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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
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23 May 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
If adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones. morePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Reinventing the Superhero for Bollywood (From IFC. 10 July 2009, 9:30 AM, PDT)
Question: How Has the PG-13 Rating Changed Over The Years (if at all)?
(From /Film. 17 June 2009, 6:23 AM, PDT)
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Prequel to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" moreUS Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Harrison Ford | ... | Indiana Jones | |
| Kate Capshaw | ... | Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott | |
| Jonathan Ke Quan | ... | Short Round (as Ke Huy Quan) | |
| Amrish Puri | ... | Mola Ram | |
| Roshan Seth | ... | Chattar Lal | |
| Philip Stone | ... | Captain Phillip Blumburtt | |
| Roy Chiao | ... | Lao Che | |
| David Yip | ... | Wu Han | |
| Ric Young | ... | Kao Kan | |
| Chua Kah Joo | ... | Chen | |
| Rex Ngui | ... | Maitre d' | |
| Philip Tan | ... | Chief Henchman (as Philip Tann) | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Earl Weber | |
| Dr. Akio Mitamura | ... | Chinese Pilot (as Akio Mitamura) | |
| Michael Yama | ... | Chinese Co-Pilot |
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118 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | Portugal:M/6 (cut) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (re-rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Ireland:PG (cut) | Israel:PG | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Short Round's car is a 1936 Auburn Boat-tail Speedster, a highly popular car in the 1930s. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The carving fork that Indy pokes Willie with is inexplicably stuck into the table in some shots. moreSoundtrack:
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It's funny to call "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" a followup to "Raiders of the Lost Ark". This film is a prequel to the 1981 smash hit, a movie where the events that take place actually took place before the events in "Raiders". Notice at the beginning of "Raiders" that the year is 1936. In "Temple of Doom", the year is 1935. See what I mean? "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" is another rollercoaster ride of a movie brought to life by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Harrison Ford is back as archaeologist Indiana Jones who this time searches for a sacred stone that was stolen from an Indian village. Along for the ride is American singer/entertainer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw, aka Mrs. Steven Spielberg) and little Chinese sidekick Short Round (Ke Huy Quan). On their way to finding the stone they stumble across a palace that leads to the gateway of the Temple of Doom run by an evil Thugee cult. The action and special effects are first-rate as you would expect, though the story is a tad weaker than it was in "Raiders". Plus, Capshaw's performance leaves something to be desired. She goes so far over-the-top in some scenes that you'd wish Karen Allen would show up as Marion. Nevertheless, Capshaw isn't all that bad. She does make an impression during the times when she's not screaming. But Ke Huy Quan (now known as Jonathan Ke Quan) comes off better as Indy's young sidekick. The following year he starred in the Spielberg produced Richard Donner directed "The Goonies", but then didn't appear in much after that. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" is great fun only if you can get by Kate Capshaw's simpering wimpering character or the over-the-top violence. I found it to be exciting from beginning to end.
***1/2 (out of four)
POINT OF INTEREST: this was the film that lead to the creation of the PG-13 rating in 1984 (along with Spielberg's other 1984 movie "Gremlins"). Both "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Gremlins" feature violence that most people felt was too strong for a PG rating, though the MPAA felt that it wasn't strong enough to merit an R rating (other Spielberg movies that got PG ratings that were quite intense were "Jaws", "Poltergeist", and the original "Raiders of the Lost Ark"). So after "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Gremlins" opened in theaters at the beginning of the summer movie season of 1984 and became two of that year's biggest hits, the MPAA realized a new rating had to be created. The PG-13 rating was born. In August 1984, the first movies were released with the new PG-13 rating ("Red Dawn" and "The Woman in Red"). It's not a new rating anymore. The PG-13 rating has held up very well these last 18 years and it'll still go strong in the years to come. But I'll always remember "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" as the leading factor to the creation of the PG-13 rating.