Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Directed by	Steven Spielberg
Produced by	Robert Watts
Written by	Story: George Lucas Screenplay: Willard Huyck Gloria Katz
Starring	Harrison Ford Kate Capshaw Ke Huy Quan Amrish Puri
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Editing by	Michael Kahn
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	United States May 23, 1984 United Kingdom June 15, 1984 Australia July 19, 1984
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$28,000,000
Gross revenue	$333,107,271
Preceded by	Raiders of the Lost Ark
Followed by	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Released on May 23, 1984, it is a prequel to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is an action game that was released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (507x755, 98 KB) Summary Promotional poster for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Alternate Version Licensing This image is of a movie poster or title card, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. ... Robert Watts is a producer, known for his involvement with several hugely successful films. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... Willard Huyck is a friend of George Lucas,who along with his wife Gloria Katz has worked on several film screenplays. ... Gloria Katz is a friend of George Lucas,who along with her husband Willard Huyck has worked on several movie screenplays. ... For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... Kate Capshaw in June 1984. ... Jonathan Ke Quan (born August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese American actor and stunt choreographer. ... Amrish Lal Puri (Hindi: अमरीश पुरी, Urdu: اَمریش پُری, June 22, 1932 – January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor who appeared primarily in Bollywood movies. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Douglas Slocombe is a British cinematographer who has enjoyed a long career in the British film industry. ... This article is about Michael Kahn the film editor. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... USD redirects here. ... This article is about the film. ... This article is about the film. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... The quintessential adventure film. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... A prequel is a work that portrays events which include the structure, conventions, and/or characters of a previously completed narrative, but occur at an earlier time. ... This article is about the film. ...

Like Raiders, it starred Harrison Ford as Jones, and was based on an original story by George Lucas. Many members of the original crew returned, including cinematographer Douglas Slocombe, editor Michael Kahn and composer John Williams. New additions to the main cast included actress Kate Capshaw, who played the role of Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott (Jones's second female lead following Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, in Raiders of the Lost Ark), and Jonathan Ke Quan as Jones's 11 year old sidekick Short Round. It won an Academy Award for Visual Effects. For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... This article is about the fictional character. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... Cameraman redirects here. ... Douglas Slocombe is a British cinematographer who has enjoyed a long career in the British film industry. ... Film editing is the connecting of one or more shots to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an entire movie. ... This article is about Michael Kahn the film editor. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Kate Capshaw in June 1984. ... Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American actress most famous for her roles in the films National Lampoons Animal House (1978), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Starman (1984), and The Sandlot (1993). ... Marion Ravenwood is a fictional character from the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. ... Jonathan Ke Quan (born August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese American actor and stunt choreographer. ... The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in visual effects. ...

Featuring themes of child slavery, and destructive cult rituals, the film is darker in tone than its predecessor. The original story was intended to be a horror movie as well as a remake with elements of Gunga Din (1938). The original title was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Death. Slavery is any of a number of related conditions involving control of a person against his or her will, enforced by violence or other clear forms of coercion. ... The term destructive cult (sometimes called doomsday cult) is sometimes used to refer to that small number of religious groups that have intentionally killed people, either the group members themselves or others outside of the group. ... Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO adventure film, based on the 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling, about three British sergeants and their native water bearer who fight the Thuggee, a religious cult of ritualistic stranglers in colonial India. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ...

The film is also notable for being instrumental in the creation of the rating category PG-13.^[1] The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ...

Plot

Set in 1935, a year before Raiders of the Lost Ark, the film opens with Indiana Jones in a Shanghai nightclub, attempting to trade the remains of Nurhaci for a large diamond with a gangster named Lao Che. When the deal goes bad and Indy's friend Wu Han is killed in the ensuing violence, Indy and the club's singer, Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott, escape the pursuing criminals in a car driven by a young boy named Short Round, an ally of Indy. They board a cargo plane, not knowing that it is owned by Lao Che. As Indy, Willie, and Short Round nap during the flight, the pilots dump the fuel and parachute out of the plane. Indy and the others use an inflatable emergency raft to descend safely from the plane. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... This article is about the film. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... Also known as Taizu Emperor, Nurhaci or Nuerhachi (Chinese: 努爾哈赤; Manchu: ) (1558-September 30, 1626; r. ... Lao Che, played by Roy Chiao Lao Che is a fictional character in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. ...

After a dangerous ride down the Himalayan mountains and a raging river, the trio eventually come to a desolate village in India. The poor villagers there enlist their help in retrieving a sacred stone, the Sankara Stone or Shiva lingam stone, as well as the community's kidnapped children, from the evil forces of nearby Pankot Palace. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Adi Shankara (Malayalam: ആദി ശങ്കരന്‍, Devanāgarī: , , IPA: ); c. ... For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Shiva lingham stones be merged into this article or section. ...

