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Release Date:
23 May 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
If adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones. more
Plot:
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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17 nominations
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(30 articles)
PG-13 at 25: Will the Movies Ever Grow Up (Again)?
(From Huffington Post. 11 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Birthday Suit: Dolph 'the biggest one' Lundgren
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(From Huffington Post. 11 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Birthday Suit: Dolph 'the biggest one' Lundgren
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Changed My Mind About This Stylish Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Harrison Ford | ... | Indiana Jones | |
| Kate Capshaw | ... | Willie Scott | |
| Jonathan Ke Quan | ... | Short Round (as Ke Huy Quan) | |
| Amrish Puri | ... | Mola Ram | |
| Roshan Seth | ... | Chattar Lal (as Rushan Seth) | |
| Philip Stone | ... | Captain Phillip Blumburtt | |
| Roy Chiao | ... | Lao Che | |
| David Yip | ... | Wu Han | |
| Ric Young | ... | Kao Kan | |
| Chua Kah Joo | ... | Chen | |
| Rex Ngui | ... | Maitre d' | |
| Philip Tan | ... | Chief Henchman (as Philip Tann) | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Weber | |
| Dr. Akio Mitamura | ... | Chinese Pilot (as Akio Mitamura) | |
| Michael Yama | ... | Chinese Co-Pilot |
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Runtime:
118 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 |
Portugal:M/6 (cut) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:10 |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Italy:T |
Spain:13 |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M (re-rating) |
Australia:PG (original rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) |
Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Ireland:PG (cut) |
Israel:PG |
Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) |
Norway:15 (re-rating) |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG (cut) |
USA:PG (PCA #27401) |
West Germany:16
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An early draft of the script for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) had Indy traveling to Shanghai to recover a piece of the Staff of Ra. During his escape from the museum where it was housed, he sheltered from machine gun fire behind a giant rolling gong. The same script also featured Indy and Marion fleeing destruction in a mine-cart chase. Both of these scenes were cut from that script, but resurface in this movie.
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Revealing mistakes: In the establishing shot of the village without children, Indy's hat disappears under the matte painting as he walks down the hill, left of frame.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Jackass Number Two (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Anything Goes
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For a long time, this was the only one of the three Indiana Jones films I did not like. Then, when it was part of the DVD package that came out over five years ago, I had to buy it if I wanted the other two, so I gave it a third look. Wow, all of sudden I liked it.
For the first time, the woman (Kate Capshaw) and the young boy (Ke Huy Quan) weren't as annoying as I had remembered them. The stupid kid really had rubbed me the wrong way, but this time only Kate was annoying....and she was fine once she calmed down and got rid of the hysterics.
The action in this film is mostly at the beginning and at the end. It is so Rambo-ish (bad guys never hit the target but good guys always do) it is ludicrous. It also has dumb dialog in a number of spots, paying homage to voodooism, spells and other nonsense.
Yet, despite these criticisms, it's entertaining start-to-finish and has some fantastic visuals. The photography in here is beautiful: the best of the three Jones adventures. I particularly liked the opening dance number which reminded me of a Busby Berkeley extravaganza. This whole film looks spectacular on DVD.