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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
483K
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Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
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A skirmish in Shanghai puts archaeologist Indiana Jones, his partner Short Round and singer Willie Scott crossing paths with an Indian village desperate to reclaim a rock stolen by a secret ... Read allA skirmish in Shanghai puts archaeologist Indiana Jones, his partner Short Round and singer Willie Scott crossing paths with an Indian village desperate to reclaim a rock stolen by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.A skirmish in Shanghai puts archaeologist Indiana Jones, his partner Short Round and singer Willie Scott crossing paths with an Indian village desperate to reclaim a rock stolen by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
483K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
754
168
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    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Willard Huyck(screenplay by)
      • Gloria Katz(screenplay by)
      • George Lucas(story by)
    • Stars
      • Harrison Ford
      • Kate Capshaw
      • Ke Huy Quan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Willard Huyck(screenplay by)
      • Gloria Katz(screenplay by)
      • George Lucas(story by)
    • Stars
      • Harrison Ford
      • Kate Capshaw
      • Ke Huy Quan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 772User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Indiana Jones
    Kate Capshaw
    Kate Capshaw
    • Willie Scott
    Ke Huy Quan
    Ke Huy Quan
    • Short Round
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Mola Ram
    Roshan Seth
    Roshan Seth
    • Chattar Lal
    • (as Rushan Seth)
    Philip Stone
    Philip Stone
    • Captain Blumburtt
    Roy Chiao
    Roy Chiao
    • Lao Che
    David Yip
    David Yip
    • Wu Han
    Ric Young
    Ric Young
    • Kao Kan
    Chua Kah Joo
    • Chen
    Rex Ngui
    • Maitre d'
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Chief Henchman
    • (as Philip Tann)
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Weber
    Akio Mitamura
    • Chinese Pilot
    Michael Yama
    Michael Yama
    • Chinese Co-Pilot
    D.R. Nanayakkara
    D.R. Nanayakkara
    • Shaman
    Dharmadasa Kuruppu
    • Chieftain
    Stany De Silva
    • Sajnu
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Willard Huyck(screenplay by)
      • Gloria Katz(screenplay by)
      • George Lucas(story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the bug chamber sequence, Kate Capshaw was really covered with over two thousand insects. She took sedatives prior to the scene to get over her initial fear, and claimed "they definitely worked".
    • Goofs
      Although they might be consumed in some parts of Southeast Asia, snakes, insects, and monkey brains would never be served in India (and especially not in the palace of a Hindu king or "maharaja") due to very strict Hindu and Islamic dietary codes. In fact, a significant portion of Indians (mostly Hindus) are strict vegetarians due to those religious dietary restrictions.
    • Quotes

      Short Round: Wow! Holy Smoke! Crash landing!

      Indiana Jones: Short Round, step on it.

      Short Round: Okey dokey, Dr. Jones.

      [turns his cap around]

      Short Round: Hold on to your potatoes!

      Willie: For crying out loud, there's a *kid* driving the car!

    • Crazy credits
      The Paramount mountain dissolves into a mountain on a gong. Kate Capshaw's hands obscure the words 'starring in', after which her entire body obscures the "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" title.
    • Alternate versions
      To avoid a '15' certificate in the UK (with the sacrificial ceremony said to be bordering on '18', according to a letter sent by the BBFC to UIP in 1984), the BBFC cut 1 minute 6 secs from the film and later said that it was one of the strongest PG ratings they had ever issued. Among the cuts made were a heart ripped from a sacrificial victim and his lowering into the blazing pit, edits to a whipping scene and the fight between Indiana and the overseer, and the removal of a shot of a man's head hitting the side of a cliff. The line "Leave him alone, you bastards" was changed to "Leave him alone" and sounds of screams and violence were also considerably reduced. This PG rated print was the only version available in the UK for many years until October 2012, when the cuts were fully waived for the 12 rated Blu-Ray release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Muppet Babies: Raiders of the Lost Muppet (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Anything Goes
      Music by Cole Porter

      Lyrics by Cole Porter

      Performed by Kate Capshaw

    User reviews772

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    One of my favorite sequels!
    I know that there are a lot of haters when it comes to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, it has it's flaws and is by no means the strongest movie of the Indiana Jones series, but I just have so many good memories about this film and still to this day when I watch it, it gives me chills and excitement. The characters are memorable, the script is great, and Indiana is still pulling in the action packed excitement continuing from Raiders of the Lost Ark. The direction, editing, even the special effects are great. You have to love Short Round and Willy, the two new side kicks to Indiana's new adventure. Now I agree, Willy can get a little annoying here and there, but she was just so hilarious in that scene with the bugs and having to save Indiana and Short Round. Plus, Short Round has some of the most memorable lines of the entire series "Okey, dokey, Dr. Jones, hold on to your potato!", cheesy, but so funny. Harrison Ford still has Indiana down to a tee, this was the role that was meant for him.

    In this prequel, we start off in China on a trade off gone wrong with Lao Che, he ends up meeting a beautiful and very high maintence American girl, Willie. They escape together with Indiana's little side kick, Short Round and accidentally without knowing, they've escaped onto Lao Che's air plane. They wind up in India, where they find out about these rocks that can restore the village they're in, also the children have been kidnapped by Mola Ram and Indiana must free the kids and restore the rocks so the village can be safe again.

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a fun sequel, I don't know why people complain so much about it. I can understand if people say it's the weakest of the series, but on it's own, this is a fantastic movie. It's one of my biggest recommendations to my friends as well as other film viewers. It just has everything you could want: action, romance, alligators, and heart sacrifices, lol, OK, that sounded gross, just trust me this that this is such a fun movie. It's one of my favorite films, I know that sounds bad, but I just love this film. It's a lot of fun and Indiana and Short Round are just the best buddies to watch argue on screen. This is an awesome sequel, definitely a must see.

    9/10
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    • Smells_Like_Cheese
    • Nov 23, 2003

    FAQ27

    • Aside from the scene on the rope bridge, does anyone ever use Mola Ram's name in the film?
    • After Indy retrieves the vial of antidote from Willie, he really has no more use for her, and she obviously doesn't care for him. Why, then, does she follow him into the plane and stay with him throughout the movie? Why didn't Indy leave her in Shanghai?
    • Who were all of those people in the Temple on the other side of the lava pit?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Sinhala
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Indiana Jones 2
    • Filming locations
      • Sri Lanka
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Lucasfilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $179,870,271
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,337,110
      • May 27, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $333,107,271
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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