Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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Our Review Published April 24, 2015

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After the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark the fans demanded a sequel. Yet what Lucas and Spielberg delivered was a prequel, showing an early adventure of Indiana Jones fighting an Indian cult. The film’s darker tone upset some audience members, and the gore and violence led to the creation of the PG-13 movie rating. How does this film hold up over thirty years later? Donate to Now Playing Podcast to find out!

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984 PG 1h 58m

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.

Release Date

May 23, 1984

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writer

Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, George Lucas

Stars

Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, Roy Chiao, David Yip, Ric Young, Chua Kah Joo, Rex Ngui, Philip Tan, Dan Aykroyd, Akio Mitamura, Michael Yama, D.R. Nanayakkara, Dharmadasa Kuruppu, Stany De Silva, Ruby de Mel, Denavaka Hamine, Iranganie Serasinghe, Dharshana Panangala, Raj Singh, Frank Olegario, Ahmed El Shenawi, Arthur F. Repola, Nizwar Karanj, Pat Roach, Moti Makan, Mellan Mitchell, Bhasker Patel, Arjun Pandher, Zia Gelani, Debbie Astell, Maureen Bacchus, Corinne Barton, Carol Beddington, Sharon Boone, Elizabeth Burville, Marisa Campbell, Christine Cartwright, Andrea Chance, Jan Colton, Louise Dalgleish, Lorraine Doyle, Vanessa Fieldwright, Brenda Glassman, Elaine Gough, Sue Hadleigh, Sarah-Jane Hassell, Samantha Hughes, Julie Kirk, Deirdre Laird, Vicki McDonald, Nina McMahon, Julia Marstand, Gaynor Martine, Lisa Mulidore, Dawn Reddall, Rebekkah Sekyi, Clare Smalley, Lee Sprintall, Jenny Turnock, Ruth Welby, Yash Agnihotri, Dickey Beer, Kenneth Coombs, Sidney Ganis, Billy Horrigan, Kathleen Kennedy, Brad Kesten, Alex Klaus, Katie Leigh, Patrick Loh, George Lucas, Tress MacNeille, Frank Marshall, Anthony Powell, Steven Spielberg, Guy Standeven, Ron Taylor

Producer

Robert Watts

Cinematography

Douglas Slocombe

Music

John Williams

Genre

Action, Adventure

Country

United States of America

Language

Mandarin, English, Sinhalese

Budget

$28,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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