In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
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- 11 wins & 22 nominations total
Roshan Seth
- Chattar Lal
- (as Rushan Seth)
Philip Tan
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- (as Philip Tann)
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- TriviaFor 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".
- GoofsAlthough 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
Indiana Jones: Mola Ram! Prepare to meet Kali... in Hell!
- Crazy creditsThe 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 versionsTo 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Muppet Babies: Raiders of the Lost Muppet (1984)
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Weakest of the trilogy
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the second movie in the Indiana Jones trilogy.
The film opens in 1935 with a cabaret scene reminiscent of the Busby Berkley musicals. The eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford has a meeting with a thug. Ford gets poisoned and the cabaret musical number turns into a free for all as Ford tries to recover a vial of antidote that is being kicked around the nightclub in the mêlée. During all of this he meets the cabaret singer played by Kate Capshaw (director Spielberg's wife.) Through in a 12 year old boy named Short Round. The three of them end up in an Indian village where the children have been abducted and a precious stone has been stolen. Jones agrees to find the stone and the children. This leads him to the Thuggees and Mola Ram the evil high priest who will have the power to rule the world if he possesses all 5 Sankara stones. The main part of the film involves the characters struggling in the Temple of Doom. There are some fights, a very cool chase through the mine shaft in mine cars (the best part of the film and really well done) and a collapsing bridge over a river filled with crocodiles.
Made three years after the original, this film should be better than it is. It suffers from a weak heroine in Capshaw and the rather unpleasant tone of the film. Whereas the villains in the first film were bad but not gross, the villains here rip out people's hearts and it's strong subject matter for young viewers. The film does look good on DVD and as the second part of the trilogy is necessary viewing. As a film on its own though it's fairly average and forgettable.
The film opens in 1935 with a cabaret scene reminiscent of the Busby Berkley musicals. The eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford has a meeting with a thug. Ford gets poisoned and the cabaret musical number turns into a free for all as Ford tries to recover a vial of antidote that is being kicked around the nightclub in the mêlée. During all of this he meets the cabaret singer played by Kate Capshaw (director Spielberg's wife.) Through in a 12 year old boy named Short Round. The three of them end up in an Indian village where the children have been abducted and a precious stone has been stolen. Jones agrees to find the stone and the children. This leads him to the Thuggees and Mola Ram the evil high priest who will have the power to rule the world if he possesses all 5 Sankara stones. The main part of the film involves the characters struggling in the Temple of Doom. There are some fights, a very cool chase through the mine shaft in mine cars (the best part of the film and really well done) and a collapsing bridge over a river filled with crocodiles.
Made three years after the original, this film should be better than it is. It suffers from a weak heroine in Capshaw and the rather unpleasant tone of the film. Whereas the villains in the first film were bad but not gross, the villains here rip out people's hearts and it's strong subject matter for young viewers. The film does look good on DVD and as the second part of the trilogy is necessary viewing. As a film on its own though it's fairly average and forgettable.
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- Sep 29, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Indiana Jones 2
- Filming locations
- Sri Lanka(on location)
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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
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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