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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.

Cast:

Harrison Ford
Kate Capshaw
Jonathan Ke Quan
Amrish Puri
Roshan Seth
Philip Stone

Director:
Steven Spielberg

Producer:
Robert Watts

Written by:
George Lucas, Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

Budget:
$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%