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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 | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Bid on Star Wars lightsaber and more at Hollywood auction (From BoxWish. 27 November 2008, 4:25 AM, PST)
Indy & Nightmare Get New Soundtracks
(From Ugo MovieBlog. 1 October 2008, 2:01 AM, PDT)
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Changed My Mind About This Stylish Film moreCast
(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:16MOVIEmeter: 
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Cameo: [Frank Marshall]a tourist in the background in the airport scene at the beginning. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Dr. Jones and Willie first crash into Short-Round's car, he says, "Hold on to your potato!" but his mouth clearly does not match this. moreSoundtrack:
Anything Goes moreFAQ
If this is a prequel, why doesn't Indy "believe" in magic in Raiders of the Lost Ark?What scene(s) did Dan Aykroyd play? I never found him.
What happened to Chattar Lal?
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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.