Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, based on a story by George Lucas. It is the second installment in the Indiana Jones film series and a standalone prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film stars Harrison Ford, who reprises his role as the titular character. Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone and Ke Huy Quan, in his film debut, star in supporting roles. Set in 1935, in the film, after arriving in British India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult to all appearances practicing child slavery, black magic and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the demon Kali.
Plot
In 1935, American archeologist Indiana Jones survives a murder attempt in China from Shanghai Triad crime boss Lao Che, who hired him to retrieve the remains of Nurhaci. Jones flees from the city accompanied by his young orphan sidekick Short Round and nightclub singer Willie Scott, unaware that the plane they are traveling on is owned by Lao Che.
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| author | George Lucas Gloria Katz Willard Huyck |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| contentLocation | India Shanghai |
| director | Steven Spielberg |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| events | slavery |
| genre | action adventure thriller |
| keywords | abduct adi shankara attack british indian army british raj capture china crime boss evil force high priest himalaya hindu god hindu gods human sacrifice indian indian army indiana jones lao che lingam list of hindu deities maharaja mola ram nightclub singer nurhaci plane crash republic of china river rope bridge sacred sankara shiva short round slave labor thuggee travel triad willie scott |
| musicBy | John Williams |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| producer | Robert Watts |
| productionCompany | Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Florida |
| theme | prequel |