The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writer:

Jule Selbo (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

Chapter 18 in the Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones

Plot:

Indy is on the trail of a 140-carat diamond that once belonged to Alexander the Great, using a map given to him by a dying soldier.

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Anthropologist | Map | Pirate | Egypt

Cast

Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Young Indiana Jones
Ronny Coutteure	...	Remy
Adrian Edmondson	...	Zyke
Jayne Ashbourne	...	Lily
Tom Courtenay	...	Bronislaw Malinowski
Pip Torrens	...	Howard Carter
William Osborne	...	E.M. Forster
Gareth Marks	...	Jongrann
Frank Metha Allam	...	Jambi
Anthony Chinn	...	Ku Wong
Alice Lau	...	Jin Ming
Karl Seth	...	Hotel Clerk
Matthew Solon	...	Captain Hales
Colleen Passard	...	Suzette
Frederick Treves	...	Sir Peregrine Prentiss (as Frederic Treves)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Company:

Amblin Television

Trivia:

Indy mentions taking part in an archaeological dig in Jerusalem about ten years earlier. This refers to an unmade episode of the third series of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992) that would have been called "Jerusalem, June 1909" and was supposed to see Indy's first meeting with his future mentor Abner Ravenwood (who is mentioned in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981))

Goofs:

Continuity: When Indiana is fighting a pirate during the attack on the ship, he performs a somersault over a set of stairs in which his fedora clearly falls onto the top stair. Upon landing at the bottom of the staircase, Indiana readjusts the hat on his head.

Quotes:

Indy: Remy, this could be just a wild goose chase. It might not amount to anything.
Remy: I don't think so. Indy, you're my best friend. Let's do it together. One last adventure.

Movie Connections:

References "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal (#1.1)" (1992)

Fun extension on a great franchise.

This movie was loads of fun. It's obviously made-for-TV, but still has a higher production value than most of them.

The story follows a 20-year-old Indy (Flannery) and his friend Remy from the battlefields of Belgium to the South Pacific in search of a precious gem.

Along the way we get to peak inside young Indy as he must decide whether it's the prize or the chase that he loves.

All-in-all fun family fare. If you're a big Indy fan, I recommend this flick to add to your collection.