Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
<em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom </em>(1984) is the second installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, and a prequel to <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark </em>(1981). After a plane crash, Indiana Jones finds himself in India along with his sidekick Short Round and a nightclub singer, Willie Scott. A desperate village chief asks Indy to find a mystical stone that was stolen and plummeted the village into famine. He agrees, and embarks on an accidental journey where he discovers a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery, black magic, and ritual human sacrifice to satisfy their goddess Kali.
Harrison Ford
Kate Capshaw
Jonathan Ke Quan
Amrish Puri
Roshan Seth
Philip Stone
Steven Spielberg
Producer:
Robert Watts
Written by:
George Lucas, Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
$28.17 million
Box Office:
$333.1 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Effects, Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs - 1985 (Won)
Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score - John Williams - 1985 (Nominated)
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs - 1985 (Won)
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography - Douglas Slocombe - 1985 (Nominated)
BAFTA Award for Best Editing - Michael Kahn - 1985 (Nominated)
BAFTA Award for Best Sound - Ben Burtt, Simon Kaye, Laurel Ladevich - 1985 (Nominated)
Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama - Jonathan Ke Quan - 1985 (Won)
Metacritic Score:
57%
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
84%