Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

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***Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*** is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the second installment in the *Indiana Jones* franchise and a prequel to the 1981 film *Raiders of the Lost Ark* featuring Harrison Ford reprising his role as the title character. After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery, black magic, and ritualistic human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali.

Not wishing to feature the Nazis as the villains again, George Lucas, executive producer and co-writer, decided to regard this film as a prequel. Three plot devices were rejected before Lucas wrote a film treatment that resembled the final storyline. As Lawrence Kasdan, Lucas's collaborator on *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, turned down the offer to write the script, Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, who had previously worked with Lucas on *American Graffiti,* were hired as his replacements.

The film was released to financial success but initial reviews were mixed, criticizing its darker elements, strong violence and gore, as well as Kate Capshaw's performance as Willie Scott. However, critical opinion has improved since 1984, citing the film's intensity and imagination. In response to some of the more violent sequences in the film, and with similar complaints about *Gremlins*, Spielberg suggested that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) alter its rating system, which it did within two months of the film's release, creating a new PG-13 rating.

It was released to cinemas in the United States on May 23, 1984. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. A sequel, *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*, followed in 1989.

## Storyline

In 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

## Also See

* Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
* Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

## Sound Effects Used

* Ben Burtt Bodyfall Sounds
* Ben Burtt Punching Sounds
* Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110101 (possible debut; low-pitched and muffled)
* Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Laug PE143601 (debut)
* SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - BIPLANE PASS BY (debut)
* SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - DOGFIGHT, WWII AIRCRAFT, GUNFIRE (debut; gunfire only)
* SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - INERTIA STARTER, BIPLANE
* SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - HORSE GALLOPING, STEADY
* SKYWALKER BULLET RICOCHET 01
* SKYWALKER BULLET RICOCHET 02 (debut)
* SKYWALKER BULLET RICOCHET 03 (debut)
* SKYWALKER, BULLET - BULLET OR RICOCHET SHINGS (debut)
* SKYWALKER, BULLET - LONG TRACER WHIZ BY AND AWAY
* SKYWALKER, BULLET - RAPID, LASER-LIKE RICOCHETS
* SKYWALKER, BULLET - RICOCHET SCREAM WITH DECAY (debut)
* SKYWALKER, BULLET - SHORT TRACER WHIZ BY AND AWAY (debut)
* SKYWALKER, BULLET - SPARK-LIKE RICOCHET
* SKYWALKER, CAR - VARIOUS TIRE SCREECHING (debut)
* SKYWALKER COUGAR GROWL 01 (debut)
* SKYWALKER, CROWD - SCREAM IN PANIC (debut)
* SKYWALKER, CRUNCH - CRUNCHING CHOKE
* SKYWALKER, DOOR - SHORT SQUEAK (Debut; used for the lever lowering or raising the sacrifice cage.)
* SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - BIG VARIOUS SPARKINGS
* SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05 (Heard once in low volume.)
* SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 19
* SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - AT-AT STOMP
* SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MASSIVE INFERNO ROARING (debut, higher-pitched)
* SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY 01
* SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY 02
* SKYWALKER GLASS, SMASH - LARGE WINDOW CRASH
