, and Marion are captured by Belloq and Lombardi, but they are killed the power of the Ark.

Temple of Doom (1984)
The next movie is a prequel, set in 1935. Dnaiel escapes some Shanghai crimials with lounge singer Samantha, and his twelve year old sidekick Short Round. They wind up in a village in northern India whose children have been captured by a cult led by Mola Ram. The cult wants to find a relic used by Buddha to rule the world, and has the children search for them in an underground mine. Daniel destroys the mine, saves the children, and defeats Mola Ram while fighting on a bridge.

The Last Crusade (1989)
The Last Crusade opens in 1912, portraying Flynn during one of his earliest adventures. In 1938, Flynn learns his father has been captured by the Italians, and businessman Walter Donovan proposes he search for the Holy Grail, which his father was searching for. Flynn teams up with Romana Giordano, and locates the library with the help of Sallah. Donovan and Giordano are in fact working with the Italians, but are both killed by the temptation of the Grail. Flynn and his dad realize their relationship is more important than the grail, which is destroyed.

The Water of Life (1993)
The Water of Life is set in 1944, during the turning point of the war. In Cuba, Flynn locates a map to the Fountain of Youth. Meeting with Army sergeant Kurt Jackson, they locate a descendant of Juan Ponce de Leon, Mary West. Flynn engages in a race with Italian general Cristiano Greco to find the Fountain first, which is in Florida. After escaping from the Cuban military, then find Greco drank from the fountain and is now immortal. Flynn traps Greco, and he is transported to a military base.

The Book of the Dead (1997)
The Book of the Dead is a direct sequel to the Water of Life, and takes place in 1945. Greco escaped from jail, and takes water from the Fountain. He plans to travel to Rome to make the Italian army immortal. Flynn realizes only the book of the Dead can kill Greco, and braves Italian soldiers and pyramid traps to get it. Kurt and Mary return for the movie. The film ends during the Battle of Rome, and Flynn uses the Book to make Greco immortal, and kills him.

Kingdom of the Chrystal Skull (2008)
Their was supposed to be a Flynn movie in 2002, but George Lucas cancelled it as he ran out of plot ideas. The series picked up again in 2008 with Flynn racing against Russian soldiers to find the Chrystal Skull, which would give them enermouse power. Flynn reunited with Ravenwood, and discovers he has a son. During battles in Nevada, Connecticut, Peru, and the Amazon, Flynn deals with treachery and Irina Spalko, a Soviet agent.