Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

**Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom** is a UK VHS release by CIC Video and Paramount. It was released on video Rental on 27th October 1986. It was re-released on Sell Through on 3rd July 1989. It was again re-released on 16th November 1992 and once more on 4th October 1993. It's last VHS release by Paramount was on 13th March 2000.

## Cast

* Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones: An archaeologist adventurer who is asked by a desperate Indian village to retrieve a mysterious stone and rescue the missing village children. Ford undertook a strict physical exercise regimen headed by Jake Steinfeld to gain a more muscular tone for the part.
* Kate Capshaw as Willie Scott: An American nightclub singer working in Shanghai. In a nod to the *Star Wars* franchise, the nightclub is called *Club Obi Wan*. Willie is unprepared for her adventure with Indy and Short Round, and appears to be a damsel in distress. She also forms a romantic relationship with Indy. Over 120 actresses auditioned for the role, including Sharon Stone. To prepare for the role, Capshaw watched *The African Queen* and *A Guy Named Joe*. Spielberg wanted Willie to be a complete contrast to Marion Ravenwood from *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, so Capshaw dyed her brown hair blonde for the part. Costume designer Anthony Powell wanted the character to have red hair.
* Amrish Puri as Mola Ram: A Thuggee priest who performs rites of human sacrifices. The character is named after a 17th-century Indian painter. Lucas wanted Mola Ram to be terrifying, so the screenwriters added elements of Aztec and Hawaiian human sacrificers and European devil worship to the character. To create his headdress, make-up artist Tom Smith based the skull on a cow (as this would be sacrilegious), and used a latex shrunken head.
* Roshan Seth as Chattar Lal: The Prime Minister of the Maharaja of Pankot. Chattar, also a Thuggee worshiper, is enchanted by Indy, Willie and Short Round's arrival, but is offended by Indy's questioning of the palace's history and the archaeologist's own dubious past.
* Philip Stone as Captain Philip Blumburtt: A British Indian Army Captain on a routine inspection tour of Pankot and the surrounding area. Alongside a unit of his riflemen, Blumburtt assists Indy towards the end in fighting off Thuggee reinforcements.
* Jonathan Ke Quan as Short Round: Indy's 11-year-old Chinese sidekick, who drives the 1936 Auburn Boat Tail Speedster which allows Indy to escape during the opening sequence. Quan was chosen as part of a casting call in Los Angeles. Around 6 000 actors auditioned worldwide for the part: Quan was cast after his brother auditioned for the role. Spielberg liked his personality, so he and Ford improvised the scene where Short Round accuses Indy of cheating during a card game. He was credited by his birthname, Ke Huy Quan.

Additionally, Roy Chiao portrays Lao Che, a Shanghai crime boss who, with his sons, hires Indy to recover the cremated ashes of one of his ancestors; Ron Taylor dubbed Chiao's voice. David Yip portrays Wu Han, a friend of Indy, who is killed in Club Obi Wan. Raj Singh (dubbed by Katie Leigh) portrays Zalim Singh, the adolescent Maharajá of Pankot, and D. R. Nanayakkara portrays Shaman, the leader of a small village that recruits Indy to retrieve their stolen sacred Shiva lingam stone.

Actor Pat Roach plays the Thuggee overseer in the mines, Roach had previously appeared as a mechanic and the Grand Sherpa in *Raiders of the Lost Ark*. Spielberg, Lucas, Marshall, Kennedy, and Dan Aykroyd have cameos at the airport. Tress MacNeille dubbed the voice of the first slave child in the prison scene, and Frank Oz dubbed the voice of the Thuggee overseer.

## Opening (1992 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* CIC Video Warning Screen
* CIC Video/Paramount
* BBFC PG Card (1985-1997)
* Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
* Start of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

## Closing (1992 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* End of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
* Closing Credits Film
* Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
* CIC Video Warning Scroll

## Opening (1993 Re-Release)

1. CIC Video Warning Screen (1991-1996)
2. The Paramount Pictures Big Screen, Best Sellers Trailer From 1993 with clips of "Top Gun", "Grease", "Ghost", "The Godfather Part I, Part II and Part III", "Fatal Attraction", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "An Officer and a Gentleman", "The Untouchables" and "Zulu".
3. The Godfather Part III Trailer
4. Presented In Dolby Surround Ident (Short Version)
5. BBFC PG Card (1985-1997)
6. Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
7. Start of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

## Closing (1993 Re-Release)

1. End of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
4. CIC Video Warning Scroll

## Trailers and info

### 1993 Re-release

1. The Paramount Pictures Big Screen, Best Sellers trailer from 1993 with clips of "Top Gun", "Grease", "Ghost", "The Godfather Part I, Part II and Part III", "Fatal Attraction", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "An Officer and a Gentleman", "The Untouchables" and "Zulu".
2. The Godfather Part III