* SKYWALKER GLASS, SMASH - LARGE WINDOW CRASH 02
* SKYWALKER, HUMAN - BIG BELCH 02
* SKYWALKER, HUMAN - YELL, LONG, MALE 01 (Heard once in a high-pitch.)
* SKYWALKER, HUMAN - YELL, LONG, MALE 02
* SKYWALKER HYPERDRIVE FAILURE SOUND
* SKYWALKER, JET - ARTOO'S ROCKET THRUSTERS
* SKYWALKER LASER BLAST SOUND (Heard as part of SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MASSIVE INFERNO ROARING.)
* SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND
* SKYWALKER, METAL - CART WHEELS SQUEAKING (debut)
* SKYWALKER, METAL - LID CLANKING
* SKYWALKER, METAL - METAL DOOR SQUEAKING (debut)
* SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE DOUBLE CLANK 02 (debut)
* SKYWALKER, METAL - PINCHY CLAW IMPACTS
* SKYWALKER, METAL - RESOUNDING CLANG (debut; various pitches)
* SKYWALKER, METAL - SMALL CLANK WITH RATTLE (debut)
* SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DOLBY SYNTH SAMPLE
* SKYWALKER PUNCHING SOUNDS (debut)
* SKYWALKER, ROLLER COASTER - WHEEL CLATTERS WITH METALLIC CLANKS AND CLICKS (debut)
* SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - EVE'S LASER GUN (debut)
* SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - TIE FIGHTER GUN
* SKYWALKER, SIZZLE - QUICK MATCH FUSE (debut)
* SKYWALKER, SQUISH - B.O.B. SQUISHING (debut)
* SKYWALKER, WATER - SINGLE SPLASH (debut)
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - INDY'S WHIP CRACKS
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE SWISH
* SKYWALKER, WIND - REACTOR SHAFT EXPLOSION, WIND, WEATHER
* SoundDogs, Metal: Metal - Scrape Rubbing Screw - Metal Strain - CU - Large, Various Movements, Creaks & Bangs 01
* SoundDogs, Train: Trains - Freight Cars Coupling Impact - MCU - Bg Engine Noise, Also Rattles, Clunks, Squeaks, & Creaks, All Coupling Related, Several Ambiance Changes (2nd impact only.)
* Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, JET - MILITARY FIGHTER JET: PASS BY 03
* Sound Ideas, AMBIENCE, INDUSTRIAL - BUSY ELECTRIC WORK AREA, INDUSTRY
* Sound Ideas, BATS, SHRIEKS - 7 CRIES, ANIMAL (debut)
* Sound Ideas, BATS, STAMPEDE - 1000S OF BATS FLY FROM TREES, ANIMAL (debut)
* Sound Ideas, CAT, TIGER - GROWLS, C.U. GROWLS, SNARLS, ROARS, ANIMAL (debut, last roar)
* Sound Ideas, CHICKEN - BARNYARD, C.U. CLUCK, SQUAWK, FLAP, ANIMAL, BIRD (debut, high-pitched)
* Sound Ideas, CHICKEN - EXCITED, FLURRY THEN SETTLES DOWN, ANIMAL, BIRD (debut)
* Sound Ideas, COUPLING - FREIGHT CARS COUPLING IMPACT, TRAIN
* Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL
* Sound Ideas, FACTORY, MACHINERY - METAL SHEAR MEDIUM RHYTHM, INDUSTRY, SHEARER
* Sound Ideas, FIRE, BURST - BIG BURST
* Sound Ideas, FIRE, MISCELLANEOUS - SIZZLY, BUFFETING
* Sound Ideas, INSECT, CRICKET - SINGLE, ANIMAL
* Sound Ideas, REPTILE, LIZARD - 7 SNORTY GROWLS, ANIMAL (debut)
* Sound Ideas, REPTILE, SNAKE - HISSES, 8 VARIOUS LENGTHS-& INTENSITIES, ANIMAL
* Sound Ideas, ROCKS, EARTHQUAKE - RUMBLE, CREAKS, CRASHES, TUMBLING, AVALANCHE
* Sound Ideas, WATER, TURBULENT - BIG SUCK, VIOLENT WATER TURBULENCE (debut)
* Sound Ideas, WAVES, TIDAL - ENGULFED BY ROARING WAVE, WATER (debut)
* Sound Ideas, WIND - WIND MACHINE: CLEAN, ARTIFICIAL BREATHY WHISTLES
* Sound Ideas, WIND - WIND PANS & FADES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WEATHER (debut)
* Sound Ideas, WWII Explosion With Flare 05 - Single, World War II era explosion with flare-up (debut)
* Sound Ideas, WWII Explosion With Flare 09 - Single, World War II era explosion with flare-up (debut)
* Sound Ideas, WWII Explosion With Flare & Fire - Single, World War II era explosion with flare-up and fire finish (debut)
* WB FIRE HISS/WHOOSH SOUND/SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 20
* WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL (A condensed and/or processed variant might've been used as the Cargo plane flies into a mountain.)
* Wilhelm Scream

## Image Gallery

* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)/Image Gallery