Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Movie, 1984, The Originals, Set in 1935
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is #2 of 6 in release order and #2 of 6 in chronological order in the Indiana Jones.
The story
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.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom recap
In 1935, a year before Raiders, Indiana Jones escapes a gangster's nightclub in Shanghai with the singer Willie Scott and his young sidekick Short Round. Their plane, owned by the gangster, is abandoned mid-air, and they jump out on an inflatable raft and land in India. A poor village begs Indy to recover its sacred Sankara stone, stolen by the Thuggee, and its children, who have been taken. At the Pankot Palace, they meet the young Maharaja and his prime minister, and find secret tunnels into a temple where the Thuggee priest Mola Ram tears out a man's heart and sacrifices him in a pit of lava. The cult is forcing the village children to dig for the last two Sankara stones. Indy is captured and forced to drink a potion that puts him under Mola Ram's control, and Willie is chosen to be sacrificed.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ending explained
Indy rescues the children and the stones, and Mola Ram falls to his death from a rope bridge, eaten by crocodiles. Short Round breaks Indy's trance with a torch. They free the children and escape on mine carts. On the bridge, Indy calls on Shiva and the stones burn through their bag; Mola Ram falls into the river. British soldiers arrive, and Indy returns the stone and the children to the village.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is streaming on Prime Video, Disney+, fuboTV, Paramount+, and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 77%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Raiders of the Lost Ark, before Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- Chronological order: after The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, before Raiders of the Lost Ark.
What to watch before Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), which Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) continues.
Cast
- Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
- Kate Capshaw as Willie Scott
- Ke Huy Quan as Short Round
- Amrish Puri as Mola Ram
- Roshan Seth as Chattar Lal
- Philip Stone as Phillip Blumburtt
- Roy Chiao as Lao Che
- David Yip as Wu Han
- Ric Young as Kao Kan
- Chua Kah Joo as Chen
- Rex Ngui as Maitre d'
- Philip Tan as Chief Henchman
Directed by Steven Spielberg.