Initially, Pankot Palace seems normal enough, despite the grotesque food it offers its guests. Indy meets the royal tenants of the Palace, as well as other guests including Captain Blumburtt, an officer in the British Indian Army who is in the area with his troops on exercises. The Palace residents are insulted by Indiana's questions about the villagers' claims, dismissing them outright. Later that night, however, Indy is attacked in his room by a would-be assassin, which leads him to seek and find a secret door. He, Willie, and Short Round make their way through the secret passage and discover a vast underground temple beneath the palace, where the village rock and two more are held by the Thuggee, an evil cult who worship the goddess Kali with human sacrifice. The Thuggee have enslaved the village's children to dig for two remaining Sankara stones that are lost within the mines of the palace. Their villainous leader Mola Ram hopes to use the power of the five united Sankara stones to rule the world. During the revelation, the protagonists witness a gruesome sacrifice ritual where Mola Ram bare-handedly digs a man's heart out of his chest; the man survives, his heart beating in Mola Ram's hand, until he is lowered slowly into a lava pit. A group of native Indian Muslim soldiers posing for volley firing orders. ... A drawing of Thugs and Poisoners published by Illustrated London News, C. 1857 Thuggee (or tuggee, ठग्गी) (from Hindi ‘thief’, from Sanskrit ‘scoundrel’, from ‘to conceal’) was an Indian network of secret fraternities engaged in murdering and robbing travellers, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Indy, Willie, and Short Round are captured by the Thuggee and separated. Indy sides with the Thuggee after being forced to drink the "blood of Kali", a mind-control potion which puts the drinker into the "black sleep of Kali Ma". Willie is kept as a human sacrifice, and Short Round is put in the mines alongside the village children as a slave laborer; however, Short Round breaks his bonds and escapes back into the temple, where Willie is tied up and being lowered into a lava pit. He helps Indy return to his normal self by using a torch to shock him from his trance. Although Mola Ram escapes through a trap door, Indy and Short Round manage to save Willie, take the three Sankara Stones, and free the village children. In the fight to escape the palace, the three jump into a mine car and are closely pursued by two Thuggee-filled cars. Indy knocks the first car off the tracks with a board, but the second catches up to them. In the struggle, Short Round nearly falls into lava and a Thuggee jumps onto the back of their car. Willie delivers an unexpected punch that knocks the Thuggee back onto the track, whereupon the other car crashes into his body and derails. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Meanwhile, Mola Ram and others break the supports of a giant water reservoir, pouring the contents down the tunnels in an attempt to drown the three heroes. After Indy stops their mine car, they avoid the rushing water by running outside, only to find themselves stuck at the top of a sheer canyon. They try to cross a rope bridge but are trapped with the Thuggee on both sides. Taking a desperate gamble, Indy utters a warning in Chinese to his friends to brace themselves. He then uses a sword to cut the bridge in half, sending many of the Thuggee plummeting into the crocodile-infested river below. Grand Canyon, Arizona Noravank Monastery complex and canyon in Armenia. ... For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ...

Mola Ram and a few of his minions manage to cling to the heroes' side of the bridge. He fights with Indy for the stones; Indy invokes the stones' magic and causes Mola Ram and all but one of the stones to fall into the river, where the nefarious priest is ripped apart and devoured by crocodiles. The Thugee on the opposite side of the canyon however are in a position to shoot down the defenseless heroes. At that moment, Captain Blumburtt and his Indian troops arrive just in time to save them. The heroes triumphantly return to the village with their sacred stone and the missing children.

Production

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas attributed the film's tone, which was darker than Raiders of the Lost Ark, to their personal moods following the breakups of their respective relationships. Lucas made the film a prequel as he did not want the Nazis to be the villains once more, and had ideas regarding the Monkey King and a haunted castle, but wound up creating the Sankara Stones.^[2] He hired Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz to write the script as he knew of their interest in Indian culture.^[3] The major scenes that were dropped from Raiders of the Lost Ark were included in this film: an escape using a giant rolling gong as a shield, a fall out of a plane in a raft, and a mine cart chase.^[4] Just as Indiana Jones was named after Lucas' Alaskan malamute, Willie was named after Spielberg's cocker spaniel, and Short Round was named after Huyck's dog.^[5] Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... This article is about the film. ... A prequel is a work that portrays events which include the structure, conventions, and/or characters of a previously completed narrative, but occur at an earlier time. ... Sun Wukong (孫悟空, pinyin: sun1 wu4kong1, WG: Sun Wu-kung, also surn vukorn), the Monkey King, is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classical Chinese literature. ... Willard Huyck is a friend of George Lucas,who along with his wife Gloria Katz has worked on several film screenplays. ... Gloria Katz is a friend of George Lucas,who along with her husband Willard Huyck has worked on several movie screenplays. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The American Cocker Spaniel is a breed of dog that originated in the United Kingdom and was brought to Canada and the United States in the late 1800s. ...

