Dr Indiana Jones, the whip-cracking, smart-talking, fedora-clad archaeologist, has been a cultural icon for decades. For many of us, he was our first crush. For many, he was synonymous with adventure. As Harrison Ford, who turns 80 in July, dons the hat again for Indy’s fifth and final adventure, we look back at seven of our favourite moments from James Mangold’s Indiana Jones series.

The giant boulder (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)

It was the first time we were seeing Indiana Jones on screen and the whole opening sequence that introduces us to the archaeologist — first his fedora-clad silhouette, then his cracking whip — is epic. Set to the fantastic and now iconic score by John Williams, the scene where Indy walks into a booby-trapped cave has lots of thrilling moments. But the one that pops to mind whenever the name Indiana Jones comes up is Indy running from a giant round boulder that careens through the collapsing cave. And to think Harrison Ford did the stunt himself!

Indy brings a gun to a swordfight (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)

One of the favourite scenes of most Indiana Jones fans happened by chance and because of a tired Harrison Ford. When Indy faces off with a giant of a man holding a massive sword in the Cairo marketplace, everyone expects an epic sword fight, or at least for the whip to crack. No one expects him to whip out his gun and shoot the guy, ending the fight before it can begin. It is short, and it is epic.

Young Indy (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)

The Last Crusade has almost as many epic moments as Raiders of the Lost Ark but one of our favourites has to be the flashback sequence where River Phoenix plays a young Indiana Jones. The eight-minute sequence that is one long chase involving horses and a moving train full of animals is iconic because it shows us how our favourite archaeologist started using the whip, how he got the scar on his chin and, very importantly, why Indy is scared of snakes (ugghhh!).

The rope bridge sequence (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)

Indy is no stranger to hairy escapades, and the rope bridge sequence at the end of Temple of Doom is perhaps one of the craziest. No matter how badly the film has aged and the rampant racism, one can’t take away from the thrill of Indy contemplating and then slashing the ropes of the hanging bridge, over a river full of snapping crocodiles, while being closed in by Mola Ram’s men. Indy hanging on to the bridge, while being attacked by Mola Ram and his men, is a scene one can’t easily forget.

Tank battle (Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade)

Every Indiana Jones movie has one epic chase sequence, whether it is the truck chase scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark or the mine car chase in Temple of Doom, but this is perhaps the most Indiana Jones of them all. When Henry and Marcus Brody get kidnapped by the Nazis and trapped in a tank, Indy gives chase, leading to one of the most tense, drawn-out sequences where the audience can’t help but get drawn in. And in true Indiana Jones style, the nail-biting sequence is liberally sprinkled with humour at the most odd moments.

Let it go (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)

One of the many great things about the Last Crusade was Sean Connery as Indiana’s father Henry, an ornery man who clashes with his son almost all the time. The father and son equation is built up throughout the film, with Henry refusing to call Indiana anything but Junior, insisting that it was his name. It makes the scene in the crumbling temple where Indy almost has the Holy Grail in his grasp but might fall to his death as Henry calls him Indiana for the first time and asks him to “let it go” that much more impactful.

Riding into the sunset (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)

The last time we see Indy — till he dons the fedora again 19 years later — will always be one of the most iconic sequences as we see him, Henry Jones Sr and Sallah riding into the sunset. Well, after a petulant Indy points out to his father that he prefers Indiana, which we learn was the name of their dog, to much laughter from Sallah. Williams’s theme score just makes the scene even more epic.