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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   102,749 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Willard Huyck (screenplay) &
Gloria Katz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 May 1984 (USA) more
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Tagline:
If adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones. more
Plot:
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 synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Epix To Offer Free Indiana Jones Movies Over Thanksgiving
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 November 2009, 2:27 PM, PST)

Vindu Bana Villain - goes bald head
 (From RealBollywood. 22 November 2009, 11:45 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Changed My Mind About This Stylish Film more (415 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Harrison Ford ... Indiana Jones

Kate Capshaw ... Willie Scott

Jonathan Ke Quan ... Short Round (as Ke Huy Quan)

Amrish Puri ... Mola Ram
Roshan Seth ... Chattar Lal (as Rushan Seth)
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 ... Weber
Dr. Akio Mitamura ... Chinese Pilot (as Akio Mitamura)
Michael Yama ... Chinese Co-Pilot
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Raiders 2 (USA) (working title)
The Temple of Doom (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min
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2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
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 (PCA #27401) | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
The three main characters are named after dogs. Short Round was named after screenwriter Willard Huyck's dog, which was named after the orphan in The Steel Helmet (1951), Willie is named after Steven Spielberg's dog and Indiana is named after George Lucas's dog. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Mola Ram is trying to get off of the suspension bridge, multiple slats break through. In later scenes as others go across the same location, there are no broken slats. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Wu Han: [to Indy] Be careful.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Anything Goes more

FAQ

Is this a prequel?
How is the sacrifice victim kept alive without a heart?
If this is a prequel, why doesn't Indy "believe" in magic in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
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39 out of 67 people found the following comment useful.
Changed My Mind About This Stylish Film, 5 April 2006
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

For a long time, this was the only one of the three Indiana Jones films I did not like. Then, when it was part of the DVD package that came out over five years ago, I had to buy it if I wanted the other two, so I gave it a third look. Wow, all of sudden I liked it.

For the first time, the woman (Kate Capshaw) and the young boy (Ke Huy Quan) weren't as annoying as I had remembered them. The stupid kid really had rubbed me the wrong way, but this time only Kate was annoying....and she was fine once she calmed down and got rid of the hysterics.

The action in this film is mostly at the beginning and at the end. It is so Rambo-ish (bad guys never hit the target but good guys always do) it is ludicrous. It also has dumb dialog in a number of spots, paying homage to voodooism, spells and other nonsense.

Yet, despite these criticisms, it's entertaining start-to-finish and has some fantastic visuals. The photography in here is beautiful: the best of the three Jones adventures. I particularly liked the opening dance number which reminded me of a Busby Berkeley extravaganza. This whole film looks spectacular on DVD.

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