Shooting began in Sri Lanka, with Kandy used for the village set.^[3] Harrison Ford hurt his back riding elephants, so stuntman Vic Armstrong spent five weeks as a stand-in for various shots.^[2] Production was primarily based at Elstree Studios, occupying eight out of nine soundstages as well as using the last one as a workshop. A second unit spent six days shooting elements of the Shanghai car chase in Macau^[3] and producer Frank Marshall directed another second unit in Florida, using alligators to double as marsh crocodiles.^[2] Additional shooting of the Mammoth Mountain and Tuolumne River were also done for elements of the raft scene. Ford again suffered back pains during the Elstree shoot and was admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles. Nonetheless, Spielberg completed the film five days short of the 85 day schedule and within the $28 million budget.^[3] , For other uses, see Kandy (disambiguation). ... For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... Vic Armstrong (born October 5, 1946) is a British born stunt double, the worlds most prolific according to the Guinness Book of Records. ... Historically, the name Elstree Studios refers to any of several film studios that were based in the town of Elstree and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, England. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... Frank Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American movie producer and director, often working in collaboration with Kathleen Kennedy. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Mammoth Mountain is a volcano that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest. ... The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Spielberg and Lucas wanted to continue to use the presence of "creepy crawlers" in the series. So, after the work with thousands of snakes in the previous film, this time, they went for bugs. Many large, exotic (and harmless) bugs and worms were used in the catacomb sequence.

Cast

Stunt actor Pat Roach — who appeared in two roles as large, muscular henchmen who fight Indy in Raiders of the Lost Ark — also appeared three times in this film: first as the man banging the gong in Club Obi Wan, then the assassin in Jones's room and again as the slavemaster in the mines. Besides Ford, he is the only cast member to return for the second film. He also had a cameo appearance in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... This article is about the fictional character. ... Kate Capshaw in June 1984. ... Jonathan Ke Quan (born August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese American actor and stunt choreographer. ... Short Round is a friend and companion to Indiana Jones, seen in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. ... Amrish Lal Puri (Hindi: अमरीश पुरी, Urdu: اَمریش پُری, June 22, 1932 – January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor who appeared primarily in Bollywood movies. ... Roshan Seth Roshan Seth (born 17 August 1942) is a British Indian actor. ... Philip Stone (April 14, 1924 – June 15, 2003) was an English actor, born Philip Stones in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... David Yip is a British actor of Chinese ethnicity, born in Liverpool on 4 June 1951. ... Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian/American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. ... Patrick Roach (May 19, 1937 – July 17, 2004) was a wrestler and actor from Birmingham, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the film. ... This article is about the film. ...

Release

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom made $179,870,271 ($30 million less than Raiders) when it was released theatrically in the United States in 1984, making it the third biggest hit of 1984 (next to Ghostbusters and Beverly Hills Cop).^[6] The movie received mixed reviews from critics. Those who spoke positively of it include Roger Ebert, who believed the film was "... one of the greatest Bruised Forearm Movies ever made."^[7] USD redirects here. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...

The film was released on VHS several times in the 1980s and 1990s and then on DVD in October 2003 where it was packaged with the previous and later films in the series at the time. It was released again in May 2008 with special features not seen in the previous DVD release.

Reception

Some fairly gruesome scenes in Temple of Doom, as well as, to a lesser extent, other PG-rated films of the time such as Gremlins caused a significant public outcry. Spielberg spoke to the MPAA about creating a new rating that would cover the middle ground between a clear PG and a clear R that his films often found themselves on. This led to the creation of a new rating category: PG-13. (See: History of the MPAA film rating system) For other uses, see Gremlin (disambiguation). ... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ...

The film's depiction of Hindus caused some controversy in India, and brought it to the attention of the country's censors who placed a temporary ban on it.^[8]

The film won an Academy Award for Visual Effects. Both Lucas and Spielberg have stated that Temple of Doom was focused on effects to a higher degree than either Raiders of the Lost Ark or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in visual effects. ...

The film has a 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Marketing

Suzanne Weyn wrote a novelization which was released on May 1, 2008. Hasbro will release a toy line based on the film in September 2008.^[9] Suzanne Weyn is an American author, born in Flushing, New York on July 6, 1955. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ...

Soundtrack

Main article: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (soundtrack)

References

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