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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

PG 118 min  -  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.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Willard Huyck (screenplay), Gloria Katz (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford ...
Kate Capshaw ...
Jonathan Ke Quan ...
Short Round (as Ke Huy Quan)
Amrish Puri ...
Roshan Seth ...
Chattar Lal (as Rushan Seth)
Philip Stone Philip Stone ...
Captain Blumburtt
Roy Chiao Roy Chiao ...
David Yip David Yip ...
Ric Young ...
Chua Kah Joo Chua Kah Joo ...
Rex Ngui Rex Ngui ...
Maitre d'
Philip Tan Philip Tan ...
Chief Henchman (as Philip Tann)
Dan Aykroyd ...
Akio Mitamura Akio Mitamura ...
Michael Yama ...
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Storyline

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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Children | Village | Palace | Gangster | India  | See more »

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Sinhala

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Indiana Jones y el templo de la perdición See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,936,113 (USA) (28 May 1984)

Gross:

$333,107,271 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

An early draft of the script for Raiders of the Lost Ark had Indy traveling to Shanghai to recover a piece of the Staff of Ra. During his escape from the museum where it was housed, he sheltered from machine gun fire behind a giant rolling gong. The same script also featured Indy and Marion fleeing destruction in a mine-cart chase. Both of these scenes were cut from that script, but resurface in this movie. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the escaping Indian boy is leaning against a boulder to rest, the sounds of his breathing do not match the actual rise and fall of his chest. 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 »

Connections

Referenced in Dennis Pennis R.I.P. (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Anything Goes"
(1934)
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Performed by Kate Capshaw (uncredited) See more »