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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

PG  |   |  Action, Adventure  |  23 May 1984 (USA)
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After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

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Short Round (as Ke Huy Quan)
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Chattar Lal (as Rushan Seth)
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Set in 1935, a professor, archaeologist, and legendary hero by the name of Indiana Jones is back in action in his newest adventure. But this time he teams up with a night club singer named Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott and a twelve-year-old boy named Short Round. They end up in an Indian small distressed village, where the people believe that evil spirits have taken all their children away after a sacred precious stone was stolen! They also discovered the great mysterious terror surrounding a booby-trapped temple known as the Temple of Doom! Thuggee is beginning to attempt to rise once more, believing that with the power of all five Sankara stones they can rule the world! Now, it's all up to Indiana to put an end to the Thuggee campaign, rescue the lost children, win the girl and conquer the Temple of Doom. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>

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$28,000,000 (estimated)

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$179,870,271 (USA)
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Trivia

An open casting call was put out to all the elementary schools to find a young Asian actor to play Short Round. Jonathan Ke Quan arrived with his brother, not to audition, but merely to provide moral support. He caught the casting director's attention because he spent the entire time of his brother's audition telling him what to do and what not to do. See more »

Goofs

During the plane bailout sequence, Indy, Shortround and Willie change positions several times, once the raft hits the water. At first, it appears as though Indy is to the viewers right, trying to straighten out the raft, yet in the very next scene, the line-up (left to right) is Short Round, Indy and Willie on the right. In the next scene when Willie says "I hate the water!", Indy is on the far side, Short Round in the center, and Willie on the right. Then, Short Round appears under Indy's right arm as Willie continues to yell at him, saying "I hate being wet and I hate you!" As Indy replies, "Good!", he is now on the port side of the boat, with Short Round in the center and Willie to the starboard side of the boat, as the white waters settle. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Wu Han: [to Indy] Be careful.
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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits Philip Stone's first name is misspelled "Phillip". Similarly, in the closing credits Roshan Seth's first name is misspelled "Rushan". Both these spelling mistakes are corrected in the DVD release. See more »

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Stupid, flat and racist
16 September 2012 | by (Germany) – See all my reviews

Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Indiana Jones. That includes Raiders pf the lost ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Two great movies. This one is different. It features the two most annoying characters in movie history - Short Round and Willie Scott. Kate Capshaw got lucky - clearly a talent free 'actress', she got to marry Steven Spielberg. Otherwisenshe would not have landed any more roles after this one. All she does is running around screaming.

What really annoys me is the stupid, stereotypical portray of India. Fake gurus and emperors eating disgusting stuff like snakes filled with snakes, soup with eyes and monkey brains on ice.

The plot is flat, the script is stupid, the acting is pathetic. Spielberg what were you thinking?


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