A closer look
George Lucas owned an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana in the 1970s that directly inspired the creation of both the heroic archaeologist Indiana Jones and the towering Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca, because the massive dog used to sit in the passenger seat of Lucas's car looking remarkably like a furry human companion, sparking the idea for Han Solo's loyal best friend in Star Wars, and years later when Lucas needed a rugged name for Harrison Ford's adventurous professor, he just shamelessly ripped off his own pet's name again, proving the foundation of modern pop culture basically rests on the fact that one nerdy filmmaker was incredibly uncreative at naming things and just really loved driving around Los Angeles with his oversized dog riding shotgun
